How Student Population Changes at NECO

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 519 where 536 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 3.19 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in NECO than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at New England College of Optometry since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	472	112	360
2013-14	502 30	137 25	365 5
2014-15	519 17	147 10	372 7
2015-16	511 -8	153 6	358 -14
2016-17	533 22	156 3	377 19
2017-18	527 -6	137 -19	390 13
2018-19	522 -5	128 -9	394 4
2019-20	538 16	129 1	409 15
2020-21	528 -10	121 -8	407 -2
2021-22	525 -3	125 4	400 -7
2022-23	536 11	128 3	408 8
Average	519	134	385

New England College of Optometry Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 31.90% and the percentage of black students is 3.36% at New England College of Optometry. 24.25% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at New England College of Optometry over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	0	127	3	12	0	197	4
2013-14	0	116	7	15	0	211	10
2014-15	0	119	6	17	0	227	12
2015-16	0	115	6	15	0	234	10
2016-17	0	132	6	13	0	228	12
2017-18	0	135	7	17	0	214	9
2018-19	0	135	10	15	0	189	7
2019-20	1	134	12	16	0	192	12
2020-21	2	125	12	12	0	198	12
2021-22	3	130	20	6	0	181	23
2022-23	2	130	18	25	0	171	11
Average	1	127	10	15	0	204	11

New England College of Optometry Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at NECO

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes