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has consistently been the second highest in the country (National average of accepted students = 316). The average entering GPA is among the top five programs. Most students enrolling have completed a Pre- Med Bachelor’s degree program from competitive, very competitive or highly competitive institutions according to the Barron’s Profile of American Colleges guide. An analysis was conducted to determine if gender and race/ethnicity are barriers to access (Table 11). OAT and undergraduate GPA from 7 application cycles (2010-2016) were used. OAT scores were available for 3,903 applicants while undergraduate science GPA was available for 1,135 applicants. The average Total Science (TS) OAT and the Academic Average (AA) OAT scores for all applicants was 320. The average Science Undergraduate GPA (SUGPA) for all applicants was 3.32 and the average Overall Undergraduate GPA (OUGPA) was 3.47. Female students had lower TS and AA OAT scores compared to their male counterparts (TS= 317 vs 326, F(1,3901)=45.1, p<.00; AA= 318 vs. 325, F(1, 3901)=42, p<.00). Female applicants, on the other hand, had higher overall undergraduate GPAs (OUGPA) than males (OUGPA=3.5 vs. 3.4, F[1,1133]=18.7, p<.00). TS and AA OAT scores for underrepresented minority applicants, 298 and 301, respectively, were lower compared to all other race/ethnicity groups (at p<.00 level). Although both Science Undergraduate GPA and Overall Undergraduate GPA were lower for URM when compared to other groups, posthoc tests confirmed that the only statistically significant difference was between URM and White applicants (SUGPA= 3.2 vs 3.4, p<.00; OUGPA=3.4 vs. 3.54, p<.05). Note: In order to evaluate the competitiveness of the College, the average OAT scores and grades of matriculated students were added to Table 11 to allow comparison between the overall applicant pool and entering averages.

Table 11 . SUNY Optometry’s Applicant Po ol Admissions Metrics by Race and Ethnicity (2010-2016)

Std. Deviation

N

Mean

Std. Error

White*

1454

315

37.35

.98

URM*

250

298

38.89

2.46

Asian*

1156

324

40.48

1.19

Total Science OAT

International*

549

336

36.46

1.56

Unknown*

220

314

37.59

2.53

2 or More*

284

320

40.63

2.41

Total

3913

320

39.56

.63

Entering Average (2016)

352

24.6

White*

1454

318

28.80

.76

URM*

250

301

30.39

1.92

Asian*

1156

324

31.59

.93

Academic Average OAT

International*

549

331

27.64

1.18

Unknown*

220

318

28.46

1.92

2 or More*

284

317

31.89

1.89

Total

3913

320 346

30.59

.49

Entering Average (2016)

18.2

White*

415

3.41

0.36

.02

Science Undergrad GPA

URM*

61

3.20

0.42

.05

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