University of Florida College of Pharmacy

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University of Florida College of Pharmacy
University of Florida Vertical Signature.svg
Type Public pharmacy school
Established1923
Parent institution
University of Florida
Endowment Increase2.svg$2.379 billion (2021)
(university-wide) [1]
Dean Peter Swaan
Students1,245
Location,
Florida
,
United States
Website cop.ufl.edu

The University of Florida College of Pharmacy is the pharmacy school of the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. Founded in 1923, The College of Pharmacy is one of six schools that compose the University of Florida Health Science Center. In addition, there are two campus sites in Jacksonville and Orlando.

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Degree Programs

The College of Pharmacy offers three degree programs: Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Master of Science.

Doctor of Pharmacy

In total, the college has 1,018 Pharm.D. students spread throughout Gainesville, Orlando and Jacksonville. [2] For five consecutive years (2016 to 2020), the UF College of Pharmacy ranked No. 1 nationally in the number of graduates securing highly competitive pharmacy residency positions. [3] The professional program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. [4]

Master of Science

Since 2000, the college has developed a master's degree and certificate programs using distance learning technologies.

Doctor of Philosophy

The college's 109 Ph.D. students receive training under the mentorship of more than 50 graduate faculty. [5]

Campuses

The College of Pharmacy has three campuses — in Gainesville, Jacksonville and Orlando — where Pharm.D. students study the same curriculum through simultaneous learning. Classes on the three campuses connect synchronously through videoconferencing, with faculty present at each campus. [6]

Gainesville

The University of Florida's Gainesville campus began offering pharmacy degrees in 1923. [7] The pharmacy campus is part of UF Health, which is the country's only academic health center with six health-related colleges [8] (Medicine, Nursing, Public Health and Health Professions, Dentistry, and Veterinary Medicine), nine research centers and institutes and 10 hospitals.

The Gainesville pharmacy campus has more than 500 Pharm.D. students enrolled with 130 new pharmacy students admitted each fall semester. [9]

Jacksonville

The Jacksonville campus began offering Pharm.D. degrees in 2002. [10]

The Jacksonville campus has approximately 200 Pharm.D. students enrolled with 40-50 new students admitted each fall semester to the Pharm.D. program. [11]

Orlando

The Orlando campus began offering Pharm.D. degrees in 2002. [12] It is located on the UF Research and Academic Center at Lake Nona campus. The campus has a total program enrollment of 280 students enrolled and admits approximately 70 new students each year in the fall semester. [13]

Rankings and reputation

In 2024, U.S. News & World Report ranks the College of Pharmacy at fourth overall. [14] The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy ranks UF No. 3 nationally in NIH funding and federal funding and No. 3 nationally in total research funding. [15] In total the College of Pharmacy received over $32 million in total Research Revenues in 2021. [16]

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