The school welcomed its first class in the fall of 2025.

The School is located in Harrison Township on Rowan University's west campus, 18 miles southeast of Philadelphia. The 167,000-square-foot veterinary school facility includes state-of-the-art academic facilities, educational and diagnostic laboratories, and a multi-specialty teaching hospital that is open to the public.

Students will primarily receive clinical training within Rowan facilities, including our on-site teaching hospital, equine/large animal ambulatory service, and shelter medicine facilities. We have established relationships with more than 70 outside partners to facilitate a variety of learning experiences.

The Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine of Rowan University is the first and only veterinary school in the state of New Jersey. The addition of the veterinary school made Rowan one of only two universities in the nation offering Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degrees.

We will welcome our first class of 75 students in the fall of 2025. We expect to grow our class size to approximately 90 students per year.

The DVM program is a four-year doctoral degree program, consisting of pre-clinical and clinical portions.

A letter of intent was submitted to the AVMA COE and the School’s request for a Consultative Site Visit was approved. The Consultative Site Visit was completed in May 2023. This visit was followed by a Comprehensive Site Visit in April 2024. We received a Letter of Reasonable Assurance in October 2024, allowing us to admit our inaugural class. As of September 2, 2025, Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine of Rowan University is provisionally accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education. Programs are eligible to receive retroactive provisional accreditation after the matriculation of their first class.

Rowan University plans to offer several programs, accelerated pathway programs such as DVM/MBA, as well as internship and residency programs and continuing education opportunities. Explore our program offerings on our website.

You can find more information at our website https://www.rowan.edu/svm. For general questions, please reach out to us via email at vetmed@rowan.edu and for Admissions-specific questions, please email svmadmissions@rowan.edu.

 

As long as you complete the required pre-requisites and meet all application requirements, a specific college major is not required for admission.

Hands on veterinary experience helps applicants develop a realistic and appropriate perspective of the responsibilities of the veterinary profession. Your experience may come from a job or volunteer service, time spent in a veterinary practice, working in an agricultural setting, animal shelters, zoos, aquariums, research, etc. Experience under the supervision of a veterinarian is beneficial.

Selection criteria will include a combination of academic performance and fulfillment of required prerequisite course work, as well as non-academic factors such as veterinary and other work experiences, letters of recommendation, leadership and community service, life experiences, demonstrated understanding of the veterinary profession, and motivation for a veterinary career.

You may attend any accredited college or university, including Rowan University. Attending Rowan’s undergraduate program does not change how your application is evaluated.

We are not accepting transfer students at this time. In the future, applications from students in other AVMA COE accredited programs may be considered if available space exists.

Proficiency in both written and spoken English is necessary for successful study at Rowan University. For more information on English proficiency requirements, including the TOEFL, visit:
https://admissions.rowan.edu/admissions-process/international-requirements/english-language-requirements.html

Prospective undergraduates can contact healthadvising@rowan.edu.

Please visit the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges website for helpful information:  https://www.aavmc.org/becoming-a-veterinarian/what-to-know-before-you-apply/pre-vet-faqs/

See tuition and fee information at https://svm.rowan.edu/admissions-menu/tuition-information.html.

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