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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