College of Pharmacy Quick Facts
Did you Know?
- 4th oldest College of Pharmacy in a state-supported university
- Doctor of Pharmacy program ranked 16th in the nation
- Alumni practice in 94 out of 99 Iowa counties
- Over 600 practitioners in Iowa instruct & mentor UI pharmacy students
- Received $7 million in research grants & contracts in 2010, a 35% gain
- Only university-based, FDA-registered drug manufacturing facility in the US that provides pre-clinical & commercial drug product services
- Half of all practicing pharmacists in Iowa are graduates of the UI College of Pharmacy
- In 2010 59% of new PharmD students had a previous Bachelor's degree
- The College of Pharmacy's Iowa Drug Information Service is subscribed to in over 36 countries
- Community Pharmacy Residency program was the first in the nation to be reaccredited
- Partnerships with family medicine clinics in Waterloo, Sioux City, Mason City, & Des Moines where faculty provide education & health services
- Over 650 applications for 108 Doctor of Pharmacy places in 2010
- Combined Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Public Health degree program
- One of the first to have faculty participate in clinical visits at University Hospitals
- 410 professional students, 73 grad students, 84 faculty & 4,554 living alumni