Best Universities for Veterinary in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Veterinary. A graph of 11.5M citations received by 619K academic papers made by 1,957 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Veterinary

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

2. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Veterinary

#1 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

3. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Veterinary

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

4. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Veterinary

#3 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

5. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Veterinary

#4 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

6. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Veterinary

#2 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

7. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Veterinary

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

8. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Veterinary

#5 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

9. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Veterinary

#6 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

10. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Veterinary

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

11. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Veterinary

#3 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

12. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Veterinary

#4 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

13. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Veterinary

#5 in Europe

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

14. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Veterinary

#2 in Latin America

#2 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

15. Royal Veterinary College University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Veterinary

#6 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1791

16. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Veterinary

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

17. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Veterinary

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

18. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Veterinary

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

19. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Veterinary

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

20. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Veterinary

#7 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1451

21. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Veterinary

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

22. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Veterinary

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

23. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Veterinary

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

24. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Veterinary

#8 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

25. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Veterinary

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $10,689
Enrollment: 27,539

26. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Veterinary

#9 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

27. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Veterinary

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

28. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Veterinary

#10 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

29. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Veterinary

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

30. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Veterinary

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

31. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Veterinary

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

32. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Veterinary

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

33. Kansas State University

United States | Kansas State

For Veterinary

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $8,537
Enrollment: 19,722

34. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Veterinary

#1 in New Zealand

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

35. Oklahoma State University

United States | Oklahoma State

For Veterinary

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

36. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Veterinary

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

37. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Veterinary

#11 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

38. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Veterinary

#12 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

39. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Veterinary

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

40. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Veterinary

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

41. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Veterinary

#13 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,321
Founded: 1854

42. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Veterinary

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

43. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Veterinary

#3 in Latin America

#3 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1927

44. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Veterinary

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

45. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Veterinary

#14 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

46. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Veterinary

#15 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 6,345
Founded: 1859

47. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Veterinary

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

48. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Veterinary

#16 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 18,576

49. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Veterinary

#17 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Founded: 1990

50. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Veterinary

#18 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,274
Founded: 1778

51. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Veterinary

#19 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

52. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Veterinary

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

53. University of Saskatchewan

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Veterinary

#25 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,953
Founded: 1907

54. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Veterinary

#26 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

55. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Veterinary

#20 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Enrollment: 30,926

56. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Veterinary

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

57. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Veterinary

#21 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

58. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Veterinary

#22 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

59. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Veterinary

#1 in Asia

#1 in Saudi Arabia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

60. U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Veterinary University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Veterinary

#2 in Asia

#1 in India

61. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Veterinary

#3 in Asia

#2 in India

Founded: 1889

62. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Veterinary

#23 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

63. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Veterinary

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

64. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Veterinary

#24 in Europe

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

65. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Veterinary

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

66. Complutense University of Madrid

For Veterinary

#25 in Europe

#2 in Spain

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

67. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Veterinary

#4 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

68. Auburn University

United States | Alabama

For Veterinary

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 79%

69. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Veterinary

#26 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

70. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Veterinary

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

71. Cairo University

For Veterinary

#2 in Africa

#1 in Egypt

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 257,200
Founded: 1908

72. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Veterinary

#27 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

73. University of Bari

For Veterinary

#28 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Founded: 1924

74. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Veterinary

#29 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

75. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Veterinary

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

76. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Veterinary

#5 in Asia

#1 in Iran

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

77. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Veterinary

#6 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

78. Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Japan | Obihiro

For Veterinary

#7 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 1,337
Founded: 1941

79. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Veterinary

#8 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

80. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Veterinary

#33 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

81. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Veterinary

#30 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

82. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Veterinary

#31 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

83. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Veterinary

#9 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

84. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Veterinary

#4 in Latin America

#1 in Mexico

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

85. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Veterinary

#3 in Africa

Founded: 1950

86. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Veterinary

#34 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

87. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Veterinary

#35 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

88. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Veterinary

#5 in Latin America

#4 in Brazil

Founded: 1934

89. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Veterinary

#4 in Africa

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

90. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Veterinary

#5 in Africa

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 49,436
Founded: 1962

91. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Veterinary

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

92. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Veterinary

#37 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

93. University of Padua

For Veterinary

#32 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

94. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Veterinary

#33 in Europe

#5 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

95. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

France | Occitanie

For Veterinary

#34 in Europe

#1 in France

Founded: 1828

96. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Veterinary

#38 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

97. University of Texas Medical Branch

United States | Texas

For Veterinary

#39 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,361
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

98. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Veterinary

#40 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

99. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Veterinary

#41 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

100. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Veterinary

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

Medicine subfields in the World

Anatomy and Physiology4255

Anesthesiology2681

Bioethics/Medical Ethics1011

Biomedical Engineering1654

Clinical Psychology3123

Cosmetology1011

Critical Care Nursing1911

Dermatology1700

Epidemiology1273

Family medicine2622

Forensic Science1000

Gastroenterology and Hepatology2148

Gerontology2214

Health Science3646

Healthcare Management (MHA)2642

Medical Physics1004

Neurosurgery1022

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)2294

Occupational Therapy1135

Oncology and Cancer research3216

Ophthalmology1621

Orthodontics2030

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine2196

Pharmacology3471

Physical Therapy3630

Plastic Surgery1067

Public Health5032

Radiation Therapy1584

Radiology and Nuclear medicine4277

Respiratory Therapy1003

Social Work1028

Sonography and Ultrasound1004

Sports / Exercise science1145

Sports Medicine2413