

{"id":6056,"date":"2022-03-15T18:53:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T18:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"\/veterinary\/?post_type=program&#038;p=6056"},"modified":"2025-10-06T18:38:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T18:38:07","slug":"competitive","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"\/veterinary\/programs\/doctor-of-veterinary-medicine\/competitive\/","title":{"rendered":"Competitive Class Stats"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/veterinary\/images\/animal-care-conference-photography-764719-9.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Commencement 2022\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/veterinary\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">College of Veterinary Medicine<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n      <a href=\"\/veterinary\/programs\/doctor-of-veterinary-medicine\/\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">Doctor of Veterinary Medicine<\/a>\n    <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\"><\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <h3>Competitive Candidate Profile<\/h3>\n<p>Although there is no formula to ensure admittance to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program, it is in your best interest to demonstrate to the admissions committee whichever of the following key attributes you possess.<\/p>\n<p>The Admissions Committee considers factors such as a well-rounded background, community service, interpersonal skills, letters of recommendation, interest in and knowledge of veterinary medicine, and a commitment to compassionate interaction with clients and animal care.<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-wrap md:flex-row-reverse md:items-center app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter pl-16\">\n 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self-directed, life-long learning<\/li><li>Desire a collaborative approach to<br \/>\r\nhealth professions education<\/li><li>Embrace the ideals of the veterinary profession<\/li><li>Commit to becoming excellent, caring, and compassionate veterinarians<\/li><li>Strive to engage in new and innovative educational approaches<\/li><li>Take an active role in their own educational experiences<\/li><li>Welcome cross-disciplinary studies and other progressive health care topics<\/li><li>Understand and appreciate collaborative team processes<\/li><li>Participate in community-based education and\/or service learning projects<\/li><li>Display integrity, compassion and respect<\/li><li>Embrace moral principles<\/li><br \/>\r\n<\/ul><br \/>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <p>The following statistics for this year\u2019s entering class (seated August 2025) will give you a sense of where you might fall within the applicant pool. For additional statistics, please visit the Office of Institutional Research\u2019s <a href=\"\/ire\/outcomes\/outcomes-vm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Academic Outcomes webpage<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Application Counts<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Applications Received<\/td>\n<td>1,467<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interviews Granted<\/td>\n<td>444<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Enrolled Students<\/td>\n<td>120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Applicant Scores<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Average Overall GPA<\/td>\n<td>3.46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Average Prerequisite GPA<\/td>\n<td>3.52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Average Science GPA<\/td>\n<td>3.42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"parent":6054,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-6056","program","type-program","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/veterinary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/6056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/veterinary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/veterinary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/program"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/veterinary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/6056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8390,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/veterinary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/6056\/revisions\/8390"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/veterinary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/6054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/veterinary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}