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Kansas State University

Admissions Contact Information

Phone: 785-532-5660
Email: admit@vet.k-state.edu
Address: 101 Trotter Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506
Website: http://www.vet.k-state.edu/

Background Information

  • When was the school founded? The College of Veterinary Medicine was established is 1095.

  • What is the mission of the institution? As an academic department in the College of Veterinary Medicine in a land-grant institution, the Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology dedicates itself to excellence in teaching, research, and veterinary services as related to animal and public health. We fulfill our mission by educating professional, graduate, and post-graduate students and veterinarians so that the veterinary profession can continue its vital roles in the global society. Concurrent with the teaching activities, the department contributes to the advancement of knowledge and the veterinary profession through its experimental and clinical investigations of diseases of animals. Our Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory provides high quality, efficient diagnostic and consultative services to veterinarians, livestock producers, animal owners, public health officials, researchers, and commercial enterprises in and around the state of Kansas. To accomplish this mission, we value diverse perspectives and backgrounds, and recognize their essential contributions.

  • Is it a public or private University? Public

  • Do they have any special programs? They have an early admissions program for Pre-Veterinary Scholars from Kansas State University. The purpose of this program is to allow students to maintain their direct focus on veterinary medicine, provide advanced experiences, and help produce the leaders of tomorrow in veterinary medicine. In order to be considered you must be a Kansas State University students, complete the early admissions application, have three letters of reference, have an ACT of 29 or greater, and official high school transcripts. This program allows students who maintain a 3.4 throughout their undergraduate career as a Pre-Veterinary Scholar to petition during the fall of their 3rd year to become enrolled in the 1st year of the veterinary program.

​Ranking​

  • U.S. News and World Report Ranking: #19

  • Accreditation: ​Yes, they are fully accredited. 

​Required Coursework

- Expository Writing I and II (6 credits)

- Public Speaking (2 credits)

- Inorganic Chemistry (8 credits)

- Organic Chemistry (5 credits)

- Biochemistry (3 credits)

- Physics (8 credits)

- Biology or Zoology (4 credits)

- Microbiology (4 credits)

- Genetics (3 credits)

- Social sciences and/or humanities (12 credits)

- Electives (9 credits)

 

​Coursework Criteria​

  • All of the above required courses must be taken within six years of the date of enrollment at the veterinary school. These required courses must be taken for a letter grade and the minimum GPA for required courses accepted is a 2.8. All courses must also have a grade letter better than C to be accepted.

​​Veterinary Program​

  • How many years is the program? 4 

  • What is the average class size? 112 

  • What other degrees are offered? DVM, DVM/PhD (comparative medicine, infectious disease, clinical/production medicine, and others), and the Veterinary Research Scholar Training Program. They also have a Masters in Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, a Master of Public Health, and a doctoral program in Anatomy and Physiology or Pathobiology.  

  • What are the residency placement options? They have residency options in anesthesiology, small animal medicine, small animal surgery, oncology, cardiology, radiology, ophthalmology, equine medicine, equine surgery, equine theriogenology, and food animal medicine and surgery. They have the Veterinary Internship and Residency Matching Program that is a web-based system that matches up students with residency programs.

  • What is the NAVLE pass rate? 98%

  • What are some student activities? They have a lot of different programs for veterinary students. There is a student ambassador organization, mentoring programs, zoo docent, humane society, veterinary research scholar training program, SCAVMA, Canine Club, Surgery Club, Public Health Club, and Phi Zeta. A full list can be found on their website. Veterinary students can also get activity in the community and on the general campus.

  • What professional development do they offer graduates? They offer a veterinary medical continuing education program for graduates. This program offered through Kansas has online, in-person, or in-print educational opportunities for veterinarians and veterinary technicians. There is the veterinary medicine online service, they hold conferences, seminars, and symposiums throughout the year at Kansas State, and they have off campus outreach programs, and credit courses at distance educations.

  • What academic support programs do they have? Kansas State provides a mentor for every veterinary student throughout the duration of their experiences. They have a unique program in which all incoming freshman receive a Tablet-PC that is specific to the veterinary college’s needs. They also have a peer-student tutoring program that is available to any student who needs academic assistance or who wants to serve as a tutor.

