Pharmacy School Acceptance Rates 2026

Name: 2026 US Pharmacy School Acceptance Rates
Creator: AdmitBase

Acceptance rates for 99 ACPE-accredited US pharmacy schools. Pharmacy programs have a wide range of selectivity — the average acceptance rate is 61.6%.

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Data: official admissions disclosures · Last updated June 2026

< 30% accept

30–49% accept

50–69% accept

70%+ accept

All Pharmacy Schools by Acceptance Rate

99 schools from most to least selective.

School	Accept %	Rank	PCAT	GPA	Class Size
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Chapel Hill, NC	30%	#1	470	3.65	199
UCSF School of Pharmacy San Francisco, CA	32%	#2	465	3.62	168
University of Michigan College of Pharmacy Ann Arbor, MI	33%	#4	458	3.62	114
UT Austin College of Pharmacy Austin, TX	34%	#5	455	3.58	151
University of Washington School of Pharmacy Seattle, WA	35%	#15	450	3.55	135
University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy Minneapolis, MN	35%	#3	460	3.60	187
University of Florida College of Pharmacy Gainesville, FL	36%	#8	452	3.58	561
USC School of Pharmacy Los Angeles, CA	38%	#14	448	3.55	370
Purdue University College of Pharmacy West Lafayette, IN	38%	#9	450	3.55	171
Ohio State University College of Pharmacy Columbus, OH	38%	#6	450	3.55	154
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy Lexington, KY	40%	#7	448	3.52	155
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy Pittsburgh, PA	40%	#10	448	3.53	138
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Baltimore, MD	40%	#12	445	3.50	110
University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy Madison, WI	42%	#11	445	3.52	180
University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy Aurora, CO	42%	#19	440	3.50	113
Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy Newark, NJ	42%	#13	442	3.50	199
University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Tucson, AZ	45%	#17	438	3.48	132
Northeastern University School of Pharmacy Boston, MA	45%	#22	435	3.48	147
UIC College of Pharmacy Chicago, IL	45%	#16	440	3.48	196
University of Iowa College of Pharmacy Iowa City, IA	48%	#18	435	3.47	118
University of Georgia College of Pharmacy Athens, GA	48%	#24	432	3.45	164
VCU School of Pharmacy Richmond, VA	48%	#21	435	3.45	103
University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy Memphis, TN	50%	#20	432	3.45	184
University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy Hartford, CT	50%	#25	430	3.45	80
University of Utah College of Pharmacy Salt Lake City, UT	50%	#28	428	3.45	23
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Philadelphia, PA	50%	#23	430	3.42	100
Oregon State University College of Pharmacy Corvallis, OR	52%	#26	428	3.42	81
University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy Cincinnati, OH	52%	#29	425	3.42	166
University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy Buffalo, NY	55%	#34	420	3.40	165
University of Kansas School of Pharmacy Lawrence, KS	55%	#27	425	3.42	138
Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy Auburn, AL	55%	#33	420	3.40	153
Temple University School of Pharmacy Philadelphia, PA	55%	#30	422	3.40	220
Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy Detroit, MI	55%	#31	420	3.38	101
University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy Norman, OK	55%	#32	422	3.40	65
University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy Albuquerque, NM	58%	#39	415	3.35	72
University of Nebraska College of Pharmacy Omaha, NE	58%	#35	418	3.38	63
Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy Birmingham, AL	58%	#51	415	3.40	119
South Carolina College of Pharmacy Columbia, SC	58%	#36	418	3.38	119
Howard University College of Pharmacy Washington, DC	58%	#46	408	3.32	51
MUSC College of Pharmacy Charleston, SC	60%	#92	412	3.35	68
University of Puerto Rico School of Pharmacy San Juan, PR	60%	#86	405	3.30	47
Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy New Orleans, LA	60%	#45	410	3.30	149
