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University of the Sciences has prepared students to be leaders and practitioners in the healthcare and science fields for 200 years. Key to its distinctive education is a tradition of hands-on research and experiential learning that is evident in every graduate who has walked its campus.
Since its founding in 1821 as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, the first college of pharmacy in North America, USciences has grown to more than 30 degree-granting programs from bachelor’s through doctoral degrees in the health sciences, bench sciences, and healthcare business and policy fields. USciences students are proven everywhere they go. A USciences education is offered both on-campus and online.
Events
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May 18
Virtual Transfer Decision Day
9:00am
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Jun 9
Graduate Open House
5:30pm - 8:00pm
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Jun 13
42nd Annual Symposium on Advances in Pharmacy Practice
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Register hereA virtual continuing pharmacy educational program, developed for pharmacists to be kept up to date on pharmacy practice....
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Jun 15
Virtual Transfer Decision Day
9:00am
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Jun 21
Orientation Welcome Day
9:00am - 12:00pm
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USciences News
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The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the 1918 InfluenzaMay 17, 2021
As World War I reached its conclusion, a deadly strain of influenza reached Philadelphia's Naval Shipyard. On September 28, 1918, hundreds of thousands of people flooded Broad Street for the Liberty Loans Parade, a super-spreader event that would transmit the "Spanish flu" across the city. Within 24 hours, hospital beds were full. More than 10,000 died in October alone.
From Philadelphia to the Front Lines: Letters from World War IIMay 17, 2021
Hundreds of students and alumni from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science were compelled to enter the armed services during World War II.
A Voice for Change: 50 Years of the Black Student Union at USciencesMay 17, 2021
In 1971, a handful of students who sought to offer a voice for Black students on campus came together to found the precursor to the Black Student Union, the first student group of its kind at what was then Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science.
Student Orgs Aim to Offer a Helping HandMay 17, 2021
The objective of several clubs is described: to bring students together "in closer communication so that in one another a warm welcome hand may always be found ever ready and willing to help over the paths of difficulties that arise during the college career."
The Bulletin: The First Draft of Institutional HistoryMay 17, 2021
For more than 150 years The Bulletin has been sharing news of alumni, industry, and the happenings at our institution with alumni and friends.
At a Glance
Founded: 1821
President: Paul Katz, MD
Students: 2,231 (1,231 undergraduate, 1,000 graduate)
On-campus residents: 451
Colleges: 3
BS programs: 19
Masters programs: 15 (includes MBA, MOT, MS)
Doctoral programs: 11 (includes PhD, PharmD, DPT, DrOT)
Certificate programs: 8
Full-time faculty: 202
Student/faculty ratio: 11:1
Laboratories: more than 100
Campus organizations: 60
Computer labs: 25
Sororities and fraternities: 11
Athletics Name: Devils
School mascot: Drake the Devil
Division II varsity teams: 12
Address:
600 South 43rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4495
Points of Pride
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Founded in 1821 as the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, USciences was the first college of pharmacy in North America.
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Our impressive alumni include giants of the pharmaceutical industry like Dr. Eli Lilly. Gerald F. Rorer and John Wyeth.
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USciences’ 24-acre, state-of-the-art campus in Philadelphia is close to 100 hospitals and 150 research laboratories.
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Both undergraduate and graduate USciences students engage in significant original research alongside world-class faculty.