The average cost of four years of veterinary school is more than $200,000 for in-state students and $275,000 for out-of-state students, according to the VIN Foundation, a nonprofit that offers veterinarians education and support.

How much you’ll pay for vet school depends on the school you attend and where you live. The Association of American Veterinary Colleges tracks tuition and living expenses for resident and nonresident students at all accredited veterinary schools.

These are the U.S. vet schools at which the class of 2019 paid the most and the least for those costs, broken down by in-state and out-of-state students.

Most expensive vet schools

Most Expensive (In-State)	Most Expensive (Out-of-State)
Vet School	Tuition/Living Expenses	Vet School	Tuition/Living Expenses
University of California, Davis	$247,455	Midwestern University	$402,136
Ohio State University	$246,885	University of Pennsylvania	$335,662
University of Minnesota	$220,495	University of Minnesota	$330,642
University of Florida	$215,400	Western University of Health Sciences	$326,453
Michigan State University	$212,923	Michigan State University	$317,922

Least expensive vet schools

Least Expensive (In-State)	Least Expensive (Out-of-State)
Vet School	Tuition/Living Expenses	Vet School	Tuition/Living Expenses
Purdue University	$146,815	North Carolina State University	$194,440
University of Georgia	$156,971	University of Missouri	$208,144
Iowa State University	$158,966	Washington State University	$218,464
Oklahoma State University	$163,130	Texas A&M University	$229,674
Mississippi State University	$163,341	Mississippi State University	$254,141

You can use the AAVMC Cost Comparison Tool to review expenses at all 30 U.S. schools with accredited veterinary programs. The tool also lists the costs for the 12 accredited international vet school programs, where the least expensive option — at the University of Guelph in Canada — costs $228,211 for tuition and living expenses.

Managing the cost of vet school

Attending a vet school in the state where you’re a resident typically offers the best deal. Even the most expensive in-state veterinary program, at UC Davis, costs less than all but four other U.S. veterinary schools for out-of-state students.

If your home state doesn’t have an accredited veterinary program or you want to attend school elsewhere, try to establish residency where you plan to enroll. Typically, this involves living in that state for at least a year and proving you intend to stay there.

The AVMA reports the average vet salary for class of 2018 graduates is $76,633. Ideally, you’d want to borrow no more than that projected starting salary in vet student loans, but that may not be possible with the more than $200,000 average cost of a traditional four-year veterinary school.