Colorado St. Building $230M Vet School Addition

Colorado State University is constructing a new Veterinary Health and Education Complex at a cost of $230 million. Clark & Enersen is the architect and designer on the project, and JE Dunn is handling construction. The school is in Fort Collins, about an hour north of Denver.

When it is completed in 2026, the new complex will house CSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, including its Doctor of Veterinary Medicine programs. The Denver Business Journal reports that the project comes amid a veterinarian shortage in Colorado.

Construction teams will add more than 213,000 square feet to the existing Veterinary Teaching Hospital, which opened in 1978. When construction on the new space is completed in 2026, the veterinary school program will increase from 600 students to 720.

The build will add a primary care center run by students, increasing the number of animals that can be treated there and the amount of hands-on experience students receive without ever leaving the campus.