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SCO By the Numbers

100%

Ultimate Board Passage Rate

9:1

low 9:1 Student/Faculty ratio

115

more than 115 endowed scholarships awarded

3,100

patient encounters by graduation (including externships)

32

32 residency programs-more than any optometry school in the country

22

years of 0% default rate on student loans

50,000

square ft clinic, The Eye Center is the largest single-specialty health care facility of its kind in North America

Southern College of Optometry by the Numbers

SCO’s numbers reflect the strength of our optometry school and the top qualified students we recruit. From our low student/faculty ratio to the number of patient encounters our interns experience by their graduation, the facts speak for themselves as to why SCO is a leading choice for optometry students across the nation.

Latest Posts

My third year at SCO 10/9/18
Hi everyone! It feels like so much has happened since I last wrote on the blog. I’d love to fill you in on my third year at SCO. It’s been a very exciting year and so many new thi...

SCO Student Loan Default Rate Remains at 0% for the 22nd Consecutive Year 10/4/18
For the 22nd consecutive year, Southern College of Optometry’s student loan cohort default rates remains at zero percent. This is according to the U.S. Department of Education’s newly rel...

SCO Honors Norma K. Bowyer with Lifetime Achievement Award 10/17/18
Southern College of Optometry recently awarded its lifetime achievement award to Norma K. Bowyer, O.D., a 1977 SCO graduate. Bowyer received the award during the college’s Fall Homecoming and C...

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