Part I: Applied Basic Science (ABS)
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Big Rapids, Michigan
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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 are limited to candidates that have graduated.
Program Completion Licensing Exam Rates
|
Calendar Year
|
# of students who completed program
|
# who passed all parts of NBEO/OEBC
|
Program Completion Licensing Exam Pass Rate
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
2025
|
38
|
30 |
79.0%
|
|
2024
|
31
|
29
|
93.6%
|
|
2023
|
37
|
37
|
100%
|
|
2022
|
36
|
33
|
91.6%
|
|
2021
|
36
|
35
|
97.2%
|
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.
|
Academic Year
9/1 - 8/31
|
MCO First Time Takers Pass Rate
|
National Pass Rate
|
Rate Difference,
% points
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2024-2025
|
30 of 37
|
81.1%
|
65.7%
|
+15.4 points
|
|
2023-2024
|
20 of 32
|
62.5%
|
66.8%
|
-4.3 points
|
|
2022-2023
|
22 of 32
|
68.8%
|
66.7%
|
+2.1 points
|
|
2021-2022
|
32 of 36
|
88.9%
|
62.7%
|
+26.2 points
|
|
2020-2021
|
30 of 36
|
83.3%
|
73.2%
|
+10.1 points
|
Part II: Patient Assessment and Management (PAM)
|
Academic Year
9/1 - 8/31
|
MCO First Time Takers Pass Rate
|
National Pass Rate
|
Rate Difference,
% points
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2025-2026
|
36 of 37
|
97.3%
|
89.4%
|
+7.9 points
|
|
2024-2025
|
29 of 33
|
87.9%
|
88.0%
|
-.1 point
|
|
2023-2024
|
29 of 31
|
93.6%
|
85.8%
|
+7.8 points
|
|
2022-2023
|
35 of 36
|
97.2%
|
82.8%
|
+14.4 points
|
|
2021-2022
|
35 of 36
|
97.2%
|
86.0%
|
+11.2 points
|
Part III: Patient Encounters and Performance Skills (PEPS)
|
Academic Year
7/1 - 6/30
|
MCO First Time Takers Pass Rate
|
National Pass Rate
|
Rate Difference,
% points
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2025-2026
|
22 of 37
|
59.5%
|
TBA
|
TBA
|
|
2024-2025
|
19 of 33
|
57.6%
|
70.1%
|
-12.5 points
|
|
2023-2024
|
24 of 31
|
77.4%
|
79.6%
|
-2.2 points
|
|
2022-2023
|
30 of 36
|
83.3%
|
74.2%
|
+9.1 points
|
|
2021-2022
|
28 of 36
|
77.8%
|
79.9%
|
-2.1 points
|
OEBC - Written
|
Academic Year
9/1 - 8/31
|
MCO First Time Takers Pass Rate
|
National Pass Rate
|
Rate Difference,
% points
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2025-2026
|
*
|
*
|
90.2%
|
N/A
|
|
2024-2025
|
4 of 5
|
80%
|
95.5%
|
-15.5 points
|
|
2023-2024
|
0
|
0
|
94.7%
|
N/A
|
|
2022-2023
|
*
|
*
|
94.2%
|
*
|
|
2021-2022
|
0
|
0
|
89.1%
|
N/A
|
* Fewer than 5 candidates - not reported to protect candidate anonymity.
OEBC - Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE)
|
Academic Year
9/1 - 8/30
|
MCO First Time Takers Pass Rate |
National Pass Rate
|
Rate Difference,
% points
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2025-2026
|
0
|
0
|
89.2%
|
N/A
|
|
2024-2025
|
3 of 5
|
60%
|
93.3%
|
-33.3 points
|
|
2023-2024
|
0
|
0
|
86.3%
|
N/A
|
|
2022-2023
|
*
|
*
|
84.8%
|
*
|
|
2021-2022
|
0
|
0
|
85.4%
|
N/A
|
* Fewer than 5 candidates - not reported to protect candidate anonymity.
For more information, please consult the National Board of Examiners in Optometry's 2024–2025 Institutional Yearly Performance Report.