Top Veterinary Schools in 2016

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 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 8^th place. The Université de Montréal and the University of Saskatchewan are ranked joint 44^th and 50^th for veterinary science.

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 11^th place.

Elsewhere in Europe, Denmark’s sole entry, the University of Copenhagen, ranks 10^th. Fellow Nordic countries Norway and Sweden also feature with one representative apiece – the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science (42^nd) and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (30^th).

Belgium, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain all have two entries in the ranking. As well as Utrecht University (7^th), the Netherlands’ Wageningen University also performs well (19^th). Belgium’s University of Ghent is 20^th, while Spain’s Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona places 21^st and Germany’s Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München is ranked 23^rd 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 25^th.

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 (9^th), these are the University of Melbourne (18^th), the University of Queensland (29^th), and Murdoch University (37^th).

Neighboring New Zealand has one entry, Massey University, which is ranked joint 25^th for veterinary science.

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 38^th and 46^th for veterinary science. 

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