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Total

3,669

55.0%

165

45.3%

Male

42

0.6% 1.5% 2.2% 1.7% 4.4% 6.1%

5

1.4% 3.3% 4.7% 1.6% 5.2% 6.9%

Two or More Races

Female

103 145

12 17

Total

Male

113

6

Unknown*

Female

294 407

19

Total

25

Male

2,198 4,469 6,667

33.0% 67.0%

96

26.4% 73.6%

Grand Total

Female

268 364

Total 100% The geographic location of the optometry schools and colleges appears to be a major factor influencing access by race/ethnicity (Table 2). The majority of Black and African American, 42.6%, are in institutions located in the South of the United States, whereas the second largest concentration of Black and African American students is in the Northeast (31.8%). Notably, Salus University (Pennsylvania) alone enrolls 66% of all Black students in the Northeast. Schools in the South also have a disproportionate number of Hispanic students (41.9%) when compared to other regions. The second highest region enrolling Hispanics is the West, with 28.2%. American Indians/Alaska Native are also highly concentrated in Southern schools (77%). This is largely due to Oklahoma State University and NOVA (Florida), which together enroll 50% of students in this category. 100%

Table 2. Enrollment by Race and Geographic Location

Southern Schools 5

Western Schools

Midwestern Schools

Northeastern School

Grand Total

Black or African American

75 42.6%

20 11.4%

25 14.2%

56 31.8%

176

Hispanic or Latino

144 41.9%

97 28.2%

47 13.7%

56 16.3%

344

American Indian or Alaska Native

31 77.5%

6 15%

3 7.5%

0 0%

40

Asian

443 23.6%

632 33.7%

317 16.9%

482 25.7%

1874

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

3 25.0%

6 50.0%

1

8.3%

2 16.7%

12

White

1145 31.2%

591 16.1%

1048 28.6%

885 24.1%

3669

Two or More Races

22 15.2%

76 52.4%

17 11.7%

30 20.7%

145

Unknown*

22

5.4%

124 30.5%

57 14.0%

204 50.1%

407

Grand Total

1885 28.3%

1552 23.3%

1515 22.7%

1715 25.7%

6667

Access to SUNY Optometry The College seeks to provide optometric education to a student body that fully represents all segments of the population. Access speaks to the College’s ability to achieve this goal.

5 Southern Schools: Nova Southeastern University, Northeastern State University – Oklahoma College of Optometry, University of Houston, University of The Incarnate Word, University Of Alabama At Birmingham; Western Schools: University of California – Berkeley, Southern California College of Optometry At Marshall B. Ketchum University, Western University of Health Sciences, Pacific University, Midwestern University – Arizona College Of Optometry; Midwestern Schools: Illinois College of Optometry, Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University, University of Missouri at St. Louis, The Ohio State University, Indiana University, Southern College of Optometry; Northeastern Schools: Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry, SUNY, New England College of Optometry, MCPHS University

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