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50 Best Pharmacy Schools Ranked in 2016
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Where does your pharmacy school or alma mater rank among others?
Where does your pharmacy school or alma mater rank among others?
US News & World Report just released its 2016 rankings of the best pharmacy schools in the nation.
Schools were ranked on a scale from 1 (marginal) to 5 (outstanding) based on peer assessment surveys distributed to deans, administrators, and faculty at accredited schools. These surveys were conducted in fall 2015 for the 2016 rankings.
US News & World Report surveyed 125 Doctor of Pharmacy programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, and the response rate was 40%.
Here are the 50 best pharmacy schools in the country, alongside their location and score:
Rank
School
Location
Score
1
University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
4.7
2
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
4.5
3 (Tie)
University of California—San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
4.4
3 (Tie)
University of Michigan—Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
4.4
3 (Tie)
University of Texas—Austin
Austin, TX
4.4
6 (Tie)
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
4.2
6 (Tie)
University of Illinois—Chicago
Chicago, IL
4.2
6 (Tie)
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
4.2
9 (Tie)
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
4.1
9 (Tie)
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
4.1
9 (Tie)
University of Maryland—Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
4.1
9 (Tie)
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
4.1
9 (Tie)
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
4.1
9 (Tie)
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
4.1
9 (Tie)
University of Wisconsin—Madison
Madison, WI
4.1
16
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
4.0
17 (Tie)
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
3.9
17 (Tie)
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TN
3.9
17 (Tie)
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
3.9
17 (Tie)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
3.9
21
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
3.8
22
University at Buffalo—SUNY
Buffalo, NY
3.7
22
University of Colorado—Denver
Aurora, CO
3.7
24
University of Mississippi
University, MS
3.6
25 (Tie)
Auburn University (Harrison)
Auburn, AL
3.5
25 (Tie)
University of California—San Diego
La Jolla, CA
3.5
25 (Tie)
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
3.5
25 (Tie)
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
3.5
25 (Tie)
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
3.5
30 (Tie)
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
3.4
30 (Tie)
Rutgers University—Piscataway (Mario)
Piscataway, NJ
3.4
30 (Tie)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
3.4
33 (Tie)
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
3.3
33 (Tie)
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
3.3
33 (Tie)
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
3.3
36 (Tie)
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Amarillo, TX
3.2
36 (Tie)
University of Missouri—Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
3.2
36 (Tie)
Wayne State University (Applebaum)
Detroit, MI
3.2
36 (Tie)
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
3.2
40 (Tie)
Creighton University
Omaha, NE
3.1
40 (Tie)
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
3.1
40 (Tie)
University of the Sciences—Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science
Philadelphia, PA
3.1
40 (Tie)
Washington State University
Spokane, WA
3.1
44 (Tie)
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
St. Louis, MO
3.0
44 (Tie)
University of Houston
Houston, TX
3.0
44 (Tie)
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
3.0
47 (Tie)
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
2.9
47 (Tie)
Drake University
Des Moines, IA
2.9
47 (Tie)
Duquesne University (Mylan)
Pittsburgh, PA
2.9
47 (Tie)
Mercer University
Atlanta, GA
2.9
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