Colleges accredited by the AVMA
Accreditation by the AVMA Council on Education® (COE) represents the highest standard of achievement for veterinary medical education. Institutions that earn AVMA COE accreditation confirm a commitment to quality and continuous improvement through a rigorous and comprehensive peer review.
This page contains the only official online list of schools and programs accredited by the AVMA COE. The list is updated biannually.
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This information is provided as a public service by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Education® (COE) consistent with a web listing protocol recommended by the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA).
This page contains the only official internet list of schools and programs accredited in the field(s) of veterinary medicine by the AVMA COE. The list is updated biannually. Schools, programs, degrees, or other information are listed here only after satisfactory completion of the AVMA COE accreditation process. Accreditation is achieved through a review process conducted by an external review panel of practitioners and academics, which verifies that the program meets the requirements of an accredited college of veterinary medicine. The AVMA COE is not responsible for the accuracy or timeliness of any accredited status representations on any other website.
Accredited is a classification granted to a college that has no deficiencies in any of the Standards and is granted for a period of up to seven years. A college with one or more minor deficiencies that have minimal or no effect on student learning or safety, that can be reasonably be addressed in one year, is Accredited with minor deficiencies. Colleges with a status of Accredited submit annual interim reports to monitor continued compliance with the Standards of Accreditation. Colleges with a status of Accredited with minor deficiencies submit reports twice a year.
Probationary Accreditation is granted to a college that has one or more major deficiencies that have more than minimal impact on student learning or safety. These deficiencies must be corrected in two years. The college must submit reports to the Council every six months. If minor deficiencies are not corrected within one year, a college will be placed on Probationary Accreditation for one additional year. The college then must submit reports to the Council every six months.
If a college granted Reasonable Assurance is making adequate progress in complying with the Standards, Provisional Accreditation may be granted to that college on the date that letters of acceptance (admission) are mailed to members of the initial class. When Provisional Accreditation is granted, interim reports are required at six-month intervals to monitor the program's progress in complying with the Standards; in particular changes in business or educational plans must be addressed in detail. Provisional Accreditation status may remain in effect no more than five years if the program complies with the necessary requirements. A program with Provisional Accreditation for five years or that does not provide continuing evidence that its program will comply with the Standards and its plan may be placed on Terminal Accreditation.
The Council on Education expects that 80% or more of each college's graduating senior students sitting for the NAVLE will have passed at the time of graduation. If no program graduates take the NAVLE, the Council will use other student educational outcomes in assessing compliance with the standard including those listed in section 12.11.1 of the Accreditation Policies and Procedures of the AVMA Council on Education.
Most veterinary colleges hold annual open-house events for the public.
U.S. accredited colleges
Auburn, Alabama 36849
Status: Accredited
Last Evaluation: 2012
Next Evaluation: 2019
SAVMA Chapter: Yes
http://www.vetmed.auburn.edu
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
http://tuskegee.edu
SAVMA Chapter: No
http://www.midwestern.edu
Status: Letter of Reasonable Assurance
Next Evaluation: TBD
http://www.arizona.edu
Davis, California 95616-8734
http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu
Pomona, California 91766-1862
Status: Accredited (minor deficiency in Standard 2, Finances, Standard 3, Physical Facilities & Equipment, Standard 6, Students, and Standard 9, Curriculum)
http://www.westernu.edu/veterinary/
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1601
http://csu-cvmbs.colostate.edu
Gainesville, Florida 32610-0125
http://www.vetmed.ufl.edu
Athens, Georgia 30602-7371
http://www.vet.uga.edu
Urbana, Illinois 61801
http://www.vetmed.illinois.edu
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1240
Status: Probationary Accreditation (w/major deficiency in Standard 3, Physical Facilities & Equipment and w/minor in Standard 2, Finances)
http://www.vet.purdue.edu
http://www.vetmed.iastate.edu
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
http://www.vet.k-state.edu
http://lsu.edu/vetmed/
North Grafton, Massachusetts 01536
http://www.tufts.edu/vet
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1314
http://www.cvm.msu.edu
http://www.cvm.umn.edu
Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762
http://www.cvm.msstate.edu
Columbia, Missouri 65211
http://www.cvm.missouri.edu
Ithaca, New York 14853-6401
https://www2.vet.cornell.edu/
Long Island University
Brookville, NY 11548-1300
https://liu.edu/vetmed
Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu
http://vet.osu.edu/
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078
http://www.cvm.okstate.edu
http://www.oregonstate.edu/vetmed
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6044
http://www.vet.upenn.edu
http://www.vet.utk.edu
Harrogate, TN 37752 Phone: 423-869-7150
http://www.lmunet.edu/
College Station, Texas 77843-4461
http://www.vetmed.tamu.edu
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0442
http://www.vetmed.vt.edu
Pullman, Washington 99164-7010
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu
http://www.vetmed.wisc.edu
Canadian accredited colleges
Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada J2S 7C6
http://www.medvet.umontreal.ca
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
Status: Accredited (minor in Standard 3, Physical Facilities & Equipment)
http://www.vet.ucalgary.ca
Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
http://www.ovc.uoguelph.ca
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada C1A 4P3
http://www.upei.ca/avc
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5B4
http://www.usask.ca/wcvm
Accredited foreign colleges
Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU
Phone: 44 (0)117 394 1649
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/vetscience
Murdoch, Western Australia
http://www.murdoch.edu.au/School-of-Veterinary-and-Life-Sciences/
Werribee, VIC Australia
http://www.vet.unimelb.edu.au
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Status: Accredited (minor deficiency in Standard 3, Physical Facilities & Equipment)
http://sydney.edu.au/vetscience
Gatton, QLD, Australia
http://www.uq.edu.au/vetschool/
London, England NW1 0TU
Phone: 44 (0)20 7468-5000
http://www.rvc.ac.uk
F-69280 Marcy l'Etoile
http://www.vetagro-sup.fr
Belfield, Dublin 4 Ireland
http://www.ucd.ie/vetmed
1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Korea 151-742
Phone: 82-2-8805114
http://vet.snu.ac.kr/en
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México
Coyoacan, Mexico, D.F.
Phone: 52 (55) 5622 5855
http://www.fmvz.unam.mx
http://ivabs.massey.ac.nz
Edinburgh, EH9 1QH Scotland
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/vet
Glasgow, Scotland G61 1QH
http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/vet
State University of Utrecht
3508 TD Utrecht, The Netherlands
Phone: 31 30 253 4851
SAVMA Chapter: No http://www.uu.nl/NL/faculteiten/diergeneeskunde/Pages/default.aspx
Basseterre, St Kitts, West Indies
http://www.rossu.edu/veterinary-school/
St. George's University
Grenada, West Indies
http://www.sgu.edu/school-of-veterinary-medicine/index.html
COE accreditation actions
Notice of accreditation actions by the AVMA Council on Education December 2019
Notice of accreditation actions by the AVMA Council on Education September 2019
Notice of accreditation actions by the AVMA Council on Education May 2019
Notice of accreditation actions by the AVMA Council on Education March 2019
Notice of accreditation action by the AVMA Council on Education May 2017
AVMA Council on Education update on the University of Arizona, May 2017
AVMA Council on Education accreditation action update July 2016
Notice of accreditation actions by the AVMA Council on Education May 31, 2016