Overview

College of Veterinary Medicine / College of Veterinary Medicine is located in Mississippi State, MS, in a small setting.

Departments & Programs

Office of Research and Graduate Studies

Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
Master of Science (MS)	Veterinary and biomedical sciences
Master of Science (MS)	Environmental toxicology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Veterinary and biomedical sciences

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	9
Doctoral Degrees	5
Other Advanced Degrees	88

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,381

Applied

123

Accepted

123

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

80

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	September 15th	September 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree with minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE (taken within the last 3 years)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum overall GPA of 2.8 with no grade lower than C on any required course

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$195,000

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	June 30
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships

Student Body

429

Total Graduate Students

2%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.66%
Black or African American	2.1%
White or Caucasian	87%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.23%
Asian	1.86%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0.7%
Unknown	0.7%

Gender

Male (15%)

Female (84%)

Faculty

69

Total faculty

Full-time - 68

Part-time - 1

Male (36)

Female (33)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Food animal diseases and production, food animal health, immunology microbiology, molecular biology, parasitology, pathology, pharmacology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	9,760,416

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 6100
Mississippi State, MS  39762
United States

Contact Dr. Kent H. Hoblet
Dean
Email: hoblet@cvm.msstate.edu
Phone: 662-325-1131
Fax: 662-325-1498

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