diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 47c641aab..a045f5ffa 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1390,7 +1390,6 @@
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-      "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-      "peer": true
+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause"
     },
     "node_modules/dezalgo": {
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       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=10.0.0"
       },
diff --git a/src/controllers/optAnalyticsController.js b/src/controllers/optAnalyticsController.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90fcf1e20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controllers/optAnalyticsController.js
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+const CandidateOPTStatus = require('../models/CandidateOPTStatus');
+
+const isValidDate = (date) => {
+  const dateRegex = /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/;
+  if (!dateRegex.test(date)) return false;
+  const parsedDate = new Date(date);
+  return !Number.isNaN(parsedDate.getTime());
+};
+
+const parseDateParam = (dateStr, fieldName, res) => {
+  if (!isValidDate(dateStr)) {
+    res.status(400).json({ message: `Invalid ${fieldName}. Use ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD).` });
+    return null;
+  }
+  const parsed = new Date(dateStr);
+  if (Number.isNaN(parsed.getTime())) {
+    res.status(400).json({ message: `Invalid ${fieldName}. Use ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD).` });
+    return null;
+  }
+  return parsed;
+};
+
+const validateDateRange = (start, end, startDate, endDate, res) => {
+  if (start && end && start > end) {
+    res.status(400).json({ message: 'startDate cannot be greater than endDate.' });
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (startDate && endDate && start.toDateString() === end.toDateString()) {
+    res.status(400).json({ message: 'startDate and endDate cannot be the same.' });
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+};
+
+const sanitizeRole = (role) => {
+  if (!role) return null;
+  const str = String(role);
+  return str.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9 _-]/g, '');
+};
+
+const buildQuery = (start, end, role) => {
+  const query = {};
+  if (start || end) {
+    query.applicationDate = {};
+    if (start) query.applicationDate.$gte = start;
+    if (end) query.applicationDate.$lte = end;
+  }
+  const safeRole = sanitizeRole(role);
+  if (safeRole) {
+    query.role = safeRole;
+  }
+  return query;
+};
+
+const computeBreakdown = (result) => {
+  const totalCandidates = result.length;
+  const breakDownMap = {};
+  result.forEach(({ optStatus }) => {
+    breakDownMap[optStatus] = (breakDownMap[optStatus] || 0) + 1;
+  });
+  const breakDown = Object.entries(breakDownMap).map(([optStatus, count]) => ({
+    optStatus,
+    count,
+    percentage: Number(((count / totalCandidates) * 100).toFixed(2)),
+  }));
+  return { totalCandidates, breakDown };
+};
+
+module.exports = function optAnalyticsController() {
+  return {
+    getOPTStatusBreakdown: async function getOPTStatusBreakdown(req, res, next) {
+      try {
+        const { startDate, endDate, role } = req.query;
+
+        let start;
+        let end;
+
+        if (startDate) {
+          start = parseDateParam(startDate, 'startDate', res);
+          if (start === null) return null;
+        }
+
+        if (endDate) {
+          end = parseDateParam(endDate, 'endDate', res);
+          if (end === null) return null;
+        }
+
+        if (!validateDateRange(start, end, startDate, endDate, res)) return null;
+
+        const query = buildQuery(start, end, role);
+
+        const result = await CandidateOPTStatus.find(query);
+
+        if (!result.length) {
+          return res.json({
+            totalCandidates: 0,
+            breakDown: [],
+            message: 'No records found for the given filters.',
+          });
+        }
+
+        return res.json(computeBreakdown(result));
+      } catch (err) {
+        next(err);
+      }
+      return null;
+    },
+  };
+};
diff --git a/src/models/CandidateOPTStatus.js b/src/models/CandidateOPTStatus.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1e61fbe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/CandidateOPTStatus.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+
+const CandidateOPTStatusSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
+  candidateId: {
+    type: Number,
+    required: true,
+  },
+  role: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+  },
+  optStatus: {
+    type: String,
+    enum: ['OPT started', 'CPT not eligible', 'Citizen', 'OPT not yet started', 'N/A'],
+    required: true,
+  },
+  applicationDate: {
+    type: Date,
+    required: true,
+  },
+});
+
+module.exports = mongoose.model('CandidateOPTStatus', CandidateOPTStatusSchema);
diff --git a/src/routes/optanalyticsRoutes.js b/src/routes/optanalyticsRoutes.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4967bf77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/optanalyticsRoutes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+const express = require('express');
+
+module.exports = function optAnalyticsRoutes() {
+  const router = express.Router();
+  const optAnalyticsController = require('../controllers/optAnalyticsController')();
+  router.get('/opt-status', optAnalyticsController.getOPTStatusBreakdown);
+  return router;
+};
diff --git a/src/startup/routes.js b/src/startup/routes.js
index b828af6f8..3047d9078 100644
--- a/src/startup/routes.js
+++ b/src/startup/routes.js
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ console.log('PlannedCostRouter loaded:', plannedCostRouter ? 'success' : 'failed
 const projectCostRouter = require('../routes/bmdashboard/projectCostRouter')(projectCost);
 
 const tagRouter = require('../routes/tagRouter')(tag);
-const educationTaskRouter = require('../routes/educationTaskRouter');
+const applicantVolunteerRatioRouter = require('../routes/applicantVolunteerRatioRouter');const educationTaskRouter = require('../routes/educationTaskRouter');
 const educatorRouter = require('../routes/educatorRouter');
 const atomRouter = require('../routes/atomRouter');
 const intermediateTaskRouter = require('../routes/intermediateTaskRouter');
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ const bidNotificationsRouter = require('../routes/lbdashboard/bidNotificationsRo
 const bidDeadlinesRouter = require('../routes/lbdashboard/bidDeadlinesRouter');
 const SMSRouter = require('../routes/lbdashboard/SMSRouter')();
 
-const applicantVolunteerRatioRouter = require('../routes/applicantVolunteerRatioRouter');
+const analyticsRouter = require('../routes/optanalyticsRoutes')();
 const applicationRoutes = require('../routes/applications');
 const announcementRouter = require('../routes/announcementRouter')();
 
@@ -565,4 +565,6 @@ module.exports = function (app) {
   app.use('/api', materialCostRouter);
 
   app.use('/api/lp', lessonPlanSubmissionRouter);
+
+  app.use('/api/analytics', analyticsRouter);
 };