Diversity and Inclusion Master Plan

Asian

374

3.29

0.39

.02

International

158

3.23

0.45

.04

Unknown

53

3.34

0.41

.06

2 or More

76

3.23

0.37

.04

Total

1137

3.32 3.48

0.40

.01

Entering Average (2016)

0.3

White*

414

3.54

0.27

.01

URM*

61

3.42

0.28

.04

Asian

374

3.45

0.27

.01

Overall Undergrad GPA

International

159

3.38

0.32

.03

Unknown

53

3.49

0.28

.04

2 or More

75

3.39

0.25

.03

Total

1136

3.47

0.28

.01

Entering Average (2016)

3.61

.21

*Difference in means is statistically significant

National OAT 7 confirms that the SUNY Optometry applicant pool reflects national trends of OAT test takers. Asians were the highest scoring group on the TS OAT, with an average of 309, followed by whites (297), Multirace (290), Native Americans (285), Pacific Islanders (283), and Blacks (268).

Geographic Location. From 2009-2016, the states with the highest number of URM applicants at SUNY Optometry were New York (75), California (40), New Jersey (34), Florida (20), Georgia (13), Maryland (9), Texas (9), Massachusetts (7), Connecticut (5), Illinois (4), Pennsylvania (4), Virginia (4), Delaware (3) and North Carolina (3) (Table 12).

The states with higher URM acceptance rates at the College were New York (34% acceptance rate), Virginia (50% acceptance rate), Maryland (22%), California (20%), and Connecticut (20%).

Enrolled students were primarily from New York (24 enrolled students with 92% yield), followed by California (2 enrolled students and 25% yield), Florida (2 enrolled students and 100% yield), Connecticut (1 enrolled student and 100% yield), Virginia (1 student and 50% yield). States such as New Jersey and Georgia had a high number of URM applicants (47) but disappointing acceptance rates. An analysis of applicants from these states indicated that the average Science OAT of applicants was 277, SD=32, with only two students scoring 330 and the remaining students scoring below 300 (the College average has been consistently around 340-350).

Table 12. URM Applications, Acceptances and Yield by State

Total Applications

Acceptances

Acceptance Rate

Enrollment

Yield (acceptance/Enrolled)

State

NY CA

75 40

26

34% 20%

24

92% 25%

8

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7 American Dental Association. (2016). Optometry Admission Test (OAT) User’s Guide: 2014 data. Retrieved from http://www.ada.org/~/media/OAT/Files/oat_user_guide.pdf?la=en

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