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
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,017
2. Harvard University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $17,525
3. University of Miami
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $45,397
5. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
6. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $29,608
- Enrollment
- 45,882
7. SUNY College of Optometry
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Enrollment
- 400
- Male:Female
- 23:77
- Founded
- 1971
8. Ohio State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
9. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $43,412
10. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
- Average Aid
- $25,757
- Enrollment
- 44,256
11. University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
12. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
13. University of Houston
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
14. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Enrollment
- 3,007
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1864
15. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $25,078
16. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
- Average Aid
- $25,627
- Enrollment
- 47,335
17. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
19. Baylor College of Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,774
- Male:Female
- 40:60
- Founded
- 1900
20. Duke University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $21,981
21. Emory University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,303
22. University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $23,570
23. University of Iowa
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
24. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
- Average Aid
- $16,156
- Enrollment
- 56,997
25. University of Utah
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
27. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Net Price
- $12,328
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $2,018
28. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $22,520
29. Oregon Health & Science University
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Enrollment
- 2,942
- Male:Female
- 30:70
- Founded
- 1887
30. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $30,325
31. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,361
32. University of Arizona
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
33. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $24,591
- Enrollment
- 40,065
34. New England College of Optometry
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 515
- Male:Female
- 25:75
- Founded
- 1894
35. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
36. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
37. Thomas Jefferson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $29,325
38. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1550
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $20,996
39. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,462
40. University of Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
42. Tufts University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $32,367
43. Yale University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,408
45. Case Western Reserve University
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $44,000
46. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Enrollment
- 2,549
- Male:Female
- 43:57
- Founded
- 1943
47. Washington University in St Louis
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,408
48. University of Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $28,060
49. Northwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,830
50. Wayne State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
51. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
52. Vanderbilt University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $25,186
53. Medical University of South Carolina
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Enrollment
- 3,246
- Male:Female
- 27:73
- Founded
- 1824
55. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $23,110
- Enrollment
- 37,297
56. Medical College of Wisconsin
- Enrollment
- 1,677
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1893
57. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,261
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1963
59. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
60. Boston University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $24,420
61. University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Enrollment
- 6,636
- Male:Female
- 27:73
- Founded
- 1807
62. Illinois College of Optometry
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 474
- Male:Female
- 26:74
- Founded
- 1872
63. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
64. Marshall B Ketchum University
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 653
- Male:Female
- 26:74
- Founded
- 1904
65. Georgetown University
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $39,083
67. Pacific University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $35,235
68. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Enrollment
- 4,938
- Male:Female
- 30:70
- Founded
- 1972
69. University of Virginia
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Receiving Aid
- 57%
70. Stony Brook University
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
73. Nova Southeastern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $31,858
75. New York Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,471
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1860
77. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
78. Brown University
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,256
80. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Enrollment
- 3,786
- Male:Female
- 34:66
- Founded
- 1959
81. Salus University
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Enrollment
- 1,106
- Male:Female
- 20:80
- Founded
- 1919
82. University of Baltimore
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1035
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $11,113
83. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
84. Florida College
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $24,335
85. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
86. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Enrollment
- 2,750
- Male:Female
- 28:72
- Founded
- 1931
87. University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Enrollment
- 3,988
- Male:Female
- 28:72
- Founded
- 1869
88. University of Louisville
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
89. George Washington University
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $46,485
90. Wake Forest University
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Average SAT
- 1465
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $24,401
91. University of Oklahoma - Norman
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
93. University of South Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
94. University of Kentucky
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
95. Albany Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 814
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1839
96. Texas Tech University
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
98. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $35,552
99. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Enrollment
- 3,485
- Male:Female
- 25:75
- Founded
- 1879
100. CUNY City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $9,763