Overview

School of Optometry / School of Optometry is located in Bloomington, IN, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Optometry (OD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	3
Doctoral Degrees	74

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE; OAT (for OD) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

374

Applied

153

Accepted

84

Enrolled

Applying

55

Application Fee - Domestic

65

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	Not reported	No
Winter deadline	February 1st	February 1st	No
Spring deadline	September 1st	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	BA in science
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE; OAT (for OD)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	BA in science (master's degree preferred)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

341

Total Graduate Students

12%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.64%
Black or African American	2.35%
White or Caucasian	75%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	4.11%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.05%
Unknown	0.59%

Gender

Male (40%)

Female (59%)

Faculty

43

Total faculty

Full-time - 36

Part-time - 7

Male (27)

Female (16)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Corneal physiology, contact lenses, adaptive optics, dry eye, low vision, refractive anomalies, ophthalmic imaging, glaucoma, ocular physiology, infant vision, retinal disease
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	5,600,000

Location & Contact

Address 800 East Atwater Avenue
Bloomington, IN  47405-3680
United States

Contact Dr. Joseph Bonanno
Dean
Email: jbonanno@indiana.edu
Phone: 812-855-4440

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