Students

Photo: Class of 2014
Class of 2014 White Coat Ceremony

Meet the Class of 2014- Juniors

Demographics

  • The Class of 2014 was selected from a pool of 1,067 applicants. 
  • The Class consisted of 108 females and 25 males for a total of 133 upon admissions.   
  • The ethnicity distribution was as follows: 
    • 29 Asian/Other Asian
    • 81 Caucasian
    • 10 Hispanic/Mexican American/Other Spanish
    • 1   Native American
    • 12 Declined to state
  • The average entry ages was 24 with a range of 20 years of age to 40. 
  • Upon entry, students displayed the following interests in veterinary medicine:
    • 49  - small animal
    • 16  - equine
    • 10  - mixed
    • 13  - wildlife
    • 4   - large animal
    • 10  - lab animal
    • 4   - small/equine
    • 8   - research
    • 6   - avian/exotics
    • 7   - food animal
    • 3   - zoo
    • 2   - academics/teaching
    • 1   - dairy

Academics

  • The average GPA was 3.48 with a 3.33 in the required sciences and a 3.61 in the last 45 semester units. 
  • The average GRE scores were as follows: 
    • Verbal- 79%  (583 scaled score)
    • Quantitative - 76% (721 scaled score)
    • Analytical Writing - 65% (4.72 scaled score)

Educational Background Upon Entry

  • Undergraduate Colleges:
    • 45 from the University of California, Davis
    • 35 from the University of California
    • 13 from the California State University
    • 13 from other colleges within the state of California
    • 27 from out-of-state universities
  • Undergraduate Degrees:
    • 35 - B.A.
    • 98 - B.S.
  • Advanced Degrees:
    • 18 - M.A./M.S.
  • Undergraduate Majors:
    • 37 - Animal-related sciences
    • 73 - Biological sciences
    • 5   - Natural/environmental Sciences
    • 18 - Other