As of last year, the QS World University Rankings by Subject now features a ranking of the world’s top veterinary schools. Based on a methodology which assesses employer and academic reputation, as well as research impact, the ranking aims to assist students who want to study veterinary science at one of the world’s leading departments in the field.
Read on for an overview of the top 50 veterinary science schools in the world, or click here to explore the full interactive results table.
| Top 10 Veterinary Schools in the World Based on the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016
| ||
| Rank
| Name of Institution
| Location
|
| 1
| University of California, Davis
| United States
|
| 2
| Cornell University
| United States
|
| 3
| Royal Veterinary College, University of London
| United Kingdom
|
| 4=
| University of Cambridge
| United Kingdom
|
| 4=
| University of Pennsylvania
| United States
|
| 6
| University of Liverpool
| United Kingdom
|
| 7
| Utrecht University
| Netherlands
|
| 8
| University of Guelph
| Canada
|
| 9
| University of Sydney
| Australia
|
| 10
| University of Copenhagen
| Denmark
|
| See the full veterinary science ranking >
| ||
Top veterinary schools in the US & Canada
The US boasts a total of 17 representatives in the ranking, including seven in the top 20. Outside of the top 10 (above), these are: Colorado State University, Texas A&M University,Michigan State University and North Carolina State University.
Three Canadian universities rank among the top 50 veterinary science schools, including the University of Guelph in 8th place. The Université de Montréal and the University of Saskatchewan are ranked joint 44th and 50th for veterinary science.
US：
University of California, Davis
Cornell University
University of Pennsylvania
Colorado State University
Texas A&M University
Michigan State University
North Carolina State University
The Ohio State University
University of Florida
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Minnesota
Purdue University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Missouri, Columbia
Washington State University
The University of Georgia
Iowa State University
Canada:
University of Guelph
Université de Montréal
University of Saskatchewan
Top veterinary schools in Europe
The UK is home to seven top veterinary schools, including three in the top 10. Just missing out on the top 10 are the University of Bristol and the University of Edinburgh, which share 11th place.
Elsewhere in Europe, Denmark’s sole entry, the University of Copenhagen, ranks 10th. Fellow Nordic countries Norway and Sweden also feature with one representative apiece – the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science (42nd) and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (30th).
Belgium, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain all have two entries in the ranking. As well as Utrecht University (7th), the Netherlands’ Wageningen University also performs well (19th). Belgium’sUniversity of Ghent is 20th, while Spain’s Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona places 21st and Germany’sLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München is ranked 23rd for veterinary science.
Finally, Austria, Ireland and Switzerland also feature with one top veterinary science school each. Of these, the Swiss University of Zurich is the highest ranked at joint 25th.
UK:
Royal Veterinary College , University of London
University of Cambridge
University of Liverpool
University of Bristol
The University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow
The University of Nottingham
Denmark:
University of Copenhagen
Norway:
Norwegian School of Veterinary Science
Sweden:
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Belgium:
Ghent University
Université de Liège
Italy:
University of Milan
Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna
Germany:
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Freie Universitaet Berlin
Netherlands:
Utrecht University
Wageningen University
Spain:
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
University Complutense Madrid
Austria:
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Ireland:
University College Dublin
Switzerland:
University of Zurich
Top veterinary schools in Australia & New Zealand
Australia has four representatives in this ranking of the world’s top 50 veterinary science schools. After the University of Sydney (9th), these are the University of Melbourne (18th), the University of Queensland (29th), and Murdoch University(37th).
Neighboring New Zealand has one entry, Massey University, which is ranked joint 25th for veterinary science.
Australia:
The University of Sydney
The University of Melbourne
The University of Queensland
Murdoch University
New Zealand:
Massey University
Top veterinary schools in Latin America
Elsewhere in the world, Brazil is the only Latin American country to feature in the ranking. Its two entries, Universidade de São Paulo (USP) and Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"are ranked 38th and 46th for veterinary science.
Brazil:
Universidade de São Paulo
UNESP