University of the Pacific Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy Sacramento, CA	60%	#37	415	3.35	157
University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy Jackson, MS	60%	#40	415	3.35	167
University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy Kingston, RI	60%	#47	415	3.38	124
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY	60%	#38	418	3.38	158
Creighton University School of Pharmacy Omaha, NE	60%	#41	418	3.40	139
UMKC School of Pharmacy Kansas City, MO	62%	#42	412	3.35	138
West Virginia University School of Pharmacy Morgantown, WV	62%	#48	412	3.35	76
Washington State University College of Pharmacy Spokane, WA	62%	#49	412	3.35	128
UHSP College of Pharmacy St. Louis, MO	62%	#52	412	3.38	138
Butler University College of Pharmacy Indianapolis, IN	65%	#44	412	3.38	100
Duquesne University School of Pharmacy Pittsburgh, PA	65%	#60	410	3.35	131
South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy Brookings, SD	65%	#53	410	3.38	66
Drake University College of Pharmacy Des Moines, IA	65%	#43	415	3.38	66
University of Hawaii at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy Hilo, HI	65%	#50	408	3.32	41
Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy Orlando, FL	65%	#88	400	3.22	105
Texas A&M Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy Fort Worth, TX	65%	#91	408	3.30	109
UAMS College of Pharmacy Little Rock, AR	65%	#93	405	3.28	79
Pacific University School of Pharmacy Hillsboro, OR	68%	#58	405	3.32	82
North Dakota State University School of Pharmacy Fargo, ND	68%	#54	408	3.35	78
Campbell University College of Pharmacy Raleigh, NC	70%	#61	400	3.28	108
University of Louisiana at Monroe School of Pharmacy Monroe, LA	70%	#94	400	3.25	82
Idaho State University College of Pharmacy Pocatello, ID	70%	#55	405	3.32	82
Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy Houston, TX	70%	#87	395	3.18	64
Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy Wilkes-Barre, PA	70%	#59	400	3.28	68
University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy Laramie, WY	72%	#56	402	3.30	47
Hampton University School of Pharmacy Hampton, VA	72%	#89	395	3.20	62
University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy Missoula, MT	72%	#57	402	3.30	56
Shenandoah University Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy Winchester, VA	72%	#62	398	3.25	68
Midwestern University College of Pharmacy Downers Grove, IL	72%	#100	400	3.25	259
Roseman University College of Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV	72%	#71	400	3.25	128
University of Findlay College of Pharmacy Findlay, OH	75%	#63	395	3.22	47
Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy Nashville, TN	75%	#68	398	3.25	90
Harding University College of Pharmacy Searcy, AR	75%	#67	395	3.22	38
Chicago State University College of Pharmacy Chicago, IL	75%	#90	388	3.12	36
Belmont University College of Pharmacy Nashville, TN	75%	#69	398	3.25	69
LECOM School of Pharmacy Bradenton, FL	75%	#78	395	3.20	248
Concordia University Wisconsin School of Pharmacy Mequon, WI	78%	#64	392	3.20	48
PCOM School of Pharmacy Philadelphia, PA	78%	#79	392	3.18	61
High Point University Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy High Point, NC	78%	#74	392	3.20	58
St. John Fisher University Wegmans School of Pharmacy Rochester, NY	78%	#80	395	3.22	61
Touro University College of Pharmacy Hawthorne, NY	78%	#95	392	3.18	67
Palm Beach Atlantic University Gregory School of Pharmacy West Palm Beach, FL	78%	#65	390	3.18	56
Cedarville University School of Pharmacy Cedarville, OH	78%	#76	395	3.22	41
D'Youville University School of Pharmacy Buffalo, NY	80%	#77	390	3.18	39
Manchester University College of Pharmacy Fort Wayne, IN	80%	#75	390	3.18	90
Wingate University School of Pharmacy Wingate, NC	80%	#84	392	3.18	68
Regis University School of Pharmacy Denver, CO	80%	#82	390	3.18	51
Touro College of Pharmacy New York, NY	80%	#96	390	3.15	49
Notre Dame of Maryland University School of Pharmacy Baltimore, MD	80%	#73	390	3.18	54
University of the Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy San Antonio, TX	80%	#66	388	3.18	83
