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Percentage of Women in Class of 2022 Rises to 69 Percent

The percentage of women entering North American schools and colleges of optometry this fall has increased to 69 percent, compared to last year’s 66 percent. Across all schools, overall enrollment in the class of 2022 is 40 fewer students than enrolled in the fall of 2017.

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