University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 pharmacy college in Florida and in the Top 10 nationally, the University of Florida College of Pharmacy has been developing future leaders in pharmacy practice and science for nearly a century. At campuses in Gainesville, Jacksonville and Orlando, award-winning faculty aim to improve the health of Floridians and people across the world through pharmacy education, high-impact research and clinical innovation. As one of the Top 10, National Institutes of Health-funded pharmacy colleges nationally, the UF College of Pharmacy features preeminent researchers who are leading major medical breakthroughs in areas such as drug discovery and development, pharmacometrics and systems pharmacology, and precision medicine. The college’s online programs are among the largest and most successful in the world, having received three national awards for excellence in distance education.
Established in 1923, the UF College of Pharmacy is the oldest college in the UF Health academic health center and has for nearly a century prepared graduates to be leaders in the pharmacy field. UF pharmacy graduates are recognized for their superior training and continue to be sought after for top employment positions, including pharmacy residency programs. In 2020, the UF College of Pharmacy led the nation with 145 graduates matching in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists residency match program.
Faculty in the college are highly successful in securing awards to support cutting-edge research and more than $23 million in funding was obtained in 2019. Research activities in the UF College of Pharmacy span a broad range of areas, including drug discovery, pharmacogenomics and precision medicine, marine natural products, pharmacokinetics/pharmacometrics, systems pharmacology, pharmacoepidemiology and patient safety. The college is an integral part of UF Health, and its faculty are highly collaborative with others within UF’s academic health center.