Annual Data Report

Annual Data Report 2013-2014 A Report of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges 1101 Vermont Avenue, NW 20005 202-371-9195 http://www.aavmc.org As of June 12, 2014

Introduction The membership of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges is pleased to present the AAVMC Annual Data Report 2013-2014. This report includes data concerning veterinary school faculty, students and applicants and represents the most frequently requested data from the AAVMC. This report includes, but is not limited to, a collection of data compiled through an internal members-only survey conducted each fall. The 28 colleges and schools of veterinary medicine in the United States were surveyed. A final report is distributed exclusively to participating members of the AAVMC in December. The Annual Data Report features data on faculty and students from the 28 colleges and schools in the United States.

FACULTY DATA

Percentage of Total Faculty Distribution of Faculty at US Schools and Colleges of Veterinary Medicine AAVMC Internal Reports 2014 60.0% 56.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 23.4% 20.0% 17.3% 10.0% 0.0% 3.3% Faculty Administrators Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty Non-Tenure Faculty: Clinical Non-Tenure Faculty: Non-clinical Total number of faculty = 3862 Faculty Type

Percentage of Faculty by Type 80% 70% Change in the Presence of Women Faculty at US Colleges of Veterinary Medicine by Position Type AAVMC Internal Reports 2009-2014 2009 2014 60% 54.1% 57.9% 50% 40% 30% 31.3% 33.3% 43.3% 43.3% 23.5% 34.1% 37% 40.8% 20% 10% 0% Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty Non-Tenure Faculty: Clinical All Ranks Non-Tenure Faculty: Non- Clinical All Ranks Faculty Administrators Total Percentage of Women Faculty Academic Position Type 2014 Total number of women faculty = 1306 2014 Total number of women faculty = 1577

Percentage of Faculty by Type 50.0% 45.0% 40.0% Change in the Presence of Racially and Ethnically Underrepresented Faculty at US Colleges of Veterinary Medicine by Position Type AAVMC Internal Reports 2009-2014 2009 2014 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 21.7% 21.5% 15.0% 10.0% 12.6% 13.5% 9.7% 9.5% 10.9% 12.7% 13.0% 13.5% 5.0% 0.0% Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty Non-Tenure Faculty: Clinical All Ranks Non-Tenure Faculty: Non- Clinical All Ranks Faculty Administrators Total Percentage of Women Faculty 2009 Total number of URVM faculty = 491 2014 Total number of URVM faculty = 538 Academic Position

STUDENT RELATED DATA

Number of DVM Students 14,000 Total DVM Student Enrollment at the US Colleges of Veterinary Medicine AAVMC Internal Data Reports 1980-2013 12,000 11,474 10,000 8,000 8,574 10,218 6,000 7,014 4,000 2,000 0 Academic Year Ending Year 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Enrollment 7,014 8,173 8,381 8,982 8,942 8,970 8,928 9,015 8,805 8,574 8,456 8,411 8,508 8,702 8,859 8,881 8,854 Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Enrollment 8,956 9,010 9,055 9,121 9,170 9,276 9,363 9,587 9,758 9,983 10,218 10,330 10,534 11,046 10,996 11,255 11,474

Total Number of First Year DVM Students 3,100 First Year DVM Student Enrollment at the US Colleges of Veterinary Medicine AAVMC Internal Reports 1980-2013 2,900 2,981 2,700 2,570 2,500 2,300 2,100 2,027 2,279 2,193 2,299 1,900 1,700 1,500 Academic Year Year 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Enrollment 2,027 2,254 2,247 2,320 2,247 2,281 2,279 2,207 2,208 2,194 2,193 2,195 2,258 2,296 2,276 2,283 2,334 Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Enrollment 2,326 2,299 2,361 2,381 2,382 2,406 2,488 2,570 2,570 2,657 2,704 2,766 2,793 2,843 2,933 3,013 2,981

Number of Graduates 3,200 3,000 2,800 2,600 Total Number of Graduates from US Colleges of Veterinary Medicine AAVMC Internal Data Reports 1980-2013 2,686 2,400 2,200 2,000 2,219 2,209 1,800 1,600 1,746 1,400 1,200 Year of Graduation Year 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Graduates 1,746 1,931 1,969 2,011 2,138 2,151 2,103 2,219 2,220 2,139 2,117 2,166 2,212 2,074 2,065 2,126 2,130 Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Graduates 2,170 2,165 2,185 2,175 2,171 2,186 2,209 2,307 2,263 2,326 2,466 2,485 2,499 2,547 2,603 2,687 2686

CA TX FL NY IL OH PA GA NC CO MI WI MD VA TN NJ LA WA MN IA MA MO OK IN AL OR CT KY KS AZ MS SC AR UT NM PR NV WV ND HI ID MT SD NH WY VT DE NE ME RI DC VI AK 300 250 264 Enrolled First Year Students by State*Residency at the Time of Application American Students Only AAVMC Internal Reports 2014 200 175 150 143 100 50 110 99 80 70 60 50 41 0 20 10 5 1 0 *Includes enrollees from US territories and the District of Columbia.

