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Cornell University tops our list of 123 Public Veterinary & Animal Sciences universities in the United States at #13 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. University of Wisconsin - Madison (QS World #110) and Ohio State University - Columbus (QS World #190) complete the top three. The universities on this list offer 188 matching courses between them.
123 universities · ranked best first
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14 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #13 (Cornell University) to #488 (University of Hawaii at Manoa); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: Cornell University is cited most (57,855,264 citations). 5 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
123 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Ohio (1), Minnesota (1) and New Jersey (1) account for the most of those we can place. Ohio State University-Main Campus is the largest, with 45,638 students.
By level: 117 bachelor's, 16 diploma, 11 master's and 2 phd / doctorate. Within the subject, the largest areas are Veterinary & Animal Sciences (185) and Animal Health (3). The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 95% are full-time and 9 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (99% of courses with a stated intake). Unity Environmental College offers the widest choice, with 8 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 7 of these universities. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at USD 5,274 a year and Ohio State University-Main Campus the most at USD 40,022; the middle of the range is about USD 36,056. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Cornell University (QS World #13), University of Wisconsin - Madison (QS World #110) and Ohio State University - Columbus (QS World #190) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at about USD 5,274 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
123 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
9 of these courses are listed as online.
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