Non-regional tuition for the 2005-06 academic year is $19,560. For those students holding a regional seat, tuition is $14,560. Southern College of Optometry has the lowest tuition amongst the eight private optometry schools and has the lowest non-regional tuition of all optometry schools. Books and equipment will vary between $600/year to $3,800/year. Remember your equipment purchases are an investment since you will be using the same equipment as a practicing optometrist.
Another important factor in calculating expenses is cost of living. Memphis annually ranks amongst cities with population over 500,000 as to having one of the lowest cost of living. In fact, most SCO students without families can easily budget their personal costs to under $1,000 per month.