How to Apply:

  • Complete the University of Iowa Online Application for Admission.
  • After completing the application, you will receive an email instructing you to create an ID and password.
  • You will receive instructions about how to upload the supporting documents.  
  • Provide contact information for your letters of recommendation.  The Office of Graduate Admissions will contact those individuals to request letters.

Supporting Documents:

  • College of Pharmacy Supplemental Application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Resume or curriculum vitae (CV)
  • Emails of 3 individuals who will write a letters of recommendation. The Office of Admissions will contact these individuals. Letters of recommendation may also be submitted via email to the Graduate Program Office (lois-baker@uiowa.edu) or sent by regular mail. 

Please upload the supporting documents to the portal provided after completing your University of Iowa Application for Admission.

We are not currently admitting students to the Master's Program unless there are special circumstances. It is not necessary to have first earned a Master's in order to be eligible to apply to the PhD program. For specific information about a Master's degree in pharmacy, please contact the Graduate Program Office at lois-baker@uiowa.edu or (319) 335-8797.   

Requirements and Deadlines

  • Minimum GPA: 3.0
  • GRE: The requirement to submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores is waived for fall 2022 admissions to the graduate program in Pharmacy. 
  • Minimum TOEFL Score: 81
    • OR, Minimum IELTS Score: 7.0 overall with no subscore less than 6.0
    • OR, Minimum DuoLingo (DET) Score of 105+

  • The TOEFL or IELTS score is waived if you have a U.S. Master's Degree

  • U.S. Bachelor's degree or an equivalent degree from another country as determined by the University of Iowa Office of Admissions.

  • Application Fee:  $100 for International students and $60 for U.S. students (or permanent residents)

Applications will be accepted until the program is filled. 

We are still accepting applications for our Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry program.

Areas of Graduate Study

For assistance or if you cannot upload your supporting documents, please email them to the
the College of Pharmacy Graduate Program office, lois-baker@uiowa.edu or
mail them to the address below.  
For assistance call the Graduate Program Office 
at (319) 335-8797.

University of Iowa
College of Pharmacy Graduate Program
180 S. Grand Ave. Ste. 374
Iowa City, IA 52242