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What Is Incarnate Word's Acceptance Rate?

Incarnate Word does not publish a single acceptance rate that we can source. Its 74 seats against 437 applicants works out to about 17%, or 5.9 applicants for every seat.

Last checked Nov 2, 2026.

Seats
74 Official
Applicants
437 Official
Applicants per seat
5.9 Estimate
Seats divided by applicants
17% Estimate

That makes Incarnate Word the 17th most competitive of 25 programs by applicants per seat. Nationwide, 2,897 applicants competed for 1,956 seats, and 72% were accepted somewhere.

Treat the percentage as a rough guide. Most applicants apply to several schools (the average is 4.3) and a school's applicant count includes people who never finish, so seats divided by applicants is not the share of applicants who got in. For a fairer read, compare your own numbers with the class: stats checker.

Closest in applicants per seat: Berkeley (6) and New England (NECO) (6.1).

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What Is Incarnate Word's Acceptance Rate?

Incarnate Word does not publish a single acceptance rate that we can source. Its 74 seats against 437 applicants works out to about 17%, or 5.9 applicants for every seat.

How competitive is Incarnate Word compared with other optometry schools?

That makes Incarnate Word the 17th most competitive of 25 programs by applicants per seat. Nationwide, 2,897 applicants competed for 1,956 seats, and 72% were accepted somewhere.

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