Our innovative year-round curriculum organized by organ systems and disease states launches your career in just three years.
Our PharmD program consistently ranks among the top three programs in the country (U.S. News and World Report).
Professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity, and excellence (PRIDE) are at the core of UCSF’s values.
Nearly 70% of our graduates go on to advanced training. Annually, we rank among the top schools in the nation for number of students matched to residencies.
Our school leads the nation in NIH research funding, giving our students the unique opportunity to learn from the best of biomedical scientists.
Unlock boundless opportunities—our curriculum is a springboard for additional training. Combine your PharmD with a PhD or the MS in artificial intelligence and computational drug discovery and development.
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Our PharmD program leads among all pharmacy schools in the West and consistently ranks among the top three nationwide (U.S. News and World Report). Read the report.
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The class of 2025 achieved a first-time pass rate on the standardized North America Pharmacist Licensure Exam that exceeds the national average.
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California’s trailblazing spirit is embodied in our students who are the first in their families to earn a college degree.
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Professors William DeGrado, PhD, and Tanja Kortemme, PhD, have landed three out of five inaugural awards given by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) that aim to strengthen the bioeconomy by translating advances in AI into real-world biotechnologies that support domestic manufacturing, sustainable materials, and resilient supply chains.
From designing smarter tuberculosis treatments to engineering new therapeutic proteins and decoding the genetic basis of disease, research at the UCSF School of Pharmacy is improving patient care and advancing medicine worldwide.
Jennifer Cocohoba, PharmD ’01, MAS, professor in the school’s Department of Clinical Pharmacy, has been selected to deliver the Last Lecture, an annual tradition in which UCSF students elect one faculty member to answer the question: “If you have but one lecture to give, what would you say?”