Pharmacy School Rankings 2026

Name: 2026 US Pharmacy School Rankings
Creator: AdmitBase

Complete rankings for 143 ACPE-accredited US pharmacy schools with PCAT medians, GPA medians, acceptance rates, and tuition.

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Data: official admissions disclosures · Last updated June 2026

143

Schools

412

Median PCAT

3.35

Median GPA

62.0%

Median Acceptance

Top 20 Pharmacy Schools

The most competitive ACPE-accredited US pharmacy schools by ranking.

#	School	PCAT	GPA	Accept %	Tuition	NAPLEX Pass
1	UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Chapel Hill, NC	470	3.65	30%	$28,173	98%
2	UCSF School of Pharmacy San Francisco, CA	465	3.62	32%	$51,640	97%
3	University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy Minneapolis, MN	460	3.60	35%	$30,120	97%
4	University of Michigan College of Pharmacy Ann Arbor, MI	458	3.62	33%	$39,164	97%
5	UT Austin College of Pharmacy Austin, TX	455	3.58	34%	$22,530	96%
6	Ohio State University College of Pharmacy Columbus, OH	450	3.55	38%	$27,921	96%
7	University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy Lexington, KY	448	3.52	40%	$28,910	96%
8	University of Florida College of Pharmacy Gainesville, FL	452	3.58	36%	$19,845	97%
9	Purdue University College of Pharmacy West Lafayette, IN	450	3.55	38%	$9,718	96%
10	University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy Pittsburgh, PA	448	3.53	40%	$37,428	96%
11	University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy Madison, WI	445	3.52	42%	$28,871	95%
12	University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Baltimore, MD	445	3.50	40%	$30,241	95%
13	Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy Newark, NJ	442	3.50	42%	$19,111	95%
14	USC School of Pharmacy Los Angeles, CA	448	3.55	38%	$68,866	95%
15	University of Washington School of Pharmacy Seattle, WA	450	3.55	35%	$35,562	96%
16	UIC College of Pharmacy Chicago, IL	440	3.48	45%	$27,058	94%
17	University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Tucson, AZ	438	3.48	45%	$30,090	95%
18	University of Iowa College of Pharmacy Iowa City, IA	435	3.47	48%	$28,791	95%
19	University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy Aurora, CO	440	3.50	42%	$28,000	95%
20	University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy Memphis, TN	432	3.45	50%	$24,299	94%

Complete Pharmacy School Rankings

All 99 ranked US pharmacy schools.

