Graduation and Attrition Rates
| Year Matriculated | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|
| |
Class of 2023 |
Class of 2024 |
Class of 2025 |
| Graduated in 4 years |
40 |
89% |
54 |
90% |
52 |
93% |
| Graduated in 5 or more years |
1 |
2% |
3 |
5% |
TBD |
TBD |
| Graduated at any time |
41 |
91% |
57 |
95% |
52 |
93% |
| Still enrolled or on a leave of absence |
0 |
0% |
1 |
2% |
3 |
5% |
| Attrition for Academic Reasons |
2 |
4.5% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
| Attrition for Other Reasons |
2 |
4.5% |
2 |
3% |
1 |
2% |
National Board Exam Passage Rates
The national board exams for optometry are administered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO). Published results include the performance of all first-time takers of each NBEO examination Part within the specified timeframe regardless of year of enrollment, year of graduation, or graduation status; first-time taker pass rates published on the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) website National Board of Examiners in Optometry Yearly Performance Report – ASCO Opens an external link. are limited to candidates that have graduated.
Part I - Applied Basic Science
| Academic Year 9/1-8/31 | Number of UAB First-Time Takers | UAB First-Time Takers Pass Rate | First-Time-Takers Pass Rate, All Exam Takers | Program Difference, %Points |
|---|
| 2024-2025 |
50 |
62.0% |
66.0% |
-4 |
| 2023-2024 |
55 |
76.4% |
66.7% |
+9.7 |
| 2022-2023 |
58 |
70.7% |
62.7% |
+8 |
Part II - Patient Assessment and Management
| Academic Year 9/1-8/31 | Number of UAB First-Time Takers | UAB First-Time Takers Pass Rate | First-Time-Takers Pass Rate, All Exam Takers | Program Difference, %Points |
|---|
| 2025-2026 |
46 |
100% |
TBD |
TBD |
| 2024-2025 |
55 |
92.7% |
86.0% |
+6.7 |
| 2023-2024 |
58 |
91.4% |
85.8% |
+5.6 |
Part III - Patient Encounter and Performance Skills
| Academic Year 7/1-6/30 | Number of UAB First-Time Takers | UAB First-Time Takers Pass Rate | First-Time-Taker Pass Rate, All Exam Takers | Program Difference, %Points |
|---|
| 2025-2026 |
15 |
73.3%* |
TBD |
TBD |
| 2024-2025 |
56 |
76.8% |
69.0% |
+7.8 |
Part III - Clinical Skills Examination (this exam was given prior to 2024)
| Academic Year 7/1-6/30 | Number of UAB First-Time Takers | UAB First-Time Takers Pass Rate | First Time-Takers Pass Rate, All Exam Takers | Program Difference, %Points |
|---|
| 2023-2024 |
58 |
84.5% |
79.6% |
+4.9 |
| 2022-2023 |
39 |
90.0% |
74.2% |
+15.8 |
Program Completion Licensing Examination Rate is the proportion of students completing all of a program's curricular requirements within a calendar year who, by the end of that calendar year, are licensed, or have passed all parts of an examination series that would permit licensure, in the United States or Canada.
| Calendar Year (1/1-12/31) | Number of Students Who Completed Curricular Requirements | Number Licensed, or Who Passed All Parts of an Exam Series That Would Permit Licensure in the United States or Canada | Program Completion Licensing Examination Pass Rate |
|---|
| 2025 |
55 |
48 |
87.3% |