{"id":7,"date":"2013-09-13T17:40:21","date_gmt":"2013-09-14T00:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-08-10T13:58:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T20:58:05","slug":"student-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/student-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/optometry\/images\/081223-co-white-coat-ceremony-125.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"College of Optometry incoming students walk the Esplanade during WesternU Welcome Week day\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">College of Optometry<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">About the College<\/a>\n    <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\"><\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"tertiary-nav\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"relative mx-24 py-10 px-20 rounded-b-5 md:rounded-b-8 bg-gray shadow-md mb-40\">\n      <ul class=\"grid lg:grid-cols-[1fr_auto_1fr_auto_1fr_auto_1fr] lg:gap-x-16 lg:justify-items-center lg:text-center\"> <!-- 4 columns layout, 1 column in mobile -->\n                            <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">About the College<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                                              <div class=\"vertical-line hidden lg:block w-1 invisible bg-red mt-8 mb-8\"><\/div>\n                                      <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/vision-mission\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Vision, Mission, and Core Values<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                                              <div class=\"vertical-line hidden lg:block w-1 invisible bg-red mt-8 mb-8\"><\/div>\n                                      <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/accreditation\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Accreditation Status<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                                              <div class=\"vertical-line hidden lg:block w-1 invisible bg-red mt-8 mb-8\"><\/div>\n                                      <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/student-outcomes\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Outcomes<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                        <\/ul>\n    <\/nav>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <p><strong>Graduation and Attrition Rates\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"table-border table-styled\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"289\"><strong>Year Matriculated<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"131\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"125\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"127\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"49\">#<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">% of matriculants<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">#<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">% of matriculants<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">#<\/td>\n<td width=\"83\">% of matriculants<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"289\">Graduated in 4 years<\/td>\n<td width=\"49\">59<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">86.7%<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">80<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">84.2%<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">51<\/td>\n<td width=\"83\">70.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"289\">Graduated in 5 years or less<\/td>\n<td width=\"49\">63<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">92.6%<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">84<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">88.4%<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">51<\/td>\n<td width=\"83\">70.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"289\">Graduated at anytime<\/td>\n<td width=\"49\">64<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">94.1%<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">84<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">88.4%<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">51<\/td>\n<td width=\"83\">70.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"289\">Still enrolled or on leave of absence<\/td>\n<td width=\"49\">0<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">0.0%<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">2.1%<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">11<\/td>\n<td width=\"83\">15.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"289\">Attrition for academic reasons<\/td>\n<td width=\"49\">0<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">0.0%<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">2.1%<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"83\">2.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"289\">Attrition for other reasons<\/td>\n<td width=\"49\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">5.8%<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">7<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">7.4%<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">8<\/td>\n<td width=\"83\">11.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <app-accordion class=\"px-24 lg:w-4\/5 mx-auto\">\n              <app-accordion-item class=\"accordion-group block leading-1 opt-1\" content-class=\"accordion-group__panel wysiwyg-content\">\n          <template #accordion-trigger=\"{ href, visible, setRef, clickHandler }\">\n            <a :href=\"'#' + href\" \n              :ref=\"setRef\"\n              :class=\"['accordion-group__button scroll-mt-160', {'accordion__trigger_active': visible}]\"\n              @click.stop.prevent=\"clickHandler\"\n            >\n            <span class=\"block py-10\">\n              Clinical Education\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"accordion-group-icon relative flex w-56 h-56 ml-20 justify-center items-center bg-black rounded-full flex-shrink-0\">\n                            <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-down\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 406.6c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l192-192c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L256 338.7 86.6 169.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l192 192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n              <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-up\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 105.4c12.5-12.5 32.8-12.5 45.3 0l192 192c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3s-32.8 12.5-45.3 0L256 173.3 86.6 342.6c-12.5 12.5-32.8 12.5-45.3 0s-12.5-32.8 0-45.3l192-192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n                          <\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/template>\n          <template #accordion-content>\n            <p>Early entry into patient care and ongoing, diverse patient care experiences are hallmarks of the WesternU education. Clinical education begins during the first semester of the first year. Students participate in clerkship rotations from first through second year, advancing into greater involvement and more advanced levels of care. Every third-year student has exposure to not only comprehensive eye examinations but will also care for patients with ocular diseases, provide complicated contact lens fittings, and care for patients in pediatrics, and geriatrics. The third-year students also care for all aspects of rehabilitative services such as low vision, vision therapy, and neuro-rehabilitation. During the fourth year, the student externs are off campus at a variety of external rotation sites including affiliated private practices, co-management and referral centers, and Veteran Affairs facilities.