Summary Profile of Individuals Accepted Into the Class of 2010

To give you some idea of the competitive nature of entry into a college of veterinary medicine, following is a profile of the latest MU College of Veterinary Medicine Class.

Total number of applicants 585
Total number of Missouri applicants 123
Number of non-Missouri applicants 462
Number of eligible Missouri applicants 116

Number of students who applied for the first time 68
Number of students who applied twice 5
Number of students who applied more than twice 1

Applicants accepted from Missouri 58
Applicants accepted from California 2
Applicants accepted from New Jersey 1
Applicants accepted from Illinois 3
Applicants accepted from Arkansas 1
Applicants accepted from Colorado 1
Applicants accepted from Delaware 1
Applicants accepted from Kansas 1
Applicants accepted from Maine 1
Applicants accepted from New York4
Applicants accepted from Ohio 1

Number of women accepted 57
Number of men accepted 17

Number of accepted students with bachelor degrees 32
Number of accepted students with no degrees 42

Number of accepted students from farm backgrounds 15
Number of accepted students from small towns 21
Number of accepted students from urban areas 14
Number of accepted students from large cities 24

Average GPA of accepted students 3.68
Average age of accepted students 24