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The mission of the College of Optometry is to prepare, educate and train optometric physicians to practice at the highest level of proficiency, integrity, and professionalism; and to provide a multidisciplinary environment that encourage scholarly activity, service, and lifelong learning.

Fifty full-time faculty members and administrators provide outstanding and dedicated training to our students. We have a 91% average four-year graduation rate over the past 3 years and a 96% overall graduation rate for that same time.  Our attrition rates are consistently low. NSUCO students have demonstrated solid performance on all three National Board (NBEO) examinations (see a complete listing of our National Board Results in the table below). But, more importantly, our graduates excel clinically in their areas of practice. In recent years over 25% of our graduating class members were successful in earning residency positions across the country. We hear repeatedly about our graduate's outstanding preparation and performance at clinical residency sites across the country.  Each year, OD’s, MD’s, and Corporations contact us from across the country seeking to hire or provide practice opportunities to our graduates.  The demand for NSUCO graduates is difficult to quantify, but it seems to increase each year!

We are proud to live and work in the south Florida community and provide eye care to this diverse area. We strive to attract students from across the United States, Canada and beyond. While 45% of our students come from the "sunshine state" of Florida, over 35 different US States are represented in our student population with the highest populations coming from New York, Ohio, Texas, New Jersey, Michigan, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Canada is well represented with approximately 10% of our student population coming from 5 different Canadian provinces. The diversity of our classes truly reflects our local community with over 27% of our students being self-described as Black/African American or Hispanic/Latino or American Indian/Alaska Native. Applicants to our program are considered "competitive" applicants with Optometry Admissions Test (OAT) scores of 320 or above and grade point averages (GPA) of 3.4 or above. Please contact our Admissions Counselor and schedule a 15 minute telephone information session for more information about admissions. We believe that when choosing a School or College of Optometry, you should find a school where you can do your best. Find an environment and location where you feel comfortable and will be able to perform at your highest level. We invite you to visit Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry so that we can ask you, "Can you SEE yourself here?"