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MCO National Board (NBEO) Results

Ultimate Passage Rates - NBEO

Graduating Cohort by Year

MCO Pass Rate

National Pass Rate Difference
2023-2024 31 90.32% 85.99% 4.33%
2022-2023 36 100% 83.79% 16.21%
2021-2022 36 91.67% 87.77% 3.90%
2020-2021 36 97.22% 92.46% 4.76%
2019-2020 34 87.88% 92.20% -4.32%

Part I: Applied Basic Science

Academic Year MCO First Time Takers Pass Rate National Pass Rate Difference

2023-2024

33 63.64% 68.72% -5.08%

2022-2023

31 67.74% 66.96% .78%

2021-2022

36 88.89% 63.10% 25.79%

2020-2021

36 83.33% 73.19% 10.14%

2019-2020

36 86.11% 77.67% 8.44%

Part II: Patient Assessment and Management (PAM)

Academic Year MCO First Time Takers Pass Rate National Pass Rate Rate Difference
2023-2024 31 93.55% 85.93% 7.62%
2022-2023 36 97.22% 82.99% 14.23%
2021-2022 36 97.22% 86.01% 11.21%
2020-2021 36 94.44% 89.65% 4.79%
2019-2020 34 97.06% 92.56% 4.5%

Part III: Patient Care / Clinical Skills Exam

Academic Year MCO First Time Takers Pass Rate National Pass Rate Rate Difference

2023-2024

31 77.42% 79.51% -2.09%

2022-2023

36 83.33% 74.21% 9.12%

2021-2022

36 77.78% 79.89% -2.11%

2020-2021

36 75.00% 79.87% -4.87%

2019-2020

33 72.73% 85.84% -13.11%

For more information, please consult the National Board of Examiners in Optometry's 2023–2024 Institutional Yearly Performance Report.