University of Charleston School of Pharmacy Charleston, WV	82%	#83	388	3.15	42
Sullivan University College of Pharmacy Louisville, KY	82%	#70	388	3.15	35
University of Saint Joseph School of Pharmacy Hartford, CT	82%	#98	385	3.12	33
Western New England University College of Pharmacy Springfield, MA	82%	#81	388	3.15	48
Keck Graduate Institute School of Pharmacy Claremont, CA	82%	#97	388	3.15	53
Appalachian College of Pharmacy Oakwood, VA	85%	#85	382	3.10	49
California Health Sciences University College of Pharmacy Clovis, CA	85%	#72	385	3.12	54
Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy Loma Linda, CA	—	—	—	—	57
Marshall B. Ketchum University College of Pharmacy Fullerton, CA	—	—	—	—	44
UC Irvine Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Irvine, CA	—	—	—	—	33
West Coast University School of Pharmacy Los Angeles, CA	—	—	—	—	72
Larkin University College of Pharmacy Miami, FL	—	—	—	—	43
Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy Fort Lauderdale, FL	—	—	—	—	268
Mercer University College of Pharmacy Macon, GA	—	—	—	—	126
South University School of Pharmacy (Savannah) Savannah, GA	—	—	—	—	55
Rosalind Franklin University College of Pharmacy North Chicago, IL	—	—	—	—	44
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy Edwardsville, IL	—	—	—	—	76
MCPHS University School of Pharmacy (Boston) Worcester, MA	—	—	—	—	396
MCPHS University School of Pharmacy (Worcester) Worcester, MA	—	—	—	—	142
University of Maryland Eastern Shore School of Pharmacy Princess Anne, MD	—	—	—	—	40
University of New England College of Pharmacy Portland, ME	—	—	—	—	37
Ferris State University College of Pharmacy Big Rapids, MI	—	—	—	—	121
Long Island University Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy Brookville, NY	—	—	—	—	259
Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Binghamton, NY	—	—	—	—	85
St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Queens, NY	—	—	—	—	261
Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Pharmacy Rootstown, OH	—	—	—	—	87
University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Toledo, OH	—	—	—	—	104
Southwestern Oklahoma State University College of Pharmacy Weatherford, OK	—	—	—	—	62
Thomas Jefferson University College of Pharmacy Philadelphia, PA	—	—	—	—	59
Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy Clinton, SC	—	—	—	—	40
South College School of Pharmacy Knoxville, TN	—	—	—	—	84
Union University School of Pharmacy Jackson, TN	—	—	—	—	32
University of Houston College of Pharmacy Houston, TX	—	—	—	—	144
University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy Fort Worth, TX	—	—	—	—	81
University of Texas at El Paso School of Pharmacy El Paso, TX	—	—	—	—	52
University of Texas at Tyler Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy Tyler, TX	—	—	—	—	52
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy Lubbock, TX	—	—	—	—	144
Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy Milwaukee, WI	—	—	—	—	37
California Northstate University College of Pharmacy Elk Grove, CA	—	—	—	—	104
UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy La Jolla, CA	—	—	—	—	59
Chapman University School of Pharmacy Orange, CA	—	—	—	—	99
East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy Johnson City, TN	—	—	—	—	66
Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Florham Park, NJ	—	—	—	—	69
Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy Pomona, CA	—	—	—	—	116
William Carey University School of Pharmacy Biloxi, MS	—	—	—	—	39
Midwestern University College of Pharmacy (Glendale) Glendale, AZ	—	—	—	—	151
Husson University School of Pharmacy Bangor, ME	—	—	—	—	23
University of South Florida Taneja College of Pharmacy Tampa, FL	—	—	—	—	98
Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy Ada, OH	—	—	—	—	116
Marshall University School of Pharmacy Huntington, WV	—	—	—	—	57
American University of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy Signal Hill, CA	—	—	—	—	27

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