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Percentage of Total Enrollment 100.0% 89.0% 90.0% 80.0% Enrollment in the US Veterinary Medical Colleges By Sex AAVMC Internal Reports 1970-2013 Men Women 79.6% 70.0% 66.2% 76.8% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 51.1% 49.5% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 33.8% 23.2% 20.4% 11.0% Academic Year

TUS WES UCD PUR COR FLA CSU TUF MSU US Total OKL TAMU NCSU WSU UGA US Median VMR WIS ILL LSU ORE AUB PENN UMO MIS MIN ISU KSU OSU TENN Presence of Racially and Ethnically Underrepresented Students at US Colleges of Veterinary Medicine AAVMC Internal Reports 18.9% 18.4% 17.1% 15.4% 15.0% 13.7% 13.5% 13.2% 12.5% 12.3% 11.8% 11.5% 11.5% 10.8% 10.3% 9.7% 9.1% 7.8% 7.0% 6.8% 6.3% 6.1% 5.8% 5.2% 4.6% 3.9% 3.8% 30.3% 35.5% 2013-2014 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 76.6% Underrepresented in Veterinary Medicine (URVM) is defined as populations of individuals whose advancement in the veterinary medical profession has historically been disproportionately impacted by six specific aspects of diversity (gender, race, ethnicity, geographic, socioeconomic, and educational disadvantage) due to legal, cultural, or social climate impediments. Students who are of Asian descent are considered underrepresented in the veterinary medical profession and are included in the calculations for this bar graph.

Average GPA 3.62 1st Year Student Pre-Veterinary Grade Point Average 10 Year Trend AAVMC Internal Data Reports 2002-2014 3.60 3.6 3.59 3.58 3.59 3.59 3.56 3.55 3.57 3.57 3.57 3.54 3.53 3.54 3.52 3.53 3.5 3.48 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Academic Year Ending

Attrition Rates: Additional Data 2013 National Attrition Rate =.82% Class of 2016 - First Year Attrition Rate = 1.8% Class of 2013 (Recent Graduates) - Attrition Rate =1.7%

APPLICANT DATA

VMCAS Applicants by Sex AAVMC Internal Data 2009-2014 Women Men Unknown 100.0% 90.0% 80.0% 3.8% 4.0% 3.8% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 20.2% 19.7% 19.2% 18.2% 18.7% 17.5% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 76.0% 76.2% 76.9% 77.4% 76.8% 78.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Number of Positions & Applicants Veterinary College Applicants and Available First Year Positions VMCAS Participating Institutions Only* AAVMC Internal Reports 2003-2013 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 4,453 4,581 1.93 1.99 Individual Applicants First Year Positions Applicant to Position Ratio 6,766 6,732 6,208 6,143 6,265 6,305 5,920 5,740 5,194 2.17 2.34 2.37 2.47 2.45 2,302 2,304 2,389 2,449 2,503 2,514 2,507 2.36 2.31 2.50 2,660 2,735 2,711 3,196 2.1 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 Applicant to Position Ratio 1,000 0.50 0 0.00 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 *This data represents only VMCAS applicants. VMCAS currently seats 90.5% of first year seats at the US colleges of veterinary medicine. The Fall 2014 (Class of 2018) ratio is projected; it includes first year seats created by the recent additions of Colleges of Veterinary Medicine at Midwestern University and Lincoln Memorial University. This data includes available seats at all VMCAS participating institutions, including non-us colleges of veterinary medicine.

4.0 Veterinary Medical College Applicants to Available First Year Seats (Presented as ratio figures) AAVMC Internal Reports Historical Data 1980-1999 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.0 2.8 2.4 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.3 2.8 2.9 1.5 1.8 1.0 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Additional Applicant Information Average Years of Pre-professional Preparation: 4.3 Years GRE Scores Class of 2017 Average Verbal Percentile= 68 Average Quantitative Score = 61 Degree status of Class of 2017 at admission No Degree Completed = 10.4% BS/BA Completed = 82.6% MS/MA Competed = 5.6% PhD Completed = 1.2% Applicant Age 21-year-olds represent 28% of 2013 applicants 22-year-olds represent 19% of 2013 applicants 25-30 year olds represent over 16% of 2013 applicants

TUITION DATA

Resident Tuition $50,000 $45,000 Resident* Tuition at the US Colleges of Veterinary Medicine Maximums, Minimums & Medians Adjusted for Inflation AAVMC Internal Data Reports 200-2014 $40,000 $35,000 $30,000 $25,000 $20,000 $15,000 $10,000 $5,000 $29,325 $28,427 $27,367 $25,527 $25,948 $26,075 $24,553 $18,885 $19,702 $19,370 $16,634 $17,330 $15,156 $15,506 $10,808 $11,559 $11,495 $11,598 $11,704 $12,467 $9,827 $31,389 $30,938 $30,813 $20,629 $20,997 $21,753 $16,546 $15,440 $13,783 $0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Academic Year Ending *Resident data does not include data from University of Pennsylvania, Tufts University or Western University of Health Sciences.

Non-Resident Tuition $90,000 $80,000 Non-Resident Tuition at the US Colleges of Veterinary Medicine Maximums, Minimums & Medians Adjusted for Inflation AAVMC Internal Data Reports 2005-2014 $70,000 $60,000 $50,000 $40,000 $49,837 $35,635 $56,993 $54,856 $52,513 $37,873 $38,324 $38,957 $60,448 $40,441 $62,790 $61,746 $63,446 $62,339 $62,083 $42,548 $43,157 $43,768 $44,708 $45,910 $30,000 $20,000 $25,899 $10,000 $12,212 $12,050 $12,304 $11,734 $13,136 $13,136 $12,734 $16,984 $17,148 $0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Academic Year Ending

Please Direct Inquiries to: Lisa Greenhill Associate Executive Director for Institutional Research & Diversity lgreenhill@aavmc.org This report should be cited as: Annual Data Report 2013-2014 [Internet]. Washington, DC: Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges; 2014 March p. 1-24. Available from: http://www.aavmc.org/about-aavmc/public-data.aspx