Best Universities for Optometry in North America

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Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Optometry. A graph of 1.97M citations received by 84.4K academic papers made by 239 universities in North America was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Johns Hopkins University

For Optometry

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

2. Harvard University

For Optometry

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

3. University of Miami

For Optometry

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,397

5. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Optometry

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

6. University of California - Berkeley

For Optometry

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$29,608
Enrollment
45,882

7. SUNY College of Optometry

For Optometry

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
400
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1971

8. Ohio State University

For Optometry

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
80%

9. University of Southern California

For Optometry

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$43,412

10. University of California-San Diego

For Optometry

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$25,757
Enrollment
44,256

11. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Optometry

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
95%

12. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Optometry

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
69%

13. University of Houston

For Optometry

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

14. University of California - San Francisco

For Optometry

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,007
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1864

15. Stanford University

For Optometry

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

16. University of California - Los Angeles

For Optometry

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

17. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Optometry

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

18. University of Toronto

For Optometry

#2 in Canada
#28 in the World
Enrollment
102,431
Founded
1827

19. Baylor College of Medicine

For Optometry

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,774
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

20. Duke University

For Optometry

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,981

21. Emory University

For Optometry

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,303

22. University of Pennsylvania

For Optometry

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,570

23. University of Iowa

For Optometry

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
90%

24. University of Washington - Seattle

For Optometry

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$16,156
Enrollment
56,997

25. University of Utah

For Optometry

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

26. University of British Columbia

For Optometry

#3 in Canada
#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

27. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Optometry

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$12,328
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,018

28. Columbia University

For Optometry

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

29. Oregon Health & Science University

For Optometry

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,942
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

30. New York University

For Optometry

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$30,325

31. Cornell University

For Optometry

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

32. University of Arizona

For Optometry

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

33. University of California - Davis

For Optometry

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$24,591
Enrollment
40,065

34. New England College of Optometry

For Optometry

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
515
Male:Female
25:75
Founded
1894

35. University of Pittsburgh

For Optometry

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
74%

36. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Optometry

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

37. Thomas Jefferson University

For Optometry

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$29,325

38. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Optometry

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1550
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,996

39. University of Rochester

For Optometry

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,462

40. University of Florida

For Optometry

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

41. University of Montreal

For Optometry

#4 in Canada
#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

42. Tufts University

For Optometry

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,367

43. Yale University

For Optometry

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

44. McGill University

For Optometry

#5 in Canada
#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

45. Case Western Reserve University

For Optometry

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,000

47. Washington University in St Louis

For Optometry

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

48. University of Chicago

For Optometry

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$28,060

49. Northwestern University

For Optometry

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,830

50. Wayne State University

For Optometry

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

51. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Optometry

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

52. Vanderbilt University

For Optometry

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,186

53. Medical University of South Carolina

For Optometry

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
3,246
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1824

54. Dalhousie University

For Optometry

#6 in Canada
#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
30,867
Founded
1818

55. University of California - Irvine

For Optometry

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$23,110
Enrollment
37,297

56. Medical College of Wisconsin

For Optometry

#115 in the World
Enrollment
1,677
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1893

57. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Optometry

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,261
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1963

58. Western University

For Optometry

#7 in Canada
#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

59. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Optometry

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
69%

60. Boston University

For Optometry

#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,420

61. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Optometry

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,636
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

62. Illinois College of Optometry

For Optometry

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
474
Male:Female
26:74
Founded
1872

63. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Optometry

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

64. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Optometry

#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
653
Male:Female
26:74
Founded
1904

65. Georgetown University

For Optometry

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,083

66. Queen's University

For Optometry

#8 in Canada
#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
35,612
Founded
1841

67. Pacific University

For Optometry

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1070
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$35,235

69. University of Virginia

For Optometry

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
57%

70. Stony Brook University

For Optometry

#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
99%

71. University of Ottawa

For Optometry

#9 in Canada
#165 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

72. McMaster University

For Optometry

#10 in Canada
#166 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

73. Nova Southeastern University

For Optometry

#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$31,858

75. New York Medical College

For Optometry

#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,471
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1860

76. University of Alberta

For Optometry

#11 in Canada
#175 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

77. Pennsylvania State University

For Optometry

#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

78. Brown University

For Optometry

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,256

79. University of Calgary

For Optometry

#12 in Canada
#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

80. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Optometry

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,786
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1959

81. Salus University

For Optometry

#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
1,106
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1919

82. University of Baltimore

For Optometry

#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1035
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$11,113

83. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Optometry

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

84. Florida College

For Optometry

#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1075
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$24,335

85. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Optometry

#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

86. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

For Optometry

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
2,750
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1931

87. University of Nebraska Medical Center

For Optometry

#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
3,988
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1869

88. University of Louisville

For Optometry

#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%

89. George Washington University

For Optometry

#209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$46,485

90. Wake Forest University

For Optometry

#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,401

91. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Optometry

#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

92. University of Saskatchewan

For Optometry

#13 in Canada
#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,953
Founded
1907

93. University of South Florida

For Optometry

#217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
89%

94. University of Kentucky

For Optometry

#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

95. Albany Medical College

For Optometry

#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
814
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1839

96. Texas Tech University

For Optometry

#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

97. York University

For Optometry

#14 in Canada
#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

98. Carnegie Mellon University

For Optometry

#233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$35,552

99. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

For Optometry

#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
3,485
Male:Female
25:75
Founded
1879

100. CUNY City College

For Optometry

#236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1250
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$9,763