Neighbouring the Old Summer Palace, the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is located on the Western Campus of China Agricultural University in the Haidian district of Beijing. As the oldest institution in veterinary medicine education in China, the history of the college can be dated back to the Imperial University of Peking in Qing Dynasty that gave the first veterinary courses in 1905. The Department of Veterinary Medicine was founded in 1946 by professor Dashi Xiong, a graduate from Iowa State University, while the CVM was finally established in 1984.

Adhering to the conviction of “One World, One Health, One Medicine”, the college shoulders the mission of “Advance Veterinary Science, Safeguard Animal and Human Health”. Built on this tradition, the college continues to fulfill a commitment to veterinary science whilst seeking to build a comprehensive learning experience.

The CVM embraces the “One Health” concept with the mission to assure the health for animals, people, and the environment by advancing veterinary science. Over the past 36 years, the college has graduated nearly 2,000 veterinarians and thousands of scientists. The college comprises three academic departments and covers five specialist disciplines. In addition to undergraduate study, we also offer master's and doctoral degrees.

The college employs a faculty of distinguished scientists and teaching staff with a total number of 130, including 46 professors and 48 associate professors, and with an average of 43.7 years old. The faculty are from 31 different universities with 86% having a PhD degree. Of them, many have received numerous honors or awards for excellence in teaching and research at national level in recent years.

The college is a national leader in both education and research, and has continuously ranked top in the discipline of Veterinary Medicine among veterinary colleges in China by the Ministry of Education of China since 2008.