Fast Facts

Ohio State's College of Veterinary Medicine

• Founded in 1885, one of the oldest and largest veterinary colleges in the United States, with more than 35,000 companion animal, farm animal and equine patients each year
• Ranked fifth among all North American veterinary schools, US News & World Report Best Graduate Schools
• Number of faculty: 105
• College departments include Veterinary Biosciences, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
• Degrees offered: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; MS and PhD in Veterinary Biosciences, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, and Veterinary Preventive Medicine

Alumni

• More than 7,200 veterinarians have graduated from the college, plus more than 1300 advanced degree holders, with nearly 8,500 total graduates
• OSU graduates make up 85 percent of the veterinarians practicing in Ohio
• Alumni practice in all 50 states and 29 countries 
• Alumni Society is one of the largest alumni groups at Ohio State 

Education 

• Number of professional students: 560
• Marysville Food Animal Clinic rotation consistently rated as one of the top rotations in the College of Veterinary Medicine curriculum

Research

• Veterinary college researchers developed the first feline leukemia vaccine, patented by Ohio State and licensed to Pfizer, Inc., and now routinely used worldwide
• The college is the lead institution in the Center for Retrovirus Research
• Faculty on the leading edge in the development of advanced orthopedic procedures, including fracture repair and arthroscopy in horses and total hip replacement in dogs
• Faculty in the animal health group at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), in Wooster, OH, are recognized internationally for their work in infectious diseases
• Faculty in the Department of Preventive Medicine are currently involved in several USDA-funded research projects, on food safety and avian influenza
• Five faculty from the Department of Veterinary Biosciences received a $9.8 million Program Project Grant from the National Cancer Institute to study the role of viruses in cancer – one of the largest research grants at The Ohio State University
• Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences was the recipient of the first University Departmental Teaching Award  
• The college has two members of the National Academy of Sciences and five Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Clinical Services, Facilities & Outreach

• The Veterinary Teaching Hospital is one of the largest veterinary hospitals in the country and is the only comprehensive referral veterinary hospital in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia
• Our Galbreath Equine Trauma, Intensive Care and Research Center is one of the premier centers for equine treatment in the nation
• The Alice Lloyd Finley Memorial Veterinary Research Farm (Finley Farm), a 133-acre farm in Madison County, serves as a teaching and research farm.
• The 10,000-square foot Marysville Large Animal Services to supports faculty and clinic services, as well as large animal outpatient facilities and student living quarters
• The technologically-advanced Veterinary Medicine Academic Building, built in 2003, has more than 97,000 square feet of space, including classrooms, auditoriums, a computer laboratory, research laboratories, administrative space and a library
• College service outreach and engagement includes arrangements with Ohio’s Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, the Wilds, Cleveland Metroparks, the Cleveland Animal Protective League, the Capital Area Humane Society, the Racing Commission, the American Kennel Club, Standardbred Association, and Ohio Cattlemen