Institutions and Programs

• As of July 2010, there are 115 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.
• Fifty-seven (57) colleges and schools of pharmacy are in private institutions and sixty-three (63) are in publicly supported universities.
• One hundred and nineteen (119) 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 2009, there were 5,349 full-time and 553 part-time pharmacy faculty members at 114 colleges and schools of pharmacy. 

Student Pharmacists

• First professional degree enrollment ranged from 53 to 1,789 students per college or school in fall 2009. Institutions reported an average application to enrollment rate of 8.1:1 for admission in fall 2009.

• Total first professional degree enrollment was 54,710 in fall 2009.

• The number of students already holding a B.S. in pharmacy and enrolled in Pharm.D. programs was 1,931.

• Of the total number of students enrolled in first professional degree programs for fall 2009, 61.3 percent were women and 11.2 percent were underrepresented minority students.

• Professional student pharmacist enrollments have continued to rise for nine 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, 3.9 percent in fall 2008 and 3.8 percent in fall 2009. Attrition estimates (tracking enrollees through to graduation) over the past five years have averaged 8.2 percent per class.

• Total fall 2009 full-time graduate student enrollment was 4,046 (2,929 students in Ph.D. programs and 1,117 in M.S. programs). Women accounted for 51.2 percent of full-time graduate students. U.S.-educated pharmacists made up 9.8 percent of the total Ph.D. enrollment.

• In 2008-09, 10,988 first professional degrees in pharmacy were awarded: 64.6 percent to females and 35.6 percent to males. In addition, 528 post-B.S. Pharm.D. degrees were awarded.

• In 2008-09, 458 Ph.D. degrees were awarded (49.8 percent to males, 50.2 percent to females), representing a 2.1 percent decrease from 2007-2008. M.S. degrees awarded increased 4.8 percent from 732 in 2007-08 to 767 (48.4 percent to males, 51.6 percent to females) in 2008-2009.

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 120 U.S. colleges and schools of pharmacy, as reported by the schools to AACP in December 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 (120):

Auburn University (AL)
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 (CA)
Regis University (CO)
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)
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine* (GA)
South University (GA)
Georgia, The University of
Hawaii at Hilo, University of (HI)
Idaho State University
Chicago State University (IL)
Midwestern University-Chicago (IL)
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Illinois at Chicago, University of
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, The University of
Xavier University of Louisiana
Husson University (ME)
New England, University of (ME)
Notre Dame of Maryland, College of (MD)
Maryland, University of
Maryland Eastern Shore, 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
Creighton University (NE)
Nebraska Medical Center, University of
Southern Nevada, University of
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico, The University of
D'Youville College (NY)*
Long Island University (NY)
St. John Fisher College (NY)
St. John’s University (NY)
Touro College of Pharmacy (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 Oregon
Duquesne University (PA)
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (PA)
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (PA)
Temple University (PA)
Pittsburgh, University of (PA)
Thomas Jefferson University (PA)
Wilkes University (PA)
Puerto Rico, University of
Rhode Island, University of
Presbyterian College (SC)*
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)
Appalachian College of Pharmacy (VA)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Washington, University of
Washington State University
Charleston, University of (WV)
West Virginia University
Concordia University (WI)*
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
* Anticipates inaugural class in Fall 2010

Pharm.D. degree as a post-B.S. in pharmacy degree (27)*:

Auburn University (AL)
Western University of Health Sciences (CA)
Colorado Denver, University of (CO)
Howard University (DC)
Nova Southeastern University (FL)
Florida, 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)
New Mexico, The University of
St. John's University (NY)
Campbell University (NC)
North Dakota State University
Ohio Northern University
The Ohio State University
Cincinnati, University of (OH)
Oklahoma, The University of
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