100 Best Pharmacy schools in the United States

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Pharmacy. A graph of 4.56M citations received by 182K academic papers made by 402 universities in the United States was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Pharmacy

#1 in North America

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

2. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Pharmacy

#2 in North America

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

3. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Pharmacy

#4 in North America

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

4. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Pharmacy

#5 in North America

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

5. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Pharmacy

#6 in North America

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

6. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Pharmacy

#7 in North America

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

7. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Pharmacy

#8 in North America

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

8. Iowa State University

Iowa State | Ames

For Pharmacy

#9 in North America

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

9. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Pharmacy

#10 in North America

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

10. California Institute of Technology

California | Pasadena

For Pharmacy

#11 in North America

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

11. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Pharmacy

#12 in North America

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

12. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Pharmacy

#13 in North America

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

13. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Pharmacy

#14 in North America

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

14. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Pharmacy

#15 in North America

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

15. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Pharmacy

#16 in North America

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

16. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Pharmacy

#17 in North America

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

17. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Pharmacy

#18 in North America

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

18. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Pharmacy

#19 in North America

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

19. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Pharmacy

#21 in North America

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

20. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Pharmacy

#22 in North America

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

21. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Pharmacy

#23 in North America

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

22. Emory University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Pharmacy

#24 in North America

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,680

23. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Pharmacy

#25 in North America

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

24. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Pharmacy

#27 in North America

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

25. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Pharmacy

#28 in North America

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

26. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Pharmacy

#29 in North America

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

27. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Pharmacy

#30 in North America

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

28. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Colorado | Fort Collins

For Pharmacy

#31 in North America

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

29. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Pharmacy

#32 in North America

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

30. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Pharmacy

#33 in North America

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

31. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Pharmacy

#34 in North America

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

32. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Pharmacy

#35 in North America

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

33. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Pharmacy

#36 in North America

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

34. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Pharmacy

#38 in North America

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

35. University of Delaware

Delaware | Newark

For Pharmacy

#39 in North America

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

36. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Pharmacy

#40 in North America

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 86%

37. University of California - Santa Barbara

California | Santa Barbara

For Pharmacy

#41 in North America

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

38. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Pharmacy

#42 in North America

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

39. University of Houston

Texas | Houston

For Pharmacy

#43 in North America

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

40. Princeton University

New Jersey | Princeton

For Pharmacy

#45 in North America

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,698

41. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Pharmacy

#47 in North America

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

42. University of California - Riverside

California | Riverside

For Pharmacy

#48 in North America

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

43. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Pharmacy

#50 in North America

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

44. University of Kansas

Kansas State | Lawrence

For Pharmacy

#51 in North America

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

45. University of Notre Dame

Indiana | Notre Dame

For Pharmacy

#52 in North America

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,474

46. Wayne State University

Michigan | Detroit

For Pharmacy

#53 in North America

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

47. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Pharmacy

#54 in North America

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

48. University of Rochester

New York State | Rochester

For Pharmacy

#56 in North America

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,775

49. University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado | Boulder

For Pharmacy

#57 in North America

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

50. University of Georgia

Georgia | Athens

For Pharmacy

#58 in North America

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

51. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Pharmacy

#59 in North America

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

52. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Pharmacy

#60 in North America

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

53. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Pharmacy

#62 in North America

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

54. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Pharmacy

#63 in North America

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

55. University of New Orleans

Louisiana | New Orleans

For Pharmacy

#64 in North America

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 93%

56. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Pharmacy

#65 in North America

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

57. Boston College

Massachusetts | Boston

For Pharmacy

#66 in North America

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1488
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,559

58. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Pharmacy

#67 in North America

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

59. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Pharmacy

#68 in North America

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

60. Brandeis University

Massachusetts | Waltham

For Pharmacy

#70 in North America

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,565

61. Vanderbilt University

Tennessee | Nashville

For Pharmacy

#72 in North America

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

62. Case Western Reserve University

Ohio | Cleveland

For Pharmacy

#73 in North America

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

63. Texas Tech University

Texas | Lubbock

For Pharmacy

#74 in North America

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

64. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Pharmacy

#75 in North America

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

65. University of South Carolina - Columbia

South Carolina | Columbia

For Pharmacy

#76 in North America

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 98%

66. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Massachusetts | Amherst

For Pharmacy

#77 in North America

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

67. Dartmouth College

New Hampshire | Hanover

For Pharmacy

#78 in North America

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,208

68. West Virginia University

West Virginia | Morgantown

For Pharmacy

#79 in North America

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

69. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tennessee | Knoxville

For Pharmacy

#80 in North America

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

70. University of Idaho

Idaho | Moscow

For Pharmacy

#81 in North America

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 100%

71. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Pharmacy

#82 in North America

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

72. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Pharmacy

#83 in North America

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

73. University of New Mexico

New Mexico | Albuquerque

For Pharmacy

#84 in North America

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $9,280

74. University of Oklahoma - Norman

Oklahoma State | Norman

For Pharmacy

#85 in North America

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

75. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia | Blacksburg

For Pharmacy

#87 in North America

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

76. Washington University in St Louis

Missouri | St. Louis

For Pharmacy

#88 in North America

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

77. University of South Florida

Florida | Tampa

For Pharmacy

#89 in North America

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 90%

78. University of Connecticut

Connecticut | Storrs

For Pharmacy

#90 in North America

#396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

79. Illinois State University

Illinois | Normal

For Pharmacy

#91 in North America

#408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

80. University of North Texas

Texas | Denton

For Pharmacy

#94 in North America

#413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

81. Auburn University

Alabama | Auburn

For Pharmacy

#95 in North America

#422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 79%

82. University of Akron

Ohio | Akron

For Pharmacy

#96 in North America

#423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

83. University of Alabama

Alabama | Tuscaloosa

For Pharmacy

#97 in North America

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

84. University of Mississippi

Mississippi | University

For Pharmacy

#98 in North America

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 85%

85. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indiana | Indianapolis

For Pharmacy

#99 in North America

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 91%

86. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana | Baton Rouge

For Pharmacy

#100 in North America

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

87. Florida State University

Florida | Tallahassee

For Pharmacy

#101 in North America

#452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

88. Oregon State University

Oregon | Corvallis

For Pharmacy

#102 in North America

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,260
Enrollment: 34,292

89. Brigham Young University - Provo

Utah | Provo

For Pharmacy

#103 in North America

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1374
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $13,521

90. University of Nevada - Reno

Nevada | Reno

For Pharmacy

#105 in North America

#466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $7,829
Enrollment: 20,945

91. Carnegie Mellon University

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Pharmacy

#106 in North America

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

92. Rice University

Texas | Houston

For Pharmacy

#107 in North America

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,902

93. University of Oregon

Oregon | Eugene

For Pharmacy

#108 in North America

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 90%

94. Northern Illinois University

Illinois | DeKalb

For Pharmacy

#109 in North America

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $12,552
Enrollment: 15,649

95. Tulane University of Louisiana

Louisiana | New Orleans

For Pharmacy

#110 in North America

#484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,263

96. United States Military Academy

New York State | West Point

For Pharmacy

#111 in North America

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Enrollment: 4,393

97. North Dakota State University

North Dakota | Fargo

For Pharmacy

#112 in North America

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1092
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 92%

98. Temple University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Pharmacy

#113 in North America

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,575
Enrollment: 33,196

99. University of Miami

Florida | Coral Gables

For Pharmacy

#116 in North America

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,467

100. University of Cincinnati

Ohio | Cincinnati

For Pharmacy

#117 in North America

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

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