What Changed This Cycle

All schools School site

Interview and Deposit Details for Every School

Each school page now shows the interview format, whether a Casper or similar test is required, the seat deposit and when decisions go out, each linked to the school's own page. Compare gains Interview and Seat deposit rows, and a new guide explains how optometry interviews work. See it

UAB School site

UAB Tuition Moves to 2026–27 Rates

Resident tuition is $33,930, replacing an estimate we'd derived from the nonresident differential. Out-of-state tuition is $43,335 with the merit award about 98% of nonresidents receive, or $55,335 without it.

Old

$31,645 resident (estimate), $41,012 out-of-state (2025–26)

New

$33,930 resident, $43,335 out-of-state (2026–27)

Illinois College (ICO) Official

ICO Tuition Moves to 2025–26

Tuition is $52,046 for 2025–26, from ASCO's school listing. ICO hasn't published its 2026–27 rate yet.

Old

$50,300 (2024–25)

New

$52,046 (2025–26)

NSU Oklahoma School site

NSU Oklahoma Resident Tuition Added, Residency Limit Appears Gone

Resident tuition, missing before, is $34,172 for 2026–27, and out-of-state is $42,715. NSU now publishes a nonresident rate and accepts non-U.S. citizens, so the old limit to residents of nine nearby states appears to be gone. Confirm with admissions before applying.

Old

Resident not listed, $43,175 out-of-state (2025, third-party listing)

New

$34,172 resident, $42,715 out-of-state (2026–27)

Berkeley School site

Berkeley Tuition Moves to 2026–27

Fall and spring tuition with campus fees is $43,886 for California residents and $56,641 for everyone else. Summer sessions cost extra.

Old

$42,695 resident (estimate), $54,940 out-of-state (2025–26)

New

$43,886 resident, $56,641 out-of-state (2026–27)

SUNY School site

SUNY Out-of-State Tuition Moves to 2026–27

Out-of-state tuition is $53,230, and resident tuition of $32,200 is now confirmed by SUNY. Most U.S. citizens can qualify for in-state tuition after the first year.

Old

$51,740 out-of-state (2025, third-party listing)

New

$53,230 out-of-state (2026–27)

MCPHS School site

MCPHS Tuition Moves to 2026–27

Tuition is $56,370, from MCPHS's own tuition page, replacing a 2025–26 figure from a third-party listing.

Old

$53,760 (2025–26, third-party listing)

New

$56,370 (2026–27)

Rocky Mountain School site

Rocky Mountain Tuition Set for the 2027 Class

Students entering in 2027 pay $204,980 for the 11-semester program, locked at entry. That averages $51,245 a year.

Old

$48,794 a year (third-party listing)

New

$51,245 a year (2027 entering class)

Pikeville (KY) School site

Pikeville Tuition Moves to 2026–27

Tuition is $49,950, from the school's 2026–27 catalog.

Old

$46,250 (2023–24)

New

$49,950 (2026–27)

Nova Southeastern School site

Nova Southeastern Tuition Moves to 2026–27

Tuition for the four-year track is $44,508, from Nova's own tuition page.

Old

$43,212 (2025–26, third-party listing)

New

$44,508 (2026–27)

Arizona (Midwestern) School site

Midwestern Arizona Freezes Tuition

Midwestern kept 2026–27 tuition at the 2025–26 rate of $50,037. The figure now comes from the school's own budget page instead of a third-party listing.

Old

$50,037 (2025–26, third-party listing)

New

$50,037 (2026–27)

Chicago (Midwestern) School site

Midwestern Chicago Freezes Tuition

Midwestern kept 2026–27 tuition at the 2025–26 rate of $49,634. The figure now comes from the school's own budget page instead of a third-party listing.

Old

$49,634 (2025–26, third-party listing)

New

$49,634 (2026–27)

Houston School site

Houston Resident Tuition Confirmed

Resident tuition is $28,509 for 2025–26 from Houston's own tuition page, replacing our estimate. The resident rate is unchanged for 2026–27. Out-of-state stays $48,204 for 2025–26; the 2026–27 rate is about 2% higher.

Old

$28,504 resident (estimate)

New

$28,509 resident (2025–26)

Indiana School site

Indiana Resident Tuition Confirmed

First-year resident tuition and fees are $38,640 for 2026–27, from IU's cost page, replacing our estimate. Out-of-state stays $51,176.

Old

$38,643 resident (estimate)

New

$38,640 resident (2026–27)

UMSL School site

UMSL Resident Tuition Confirmed

UMSL's published 2026–27 resident tuition matches the $30,560 we'd estimated from per-credit rates, so the figure now comes straight from the school.

Old

$30,560 resident (estimate)

New

$30,560 resident (2026–27)

All schools School site

Tuition Pages Linked on School Profiles

Sixteen school pages now link to the exact page or catalog their tuition figure comes from, including Ohio State and Puerto Rico, whose figures didn't change.

Puerto Rico (IAUPR) Official

Inter American University of Puerto Rico Added

FutureOD now covers all 25 accredited programs. Puerto Rico's board results and class stats come from ASCO, and its tuition from the school's site. About half of its 2025 class was admitted with the GRE instead of the OAT.

All schools Official

OptomCAS Grade Update Window Added

OptomCAS accepts fall grades from Dec 15, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027. Both dates are now on the deadline timeline. See it

All schools Official

FutureOD Launches

24 programs with 2024–25 board results from ASCO's NBEO report, the 2025 entering class profile and 2026–27 OptomCAS deadlines.