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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

21

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.

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Summer Research 8/8/18
When choosing an optometry school, I had an area of interest that was high on my priority list: research. I knew that whatever school I chose, I wanted them to have a research program that was a...

SCO and Sight Savers America Give Memphis Children the Gift of Sight 7/26/18
Southern College of Optometry is partnering with Sight Savers America, a national nonprofit that coordinates free eye care for children, to donate electronic video magnifiers or other assistive techn...

Alumni Honored at AOA Meeting in Denver 7/26/18
SCO alumni were among those in the spotlight at last month's American Optometric Association's annual meeting in Denver, Colorado. Billy Cochran, OD '68, received special re...

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