Annual Data Report

Annual Data Report 2014-2015 A Report of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges 1101 Vermont Avenue, NW 20005 202-371-9195 http://www.aavmc.org As of March 11, 2015

Introduction The membership of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges is pleased to present the AAVMC Annual Data Report 2015-2016. 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 30 colleges and schools of veterinary medicine in the United States, 5 Canadian colleges, and 14 international institutions were surveyed. A final report is distributed exclusively to participating members of the AAVMC in December. The Annual Data Report features data on faculty, students from the 30 colleges and schools in the United States. Several data presentations include data from reporting international members.

FACULTY DATA

Percentage of Total Faculty Distribution of Faculty at the US Colleges of Veterinary Medicine AAVMC Internal Reports 2015 60.0% 55.7% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 25.5% 20.0% 15.2% 10.0% 0.0% 3.6% Faculty Administrators Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty Non-Tenure Faculty: Clincial Non-Tenure Faculty:Non-Clinical Total number of faculty= 4,171 Faculty Type

Percentage of Faculty by Type Change in the Presence of Women Faculty at the US Colleges of Veterinary Medicine by Position Type AAVMC Internal Reports 2010-2015 2010 2015 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 31.9% 34.1% 56.9% 54.3% 41.3% 49.7% 25.4% 33.6% 38.1% 41.6% 20.0% 10.0% 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 2010 Total number of women faculty= 1321 2015 Total number of women faculty= 1641 Academic Position Type

Percentage of Faculty by Type Change in the Presence of Racially and Ethnically Underrepresented Faculty at the US Colleges of Veterinary Medicine by Position Type AAVMC Internal Reports 2010-2015 2010 2015 30.0% 26.9% 25.0% 20.0% 22.7% 15.0% 10.0% 13.4% 14.5% 10.5% 10.0% 13.9% 14.3% 11.2% 14.5% 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 URVM Faculty 2010 Total number of URVM Faculty= 497 2015 Total number of URVM Faculty= 572 Academic Position

STUDENT RELATED DATA

Total Number of DVM Students 14,000 12,000 Total DVM Student Enrollment at the US Colleges of Veterinary Medicine AAVMC Internal Reports 1980-2015 11,046 12,395 10,000 8,000 8,456 9,170 6,000 7,014 4,000 2,000 0 Academic Year Year 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 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 8,956 Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Enrollment 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 11,693 12,395 The number of Americans enrolled at AAVMC Member Institutions outside of the US is estimated to be approximately 2,700.

1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total Number of 1st Year DVM Students 4,500 4,000 First Year DVM Student Enrollment at the US Colleges of Veterinary Medicine AAVMC Internal Reports 1980-2015 3,586 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,247 2,193 2,381 2,843 2,981 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 Year 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 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 2,326 Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Enrollment 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 3,310 3,586

Number of Graduates 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 Total Number of Graduates from Reporting AAVMC Member Institutions* AAVMC Internal Data Reports 2008-2018 3,231 3,816 3,870 3,226 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 2,416 2,615 Projected Graduates from US CVMs Projected American Graduates from All AAVMC Member Institutions 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Academic Year Year 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 US 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 US 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 US Citizen Graduates 538 606 Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 US Graduates 2781 2977 3048 3144 3226 US Citizen Graduates 1035 619 621 581 644 *Includes graduates who are US citizens graduating from AAVMC s International Members.

CA TX FL NY IL OH MI NC GA PA VA CO TN WI MN LA NJ MD WA MA MO IN AL KY OK IA AZ KS OR PR SC MS CT UT WV MT NM AR NH NV ID ND SD VT DE RI WY HI NE ME AK DC VI 350 320 Enrolled First Year Students by State* Residency at the Time of Application American Students Only AAVMC Internal Reports 2015 300 250 200 209 169 150 100 50 0 138 120 100 77 70 60 49 43 19 12 5 0 *Includes enrollees from US territories and the District of Columbia Orange bars indicates states and territories with no college or school of veterinary medicine..

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 100.0% Enrollment in the US Veterinary Medical Colleges by Sex AAVMC Internal Reports 1970-2015 90.0% 89.0% 80.0% 70.0% 66.2% 65.9% 76.8% 79.6% 60.0% 50.0% 51.1% 53.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 33.8% 35.2% Men Women 23.2% 20.4% 11.0%

Percentage of Total Student Population 20.0% Percentage of Historically Underrepresented Students Matriculating at the US Colleges of Veterinary Medicine AAVMC Internal Reports 1980-2015 18.0% 16.0% 14.0% 14.6% 12.0% 10.0% 8.0% 6.9% 7.6% 9.7% 11.9% 6.0% 4.4% 4.0% 2.0% Diversity Matters Launched in 2005 0.0% Academic Year