<\/p>\n\n          <\/template>\n        <\/app-accordion-item>\n              <app-accordion-item class=\"accordion-group block leading-1 opt-1\" content-class=\"accordion-group__panel wysiwyg-content\">\n          <template #accordion-trigger=\"{ href, visible, setRef, clickHandler }\">\n            <a :href=\"'#' + href\" \n              :ref=\"setRef\"\n              :class=\"['accordion-group__button scroll-mt-160', {'accordion__trigger_active': visible}]\"\n              @click.stop.prevent=\"clickHandler\"\n            >\n            <span class=\"block py-10\">\n              Board Exam Performance\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"accordion-group-icon relative flex w-56 h-56 ml-20 justify-center items-center bg-black rounded-full flex-shrink-0\">\n                            <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-down\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 406.6c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l192-192c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L256 338.7 86.6 169.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l192 192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n              <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-up\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 105.4c12.5-12.5 32.8-12.5 45.3 0l192 192c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3s-32.8 12.5-45.3 0L256 173.3 86.6 342.6c-12.5 12.5-32.8 12.5-45.3 0s-12.5-32.8 0-45.3l192-192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n                          <\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/template>\n          <template #accordion-content>\n            <p>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 (<a title=\"https:\/\/optometriceducation.org\/news\/national-board-of-examiners-in-optometry-yearly-performance-report\/\" href=\"https:\/\/optometriceducation.org\/news\/national-board-of-examiners-in-optometry-yearly-performance-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-testid=\"link\">link<\/a>) are limited to candidates that have graduated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NBEO Part I Applied Basic Science<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"table-border table-styled\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"178\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Academic Year<br \/>\n<\/strong>(9\/1-8\/31)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"178\"><strong># of first-time takers,<br \/>\nprogram<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"178\"><strong>first time taker pass rate, program<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"178\"><strong>first time taker pass rate,<br \/>\nall exam takers<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"178\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2023-2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"178\">61<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"178\">29.5%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"178\">65.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"178\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2022-2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"178\">91<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"178\">27.5%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"178\">65.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"178\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2021-2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"178\">53<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"178\">22.6%<\/td>\n<td width=\"178\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">63.7%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NBEO Part II Patient Assessment and Management<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"table-border table-styled\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Academic Year<br \/>\n<\/strong>(9\/1-8\/31)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"179\"><strong># of first-time takers,<br \/>\nprogram<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"179\"><strong>first time taker pass rate, program<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"178\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>first time taker pass rate,<br \/>\nall exam takers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2023-2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"179\">83<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"179\">51.8%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"178\">84.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2022-2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"179\">69<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"179\">56.5%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"178\">83.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2021-2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"179\">80<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"179\">67.5%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"178\">84.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NBEO Part III Patient Encounters and Performance Skills<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"table-border table-styled\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Academic Year<br \/>\n<\/strong>(7\/1-6\/30)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"180\"><strong># of first-time takers,<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>program<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"180\"><strong>first time taker pass rate, program<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"179\"><strong>first time taker pass rate,<br \/>\nall exam takers<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2023-2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"180\">83<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"180\">67.5%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"179\">79.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2022-2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"180\">68<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"180\">61.8%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"179\">74.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"180\"><strong>2021-2022<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">73<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"180\">71.2%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"179\">79.