Animal Science

Hello! I am a high school student getting ready to apply for college. I am looking into colleges with animal science majors. I am having a hard time finding ones that fit my requirements. My main concern is that i am going to a college that has access to lots of different animal species. I have found quite a few colleges that have a beef barn and a dairy farm and thats it.

Do you know of any colleges that have access to at least, beef, dairy, poultry, swine, and equine? i know its a lot and of course minus one would be fine i just want the chance to study many different types before i choose a specific one to work with for the rest of my life.

Look for schools with big Veterinary Science and Agriculture programs. Like Texas A&M, Washington State, Kansas State, Penn State, UC-Davis, Colorado State, Cornell, Oregon State, etc.

Agree with the above poster. Kansas State has all you mention (my son is in the vet school) and I think most of the others do too.

Home State?
College Budget/year?

Iowa State has research farms for all of the animals you are interested in: https://www.ans.iastate.edu/farms

If you’d like a smaller institution, you could consider Delaware Valley University near Philadelphia. https://delval.edu/programs/undergraduate-majors/animal-science-bs

Start with your state’s land grant university. Every public land grant university has an extensive animal-science program.

Utah State University? https://caas.usu.edu/plants-animals

“The animal, dairy, and veterinary sciences degree includes all aspects of animal science, from livestock management to reproductive research and cloning. Students have many opportunities for hands-on experiences in feeding, breeding, handling, managing, and grooming animals by working with beef and dairy cattle, horses, sheep, and swine.”

I don’t know your stats but they give good merit or wue discounted tuition https://www.usu.edu/admissions/costs-and-aid/#index