#	School	PCAT	GPA	Accept %	Tuition
1	UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Chapel Hill, NC	470	3.65	30%	$28,173
2	UCSF School of Pharmacy San Francisco, CA	465	3.62	32%	$51,640
3	University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy Minneapolis, MN	460	3.60	35%	$30,120
4	University of Michigan College of Pharmacy Ann Arbor, MI	458	3.62	33%	$39,164
5	UT Austin College of Pharmacy Austin, TX	455	3.58	34%	$22,530
6	Ohio State University College of Pharmacy Columbus, OH	450	3.55	38%	$27,921
7	University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy Lexington, KY	448	3.52	40%	$28,910
8	University of Florida College of Pharmacy Gainesville, FL	452	3.58	36%	$19,845
9	Purdue University College of Pharmacy West Lafayette, IN	450	3.55	38%	$9,718
10	University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy Pittsburgh, PA	448	3.53	40%	$37,428
11	University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy Madison, WI	445	3.52	42%	$28,871
12	University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Baltimore, MD	445	3.50	40%	$30,241
13	Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy Newark, NJ	442	3.50	42%	$19,111
14	USC School of Pharmacy Los Angeles, CA	448	3.55	38%	$68,866
15	University of Washington School of Pharmacy Seattle, WA	450	3.55	35%	$35,562
16	UIC College of Pharmacy Chicago, IL	440	3.48	45%	$27,058
17	University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Tucson, AZ	438	3.48	45%	$30,090
18	University of Iowa College of Pharmacy Iowa City, IA	435	3.47	48%	$28,791
19	University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy Aurora, CO	440	3.50	42%	$28,000
20	University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy Memphis, TN	432	3.45	50%	$24,299
21	VCU School of Pharmacy Richmond, VA	435	3.45	48%	$24,000
22	Northeastern University School of Pharmacy Boston, MA	435	3.48	45%	$54,488
23	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Philadelphia, PA	430	3.42	50%	$40,000
24	University of Georgia College of Pharmacy Athens, GA	432	3.45	48%	$17,052
25	University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy Hartford, CT	430	3.45	50%	$17,010
26	Oregon State University College of Pharmacy Corvallis, OR	428	3.42	52%	$30,636
27	University of Kansas School of Pharmacy Lawrence, KS	425	3.42	55%	$29,038
28	University of Utah College of Pharmacy Salt Lake City, UT	428	3.45	50%	$24,000
29	University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy Cincinnati, OH	425	3.42	52%	$25,000
30	Temple University School of Pharmacy Philadelphia, PA	422	3.40	55%	$41,230
31	Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy Detroit, MI	420	3.38	55%	$31,241
32	University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy Norman, OK	422	3.40	55%	$17,560
33	Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy Auburn, AL	420	3.40	55%	$11,340
34	University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy Buffalo, NY	420	3.40	55%	$26,450
35	University of Nebraska College of Pharmacy Omaha, NE	418	3.38	58%	$28,630
36	South Carolina College of Pharmacy Columbia, SC	418	3.38	58%	$24,000
37	University of the Pacific Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy Sacramento, CA	415	3.35	60%	$86,484
38	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY	418	3.38	60%	$47,900
39	University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy Albuquerque, NM	415	3.35	58%	$20,433
40	University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy Jackson, MS	415	3.35	60%	$26,748
41	Creighton University School of Pharmacy Omaha, NE	418	3.40	60%	$40,908
42	UMKC School of Pharmacy Kansas City, MO	412	3.35	62%	$31,815
43	Drake University College of Pharmacy Des Moines, IA	415	3.38	65%	$44,967
44	Butler University College of Pharmacy Indianapolis, IN	412	3.38	65%	$51,530
45	Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy New Orleans, LA	410	3.30	60%	$40,954
46	Howard University College of Pharmacy Washington, DC	408	3.32	58%	$38,296
47	University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy Kingston, RI	415	3.38	60%	$15,148
48	West Virginia University School of Pharmacy Morgantown, WV	412	3.35	62%	$25,290
49	Washington State University College of Pharmacy Spokane, WA	412	3.35	62%	$25,784
50	University of Hawaii at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy Hilo, HI	408	3.32	65%	$24,096
51	Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy Birmingham, AL	415	3.40	58%	$43,571
52	UHSP College of Pharmacy St. Louis, MO	412	3.38	62%	$45,115
53	South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy Brookings, SD	410	3.38	65%	$10,488
54	North Dakota State University School of Pharmacy Fargo, ND	408	3.35	68%	$23,240
55	Idaho State University College of Pharmacy Pocatello, ID	405	3.32	70%	$25,074
56	University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy Laramie, WY	402	3.30	72%	$20,978
57	University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy Missoula, MT	402	3.30	72%	$6,408
58	Pacific University School of Pharmacy Hillsboro, OR	405	3.32	68%	$60,126
59	Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy Wilkes-Barre, PA	400	3.28	70%	$22,850
60	Duquesne University School of Pharmacy Pittsburgh, PA	410	3.35	65%	$72,818
61	Campbell University College of Pharmacy Raleigh, NC	400	3.28	70%	$46,990
62	Shenandoah University Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy Winchester, VA	398	3.25	72%	$42,772
63	University of Findlay College of Pharmacy Findlay, OH	395	3.22	75%	$42,740
64	Concordia University Wisconsin School of Pharmacy Mequon, WI	392	3.20	78%	$44,300
65	Palm Beach Atlantic University Gregory School of Pharmacy West Palm Beach, FL	390	3.18	78%	$19,350
66	University of the Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy San Antonio, TX	388	3.18	80%	$42,120
67	Harding University College of Pharmacy Searcy, AR	395	3.22	75%	$50,235
68	Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy Nashville, TN	398	3.25	75%	$39,938
69	Belmont University College of Pharmacy Nashville, TN	398	3.25	75%	$43,280
70	Sullivan University College of Pharmacy Louisville, KY	388	3.15	82%	$55,167
71	Roseman University College of Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV	400	3.25	72%	$63,700
72	California Health Sciences University College of Pharmacy Clovis, CA	385	3.12	85%	$48,000
73	Notre Dame of Maryland University School of Pharmacy Baltimore, MD	390	3.18	80%	$41,000
