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IPEDS ID: 221670
OPE ID: 00351700
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Southern College of Optometry
1245 Madison Ave, Memphis, Tennessee 38104-2211
General information:  (901) 722-3200
Website:  www.sco.edu/
Type:  4-year, Private not-for-profit
Awards offered:  Doctor's degree - professional practice
Campus setting:  City: Large
Campus housing:  No
Student population:  532 (0 undergraduate)
Special Learning Opportunities
None
Student Services
Academic/career counseling service
Employment services for students
Placement services for completers
Carnegie Classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
Religious Affiliation
Not applicable
Federal Aid
Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans).
For-credit instruction programs offered
Academic
Continuing professional
Noncredit education offered
Institution does not offer noncredit education
Credit Accepted
Institution does not accept dual, credit for life, or AP credits
Faculty and graduate assistants by primary function, Fall 2022Full timePart time
Total faculty5611
Instructional5611
Research and public service00
Total graduate assistants-0
Instructional-0
Research-0
  • This institution does not offer programs at or below the baccalaureate level, therefore price information was not reported.
Alternative Tuition Plans and Promise Program
  • No alternative tuition plans are offered by this institution.
  • Does not participate in Promise program
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid, 2021-2022
  • This institution did not offer programs at or below the baccalaureate level in 2021-2022, therefore financial aid information was not reported.

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  • This institution did not offer programs at or below the baccalaureate level in 2021-2022, therefore net price information was not reported.
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Fall 2022
Total enrollment (all graduate)532
Attendance StatusStudent Gender
Attendance Status:
Full-time: 100%
Part-time: 0%Student Gender:
Male: 31%
Female: 69%
Student Race/ethnicity
Student Race/ethnicity:
American Indian or Alaska Native: 0%
Asian: 16%
Black or African American: 4%
Hispanic/Latino: 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 0%
White: 75%
Two or more races: 2%
Race/ethnicity unknown: 0%
U.S. Nonresident: 1%
Graduate Distance Education Status
Graduate Enrollment by Distance Education Status:
Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses: 0%
Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses: 0%
Not enrolled in any distance education courses: 100%
  • This institution does not offer programs at or below the baccalaureate level, therefore admission information was not reported.
  • This institution did not offer programs at or below the baccalaureate level, therefore graduation rate information was not reported.
  • Institutions that did not offer undergraduate programs were not required to report Outcome Measures.
Completions (Number of awards conferred) 2022-2023
Completions are the number of awards conferred by program and award level.
sort byProgramDoctor
  • Data shown are for first majors.
  • (-) Program is not offered at this award level.
Health Professions and Related Programs
Optometry128
Category total128
Grand total128
Educational Benefits, 2021-2022
Number of students receiving benefits/assistance
Number of students receiving benefits/assistance:
Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits - graduates: 2
DoD Tuition Assistance Program - graduates: 8
Average amount of benefits/assistance disbursed through the institution (*)
Average amount of benefits/assistance disbursed through the institution:
DoD Tuition Assistance Program - graduates: $563
  • (*) One or more average amounts of benefits/assistance are withheld to preserve the privacy of individuals.
  • No varsity sports data reported for this institution. Data on varsity athletics are submitted annually as required by the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA), by all co-educational postsecondary institutions that have an intercollegiate athletics program. For the most recent data collection, EADA did not collect data on varsity athletics for programs that were cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Institutional Accreditation
AccreditorStatusNext Review Date
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on CollegesAccredited since (01/01/1967)12/01/2033
Programmatic Accreditation
Accreditor / ProgramStatusNext Review Date
American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education
Optometry (OPT) - Professional degree programsAccredited since (06/30/1941)12/31/2029
Internship/Residency
Accreditor / Program / DepartmentStatusNext Review Date
American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs Residency in Vision Therapy and Low Vision RehabilitationAccredited (06/18/2011 - 07/15/2020)
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs Residency in Primary Care Optometry w/emphasis in Family Practice Optometry and Ocular Disease, effective 9/1/2020.Accredited since (01/31/1995)12/31/2023
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs Residency in Cornea and Contact Lenses w/emphasis in Anterior Segment/Refractive and Ocular Surgery, effective 8/1/2020Accredited since (03/31/2011)12/31/2026
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs Residency in Pediatric and Visual Rehabilitation OptometryAccredited since (06/30/1981)12/31/2026
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs Residency in Vision Rehabilitation with emphases in Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Vision TherapyAccredited since (04/21/2021)12/31/2029
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs Residency in Vision Rehabilitation with emphases in Low Vision Rehabilitation and Ocular DiseaseAccredited since (04/14/2021)12/31/2029
  • For more detailed information on accreditation for this institution, including all actions and justification for actions, visit OPE's Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs: ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/institution-profile/143996.
On-Campus
Criminal Offenses201920202021
a. Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter000
b. Negligent manslaughter000
c. Rape000
d. Fondling000
e. Incest000
f. Statutory Rape000
g. Robbery000
h. Aggravated assault000
i. Burglary000
j. Motor vehicle theft000
k. Arson000
VAWA Offenses201920202021
a. Domestic violence000
b. Dating violence000
c. Stalking000
Arrests201920202021
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.000
b. Drug abuse violations000
c. Liquor law violations000
Disciplinary Actions201920202021
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.000
b. Drug abuse violations000
c. Liquor law violations000
  • The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here.
  • The crime statistics displayed only includes On-Campus data associated with the main campus as listed on College Navigator. For statistics associated with each campus location, off campus data, and for additional information covering Hate Crimes, and Fire statistics see https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety.
  • The On-Campus data do not include incidents that: (a) took place on public property, including thoroughfares, streets, sidewalks, and parking facilities, that is within the campus, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus; (b) took place on any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization that is officially recognized by the institution; or (c) took place on any building or property owned or controlled by an institution that is used in direct support of, or in relation to, the institution's educational purposes, is frequently used by students, and is not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution.
Three-year Official Cohort Default Rates
Fiscal Year202020192018
Default rate0.0%0.0%0.0%
Number in default000
Number in repayment117105124
Aid Programs
  • Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)