  • What is the curriculum? The veterinary program at Kansas is similar to most other schools with a four year program. The first year is composed of such courses as gross anatomy, veterinary physiology, and career development. The Second year goes into classes such as veterinary bacteriology, pharmacology, and clinical pathology. The third year starts to introduce students to clinical skills, surgery, and general medicine. The last year is comprised of 11 semesters of rotational clinical electives, surgery courses, and mentorships.

 
​Admissions General Information​

  • Professional Application Service:  VMCAS

  • VMCAS Deadline: October 2nd

  • Do they have a supplemental application? Yes, they have a supplemental application that is available June 1st and due on October 1st. The KSU supplemental application form must be completed, printed, and mailed along with a non-refundable $50 processing fee.

  • Do they have interviews? They have an interview process that is extended to selected applicants. The interview is a required portion of the process and it is only offered as an on-campus opportunity. Applicants are evaluated on motivation, maturity, communication skills, experiences with animals and veterinary medicine, general knowledge, career awareness, goals, and leadership potential.

  • Are AP credits accepted? AP credits are accepted as long as they are on the official college transcripts.

  • Do they require a pre-professional curriculum? No, they only require the students to take the required courses which can be taken with any major or concentration.

  • ​What professional test do they accept? GRE

Admissions Statistics (2013)

General Statistics 

# of applications received per year - 1194

# of out-of-state applicants per year - 1047

# of students accepted - 112

% of applicants accepted - 9.4%

% of in-state students enrolled - 42.9%

% of out-of-state students enrolled - 57.1%

% female - 82.1%

% male - 17.9%



GPA Statistics

Avg. Science GPA = 3.4



GRE Statistics

Avg. verbal score = 156

Avg. quantitative = 156

 

Subjective Review Components

As typical with most Veterinary schools, NCSU uses the components of the VMCAS and secondary applicants to determine admissions. 

 

As an applicant you must complete the following steps:

- Submit the VMCAS application

- Submit the Kansas Supplemental application

- Transcripts

- Non-refundable $50 application processessing fee

- Copy of GRE scores

- Interview process

 

Tuition and Fees

  • In-state tuition = $23,300

 

  • Out-of-state tuition = $51,886

 

  • Is there an enrollment deposit required? Unable to find out any information in this. 

 

  • Residency status options = = No, students are not allowed to change their residency status for tuition purposes once they have been accepted as anon-resident student.

 

  • ***Kansas actually does their tuition fee based on each credit hour. So it will vary slightly depending on the number of hours you are taking that semester.

 

​Funding Options​

  • Grants-in-aid - All veterinary students encourage their students to fill out the FASFA. Generally grants are not awarded through this for veterinary/professional students, but school do base their decision to award financial aid grants to their students through the donations of the alumni/donors.

 

  • Fellowships - They have various fellowships for veterinary students at Kansas. Some examples are the Summer Veterinary Program Research Fellowship and the Summer Fellowships in Laboratory Animal Medicine. Some of these fellowships are national and thus are located at other schools, such as the Colorado State University, Indiana University, and University of Michigan.

 

  • Scholarships - Kansas veterinary schools has several scholarships that award to graduate students in good standing in the CVM. Examples are the Embert Coles Memorial Award, G. Roger and Irene J. Spencer Award, and the Leo and Gloria Whitehair Award.

 

  • Assistantships - They do have graduate assistantships for students and there are several monetary awards given out each year for a select number of students. Such awards are the Albert L. Burroughs Memorial Award. These can be found at the following link:http://www.vet.k-state.edu/handbook/scholarships /graduate.htm.

 

  • Military Funding - The U.S. Army offers a variety of scholarships for veterinary students. If you are interested in the military, they will pay for your entire tuition in exchange for four years of service as a veterinarian. They also pay for all of your books/fees and you get a $1907 per month stipend. Once you start school you are a Second Lieutenant and after you graduate you are promoted to a Captain.

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