University
University of Pennsylvania
School: School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet)
Philadelphia, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States
Overview
Private Ivy League university in Philadelphia. Its School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) awards the VMD, with clinical care at the Ryan Hospital in Philadelphia and New Bolton Center in Kennett Square.
Veterinary programs researched: 1. 1 with an accreditation, validation or registration-pathway record checked against the authority’s own listing.
Programs
Each program is listed with its official award, level, pathway classification, delivery and published tuition. Accreditation, fees, language and entry requirements belong to the program, not to the whole institution.
Veterinary medicine
Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris (VMD)
Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris (VMD)Prof. doctorateVeterinary medicineAccreditation / validation verified
On campusFour yearsPhiladelphia campus (Penn Vet, Ryan Hospital)
Tuition not published
Campuses and facilities
Places where teaching actually happens. Teaching hospitals, clinics, farms and laboratories are stated per campus, only as published.
Philadelphia campus (Penn Vet, Ryan Hospital)
3900 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- teaching_hospital: Ryan Hospital, care for cats, dogs and other companion animals
New Bolton Center (Kennett Square)
382 West Street Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States
- teaching_hospital: New Bolton Center Hospital, care for horses and livestock
Accreditation, evaluation and recognition
Recorded per program and campus, with the authority’s role. Accreditation, professional validation, degree-awarding authority and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration, and a qualification accepted in one jurisdiction is not automatically accepted elsewhere.
Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris (VMD)
Verified in official recordAVMA Council on Education (COE)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris (VMD) program, University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA); Status Accredited, last evaluation 2023, next evaluation 2030
An accrediting body (for example the AVMA Council on Education or the AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities) accredits this specific program, for the campus, status and dates stated.
Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris (VMD)
Stated by the schoolAVMA Council on Education (COE)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: School statement: Accredited; last accreditation 2024, next site visit 2030 (the school page prints 2024; the AVMA register prints last evaluation 2023)
An accrediting body (for example the AVMA Council on Education or the AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities) accredits this specific program, for the campus, status and dates stated.
Sources and verification
How this profile was verified
Facts come from the institution’s own pages and from official registers, each with a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Last checked 19 October 2026. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)