Pass and Attrition Rates for CCO

National Board pass rates, attrition and graduation rates for the Chicago College of Optometry (CCO).

National Board of Examiners

NBEO report: Comprised of students who met the graduation requirements of the program from October 1st - September 30th of the graduation year, regardless of initial matriculation date. As of March 2025, CCO no longer requires passage of NBEO exams to graduate.

National Board of Examiners Yearly Performance Report

**NBEO Exam Part I: Applied Basic Science**
Academic Year (9/1 - 8/31)	Number of First Time Takers, CCO	First Time Taker Pass Rate, CCO	First Time Taker Pass Rate, All Exam Takers (Nationally)
2024-2025	66	56.1%	62%
2023-2024	48	54.2%	65.8%
2022-2023	63	57.1%	65.8%
2021-2022	51	49.0%	63.7%

**NBEO Exam Part II: Patient Assessment and Management**
Academic Year (9/1 - 8/31)	Number of First Time Takers, CCO	First Time Taker Pass Rate, CCO	First Time Taker Pass Rate, All Exam Takers (Nationally)
2024-2025	50	80%	88.4%
2023-2024	64	73.4%	84.2%
2022-2023	51	74.5%	82.9%
2021-2022	55	56.4%	84.7%

**NBEO Exam Part III: Clinical Skills Examination**
Academic Year (7/1 - 6/30)	Number of First Time Takers, CCO	First Time Taker Pass Rate, CCO	First Time Taker Pass Rate, All Exam Takers (Nationally)
2024-2025	47	79%	69%
2023-2024	65	76.9%	81.7%
2022-2023	51	78.4%	74.4%
2021-2022	54	90.7%	79.7%

**Program Completion Licensing Examination Rates**
Calendar Year (1/1-12/31)	Number of students who completed all program curricular requirements	Number licensed, or who passed all parts of an exam series that would permit licensure, in the United States or Canada	Program Completion Licensing Examination Pass Rate
2025	51	37	74.5%
2024	66	43	65.2%
2023	51	35	68.6%

Graduation and Attrition Rates

**Graduation and Attrition Rates for Classes Entering 2018-2021**
Year Matriculated	2018		2019		2020		2021
Year Matriculated	_^#	_{^{% of matriculants}}	_^#	_{^{% of matriculants}}	_^#	_{^{% of matriculants}}	_^#	_{^{% of matriculants}}
Number of matriculants	60		61		62		61
Graduated in 4 years	38	63.3%	42	68.9%	54	87.1%	49	80.3%
Graduated in 5 years or less	50	83.3%	58	95.1%	56	90.3%	-	TBD
Graduated at any time	57	95%	58	95.1%	56	90.3%	49	80.3%
Still enrolled or on leave of absence	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9	14.8%
Attrition for academic reasons	2	3.3%	2	3.3%	2	3.2%	3	4.9%
Attrition for other reasons	1	1.7%	1	1.6%	4	6.5%	0	0.0%

**Attrition Rates for Classes Entering 2022-2025**
Year Matriculated	2022		2023		2024		2025
Year Matriculated	_^#	_{^{% of matriculants}}	_^#	_{^{% of matriculants}}	_^#	_{^{% of matriculants}}	_^#	_{^{% of matriculants}}
Number of matriculants	66		63		62		63
Still enrolled or on leave of absence	59	89.4%	51	80.9%	59	95.1%	63	100%
Attrition for academic reasons	4	6.1%	4	6.3%	1	1.6%	0	0.0%
Attrition for other reasons	3	4.5%	8	12.7%	2	3.2%	0	0.0%