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The University of Edinburgh

UCAS Code: D100 | Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery - BVMS

Entry requirements

A level

A,A,A

AAA. Required subjects: A levels: Chemistry and Biology at A. Critical Thinking is not accepted for this degree. GCSE: English at C or 4.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

38

38 points with 666 at HL. Required subjects: HL: Chemistry and Biology at 6. SL: English at 5 or GCSE English at C or 4.

Scottish Higher

A,A,A,A,B

AAAAB by end of S5 and BB at Advanced Higher. Required subjects: Advanced Highers: Chemistry and another science subject at B. Highers: Chemistry and Biology at A and either Mathematics, Applications of Mathematics, or Physics at B. For some applicants this subject combination is not possible by end of S5. Students with five Highers at the required grades by end of S5 but who are missing one or more sciences may take the missing subjects in S6. National 5s: English at C.

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144-159

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About this course

Course option

5years

Full-time | 2025

Subject

Veterinary medicine

The five-year Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVM&S) programme will provide you with an exceptional learning experience and qualify you to practise veterinary medicine around the world.

This programme is consistently ranked among the top vet schools in the UK and overseas and is located on a campus with some of the highest concentration of animal science expertise in Europe.

Graduates of this degree may practise in the UK and Ireland following registration with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI). Graduates may also practise in North America and Europe depending on local requirements such as sitting and passing the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination.

Tuition fees

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Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£39,700
per year
International
£39,700
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£1,820
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni

Course location:

Central area campus

Department:

Royal Dick School of Veterinary Studies

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What students say

We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

90%
Veterinary medicine

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Veterinary medicine and dentistry

Teaching and learning

91%
Staff make the subject interesting
97%
Staff are good at explaining things
84%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
90%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

82%
Library resources
86%
IT resources
92%
Course specific equipment and facilities
58%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

39%
UK students
61%
International students
12%
Male students
88%
Female students
2%
2:1 or above
2%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

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After graduation

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Veterinary medicine and dentistry

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

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Average annual salary
100%
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Employed or in further education
100%
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Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

98%
Health professionals
2%
Animal care and control services

Good news for would-be vets! Almost all graduates get jobs as vets on finishing their courses, and salaries are much better than the average for graduates. In fact, we produce the same number of vets every year than we did 10 years ago (a few hundred) and that means there are signs of shortages in the profession as the population increases. Not surprisingly, many jobs are in rural areas, and vets are much less likely than most other graduates to work in large cities.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Veterinary medicine and dentistry

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

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£31k

£34k

£34k

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£38k

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This is the percentage of final-year students at this university who were "definitely" or "mostly" satisfied with their course. We've analysed this figure against other universities so you can see whether this is high, medium or low.

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Post-six month graduation stats:

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It offers a snapshot of what grads went on to do six months later, what they were earning on average, and whether they felt their degree helped them obtain a 'graduate role'. We calculate a mean rating to indicate if this is high, medium or low compared to other universities.

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Graduate field commentary:

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The Longitudinal Educational Outcomes dataset combines HRMC earnings data with student records from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.

While there are lots of factors at play when it comes to your future earnings, use this as a rough timeline of what graduates in this subject area were earning on average one, three and five years later. Can you see a steady increase in salary, or did grads need some experience under their belt before seeing a nice bump up in their pay packet?

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