The University of Florida College of Pharmacy is the pharmacy school of the University of Florida. The College of Pharmacy was founded in 1923 and is located on the university's Gainesville, Florida main campus. The college offers the entry-level Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree as the first professional degree for students entering the profession. Additionally, the college offers the Working Professional PharmD (WPPD) program for bachelor's-trained pharmacists already in practice. Additionally, various graduate degrees are offered. The professional program is fully accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education. Since 2011 the college has been offering online degree programs at the graduate level, graduating 2,200 students by 2014.The College of Pharmacy is one of six schools that compose the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center. In addition, there are three off-campus sites in Jacksonville, Saint Petersburg, and Orlando. However, there are plans to phase out the Saint Petersburg Campus at the end of the 2018 academic year.''U.S. News & World Report'' (2016 edition)U.S. News & World Report ranks the College of Pharmacy at 9th overall.
"Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 pharmacy college in Florida and in the top 5 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 3, 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, drug safety and precision medicine."