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Program Completion Licensing Examination Rates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The proportion of students completing all of a program\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<table class=\"table-border table-styled\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"178\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Calendar Year<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"178\"><strong># of students who completed all program curricular requirements<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"178\"><strong># licensed or who passed all parts of an exam series that would permit licensure, in the United States or Canada<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"178\"><strong>Program Completion Licensing Examination Pass Rate<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"178\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2025<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"178\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">65<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"178\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"178\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">36.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n          <\/template>\n        <\/app-accordion-item>\n              <app-accordion-item class=\"accordion-group block leading-1 opt-1\" content-class=\"accordion-group__panel wysiwyg-content\">\n          <template #accordion-trigger=\"{ href, visible, setRef, clickHandler }\">\n            <a :href=\"'#' + href\" \n              :ref=\"setRef\"\n              :class=\"['accordion-group__button scroll-mt-160', {'accordion__trigger_active': visible}]\"\n              @click.stop.prevent=\"clickHandler\"\n            >\n            <span class=\"block py-10\">\n              Student Leadership\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"accordion-group-icon relative flex w-56 h-56 ml-20 justify-center items-center bg-black rounded-full flex-shrink-0\">\n                            <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-down\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 406.6c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l192-192c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L256 338.7 86.6 169.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l192 192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n              <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-up\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 105.4c12.5-12.5 32.8-12.5 45.3 0l192 192c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3s-32.8 12.5-45.3 0L256 173.3 86.6 342.6c-12.5 12.5-32.8 12.5-45.3 0s-12.5-32.8 0-45.3l192-192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n                          <\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/template>\n          <template #accordion-content>\n            <p>WesternU College of Optometry (WUCO) students have demonstrated strong leadership within the College and within the optometric professional community.<\/p>\n<p>The following College clubs have been actively involved in service to the College, the University and the local community. In the case of VOSH, WesternU students have traveled to Haiti, Mexico, Fiji and Peru to render service to those in need. WesternU Optometry students have also attained high-ranking positions in several national organizations.<\/p>\n<p>WUCO students have established WesternU chapters of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>American Academy of Optometry (AAO)<\/li>\n<li>American Optometric Student Association (AOSA)<\/li>\n<li>Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Society (BSK)<\/li>\n<li>College of Optometric Vision Development (COVD)<\/li>\n<li>Fellowship of Christian Optometrists (FCO)<\/li>\n<li>Gold Key Honor Society<\/li>\n<li>Lions Club International<\/li>\n<li>National Optometric Student Association (NOSA)<\/li>\n<li>Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association (NORA)<\/li>\n<li>Optometric Extension Program (OEP)<\/li>\n<li>Optometry Private Practice Business Club (OPPB)<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (VOSH)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each year students elect Liaisons to Optometric professional organizations as listed below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>American Academy of Optometry (AAO)<\/li>\n<li>American Optometric Student Association (AOSA)<\/li>\n<li>American Optometric Association \u2013 Contact Lens and Cornea Section (AOA-CLCS)<\/li>\n<li>American Optometric Association \u2013 Sports Vision Section (AOA-SVS)<\/li>\n<li>American Optometric Association \u2013 Vision Rehabilitation Section (AOA-VRS)<\/li>\n<li>American Public Health Association (APHA)<\/li>\n<li>Armed Forces Optometric Society (AFOS)<\/li>\n<li>Asian American Optometric Society (AAOS)<\/li>\n<li>Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO)<\/li>\n<li>Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO)<\/li>\n<li>California Optometric Association (COA)<\/li>\n<li>Inland Empire Optometric Society (IEOS)<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles County Optometric Society (LACOS)<\/li>\n<li>National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO)<\/li>\n<li>Orange County Optometric Society (OCOS)<\/li>\n<li>Rio Hondo Optometric Society (RHOS)<\/li>\n<li>San Diego County Optometric Society (SDCOS)<\/li>\n<li>San Fernando Valley Optometric Society (SFVOS)<\/li>\n<li>San Gabriel Valley Optometric Society (SGVOS)<\/li>\n<li>South Bay Optometric Society (SBOS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the University level, Class officers also serve as Senators and have a voice in the University\u2019s Student Government Association.<\/p>\n<p>The University also provides opportunity for service and leadership through a wide variety of inter-professional student clubs and interest groups, which now number near 100 in total.<\/p>\n\n          <\/template>\n        <\/app-accordion-item>\n          <\/app-accordion>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO Pro 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The College of Optometry has seen a robust applicant pool with high ratios of applicants per matriculates. Find a summary of the number of applicants and the matriculates from past admissions cycles.