Illinois vet school acceptance rate

How the Illinois rate is worked out

University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine does not post how many people apply, so we don't give a rate and don't estimate one. What it does publish is its class size: 160 students. For schools that do publish applicant counts, see the table of vet school acceptance rates by school.

We only use numbers the school posts on its own site. National VMCAS and AAVMC tables count applicants differently, so they are left out.

What Illinois asks of applicants

• Applicants need at least a 3.00 cumulative GPA and a 3.00 VMCAS science GPA. Source
• Required courses need a C- or better, and no more than two prerequisites can be in progress in the spring before you start, with no option to complete prerequisite courses during the summer term of the year of matriculation. Required courses with a D or F must be repeated, and both the original and repeat grades are included in grade point calculations. Source
• Illinois does not set a minimum number of veterinary experience hours. Source
• Three letters of reference are required, one from a practicing veterinarian and one from a professor or instructor. Source
• Illinois makes the GRE optional and uses scores in its academic ranking only if you send them by September 1 from test dates between August 1, 2024, and September 1, 2026. Competitive applicants in recent years had an average GRE composite percentile of 66%. Source
• The entering class's average science GPA 3.68 (competitive applicants in recent years). Source

The Illinois vet school interview

Illinois offers about 400 applicants an interview, all held on one day in February with a team of a faculty member, an alumni veterinarian and a third- or fourth-year student. Phase I scoring is not considered in the final ranking: the Phase Two non-academic evaluation by the Admissions Advisory Committee makes up 75% of the final decision, and the Phase Three behavior-based interview makes up 25%. Source

About Illinois's DVM program

• About 160 students are accepted each year, roughly 80 Illinois residents and 80 nonresidents, with over 50% of seats going to Illinois residents. The initial applicant assessment ranked over 2000 qualified applicants in 2021-2022. Source
• About 150 Illinois residents and 250 nonresidents are offered interviews. Source

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