Ranked in 2011 | Veterinary Medicine Rankings Methodology
In addition to getting a broad education in animal science, veterinary medicine students can specialize in areas such as small animal surgery, environmental toxicology, and aquatic medicine. These are the top veterinary medicine schools.

Rank	School name	Score
#1	Cornell University  Ithaca, NY	4.5
#2	University of California–​Davis  Davis, CA	4.2
#3	Colorado State University  Fort Collins, CO	4.1
#3	North Carolina State University  Raleigh, NC	4.1
#5	Ohio State University  Columbus, OH	3.8
#5	University of Pennsylvania  Philadelphia, PA	3.8
#5	University of Wisconsin–​Madison  Madison, WI	3.8
#8	Texas A&M University–​College Station  College Station, TX	3.7
#9	Michigan State University  East Lansing, MI	3.4
#9	University of Georgia  Athens, GA	3.4
#9	University of Minnesota–​Twin Cities  St. Paul, MN	3.4
#12	University of Florida  Gainesville, FL	3.3
#13	Tufts University  North Grafton, MA	3.2
#14	Purdue University–​West Lafayette  West Lafayette, IN	3.1
#15	Auburn University  Auburn University, AL	3.0
#15	Washington State University  Pullman, WA	3.0
#17	Iowa State University  Ames, IA	2.9
#17	Virginia Tech -​ University of Maryland  Blacksburg, VA	2.9
#19	Kansas State University  Manhattan, KS	2.8
#19	University of Illinois–​Urbana-​Champaign  Urbana, IL	2.8
#19	University of Missouri  Columbia, MO	2.8
#22	Louisiana State University–​Baton Rouge  Baton Rouge, LA	2.7
#23	Mississippi State University  Mississippi State, MS	2.3
#24	Oklahoma State University  Stillwater, OK	2.1
#25	Oregon State University  Corvallis, OR	2.0