Veterinary Student Research Involvement Survey of 34 School Administrators

34 veterinary school administrators reported a median of 20% student participation in research. The survey, authored by Julie A. Hunt and last updated in 2026, investigated motivating factors like career aspirations and barriers like time constraints. It was conducted among schools accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association's Council on Education.

Use Cases

• Analyze perceived barriers to student research involvement based on administrator-reported factors like time and financial pressure.
• Model the relationship between career aspirations and research participation based on administrator perceptions.
• Compare the adequacy of faculty research mentorship across institutions based on survey responses.
• Assess administrator opinions on the need for accreditor guidance regarding student research requirements.

Strengths

• Includes survey responses from administrators at 34 accredited veterinary schools.
• Reports a specific median statistic: 20% student participation in research.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Dataset is small at 106.7 KB; scope is limited to a single survey.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Julie A. Hunt, published on figshare.

Collection Method

Survey of administrators at AVMA COE-accredited veterinary schools.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 04:21:01; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely United States (AVMA COE accreditation).