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Lincoln Memorial University vet school (DVM): NAVLE pass rate, cost and admission

Lincoln Memorial University reports a NAVLE pass rate of 89% for the year it labels "2024-2025", as the school reports it. The program reports a class size of 125. IPEDS counts 122 DVM degrees conferred by the institution in 2024-25.

Harrogate, TN AVMA COE: Probationary accreditation (AVMA COE, placed October 24, 2024, Standard 10 Research) Checked Oct 2026

Listed by AAVMC as: Lincoln Memorial University, College of Veterinary Medicine

NAVLE score report, as the school reports it

Source: the school's outcomes page, LMU-CVM reporting year 2024-2025, students taking NAVLE exam(s)
Class of 2024-2025, as the school reports it
89%
Above national 2 of 5
Takers
121
Comparison group the school names
89%
Classes shown
5
This programComparison group the school names
80%85%90%95%100%Class of 2021: 87%, national 92%, 116 takers87%2021Class of 2022: 86%, national 90%, 119 takers86%2022Class of 2023: 89%, national 86%, 117 takers89%2023Class of 2024: 91%, national 88%, 112 takers91%2024Class of 2025: 89%, national 89%, 121 takers89%2025
Table view
ClassProgramComparison the school namesTakersAs labelled on the page
2020-2021 (as printed)87%92%116LMU-CVM reporting year 2020-2021, students taking NAVLE exam(s)
2021-2022 (as printed)86%90%119LMU-CVM reporting year 2021-2022, students taking NAVLE exam(s)
2022-2023 (as printed)89%86%117LMU-CVM reporting year 2022-2023, students taking NAVLE exam(s)
2023-2024 (as printed)91%88%112LMU-CVM reporting year 2023-2024, students taking NAVLE exam(s)
2024-2025 (as printed)89%89%121LMU-CVM reporting year 2024-2025, students taking NAVLE exam(s)

Cost, size and outcomes

  • Cost of attendanceProgram pageNot published
  • Class sizeProgram page, Fall cohort (the spring cohort accepts 100)125
  • DVM degrees conferred by the institutionIPEDS completions, 2024-25 (provisional), CIP 01.8001122
  • Median earnings, 1 year after completionCollege Scorecard, Veterinary Medicine, first professional degree, graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22$113,834
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Veterinary Medicine, first professional degree, graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19$131,865
  • Median federal loan debtCollege Scorecard, Veterinary Medicine, first professional degreeNot published
  • Veterinarians, median wage, TennesseeBLS OEWS, May 2025, context only$124,350

What it asks of applicants

  • Application service and deadlineAs the program states it, Fall 2027 cohort timelineVMCAS · September 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST
  • Minimum overall GPA2.8
  • Program length4 years
  • Program startsAugust (fall cohort) and January (spring cohort)
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, Date not statedBiology 8 semester units, genetics 3, biochemistry 3, advanced science electives 8, organic chemistry 3, general chemistry 6, physics 3, anatomy 3, physiology 3, English 3, social sciences 3 (minimum 46)

Accreditation

  • StatusAs the school states it, 2026-10-29; authority: AVMA COE listProbationary accreditation (AVMA COE, placed October 24, 2024, Standard 10 Research)
  • AAVMC membershipInstitutional Members
  • Program websiteVisit

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What the numbers say

In the 2024-2025 reporting year, 89% of the 121 LMU students taking the NAVLE passed, as the school reports it, equal to the 89% the school lists as its "National Pass Rate". Its table counts every student who sat the exam in a reporting year, without separating first attempts; in 2023-2024 LMU showed 91% against 88%. LMU trailed that column in 2020-2021 and 2021-2022, by 5 and 4 points, and finished ahead of it in the 2 reporting years that followed. Across the 5 reporting years the college's rate ranged from 86% in 2021-2022 to 91% in 2023-2024. The school states that on October 24, 2024, the AVMA COE placed it on probationary accreditation for a major deficiency in Standard 10, Research. LMU runs a fall cohort of 125 that begins in August and a spring cohort of 100 that begins in January; check the program's page for start dates. The federal IPEDS survey shows 122 DVM degrees conferred at Lincoln Memorial in 2024-25. The VMCAS and LMU-CVM supplemental applications are due by 11:59 PM EST on September 15, 2026 for the fall 2027 cohort. Applicants need a GPA of at least 2.8 and 46 semester units of prerequisites for the 4-year DVM program. For graduates of LMU's veterinary medicine first professional degree field who completed in 2017-18 and 2018-19, College Scorecard records a median of $131,865 4 years after completion.

Sources

  1. American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC): Member institutions in the United States, institutional and provisional members, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. www.lmunet.edu: Accreditation, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  3. www.lmunet.edu: Admissions, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  4. www.lmunet.edu: Frequently Asked Questions, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  5. 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
  6. U.S. Department of Education: College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data, 15 Oct 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026
  7. www.lmunet.edu: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program, 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