Name: 2025 US Veterinary School Acceptance Rates
Creator: AdmitBase

Question 1

Which veterinary schools have the lowest acceptance rates?

Accepted Answer

The five most selective AVMA-accredited veterinary schools in the 2025 data are University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine (4.0%), University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine (4.2%), Oregon State University Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine (5.4%), University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine (6.1%), and Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine (7.1%). Selectivity is not the same as difficulty for a given applicant: a school's GRE and GPA medians tell you more about your own odds than its headline rate does, because a low rate can reflect a large self-selecting applicant pool as much as a high bar.

Question 2

Which veterinary schools have the highest acceptance rates?

Accepted Answer

The five least selective AVMA-accredited veterinary schools in the 2025 data are University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine (32%), Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine (30%), Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine (30%), Long Island University College of Veterinary Medicine (28%), and Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine (25%). A high acceptance rate does not make a programme a safety for everyone — many of these are state programmes that admit a large share of in-state applicants and very few from outside, so the rate an out-of-state applicant actually faces can be several times lower than the published figure.

Question 3

What is the average acceptance rate for veterinary schools in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Acceptance rates vary widely by tier. Top-ranked veterinary schools often admit fewer than 10% of applicants, while regional programmes typically admit 30–60%. AdmitBase publishes the most recent acceptance rate for every AVMA-accredited veterinary school in the table below, sourced from each school's own published class profile.

Question 4

How is acceptance rate calculated?

Accepted Answer

Acceptance rate is the number of admitted applicants divided by the number of applications received, as reported in each veterinary school's class profile. Yield (the percentage of admits who enrol) is reported separately. AdmitBase displays both metrics when available, and leaves the field empty rather than estimating one when a school reports neither.

Question 5

Are acceptance rates the best signal of admission difficulty?

Accepted Answer

Acceptance rate alone can mislead. A school with a 20% acceptance rate may be easier to get into than one with a 30% rate if its applicant pool is significantly stronger. GRE and GPA medians, not raw acceptance rates, are the best predictors of an individual applicant's chances. AdmitBase uses 40% GRE and 60% GPA to calculate personalised match scores.

Question 6

How many veterinary schools does this page cover?

Accepted Answer

This page lists acceptance-rate data for 32 AVMA-accredited veterinary schools, refreshed as each school republishes its class profile, which schools do on their own timelines rather than to a common calendar.

School	Accept %	GRE	GPA	Class Size
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine Madison, WI	3.96%	158	3.70	100
University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine Knoxville, TN	4.2%	154	3.79	99
Oregon State University Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine Corvallis, OR	5.4%	154	3.76	96
University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine Minneapolis, MN	6.1%	158	3.68	105
Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine Baton Rouge, LA	7.1%	153	3.54	198
Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine Pomona, CA	8.2%	152	3.46	120
Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine East Lansing, MI	9%	157	3.64	115
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Davis, CA	9.2%	162	3.80	148
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Ithaca, NY	10%	163	3.82	120
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Philadelphia, PA	10%	160	3.76	132
Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine Columbus, OH	11%	161	3.60	165
Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine Fort Collins, CO	11%	161	3.56	154
Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine Fort Worth, TX	12%	159	3.80	180
North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Raleigh, NC	12%	159	3.70	100
University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine Athens, GA	13%	158	3.68	120
Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Boston, MA	14%	157	3.65	96
University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine Gainesville, FL	14%	157	3.65	120

School	Accept %	GRE	GPA	Class Size
Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine Ames, IA	15%	156	3.62	169
Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine West Lafayette, IN	15%	156	3.64	84
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Roanoke, VA	16%	155	3.59	126
Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine Spokane, WA	16%	156	3.76	142
University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine Champaign, IL	16%	156	3.58	120
Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine Auburn, AL	17%	155	3.56	120
Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine Manhattan, KS	18%	155	3.56	112
University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine Columbia, MO	18%	155	3.56	120
Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine Mississippi State, MS	20%	153	3.60	119
Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine Stillwater, OK	20%	153	3.55	110

School	Accept %	GRE	GPA	Class Size
Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine Tuskegee, AL	25%	152	3.50	80
Long Island University College of Veterinary Medicine Brookville, NY	28%	151	3.48	96
Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine Glendale, AZ	30%	152	3.50	108
Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine Knoxville, TN	30%	151	3.48	105
University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine Tucson, AZ	32%	152	3.50	110

Veterinary School Acceptance Rates 2025

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