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TABLE 506. NUMBER OF SCHOOLS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, STUDENTS AND GRADUATES, SELECTED ACADEMIC YEARS: 1960-61 TO 1999-2000
ACADEMIC
YEAR
SCHOOLS
TOTAL
ENROLLMENTS
FIRST YEAR
ENROLLMENTS
GRADUATES
1960-61
18
 3,497 983 824
1970-71
18
 5,006 1,430 1,239
1975-76
19
 6,274 1,712 1,523
1976-77
21
 6,571 1,856 1,591
1977-78
22
 6,918 1,973 1,640
1978-79
22
 7,334 2,089 1,704
1979-80
23
 7,803 2,247 1,845
1980-81
25
 8,156 2,239 1,932
1981-82
26
 8,391 2,246 1,969
1982-83
26
 8,538 2,211 1,976
1983-84
27
 8,672 2,284 2,138
1984-85
27
 8,843 2,329 NA
1985-86
27
 8,928 2,282 2,181
1986-87
27
 8,887 2,273 2,104
1987-88
27
 8,822 2,207 2,169
1988-89
27
 8,558 2,195 2,142
1989-90
27
 8,456 2,194 2,117
1990-91
27
 8,420 2,197 2,021
1991-92
27
 8,508 2,225 2,024
1992-93
27
 8,702 2,259 2,074
1993-94
27
 8,859 2,297 2,065
1994-95
27
 8,881 2,276 2,111
1995-96
27
 8,854 2,283
NA
1996-97
27
 8,956 2,334 2,170
1997-98
27
 9,010 2,326
2,165
1998-99
27
 9,055 2,338
2,185
1999-2000
27
 9,121 2,361
NA

SOURCE: Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges. Unpublished data.