UAB School of Optometry

Birmingham, AL Public

UAB School of Optometry is a public school located in Birmingham, Alabama. The Optometry program at UAB School of Optometry is accredited by Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE).

The 2024 tuition & fee at UAB School of Optometry is $28,970 for Alabama residents and $54,011 for out-of-state students. Compared to public Optometry schools in U.S., its tuition is much higher than the average tuition of $44,288.

University of Alabama at Birmingham has a medical school granting MD program. You can check the detailed information about MD program at University of Alabama School of Medicine admission page.

Total 424 applied and 130 students accepted to admit (or invited to interviews) to UAB School of Optometry (The acceptance rate is 30.66%). Of the accepted students, 48 students finally enrolled and the yield (i.e. enrollment rate) is 36.92%.

At UAB School of Optometry, the average GPA submitted by enrolled students is 3.63. The average OAT (Academic) score of enrolled students is 321. and the average OAT (Science) score is 311.

Entering Class Profile at UAB School of Optometry

The following table summarizes the entering class statistics for the last year matriculants at UAB School of Optometry.

Total 424 applicants applied to UAB School of Optometry and 130 were accepted or invited to interview (The acceptance rate is 30.66%). The yield (i.e. enrollment rate) is 36.92.

The average GPA of enrolled students is 3.63 and the OAT (Academic) score is 321 at UAB School of Optometry.

UAB School of Optometry Important Information
	UAB School of Optometry	National Total/Average
Admission
Applicants	424	12,532
Admitted (Interview Invited)	130	4,263
Matriculated	48	1,822
Acceptance Rate	30.66%	34.44%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	36.92%	45.51%
Scores
GPA	3.63	3.51
OAT (Academic) Score	321	323
% of BS Degree Earned	100%	95.48%
Tuition & Fees	$54,011 ($28,970 in-state)	$44,288 ($37,367 in-state)

2024 Optometry Tuition & Fees

The 2024 Optometry tuition & fees at UAB School of Optometry is $28,970 for Alabama residents and $54,011 for out-of-state students.

The tuition & fees at UAB School of Optometry has not risen in the past changed over past 5 years.

University of Alabama at Birmingham has undergraduate programs and its undergraduate tuition & fees $8,832 for Alabama students and $21,864 for out-of-state students. The average graduate tuition & fees other than Optometry is $8,424 for Alabama students and $20,556 for out-of-state students.

The following table shows the Optometry tuition & fees over last 5 years at UAB School of Optometry.

Optometry Tuition & Fees Changes at UAB School of Optometry
Year	In-State	Out-of-State
2020	$26,640	$54,012
2021	$27,039	$54,012
2022	$27,491	$54,011
2023	$27,857	$54,011
2024	$28,970	$54,011

Prerequisites for applying to UAB School of Optometry

The BS degree is Preferred to admit to UAB School of Optometry and all enrolled students earned BS degree before matriculation.

The courses in the table below lists prerequisite courses as examples shown in UAB School of Optometry admission page. For the detailed explanation, see its admission page.

Prerequisite Examples for UAB School of Optometry Admission
Subject	Hours
1 year of general biology with labs	Science Credit
1 course of microbiology	Science Credit
1 course of biochemistry	Science Credit
1 year of general chemistry with labs	Science Credit
1 course of organic chemistry with lab	Science Credit
1 year of general physics with labs	Science Credit
1 course of calculus	General Study Credit
1 course of statistics	General Study Credit
1 year of English	General Study Credit
1 course of general psychology	General Study Credit
1 year of social science	General Study Credit
Bacteriology and virology are accepted as substitute courses for microbiology.	Science Credit
Molecular/cell biology is accepted as a substitute course for biochemistry.	Science Credit
A statistics course taken in a psychology department will not be counted for fulfillment of both the psychology prerequisite and the statistics prerequisite.	General Study Credit
Any combination of two semesters or two quarters in sociology, economics, anthropology, history, political science or additional psychology courses.	General Study Credit

Required Application Components

To apply to Doctor of Optometry (DO) program at UAB School of Optometry, you will need to use OptomCAS. The deadline for the OptomCAS is 2024-04-01. UAB School of Optometry also requires the secondary (supplemental) application and the non-refundable application fee is $75. (Deadline: 2023-04-01)

In addition to the prerequisite courses, there are other components that you need to submit to apply to UAB School of Optometry.

See the following list for the required application component and find out how to prepare it before applying to the school.

OptomCAS Application
College-level Prerequisite Courses
Optometry Admissions Test (OAT)
Letters of Recommendation or Composite Evaluation
Transcripts
Interview
Supplemental Application