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College of Pharmacy

Facts about the College

FAST FACTS


  • Founded in 1898
  • One college with two campuses based in Memphis and Knoxville

ACCREDITATION


  • Full six-year accreditation by the American Council for Pharmacy Education

RANKINGS


  • Ranked 16th among the nation's doctor of pharmacy programs in U.S. News & World Report magazine's 2007 edition of America's Best Graduate Schools.

DEGREES OFFERED


  • Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Ph.D.)

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP


Dean Dick R. Gourley, Pharm.D.
Executive Associate Dean, Memphis James C. Eoff, Pharm.D.
Executive Associate Dean, Knoxville Peter A. Chyka, Pharm.D.
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs Stephanie J. Phelps, Pharm.D.
Associate Dean, Graduate Programs and Research Bernd Meibohm, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Translational Research P. David Rogers, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Continuing Education Glenn Farr, Pharm. D.
Assistant Dean, Assessment Raoul A. Arreola, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Knoxville Debbie Byrd, Pharm.D.
Assistant Dean, Nashville Todd Bess, Pharm. D.
Chair, Department of Clinical Pharmacy Richard A. Helms, Pharm.D.
Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Duane D. Miller, Ph.D.

STUDENT BODY PROFILE (incoming Pharm.D. students, Fall 2008)


Accepted 192
Average Composite PCAT 76.7
Average GPA 3.4
In-State Students (%) 81.2
Out-of-State Students (%) 18.8
Females (%) 68
Males (%) 32
Age Range 20-36
Number of states represented 19
Number of Tennessee counties 42

The Class entering in Fall, 2008 is comprised of 26.1% minority students (African-American 18.3, Asian 6.8, Hiispanic 0.5%, other 0.5%). With the exception of the five historically black schools of pharmacy, UTCOP has the largest percentage of African-American students enrolled of any college of pharmacy in the United States.