5 Best colleges for Optometry in North Carolina
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Below is a list of best universities in North Carolina ranked based on their research performance in Optometry. A graph of 27.7K citations received by 1.51K academic papers made by 5 universities in North Carolina 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. Duke University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $23,694
2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
3. Wake Forest University
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Net Price
- $26,197
- Receiving Aid
- 37%
- Average Aid
- $54,233
4. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
5. East Carolina University
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $9,020
- Enrollment
- 27,151
Closest to North Carolina states to learn Optometry
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 3 | 55 |
| Virginia | 8 | 79 |
| Georgia | 4 | 19 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 62 |
| Maryland | 8 | 1 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 56 |
| Tennessee | 6 | 42 |
| Ohio | 8 | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | 15 |
| Alabama | 3 | 14 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 53 |
| Indiana | 4 | 46 |
| Florida | 9 | 6 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 39 |
| Illinois | 12 | 18 |
| New York | 24 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | 2 |
| Michigan | 6 | 11 |
| Arkansas | 4 | 84 |
| Missouri | 5 | 45 |
| Louisiana | 4 | 71 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 8 |
| Iowa | 2 | 16 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 101 |
| Kansas | 3 | 124 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 87 |
| Texas | 17 | 7 |
| Colorado | 3 | 74 |
| Arizona | 3 | 28 |
| Oregon | 4 | 31 |
| California | 26 | 3 |
| Washington | 3 | 20 |