CVM Ranked Among Best Universities in the World

September 12, 2023

The College of Veterinary Medicine has risen in yet another 2023 ranking of veterinary colleges in the United States and globally.

EduRank ranked Iowa State 11th globally and fifth among U.S. veterinary schools. This independent metric-ranking utilizes the world’s largest scholarly papers database to rank universities. In the overall rankings, EduRank adds non-academic prominence and alumni popularity indicators.

This is just the latest ranking of veterinary schools where the CVM has been ranked high. Earlier this year, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranked Iowa State 16th overall in the world rankings and ninth in the United States. QS measures academic and employer reputations and the number o times faculty research papers have been cited.

The latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of veterinary colleges, which are updated every three years, lists Iowa State as 11th out of 33 veterinary schools that were ranked. In the last rankings, CVM came in at 14th overall.