It was established in 1862 as the independent Glasgow Veterinary College, being subsumed into the University in 1949 and gaining independent faculty status in 1969.[1] In 2010 it became a constituent school of the new College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences. It ranked second in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2016[2] and in 2015, QS World University Rankings ranked the veterinary school seventh in the world for veterinary medicine.[3]