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Arizona (Midwestern) vs Rocky Mountain

Arizona College of Optometry, Midwestern University in Glendale, AZ, and Rocky Mountain University College of Optometry in Provo, UT, side by side on the same measures. Schools are listed alphabetically, and neither is a pick from us.

Last checked Nov 2, 2026. Board results are NBEO 2024–25; class figures are the fall 2025 entering class.

Measure	Arizona (Midwestern)	Rocky Mountain
Location	Glendale, AZ	Provo, UT
Type	Private	Private
Seats	72	70
Applicants per seat	10.3	3.9
Class GPA	3.69	3.50
Class OAT	333 AA / 327 TS	307 AA / 293 TS
NBEO ultimate pass rate	85.0% (60 tested)	— (n/a tested)
Tuition per year	$50,037 2026–27 (tuition frozen at the 2025–26 rate)	$51,245 2027 entering class: $204,980 for the 11-semester program, shown as a yearly average; rate locks at entry
Living cost tier	Moderate: $25,000 a year	Moderate: $25,000 a year
Est. 4-year cost, out-of-state	$300,148	$304,980
OptomCAS deadline	Apr 1, 2027	Mar 20, 2027
Interview	At least two interviewers, on campus	Not published
Seat deposit	Not published	Not published
Letters	2: optometrist required	3: optometrist required

Four-year costs use out-of-state tuition for public schools, four years of flat tuition and a living allowance by tier, before scholarships. For the U.S. as a whole, the board pass rate is 82.5%.

Tuition figures are for the year each school last published; the years differ, so check the notes in the table before you compare them.

Where They Differ

Class GPA: Arizona (Midwestern) is higher at 3.69, against 3.50 at Rocky Mountain.
Class OAT Academic Average: Arizona (Midwestern) is higher at 333, against 307 at Rocky Mountain.
Seats: Arizona (Midwestern) is higher at 72, against 70 at Rocky Mountain.
Applicants per seat: Arizona (Midwestern) is higher at 10.3, against 3.9 at Rocky Mountain.
Four-year cost, out-of-state: Rocky Mountain is higher at $304,980, against $300,148 at Arizona (Midwestern).

Class averages aren't cutoffs and pass rates describe past graduates, not you. A higher number isn't a better school; it's a different one to weigh against what you want.

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