In 1946, the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine’s DVM degree was established. From 1946 to 1965 there were 30 students, all Missouri residents, in each of the four classes studying for the DVM degree. In 1965, class size doubled, and non-residents were admitted in response to federal funding incentives. These federal “capitation” funds offered to alleviate a national shortage of veterinarians stimulated another class size increase (to 76 students) in 1976.