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 1.82M citations received by 80.7K academic papers made by 244 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
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

2. Harvard University

For Optometry

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

3. University of Miami

For Optometry

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

5. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Optometry

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

6. University of California - Berkeley

For Optometry

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

7. SUNY College of Optometry

For Optometry

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
394
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1971

8. Ohio State University

For Optometry

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

9. University of Southern California

For Optometry

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

10. University of California-San Diego

For Optometry

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

11. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Optometry

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
97%

12. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Optometry

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

13. University of Houston

For Optometry

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

14. University of California - San Francisco

For Optometry

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

15. Stanford University

For Optometry

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

16. University of California - Los Angeles

For Optometry

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

17. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Optometry

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

18. Baylor College of Medicine

For Optometry

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,699
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1900

19. University of Toronto

For Optometry

#2 in Canada
#29 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

20. Duke University

For Optometry

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

21. Emory University

For Optometry

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

22. University of Pennsylvania

For Optometry

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

23. University of Iowa

For Optometry

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

24. University of Washington - Seattle

For Optometry

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

25. University of Utah

For Optometry

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

26. University of British Columbia

For Optometry

#3 in Canada
#38 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
$11,577
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$1,900

28. Columbia University

For Optometry

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

29. Oregon Health & Science University

For Optometry

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,877
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

30. New York University

For Optometry

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

31. University of Arizona

For Optometry

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

32. University of California - Davis

For Optometry

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

33. New England College of Optometry

For Optometry

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
529
Male:Female
24:76
Founded
1894

34. Cornell University

For Optometry

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

35. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Optometry

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

36. University of Pittsburgh

For Optometry

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

37. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Optometry

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

38. Thomas Jefferson University

For Optometry

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$29,097

39. University of Rochester

For Optometry

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,900

40. University of Florida

For Optometry

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

41. Tufts University

For Optometry

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,333

42. Yale University

For Optometry

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

43. University of Montreal

For Optometry

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

44. Washington University in St Louis

For Optometry

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

45. McGill University

For Optometry

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

47. Case Western Reserve University

For Optometry

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

48. University of Chicago

For Optometry

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

49. Wayne State University

For Optometry

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

50. Northwestern University

For Optometry

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

51. Vanderbilt University

For Optometry

#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

52. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Optometry

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

53. Medical University of South Carolina

For Optometry

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
3,117
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1824

54. Dalhousie University

For Optometry

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

55. University of California - Irvine

For Optometry

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

56. Medical College of Wisconsin

For Optometry

#117 in the World
Enrollment
1,661
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1893

57. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Optometry

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,234
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1963

58. Boston University

For Optometry

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

59. Western University

For Optometry

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

60. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Optometry

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

61. Illinois College of Optometry

For Optometry

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
483
Male:Female
26:74
Founded
1872

62. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Optometry

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,667
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

63. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Optometry

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

64. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Optometry

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
686
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1904

65. Georgetown University

For Optometry

#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$37,967

66. Pacific University

For Optometry

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$34,809

68. Queen's University

For Optometry

#8 in Canada
#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

69. University of Virginia

For Optometry

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

70. University of Ottawa

For Optometry

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

71. New York Medical College

For Optometry

#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,470
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1860

73. McMaster University

For Optometry

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

74. Nova Southeastern University

For Optometry

#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$32,756

75. Stony Brook University

For Optometry

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

76. Pennsylvania State University

For Optometry

#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

77. University of Alberta

For Optometry

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

78. Brown University

For Optometry

#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,608

79. University of Baltimore

For Optometry

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1060
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$8,833

80. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Optometry

#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,640
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1959

81. Salus University

For Optometry

#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
1,148
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1919

82. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Optometry

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

83. University of Calgary

For Optometry

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

84. Florida College

For Optometry

#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$23,885

85. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

For Optometry

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
2,683
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1931

86. University of Nebraska Medical Center

For Optometry

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
3,786
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1869

87. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Optometry

#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
90%

88. George Washington University

For Optometry

#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,466

89. University of Louisville

For Optometry

#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

90. Albany Medical College

For Optometry

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
834
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1839

91. University of Saskatchewan

For Optometry

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

92. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Optometry

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

93. Wake Forest University

For Optometry

#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,790

94. University of Kentucky

For Optometry

#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

95. Texas Tech University

For Optometry

#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
86%

96. University of South Florida

For Optometry

#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

97. York University

For Optometry

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

98. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Optometry

#226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

99. CUNY City College

For Optometry

#228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1340
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,236

100. Carnegie Mellon University

For Optometry

#230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$32,964