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.
93.6%
The class of 2025 achieved a first-time pass rate on the standardized North America Pharmacist Licensure Exam that exceeds the national average.
37%
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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Scholarships play a vital role in supporting PharmD students, helping to remove financial barriers so students can flourish in their academic journeys and in their professional goals after graduation. See this year's list of scholarship recipients.
Leslie Benet, PhD ’65, professor emeritus in the UCSF School of Pharmacy Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, spent 61 years reshaping how medicines are dosed worldwide and mentoring budding scholars. Yet in a career marked by nearly every major award in pharmaceutical science, he's most excited about what he's doing today.
Dallon Barfield, PharmD candidate in the Class of 2026, was working in his family’s construction business while taking classes when a visiting emergency department pharmacist at Sonoma State University changed his trajectory. What had been a general interest in medicine became a clear career path that many pharmacy students never consider: the Indian Health Service (IHS).