Veterinary · Illinois
Vet schools in Illinois
About 160 students start the DVM program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign each year. The Champaign college is the Illinois name on the AAVMC member list (fetched October 28, 2026). Its next AVMA COE site visit is set for March 21-25, 2027, following the November 2021 visit that kept its full accreditation. The school's outcomes table prints the NAVLE pass rate for "24-25" as 88% and does not say whether it counts first-time takers. Illinois residents pay $33,600 in tuition for 2026-27. The GRE is optional: if an applicant takes it and shares the scores, the percentile is used. VMCAS applications for the 2026-27 cycle closed on September 15, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Purdue University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Missouri-Columbia are the nearest schools in other states.
| Program | City | NAVLE pass rate | Class | Class size | Degrees conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, College of Veterinary MedicineChampaign | Champaign | 88%as the school reports it | 24-25 | 160 | 131 |
Nearest vet schools outside Illinois
| Program | State | City | NAVLE pass rate | Class | Class size | Degrees conferred | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue University-Main Campus Purdue University, College of Veterinary MedicineWest Lafayette | IN | West Lafayette | 95%as the school reports it | 2026 | Not published | 74 | 73 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin – Madison, School of Veterinary MedicineMadison | WI | Madison | 97%as the school reports it | 2025 | 100 | 94 | 214 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia University of Missouri, College of Veterinary MedicineColumbia | MO | Columbia | 96%as the school reports it | 2025 | 124 | 113 | 233 |
| Michigan State University Michigan State University College of Veterinary MedicineEast Lansing | MI | East Lansing | Not published here: see the program's page | Not published | Not published | 111 | 266 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary MedicineColumbus | OH | Columbus | 92.4%as the school reports it | 2026 | Not published | 164 | 276 |