University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine Fast Facts

School Info

The University Of Georgia College Of Veterinary Medicine, founded in 1946, is dedicated to training future veterinarians, providing services to animal owners and veterinarians, and conducting investigations to improve the health of animals as well as people. The college benefits pets and their owners, food-producing animals, and wildlife by offering the highest quality hospital and diagnostic laboratory services. Equipped with the most technologically advanced facilities located on a university campus, the college is dedicated to safeguarding public health by studying emerging infectious diseases that affect both animal and human health. The College enrolls 114 students each fall out of the more than 1,000 who apply. It has 173 faculty members as well as residency and intern positions and combine DVM/PhD and DVM/MPh programs available.

Facilities

The UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) is a state of the art facility that opened in March 2015. The hospital services more than 25,000 small and large animal visits each year and offers over 25 specialty services, including a 24-hour emergency service. The VTH is located on the Veterinary Medical Campus which also includes a covered equine performance arena, a building for the Hospital’s ambulatory services, a building dedicated to Field Services, Production Medicine and Theriogenology, and an education building for teaching and continuing education courses. The Veterinary Medical Campus is located less than 3 miles from UGA’s main campus which houses additional education, research and administrative space for the College of Veterinary Medicine.