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Colorado State University-Fort Collins vet school (DVM): NAVLE pass rate, cost and admission

Colorado State University-Fort Collins reports a NAVLE pass rate of 93% for the class of 2025, as the school reports it. IPEDS counts 145 DVM degrees conferred by the institution in 2024-25.

Fort Collins, CO AVMA COE: Fully accredited by the AVMA Council on Education Checked Oct 2026

Listed by AAVMC as: Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

NAVLE score report, as the school reports it

Source: the school's outcomes page, CSU NAVLE data table; students taking is not printed for 2025 (135 is the students passing column); comparison is the school's "% Passing (All Schools)" column
Class of 2025
93%
Above national 5 of 5
Takers
Not published
Comparison group the school names
89%
Classes shown
5
This programComparison group the school names
80%85%90%95%100%Class of 2021: 99%, national 92%, 148 takers99%2021Class of 2022: 93%, national 90%, 148 takers93%2022Class of 2023: 89%, national 86%, 148 takers89%2023Class of 2024: 95%, national 88%, 145 takers95%2024Class of 2025: 93%, national 89%93%2025
Table view
ClassProgramComparison the school namesTakersAs labelled on the page
202199%92%148CSU NAVLE data table, students taking exam(s); comparison is the school's "% Passing (All Schools)" column
202293%90%148CSU NAVLE data table, students taking exam(s); comparison is the school's "% Passing (All Schools)" column
202389%86%148CSU NAVLE data table, students taking exam(s); comparison is the school's "% Passing (All Schools)" column
202495%88%145CSU NAVLE data table, students taking exam(s); comparison is the school's "% Passing (All Schools)" column
202593%89%Not publishedCSU NAVLE data table; students taking is not printed for 2025 (135 is the students passing column); comparison is the school's "% Passing (All Schools)" column

Cost, size and outcomes

  • Cost of attendanceProgram pageNot published
  • Class sizeProgram pageNot published
  • DVM degrees conferred by the institutionIPEDS completions, 2024-25 (provisional), CIP 01.8001145
  • Median earnings, 1 year after completionCollege Scorecard, Veterinary Medicine, first professional degree, graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22$101,469
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Veterinary Medicine, first professional degree, graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19$128,327
  • Median federal loan debtCollege Scorecard, Veterinary Medicine, first professional degreeNot published
  • Veterinarians, median wage, ColoradoBLS OEWS, May 2025, context only$130,840

What it asks of applicants

  • Application service and deadlineAs the program states it, 2026 application timeline, for entry in August 2027VMCAS · September 15
  • Minimum overall GPANot published
  • Program lengthNot published
  • Program startsAugust
  • Admission testAs the program states it, 2026 application timelineGRE not required
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, For entry in 2027Biology lab 1 credit, genetics 3, cell biology 3, systems physiology 3, biochemistry 3, physics with lab 4, statistics 3, English composition 3, arts/humanities/social sciences 12, electives 15, plus 9 upper-division biomedical credits

Accreditation

  • StatusAs the school states it, 2026-10-29; authority: AVMA COE listFully accredited by the AVMA Council on Education
  • AAVMC membershipInstitutional Members
  • Program websiteVisit

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What the numbers say

Colorado State passed 93% of its NAVLE takers in 2025, 4 points above the 89% in its comparison column. Both figures are as the school reports it: the table counts students taking the exam each year without marking first attempts and labels the comparison column "All Schools". CSU stayed above the All Schools rate in all 5 years from 2021 to 2025, by margins of 3 to 7 points. Its high mark was 99% in 2021, when 148 students sat the exam, and its low was 89% in 2023. The 2025 rate was 2 points lower than the 95% posted in 2024 and 6 points lower than in 2021. Federal IPEDS data show CSU conferred 145 DVM degrees in 2024-25. In the college's 2026 timeline, the VMCAS application is due September 15, 2026 for a class that begins in August 2027. GRE scores are not required, nor will they be considered. Prerequisites for 2027 entry include genetics, cell biology, systems physiology, biochemistry and statistics at 3 credits each, physics with lab at 4, and 9 upper-division biomedical credits. According to the college, its DVM program is fully accredited by the AVMA Council on Education. For CSU, College Scorecard gives a median of $128,327 4 years after completion for graduates of its veterinary medicine first professional degree field who finished in 2017-18 and 2018-19.

Sources

  1. American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC): Member institutions in the United States, institutional and provisional members, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu: Accreditation - Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - D.V.M. Program, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  3. vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu: Apply to Our Program - Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - D.V.M. Program, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  4. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES): IPEDS Completions, awards by program and award level, 2024-25 (provisional release), 21 Jul 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026
  5. U.S. Department of Education: College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data, 15 Oct 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026
  6. vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu: Admission Requirements - Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - D.V.M. Program, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  7. vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu: The program's own page (PDF), fetched 29 Oct 2026
  8. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, state estimates, May 2025, 15 May 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026