74	High Point University Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy High Point, NC	392	3.20	78%	$46,696
75	Manchester University College of Pharmacy Fort Wayne, IN	390	3.18	80%	$41,310
76	Cedarville University School of Pharmacy Cedarville, OH	395	3.22	78%	$44,148
77	D'Youville University School of Pharmacy Buffalo, NY	390	3.18	80%	$36,000
78	LECOM School of Pharmacy Bradenton, FL	395	3.20	75%	$31,350
79	PCOM School of Pharmacy Philadelphia, PA	392	3.18	78%	$47,164
80	St. John Fisher University Wegmans School of Pharmacy Rochester, NY	395	3.22	78%	$50,810
81	Western New England University College of Pharmacy Springfield, MA	388	3.15	82%	$45,500
82	Regis University School of Pharmacy Denver, CO	390	3.18	80%	$41,344
83	University of Charleston School of Pharmacy Charleston, WV	388	3.15	82%	$36,000
84	Wingate University School of Pharmacy Wingate, NC	392	3.18	80%	$39,660
85	Appalachian College of Pharmacy Oakwood, VA	382	3.10	85%	$37,500
86	University of Puerto Rico School of Pharmacy San Juan, PR	405	3.30	60%	$13,000
87	Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy Houston, TX	395	3.18	70%	$16,293
88	Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy Orlando, FL	400	3.22	65%	$5,464
89	Hampton University School of Pharmacy Hampton, VA	395	3.20	72%	$32,000
90	Chicago State University College of Pharmacy Chicago, IL	388	3.12	75%	$25,680
91	Texas A&M Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy Fort Worth, TX	408	3.30	65%	$9,846
92	MUSC College of Pharmacy Charleston, SC	412	3.35	60%	$26,826
93	UAMS College of Pharmacy Little Rock, AR	405	3.28	65%	$20,856
94	University of Louisiana at Monroe School of Pharmacy Monroe, LA	400	3.25	70%	$12,518
95	Touro University College of Pharmacy Hawthorne, NY	392	3.18	78%	$44,000
96	Touro College of Pharmacy New York, NY	390	3.15	80%	$49,340
97	Keck Graduate Institute School of Pharmacy Claremont, CA	388	3.15	82%	$49,900
98	University of Saint Joseph School of Pharmacy Hartford, CT	385	3.12	82%	$62,532
100	Midwestern University College of Pharmacy Downers Grove, IL	400	3.25	72%	$72,608
—	California Northstate University College of Pharmacy Elk Grove, CA	—	—	—	$65,000
—	UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy La Jolla, CA	—	—	—	$50,922
—	Chapman University School of Pharmacy Orange, CA	—	—	—	$94,611
—	East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy Johnson City, TN	—	—	—	$27,540
—	Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Florham Park, NJ	—	—	—	$46,178
—	Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy Pomona, CA	—	—	—	$60,736
—	William Carey University School of Pharmacy Biloxi, MS	—	—	—	$44,500
—	Midwestern University College of Pharmacy (Glendale) Glendale, AZ	—	—	—	$72,608
—	Husson University School of Pharmacy Bangor, ME	—	—	—	—
—	University of South Florida Taneja College of Pharmacy Tampa, FL	—	—	—	—
—	Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy Ada, OH	—	—	—	$46,790
—	Marshall University School of Pharmacy Huntington, WV	—	—	—	$23,168
—	American University of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy Signal Hill, CA	—	—	—	$43,000
—	Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy Loma Linda, CA	—	—	—	$52,500
—	Marshall B. Ketchum University College of Pharmacy Fullerton, CA	—	—	—	$59,600
—	UC Irvine Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Irvine, CA	—	—	—	$48,633
—	West Coast University School of Pharmacy Los Angeles, CA	—	—	—	$77,672
—	Larkin University College of Pharmacy Miami, FL	—	—	—	$46,402
—	Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy Fort Lauderdale, FL	—	—	—	$36,821
—	Mercer University College of Pharmacy Macon, GA	—	—	—	$41,290
—	South University School of Pharmacy (Savannah) Savannah, GA	—	—	—	$38,043
—	Rosalind Franklin University College of Pharmacy North Chicago, IL	—	—	—	$45,017
—	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy Edwardsville, IL	—	—	—	$24,578
—	MCPHS University School of Pharmacy (Boston) Worcester, MA	—	—	—	$48,930
—	MCPHS University School of Pharmacy (Worcester) Worcester, MA	—	—	—	$64,980
—	University of Maryland Eastern Shore School of Pharmacy Princess Anne, MD	—	—	—	$31,699
—	University of New England College of Pharmacy Portland, ME	—	—	—	$48,670
—	Ferris State University College of Pharmacy Big Rapids, MI	—	—	—	$33,627
—	Long Island University Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy Brookville, NY	—	—	—	$48,540
—	Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Binghamton, NY	—	—	—	$26,450
—	St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Queens, NY	—	—	—	$61,804
—	Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Pharmacy Rootstown, OH	—	—	—	$26,665
—	University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Toledo, OH	—	—	—	$8,715
—	Southwestern Oklahoma State University College of Pharmacy Weatherford, OK	—	—	—	$21,851
—	Thomas Jefferson University College of Pharmacy Philadelphia, PA	—	—	—	$40,858
—	Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy Clinton, SC	—	—	—	$43,000
—	South College School of Pharmacy Knoxville, TN	—	—	—	$47,900
—	Union University School of Pharmacy Jackson, TN	—	—	—	$45,756
—	University of Houston College of Pharmacy Houston, TX	—	—	—	$21,842
—	University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy Fort Worth, TX	—	—	—	$14,480
—	University of Texas at El Paso School of Pharmacy El Paso, TX	—	—	—	$15,564
—	University of Texas at Tyler Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy Tyler, TX	—	—	—	$14,760
—	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy Lubbock, TX	—	—	—	$15,346
—	Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy Milwaukee, WI	—	—	—	$53,296

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Rankings reflect each pharmacy school's relative position based on PCAT medians, GPA medians, acceptance rates, and reported employment or matriculation outcomes from AACP Pharmacy School Admission Requirements (PSAR). AdmitBase prioritises transparent, primary-source institutional data and does not use opinion surveys or peer-assessment scores.

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AdmitBase ranks 143 ACPE-accredited pharmacy schools in the 2026 cycle, covering every program with sufficient public admissions disclosure. Schools that do not publish PCAT or GPA data are listed separately and not assigned a numerical rank.

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