Facts and Figures

Degrees

The School of Pharmacy offers the Doctor of Pharmacy program as well as sequential degree programs.

    Curriculum

    Focus 
    • Science-based, tightly integrated, experiential
    • Scientific thinking underlies all coursework
    LengthThree years, year-round
    ProgressPass/no pass. Competency-based
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    Cost

    Approximate annual cost for tuition and fees, 2024-25 California residents: $60,917

    Learn more about financial aid and cost.

    Students

    Approximate total enrollment
    • 363
    Profiles
    Ethnicity    ▪    49% Asian/Asian-American (not including Vietnamese & Hmong)
        ▪    11% Caucasian
        ▪    37% Underrepresented minority (including African American, Chicano/Latino, Filipino, American Indian, Vietnamese, and Hmong)
        ▪    3%   Other/Unreported
     
    Residency

    87% California

    9% out-of-state

    4% international

    First Generation to College
    • 37%

    Typical entering class profile

    GPA and Course UnitsLowAverageHigh
    Cumulative grade point average (GPA)2.293.504.0
    Science GPA2.053.384.0
    Overall units88131292

    *based on class entering in summer 2025

    Student organizations

    • Pharmacy-specific organizations: Over 21
    • Campuswide student organizations: Over 233

    Learn more about student life and organizations.

    Admissions

    • Approximate number of applications annually: 500
    • Admitted students annually: 122-127

    Success indicators of graduates

    Graduation rate

     # of students in entering class% graduated in 3 years% graduated in > 3 years
    202512288%TBD
    202412790%5%
    202312792%5%
    202212791%7%

     

     

    Post-graduate plans

     Resi­dencyPharmacy jobFellow­shipNon-pharmacy jobAnother degreeOtherTo be deter­mined
    202558%1%7%1%2%0%31%
    202466%3%7%1%0%2%22%
    202373%4%5%1%0%0%17%
    202273%9%9%3%2%2%2%

     

    American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) PGY1 residency match

    Report by calendar year*ParticipatedMatchedMatched %
    2025907280%
    2024938086%
    2023998485%
    20221028987%

     

    NAPLEX results for first-time takers

    Graduation YearUCSFNational
    202593.60%86.80%
    202489.70%77.50%
    202383.30%76.60%
    202291.10%77.40%