American Veterinary Medical History Society
PAST VETERINARY COLLEGES in UNITED STATES and CANADA
The first veterinary colleges in the United States and Canada were established after 1850. Many were private, proprietary colleges located in cities for the primary purpose of producing veterinarians to care for urban working horses. For various reasons, all of the early private schools were closed by 1927. Nearly all of the US veterinary colleges currently in existence began on campuses of land-grant universities.
List of "Former Veterinary Medical Institutions in the United States" from AVMA Membership Directory and Resource Manual (2008)
Private veterinary colleges in the United States, 1852-1927, by Everett B. Miller. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 1981 Mar 15;178(6):583-593. (provided with permission from the AVMA)
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History and Background of Some Past Veterinary Colleges
1852-1866
Veterinary College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1855-1860
Boston, Massachusetts
1857-1899
New York College of Veterinary Surgeons
New York, New York
1866-1889
Montreal Veterinary College
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1875-1899
New York, New York
1877-1884
Columbia Veterinary College & School of Comparative Medicine
New York, New York
1881-1890
Northwestern Veterinary College
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1882-1902
Harvard University Veterinary Department
Cambridge, Massachusetts
1883-1920
Chicago, Illinois
1885-1894
College of Veterinary Medicine of Montreal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1886-1894
Veterinary College of Quebec
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
1888-1891
University of South Carolina, Veterinary Medicine Division
Columbia, South Carolina
1889-1903
Faculty of Comparative Medicine, McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1889-1891
Baltimore University School of Veterinary Science
Baltimore, Maryland
1890-1899
Detroit College of Medicine, Veterinary Department
Detroit, Michigan
1890-1894
Iowa Veterinary College
Des Moines, Iowa
1890-1892
University of Minnesota, Department of Veterinary Science
St. Paul, Minnesota
1891-1918
Kansas City Veterinary College
Kansas City, Missouri
1891-1896
Ohio Veterinary College
Cincinnati, Ohio
1892-1924
Indianapolis, Indiana
1894-1920
Chicago, Illinois
1892-1896
Washington, District of Columbia
1894-1927
United States College of Veterinary Surgeons
Washington, District of Columbia
1895-1899
University of California Veterinary Department
San Francisco, California
1895-1899
Queens University Veterinary School
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
1896-1898
Columbian University Veterinary Department
Washington, District of Columbia
1897-1918
Grand Rapids Veterinary College
Grand Rapids, Michigan
1897-1908
Western Veterinary College
Kansas City, Missouri
1899-1913
New York University - American Veterinary College
New York, New York
1899-1918
San Francisco Veterinary College
San Francisco, California
1900-1920
Cincinnati Veterinary College
Cincinnati, Ohio
1902-1906
University Veterinary College
Kansas City, Missouri
1905-1923
St. Joseph, Missouri
1905-1912
West Virginia University Veterinary Department
Morgantown, West Virginia
1908-1918
George Washington University College of Veterinary Medicine
Washington, District of Columbia
1909-1918
Terre Haute Veterinary College
Terre Haute, Indiana
1909-1916
Southwestern Veterinary College
Dallas, Texas
1913-1921
Arkansas Veterinary College
Fayetteville, Arkansas
1913-1922
New York University. New York State Veterinary College
New York, New York
1918-1933
University of Georgia Division of Veterinary Medicine
Athens, Georgia
1938-1947
Middlesex University School of Veterinary Medicine
Waltham, Massachusetts