\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, nofollow, max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/student-outcomes\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO Pro (AIOSEO) 4.9.10\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stagewp.westernu.edu\\\/optometry\\\/about-the-college\\\/student-outcomes\\\/#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stagewp.westernu.edu\\\/optometry#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stagewp.westernu.edu\\\/optometry\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stagewp.westernu.edu\\\/optometry\\\/about-the-college\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"About the College\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stagewp.westernu.edu\\\/optometry\\\/about-the-college\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"About the College\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stagewp.westernu.edu\\\/optometry\\\/about-the-college\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stagewp.westernu.edu\\\/optometry\\\/about-the-college\\\/student-outcomes\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Student Outcomes\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stagewp.westernu.edu\\\/optometry#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stagewp.westernu.edu\\\/optometry\\\/about-the-college\\\/student-outcomes\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Student Outcomes\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stagewp.westernu.edu\\\/optometry\\\/about-the-college\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"About the College\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stagewp.westernu.edu\\\/optometry\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"College of Optometry\",\"description\":\"The College of Optometry\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stagewp.westernu.edu\\\/optometry\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stagewp.westernu.edu\\\/optometry\\\/about-the-college\\\/student-outcomes\\\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stagewp.westernu.edu\\\/optometry\\\/about-the-college\\\/student-outcomes\\\/\",\"name\":\"Student Outcomes: Summary of Applicants and Number Matriculated\",\"description\":\"The College of Optometry has seen a robust applicant pool with high ratios of applicants per matriculates. Find a summary of the number of applicants and the matriculates from past admissions cycles.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stagewp.westernu.edu\\\/optometry\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stagewp.westernu.edu\\\/optometry\\\/about-the-college\\\/student-outcomes\\\/#breadcrumblist\"},\"datePublished\":\"2013-09-13T17:40:21-07:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-10T13:58:05-07:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stagewp.westernu.edu\\\/optometry\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stagewp.westernu.edu\\\/optometry\\\/\",\"name\":\"WesternU College of Optometry\",\"description\":\"The College of Optometry\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stagewp.westernu.edu\\\/optometry\\\/#organization\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO Pro -->\r\n\t\t<title>Student Outcomes: Summary of Applicants and Number Matriculated<\/title>\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"Student Outcomes: Summary of Applicants and Number Matriculated","description":"The College of Optometry has seen a robust applicant pool with high ratios of applicants per matriculates. Find a summary of the number of applicants and the matriculates from past admissions cycles.","canonical_url":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/student-outcomes\/","robots":"noindex, nofollow, max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"miscellaneous":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/student-outcomes\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/#listItem","name":"About the College"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"About the College","item":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/student-outcomes\/#listItem","name":"Student Outcomes"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry#listItem","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/student-outcomes\/#listItem","position":3,"name":"Student Outcomes","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/#listItem","name":"About the College"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/#organization","name":"College of Optometry","description":"The College of Optometry","url":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/student-outcomes\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/student-outcomes\/","name":"Student Outcomes: Summary of Applicants and Number Matriculated","description":"The College of Optometry has seen a robust applicant pool with high ratios of applicants per matriculates. Find a summary of the number of applicants and the matriculates from past admissions cycles.","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/student-outcomes\/#breadcrumblist"},"datePublished":"2013-09-13T17:40:21-07:00","dateModified":"2026-08-10T13:58:05-07:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/#website","url":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/","name":"WesternU College of Optometry","description":"The College of Optometry","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/#organization"}}]}},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"7","title":"Student Outcomes: Summary of Applicants and Number Matriculated","description":"The College of Optometry has seen a robust applicant pool with high ratios of applicants per matriculates. Find a summary of the number of applicants and the matriculates from past admissions cycles.","keywords":null,"keyphrases":{"focus":{"keyphrase":"","score":0,"analysis":{"keyphraseInTitle":{"score":0,"maxScore":9,"error":1}}},"additional":[]},"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":"","og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":{"id":"aioseo-web-page-6369be699763c","slug":"web-page","graphName":"WebPage","label":"Web Page","properties":{"type":"WebPage","name":"","description":""}}},"graphName":"WebPage","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":"default","schema_type_options":"{\"article\":{\"articleType\":\"BlogPosting\"},\"course\":{\"name\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"provider\":\"\"},\"faq\":{\"pages\":[]},\"product\":{\"reviews\":[]},\"recipe\":{\"ingredients\":[],\"instructions\":[],\"keywords\":[]},\"software\":{\"reviews\":[],\"operatingSystems\":[]},\"webPage\":{\"webPageType\":\"WebPage\"},\"blockGraphs\":[]}","pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":"-1","robots_max_videopreview":"-1","robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":"default","location":null,"local_seo":null,"seo_analyzer_scan_date":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"open_ai":"{\"title\":{\"suggestions\":[],\"usage\":0},\"description\":{\"suggestions\":[],\"usage\":0}}","ai":{"faqs":[],"keyPoints":[],"schemas":[],"titles":[],"descriptions":[],"socialPosts":{"email":{"subject":"","preview":"","content":""},"linkedin":[],"twitter":[],"facebook":[],"instagram":[]}},"created":"2021-01-08 18:28:17","updated":"2026-08-10 20:58:05"},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/\" title=\"About the College\">About the College<\/a>\n<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\tStudent Outcomes\n<\/span><\/div>","aioseo_breadcrumb_json":[{"label":"Home","link":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry"},{"label":"About the College","link":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/"},{"label":"Student Outcomes","link":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/about-the-college\/student-outcomes\/"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6321,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/6321"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}