Profile of First-year Students
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The following table presents statistics for five consecutive first-year classes.
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All Applicants
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2011
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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Total
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254
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274
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273
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246
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191
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Enrolled Students
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2011
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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| Total No. Entering |
66
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68
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67
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66
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60
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Demographics
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Mean Age at Admission
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23
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23
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23
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23
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24
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Range
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21-31
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21-34
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21-37
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21-39
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22-29
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No. of Women
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53
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51
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57
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48
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49
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No. of Men
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13
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17
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10
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18
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11
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No. of States Represented
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7
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7
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5
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8
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8
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No. of Students non-USA
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2
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1
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0
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0
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2
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African-American
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2
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2
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0
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0
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1
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Asian / S.E. Asian
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47
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49
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42
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42
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32
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East Indian/Pakistani
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5
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0
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1
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1
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3
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Hispanic/Latino
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5
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2
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3
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4
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1
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Native American
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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Non-Hispanic White
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7
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12
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10
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11
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13
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Pacific Islander
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0
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0
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0
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1
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-
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Not indicated or Multi-racial
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0
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3
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11
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7
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9
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GPA (Prereq. Courses Only, 2006-2009; Biology, Chemistry, Physics [BCP] GPA, as calculated through the OptomCAS application, starting 2010)
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Average
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3.40
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3.44
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3.55
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3.53
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3.50
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High
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3.97
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4.00
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4.00
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4.00
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4.00
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Low
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2.77
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2.94
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2.97
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3.01
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2.81
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Average OAT Scores (recalibrated May 2009 to adjust score averages)
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Academic Avg. (all subjects)
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349
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353
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363
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361
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357
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High
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390
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390
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390
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390
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390
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Low
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300
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300
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320
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300
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310
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More Admissions Information
If you have additional questions after reading all the material under the Admissions Topics, please contact optometry-admissions@berkeley.edu.
Admissions and Student Affairs Office (ASAO)
School of Optometry
Berkeley, CA 94720-2020
Tel: 510-642-9537
Fax: 510-643-7111
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