The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine is a dynamic community dedicated to saving lives, finding cures, and changing lives through outstanding clinical and community service, groundbreaking research and educational excellence. The LSU SVM is one of only 30 veterinary schools in the U.S. Our school was founded in 1968 and accepted its first class of 36 students in 1973. 

 

The face of veterinary medicine is changing, and we are ready.  We continue to be a prominent force in biomedical research and community service. We provide the highest quality clinical care and seek to enhance our services by using state-of-the-art equipment and hiring the best qualified professional staff and faculty. We teach...we heal...we discover.