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 1.12M citations received by 65.8K academic papers made by 241 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

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

2. Harvard University

For Optometry

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Optometry

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

4. SUNY College of Optometry

For Optometry

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
409
Male:Female
24:76
Founded
1971

5. Ohio State University

For Optometry

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

6. University of Waterloo

For Optometry

#1 in Canada
#11 in the World
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

7. University of Miami

For Optometry

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

8. University of Houston

For Optometry

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

9. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Optometry

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

10. University of California-San Diego

For Optometry

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

11. University of California - San Francisco

For Optometry

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

12. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Optometry

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

13. University of Southern California

For Optometry

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

14. University of Toronto

For Optometry

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

15. Stanford University

For Optometry

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

16. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Optometry

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

17. University of Pennsylvania

For Optometry

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

18. University of Iowa

For Optometry

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

19. University of California - Los Angeles

For Optometry

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

20. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Optometry

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

21. Emory University

For Optometry

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

22. University of British Columbia

For Optometry

#3 in Canada
#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
20,893
Founded
1908

23. University of Washington - Seattle

For Optometry

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

24. Baylor College of Medicine

For Optometry

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,610
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

25. University of Utah

For Optometry

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

26. Duke University

For Optometry

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

27. University of California - Davis

For Optometry

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

28. Columbia University

For Optometry

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

29. New York University

For Optometry

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

30. Cornell University

For Optometry

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

31. University of Arizona

For Optometry

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

32. New England College of Optometry

For Optometry

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
536
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1894

33. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Optometry

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

34. Oregon Health & Science University

For Optometry

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,870
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

35. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Optometry

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Net Price
$11,830
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,182

36. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Optometry

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

37. University of Pittsburgh

For Optometry

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

38. University of Rochester

For Optometry

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

39. University of Montreal

For Optometry

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

41. University of Florida

For Optometry

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

42. McGill University

For Optometry

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

43. Northwestern University

For Optometry

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

44. Yale University

For Optometry

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

45. Tufts University

For Optometry

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,479

46. University of Chicago

For Optometry

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

47. Vanderbilt University

For Optometry

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

48. Case Western Reserve University

For Optometry

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

49. Thomas Jefferson University

For Optometry

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$28,110

50. Washington University in St Louis

For Optometry

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

51. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Optometry

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

52. University of Baltimore

For Optometry

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
985
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$7,544

53. Dalhousie University

For Optometry

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

54. Wayne State University

For Optometry

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

56. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Optometry

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,253
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1963

57. Boston University

For Optometry

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

58. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Optometry

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
685
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1904

59. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Optometry

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

60. University of Ottawa

For Optometry

#7 in Canada
#120 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

61. Pennsylvania State University

For Optometry

#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

62. Medical University of South Carolina

For Optometry

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
3,175
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1824

63. University of Louisville

For Optometry

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%

64. Medical College of Wisconsin

For Optometry

#132 in the World
Enrollment
1,615
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1893

65. Illinois College of Optometry

For Optometry

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
481
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1872

67. University of California - Irvine

For Optometry

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

68. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Optometry

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

69. Western University

For Optometry

#8 in Canada
#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

70. Georgetown University

For Optometry

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,566

71. University of Alberta

For Optometry

#9 in Canada
#153 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

72. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Optometry

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

73. Queen's University

For Optometry

#10 in Canada
#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

74. Nova Southeastern University

For Optometry

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$29,589

75. Brown University

For Optometry

#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,723

76. Stony Brook University

For Optometry

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

77. McMaster University

For Optometry

#11 in Canada
#165 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

78. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Optometry

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,931
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

79. Salus University

For Optometry

#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
1,165
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1919

80. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Optometry

#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,518
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1959

81. CUNY City College

For Optometry

#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,822
Enrollment
14,489

82. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

For Optometry

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
2,740
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1931

83. University of Kentucky

For Optometry

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

84. Florida College

For Optometry

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1065
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$21,360

85. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Optometry

#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

86. University of Calgary

For Optometry

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

87. New York Medical College

For Optometry

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,454
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1860

88. Providence College

For Optometry

#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,970

89. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Optometry

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

90. University of Missouri - St Louis

For Optometry

#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
97%

91. University of Virginia

For Optometry

#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

92. George Washington University

For Optometry

#209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$42,723

93. Pacific University

For Optometry

#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$33,472

94. Michigan State University

For Optometry

#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

95. York University

For Optometry

#13 in Canada
#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

96. Texas Tech University

For Optometry

#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
88%

97. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

For Optometry

#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
3,240
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1879

98. University of Cincinnati

For Optometry

#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

99. Seattle University

For Optometry

#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$35,412

100. University of Nebraska Medical Center

For Optometry

#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
3,660
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1869