The American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA COE) is the accrediting body for schools of veterinary medicine.
St. George’s University School of Veterinary Medicine (SGUSVM) received Full Accreditation from the AVMA on September 19, 2011, and reaccreditation on September 25, 2018. The next site visit of SGUSVM by the AVMA COE is expected in spring of 2025.
The pass rate reported to the AVMA COE for the January 2024 class at the time of their graduation from our school on the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) was 74%. The SGUSVM average pass rate for the past 5 years is 82%.
The AVMA COE expects that 80% or more of each school’s graduating senior students sitting for the NAVLE will have passed at the time of graduation
NAVLE Pass Rate*
| YEAR |
NAVLE PASS RATE |
| 2020 |
88% |
| 2021 |
85% |
| 2022 |
84% |
| 2023 |
79% |
| 2024 |
74% |
Pass rates from 2023 onwards are calculated by SGUSVM, based on the annual report provided by the International Council on Veterinary Assessment, to account for SGUSVM having two graduating classes per year, in January and June. Pass rates for prior years are those reported by the ICVA on the ICVA Annual Report and do not take into account SGUSVM’s two graduating classes per year.
In conclusion, between 2020 and 2024, the SGU SVM NAVLE pass rates changed, reflecting the dynamic nature of veterinary licensure assessments. In 2020, candidates achieved a pass rate of 88%, which was followed by a slight decrease to 85% in 2021.
In 2022 the pass rate remained relatively unchanged at 84%, whereas in 2023 and 2024, the pass rate dropped to 79% and 74%, respectively.
This general trend of falling pass rates has been seen in many veterinary schools. While this trend is likely is due to multiple factors, it also coincides with the cohorts that experienced changes in the delivery of curriculum due to the Covid pandemic.