TUS RSU WES UCD MID PUR COR CSU US Total UGA TAMU FLA Non-RSVM TUF OKL NCSU MSU Median PENN VMR WIS OSU LMU KSU WSU LSU UMO ILL ORE MIS AUB MIN ISU TENN *This data set includes enrollment data from Ross University due to the high number of American students enrolled. **This bar represents the US Total without Ross University. Presence of Racially and Ethnically Underrepresented Students at US Colleges of Veterinary Medicine* AAVMC Internal Reports 2015 20.9% 16.6% 19.0% 19.8% 16.1% 16.0% 15.2% 14.6% 13.6% 13.1% 13.0% 12.8% 12.8% 11.7% 11.6% 11.5% 11.4% 11.2% 9.2% 10.2% 10.4% 8.6% 6.9% 8.4% 8.5% 6.7% 6.2% 5.8% 5.2% 25.5% 29.5% 36.2% 47.6% 77.1% 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. 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0%

Average Grade Point Average 3.75 1st Year Student Pre-Vet GPA 10 Year Trend AAVMC Internal Reports 2006-2015 3.7 3.65 3.6 3.55 3.55 3.54 3.57 3.57 3.60 3.56 3.5 3.45 3.4 3.35 The mean science pre-vet GPA for 1st year students in 2014 was 3.48. 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Academic Year Ending

Attrition Rate: Additional Data 2014 National Attrition Rate =.87%

APPLICANT DATA

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 Number of Reported Applicants 10,000 Veterinary School Applicant Figures AAVMC Internal Data Reports 1980-2013 5.00 9,000 Applicants Applicant to Seats 4.50 8,000 4.00 7,286 7,000 3.59 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 3,922 1.79 6,783 2.95 4,440 1.85 5,920 2.37 6,769 1.64 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 Applicant to Seat Ratio 2,000 1.00 1,000 The addition of new data on the number of available seats required revised calculations to the applicant to seat ratio beginning with academic year 2008. 0.50 0 0.00 Year

VMCAS Applicants by Sex AAVMC Internal Data 2010-2015 Women Men Unknown 100% 90% 80% 4.0% 3.8% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 3.4% 19.7% 19.2% 18.2% 18.7% 17.5% 17.5% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 76.2% 76.9% 77.4% 76.8% 78.0% 79.1% 20% 10% 0% 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Racial and Ethnic Demographics of Applicants to the Class of 2019 AAVMC Internal Data 2015 0.4% 0.04% 2.2% 3.3% 4.6% 4.7% 8.3% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander American Indian Black or African American Multiple Races/Ethnicities Did Not Report Asian Hispanic White 76.6%

Additional Applicant Information Average Years of Pre-professional Preparation: 5.6 Years GRE Scores Class of 2018 Average Verbal Percentile= 65.1 Average Quantitative Score = 58.1 Degree status of Class of 2018 at admission No Degree Completed = 9.7% BS/BA Completed = 85.1% MS/MA Competed = 4.9% PhD Completed =.3%

TUITION DATA

Resident Tuition $45,000 $40,000 Resident Tuition at the US Colleges of Veterinary Medicine Maximums, Minimums & Medians Adjusted for Inflation AAVMC Internal Data Reports 2006-2015 $35,000 $30,000 $25,000 $20,000 $15,000 $10,000 $28,402 $29,299 $27,343 $25,504 $25,924 $26,052 $18,868 $19,684 $19,353 $16,619 $17,314 $15,492 $10,799 $11,549 $11,484 $11,587 $11,693 $12,456 $31,361 $30,910 $30,419 $20,611 $20,978 $21,475 $15,427 $16,334 $13,770 $31,800 $22,448 $17,836 $5,000 $0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Academic Year Ending *Resident data does not include data from Lincoln Memorial University, Midwestern University, University of Pennsylvania, Tufts University, Tuskegee University or Western University of Health Sciences.

Non-Resident Tuition $90,000 Non-Resident Tuition at the US Colleges of Veterinary Medicine Maximums, Minimums & Medians Adjusted for Inflation AAVMC Internal Data Reports 2006-2015 $80,000 $70,000 $60,000 $54,860 $57,098 $59,895 $60,959 $64,590 $64,463 $65,540 $64,014 $63,090 $64,993 $50,000 $40,000 $39,252 $39,892 $40,940 $40,783 $43,767 $45,056 $45,212 $45,910 $46,655 $46,352 $30,000 $20,000 $26,319 $25,906 $10,000 $12,589 $12,807 $12,331 $13,247 $13,512 $13,294 $17,544 $17,609 $0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 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 2014-2015 [Internet]. Washington, DC: Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges; 2015 March p. 1-25. Available from: http://www.aavmc.org/about-aavmc/public-data.aspx