Summary Profile of Individuals Accepted Into the Class of 2015

To give you some idea of the competitive nature of entry into a college of veterinary medicine, following is a profile of the latest MU College of Veterinary Medicine Class.

Total number of applicants 916
Total number of Missouri applicants 136
Total Pre Vet Med & Ag Scholars 14
Number of non-Missouri applicants 780
Number of eligible Missouri applicants 122

Number of students who applied for the first time 107
Number of students who applied twice 10
Number of students who applied more than twice 2

Number of students from Agriculture 46
Number of students from Arts & Science 53
Number of students from other majors and undeclared 20

Applicants accepted from Missouri 55
Applicants accepted from Alaska 1
Applicants accepted from Arkansas 2
Applicants accepted from California 1
Applicants accepted from Connecticut 2
Applicants accepted from Florida 3
Applicants accepted from Georgia 1
Applicants accepted from Illinois 14
Applicants accepted from Kansas 6
Applicants accepted from Louisiana 1
Applicants accepted from Maryland 3
Applicants accepted from Michigan 1
Applicants accepted from Minnesota 2
Applicants accepted from New Jersey 2
Applicants accepted from New York 6
Applicants accepted from Ohio 2
Applicants accepted from Pennsylvania 3
Applicants accepted from South Carolina 1
Applicants accepted from Tennessee 1
Applicants accepted from Texas 1
Applicants accepted from Utah 2
Applicants accepted from Washington 1
Applicants accepted from Wisconsin 5

Number of women accepted 96
Number of men accepted 23

Number of accepted students with bachelor degrees 93
Number of accepted students with no degrees 24
Number of accepted students with masters degrees 2

Number of accepted students from farm backgrounds 27
Number of accepted students from small towns 24
Number of accepted students from urban areas 34
Number of accepted students from large cities 34

Average GPA of accepted students 3.77
Average age of accepted students 23