"Best" pharm. schools

[alittler]

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What would you say are the "best" pharmacy schools (like Harvard, Yale, etc. are the most prestigious for undergrad)?

 

[alittler]

Can anyone tell me the "best" pharmacy schools?(as Harvard, Yale, etc. are the "best" for undergrad)

 

[DrPharm]

I would have to say UCSF and UT Austin

 

[OoShimmeroO]

Here are some rankings I found online. I'm not sure if a more recent list is available. Anyways, I don't think rankings play a big role when it comes to pharmacy schools. It's more important for buisness and law school.

U.S. News and World Report rankings of the best Pharmacy Schools in the United States (1998)

Rank/School Averagereputation score (5 = highest)
1. University of California–San Francisco 4.5
2. University of Texas–Austin 4.2
3. University of Kentucky 4.0
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 4.0
5. Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN) 3.9
University of Minnesota 3.9
7. Ohio State University 3.8
University of Arizona 3.8
University of Florida 3.8
University of Maryland–Baltimore 3.8
University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 3.8
University of Tennessee–Memphis 3.8
13. SUNY–Buffalo 3.7
University of Illinois–Chicago 3.7
University of Washington 3.7
16. University of Utah 3.6
University of Wisconsin–Madison 3.6
18. University of Southern California 3.5
19. University of Iowa 3.4
Virginia Commonwealth University 3.4
21. University of Kansas 3.3
22. Medical University of South Carolina 3.2
Philidelphia College of Pharmacy & Science 3.2
University of Georgia 3.2
25. University of Mississippi 3.1
University of Nebraska Medical Center 3.1
27. Rutgers College of Pharmacy (NJ) 2.9
St. Louis College of Pharmacy 2.9
University of Oklahoma 2.9
Washington State University 2.9
31. Auburn University (AL) 2.8
Creighton University (NE) 2.8
Mercer University (GA) 2.8
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center 2.8
Univeristy of Missouri–Kansas 2.8
Wayne State University (MI) 2.8

 

[Lexian]

What would you say are the "best" pharmacy schools (like Harvard, Yale, etc. are the most prestigious for undergrad)?

Well, I'll post in this thread although in the future it would be best if you posted only once in one of the Pharmacy forums if there is a topic that fits in both sections.

While I think UCSF and UT Austin are both excellent schools (I am biased towards UCSF for obvious reasons ), there probably isn't one top school that any of us could suggest. Often times grad school is as much about what school fits you the best, not necessarily what a school's reputation or perception may be. I felt the same way about undergrad, so it's hard for me to give you an answer.

Maybe to make it easier you could tell us what you're looking for in pharmacy school. What type of location do you prefer in the school? Big city? College town? Quiet town? What are your career goals? Do you want to be retail pharmacist? Hospital pharmacist? Or would you prefer a school with more ties in industry and research that would give you the opportunity to explore pharmaceutical research? Maybe we can shed a little more light on the subject if you could elaborate a bit on what you're looking for.

 

[bananaface]

This is primarily of interest to Pre-Pharmacy students, so it belongs in the Pre-Pharmacy forum.

Please post only once and in the most appropriate forum.

Thanks!

- Anna 🙂

 

[Caverject]

Can anyone tell me the "best" pharmacy schools?(as Harvard, Yale, etc. are the "best" for undergrad)

It all depends on what you want out of your education. If you want to go to a tough prestigous program, look into schools like University of Southern California, UCSF, Colorado, and Minnesota. If you are looking for a school where you can run like a wild hippie, check out University of Washington (bananaface). If you want a school that turns you into a neurotic person, check out Temple (kwakster). If you want a school with a great education and an excellent sports program, check out the University of Florida, University of Wisconsin, and Ohio State University (Dgroulx). If you want to get out of pharmacy school as fast as you can, check out Midwestern University, University of Southern Nevada, or South University (JDpharmd?, LVPharm, and Caverject). If your a betting person and like to live on the wild side at an accelerated pace, check out the Hawaii College of Pharmacy (UCRsandstorm). It all depends on you want

 

[Caverject]

that's neurotic cowboy

 

[no-see-um]

If you are looking for a school where you can run like a wild hippie, check out University of Washington (bananaface).

that's what I'm lookin' for.

 

[bananaface]

Come visit! The Dean buys us beer on Friday afternoons! 👍

 

[Krismeese]

Was disappointed UoHawaii is not accepting their first class until 2007, would be a fun place to go, albeit maybe a little risky lol.

So how many schools do most people apply to on average? It seems like with the small class size/total applicants ratio being pretty small that you would have to apply to a bunch. But I really don't want to put the dilemma of a million needed recomendations on my recomenders.

 

[ultracet]

Was disappointed UoHawaii is not accepting their first class until 2007, would be a fun place to go, albeit maybe a little risky lol.

So how many schools do most people apply to on average? It seems like with the small class size/total applicants ratio being pretty small that you would have to apply to a bunch. But I really don't want to put the dilemma of a million needed recomendations on my recomenders.

i applied to 2.
but that was a while ago and before the days of pharmcas etc.....

 

[Lexian]

Was disappointed UoHawaii is not accepting their first class until 2007, would be a fun place to go, albeit maybe a little risky lol.

So how many schools do most people apply to on average? It seems like with the small class size/total applicants ratio being pretty small that you would have to apply to a bunch. But I really don't want to put the dilemma of a million needed recomendations on my recomenders.

I applied to 5 schools, all in California. I feel your pain, because I felt really bad asking my recommenders to write so many LOR's. I had a lineup of 5 recommenders though to help spread out the work so that I didn't have 3 professors writing 5 LOR's each. If you decide to go with multiple recommenders, I would say to figure out who your 2 or 3 top recommenders are, i.e. the people you know the best and you feel would give you the best LOR's and save them for your top choice school, and then distribute out the remaining recommendations to your other professors/employers. And as always, talk to them early on in the process, be patient but diligent in keeping them on schedule, and thank them endlessly when the cycle is over and they have written your letters. 👍

 

[jemc2000]

I only applied to one school so I only needed 2 LORs. I haven't decided if I will reuse the recommender next year if I need to go through this again.