Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry
Pomona, CA · Suburban · Private · First class 2009
Fully accredited
- seats per class
- 52
- applications
- 333
- average GPA
- 3.27
- average OAT
- 303
- tuition per year
- $48,618
- four-year cost
- $198,137
Getting in
- Average GPA
- 3.27
- OAT
- 303 academic average · 300 total science
- Entering with a bachelor’s
- 96%
- From in state
- 55% of the class · 5 states represented
- Women in the class
- 69.7%
- Bachelor’s degree
- No, but preferred
- Prerequisites
- Anatomy, physiology, biochem, microbiology, statistics, psychology
- Shadowing
- Strongly recommended
- Deadline
- 5/1/27 · fee None
What it costs
$198,137four-year total, the same for everyone
$214,208median across all 27 programs, for reference
- Tuition
- $48,618/yr, the same for everyone
- Median graduate debt
- $248,119
Board results
NBEO Part I — 26.9%first-time, n=193
Part II — 59.6%first-time
Part III — 69.4%first-time
Ultimate pass rate — 53.9%including retakes
- Attrition
- 6.7% a year
Living there
93°FJuly high
44°FJanuary low
0″snow a year
66errands score
12.8Mmetro people
- One-bedroom rent
- $2,085/mo · all rentals $2,601
- Cost-of-living index
- 113.6
ACOE program directories & accreditation actions, theacoe.org (retrieved Aug 3, 2026)