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Colorado State's Veterinary Program Ranked In Top Four Nationwide In 1997 U.s. News & World Report Survey

Thursday, February 27, 1997

FORT COLLINS--Colorado State University's renowned Professional Veterinary Medical program was today (Feb. 27) named one of the top programs in the country in a survey of the best graduate schools conducted by U.S. News & World Report magazine.

Colorado State ranks fourth in the nation for its veterinary program, a designation that will appear in the magazine's "1997 America's Best Graduate Schools" guide.

U.S. News determined the rankings for veterinary medicine programs by sending surveys to deans, faculty and administrators of accredited veterinary programs in the fall of 1996 and early 1997. Respondents were asked to rate their schools using a 5- point scale. Scores for each school were then totaled and divided by the number of respondents rating that school.

Colorado State scored four out of a possible five. Other programs achieving this level include: University of California at Davis, 4.7; Cornell University, 4.6; and the University of Pennsylvania at 4.1. All other schools in the top 10 did not reach the 4.0 plateau.

The announcement marks the latest in a series of achievements for the program this year. In January, the Colorado Commission on Higher Education designated the Professional Veterinary Medical Program a Program of Excellence, marking the seventh Colorado State program honored by the commission. The program also was recently lauded as a pacesetter for its advanced curriculum and training by the American Veterinary Medical Association's Council on Education

"This most recent ranking from U.S. News & World Report is an endorsement of our program and it is an honor to be included in this elite grouping," Colorado State University President Albert C. Yates said. "We view this as confirmation that we offer one of the leading programs in the country. We're proud of this distinction."

As part of the CCHE award, the university's veterinary program will receive $839,858 over five years--pending legislative approval--to increase the use of computer technology in veterinary teaching programs, improve graduate education in food animal medicine and to assist in establishing a veterinary teaching training program at Front Range Community College.

"We continue to work to improve our teaching methods and our focus on producing first-rate veterinarians," said James Voss, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. "These recent awards are acknowledgments of that commitment and are due to the hard work of our faculty, staff and students."

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