Institutions and Programs

• As of July 2009, there are 111 U.S.-based colleges and schools of pharmacy with accredited (full or candidate status) professional degree programs and 5 schools with precandidate status. The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredits programs.
• Forty-eight (48) of the schools with full or candidate status, programs are in private institutions and sixty-three (63) are in publicly supported universities.
• One hundred and fourteen (114) colleges and schools will offer the Pharm.D. as a first professional degree and fifteen (15) colleges and schools will offer the Pharm.D. as a post-B.S. degree in fall 2010.
• Sixty-six (66) colleges and schools will offer graduate programs in the pharmaceutical sciences at the M.S. and/or Ph.D. level in fall 2010.
• In fall 2008, there were 4,957 full-time and 525 part-time pharmacy faculty members at 111 colleges and schools of pharmacy. 
  

Student Pharmacists

• First professional degree enrollment ranged from 45 to 1,754 students per college or school in fall 2008. Institutions reported an average application to enrollment rate of 8.0:1 for admission in fall 2008.

• Total first professional degree enrollment was 52,685 in fall 2008.

• The number of students already holding a B.S. in pharmacy and enrolled in Pharm.D. programs was 2,037.

• Of the total number of students enrolled in first professional degree programs for fall 2008, 62.2 percent were women and 11.1 percent were underrepresented minority students.

• Professional student pharmacist enrollments have continued to rise for eight consecutive years. Annual increases were 4.1 in fall 2001, 8.4 percent in fall 2002, 10.7 percent in fall 2003, 5.1 percent in fall 2004, 6.0 percent in fall 2005, 4.4 percent in fall 2006, 4.3 percent in fall 2007, and 3.9 percent in fall 2008.  Attrition estimates (tracking enrollees through to graduation) over the past five years have averaged 6.2 percent per class.

• Total fall 2008 full time graduate student enrollment was 3,803 (2,909 students in Ph.D. programs and 894 in M.S. programs). Women accounted for 50.5 percent of full time graduate students. U.S.-educated pharmacists made up 8.0 percent of the total Ph.D. enrollment.

• In 2007-08, 10,500 first professional degrees in pharmacy were awarded: 66.0 percent to females and 34.0 percent to males. In addition, 627 post-B.S. Pharm.D. degrees were awarded.

• In 2007-08, 468 Ph.D. degrees were awarded (56.0 percent to males, 44.0 percent to females), representing a 13.6 percent increase from 2006-2007. M.S. degrees awarded increased 21.2 percent from 604 in 2006-07 to 732 (37.6 percent to males, 62.4 percent to females) in 2007-2008.

Sources: AACP's institutional, faculty and student databases track on an annual basis the status of pharmacy's academic enterprise. Data in "Academic Pharmacy's Vital Statistics" are reflective of the Association's Profile of Pharmacy Faculty and Profile of Pharmacy Students.

Programs in Pharmacy

The following inventory represents accredited programs that have student enrollments at 116 U.S. colleges and schools of pharmacy, as reported by the schools to AACP in July 2009. To ascertain the current accreditation status of each program, contact the individual college or school or the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Telephone: 312-664‑3575.

Pharm.D. as first professional degree (116):

Auburn University
Samford University (AL)
Midwestern University-Glendale (AZ)
Arizona, The University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences, University of
Harding University (AR)
Loma Linda University (CA)
Touro University (CA)
University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Francisco
California Northstate College of Pharmacy
Pacific, University of the (CA)
Southern California, University of
Western University of Health Sciences
Regis University
Colorado Denver, University of
Connecticut, University of
Howard University (DC)
Florida A & M University
Nova Southeastern University (FL)
Palm Beach Atlantic University (FL)
Florida, University of
Mercer University (GA)
South University (GA)
Georgia, The University of
Hawaii at Hilo, University of (HI)
Idaho State University
Chicago State (IL)
Midwestern University-Chicago (IL)
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Butler University (IN)
Purdue University (IN)
Drake University (IA)
Iowa, The University of
Kansas, The University of
Kentucky, University of
Sullivan University (KY)
Louisiana at Monroe, University of
Xavier University of Louisiana
Husson University
New England, University of
Notre Dame of Maryland, College of
Maryland, University of
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences-Boston
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences-Worcester
Northeastern University (MA)
Ferris State University (MI)
Michigan, University of
Wayne State University (MI)
Minnesota, University of
Mississippi, The University of
St. Louis College of Pharmacy (MO)
Missouri-Kansas City, University of
Montana, The University of
Ceighton University (NE)
Nebraska Medical Center, University of
Southern Nevada, University of
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico, The University of
Long Island University (NY)
St. John Fisher College (NY)
St. John’s University (NY)
Touro College (NY)
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (NY)
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (NY)
Campbell University (NC)
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of
Wingate University (NC)
North Dakota State University
Northeastern Ohio Universities
Ohio Northern University
The Ohio State University
Cincinnati, University of (OH)
Findlay, The University of (OH)
Toledo, The University of (OH)
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma, The University of
Oregon State University
Pacific University (OR)
Duquesne University (PA)
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (PA)
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (PA)
Temple University (PA)
Pittsburgh, University of (PA)
Thomas Jefferson University (PA)
Wilkes University (PA)
Puerto Rico, University of
Rhode Island, University of
Medical University of South Carolina
South Carolina College of Pharmacy
University of South Carolina#
South Dakota State University
Belmont University (TN)
East Tennessee State University
Lipscomb University (TN)
Tennessee, The University of
Union University (TN)
Texas A&M Health Science Center
Texas Southern University
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Houston, University of (TX)
Incarnate Word, University of the (TX)
Texas at Austin, The University of
Utah, The University of
Hampton University (VA)
Shenandoah University (VA)
Appalachia, University of (VA)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Washington, University of
Washington State University
Charleston, University of (WV)
West Virginia University
Wisconsin-Madison, University of
Wyoming, University of
Lebanese American University

# Medical University of South Carolina and University of South Carolina merged to become the South Carolina College of Pharmacy

Pharm.D. degree as a post-B.S. in pharmacy degree (33)*:

Auburn University (AL)
Arkansas for Medical Sciences, University of (AK)
Western University of Health Sciences (CA)
Colorado Denver, University of (CO)
Howard University (DC)
Nova Southeastern University (FL)
Florida, University of
Georgia, The University of
Idaho State University
Midwestern University-Chicago (IL)
Purdue University (IN)
Kansas, The University of
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences-Boston
Mississippi, The University of
Montana, The University of
Creighton, University of (NE)
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico, The University of
St. John's University (NY)
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (NY)
Campbell University (NC)
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of
North Dakota State University
Ohio Northern University
The Ohio State University
Cincinatti, University of (OH)
Dusquesne University (PA)
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (PA)
Shenandoah University (VA)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Washington, University of
Washington State University
Lebanese American University

*15 of these schools anticipate offering the Pharm.D. as a post-B.S. in pharmacy degree in Fall 2010