Welcome Prospective Students, Academic & Student Affairs, College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois

Welcome Prospective Students

The College of Veterinary Medicine accepted its first class in 1948. It is located on the campus of the state’s flagship public university, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, about midway between Chicago, Ill., Indianapolis, Ind., and St. Louis, Mo.

The centerpiece of our College is the four-year professional Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree program. These graduates are in demand, and that demand is growing as society recognizes the importance and versatility of this credential, especially in industry and government positions rel Students ated to biomedical research and public health.

We presently enroll 120 first-year veterinary students each fall. Combined degree programs lead to DVM and master’s in public health degrees for students seeking careers in public health epidemiology and disease control as well as to DVM and PhD degrees for students interested in research careers.

Please feel free to contact us by phone at 217.333.1192 or by email at admissions@cvm.uiuc.edu
Associate Dean: Jonathan Foreman
Assistant Dean: Mary Kelm
Program Manager: Shelley Rairden
Office Assistants: Karen Eichelberger, Gail Trent

College of Veterinary Medicine Mission Statement

The College of Veterinary Medicine is part of the University of Illinois, a land-grant university with a rich history of teaching, research and public engagement within the state. The mission of the college is to provide teaching, research and public engagement programs that benefit the animals, people and environment of the State of Illinois, nation and world, through the promotion of animal health and production, alleviation of animal suffering, conservation of animal resources and protection of public health. The college is dedicated to educating veterinary and graduate students, post-graduate veterinarians, and the public; discovering, applying, and disseminating comparative biomedical knowledge and technology; and providing outreach to the veterinary medical profession and public.