Iowa State University. College of Veterinary Medicine. Dean's Office.

Iowa State University offered veterinary courses to the first senior class in agriculture in 1872. The School of Veterinary Science was founded in 1879, making it the first state-funded veterinary school on the nation. Early physical facilities included a barn clinic and laboratory, a veterinary hospital, and sanitary building. A Veterinary Quadrangle was constructed in 1912, and housed the College until 1976, when a modern, $25.6 million complex was opened at the south end of campus.

Current College departments include: Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine; Veterinary Pathology; Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine; Biomedical Sciences; and Veterinary Clinical Services.

The current mission statement of the College states that it is "dedicated to enhancing the quality of human and animal life; committeed to dissemination of knowledge and development of skills in profession, continuing, and graduate education; to conducting research to further knowledge and skills pertaining to all aspects of animal health, disease, and welfare; and in serving in partnership with other, all who need our skills in the animal health care region."