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#6

Best Pharmacy School

U.S. News & World Report

442

Pharm.D. Students

Total Enrollment

92%

Residency Match Rate

ASHP, 2024

118

Ph.D. and MS Students

Total Enrollment

#3

Non-Federal Research Funding

AACP, 2021-2022

#13

Total Research Grant Funding

AACP, 2021-2022

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy was founded in 1893 and is one of the top pharmacy schools in the nation.  The college's mission is to provide exemplary education, training, research, and professional development for Pharm.D. students, graduate students and postgraduates in the pharmaceutical sciences; to advance discovery, innovation, and patient care; and to provide service to the university, professional and scientific communities, and society.

 

Current College News

UT Austin and MD Anderson Launch Joint Initiative to Advance Breakthroughs in Cancer Research

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March 25, 2025
The College of Pharmacy joins The University of Texas at Austin in its shared initiative with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: the Collaborative Accelerator for Transformative Research Endeavors, to enable groundbreaking research projects that align complementary strengths to improve cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and survival.

Cross-Border University Collaboration Will Expand Research to Advance Precision Medicine

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March 18, 2025
Tec de Monterrey and The University of Texas at Austin are launching OriGen Health Research Center (OHRC), the first research center to leverage Latin America’s largest biobank, alongside leading machine learning tools and a broad base of experts from the two universities, to advance the health of millions of people living in the Americas. The OriGen Health Research Center will involve experts from UT’s College of Natural Sciences, Dell Medical School and College of Pharmacy.

Summer Research Fellowship Spotlight: Minh Nguyen

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March 17, 2025
This month we highlight second-year student pharmacist Minh Nguyen and her research as part of the College of Pharmacy's Pharm.D. Honors Research Program.

Castleberry a Recipient of the 2025 AACP Rufus A. Lyman Award

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March 13, 2025
Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Assessment and Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice Ashley Castleberry, Pharm.D., M.Ed. was part of a team of authors who won this year's Rufus A. Lyman Award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).

Pharmacoengineering Program Enables Advanced Drug Development and Delivery

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March 11, 2025
The graduate portfolio program in pharmacoengineering is an interdisciplinary effort that bridges expertise in pharmaceutics, chemistry, engineering, biochemistry, biologics and drug metabolism. The goal is to use new technology to develop next-generation, personalized treatments to ensure patients receive optimal dosages delivered to the precise part of the body that needs help — reducing harmful side effects and increasing their efficacy. The program is a collaboration between the Cockrell School of Engineering, College of Natural Sciences and College of Pharmacy.

Conversations to Canvas: Representing Healthcare in Art

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March 3, 2025
UT Austin Studio Art student Pierce Cedillo’s painting, inspired by discussions at the College of Pharmacy Faculty Retreat in January 2024, explores the intersection of the arts and healthcare, offering new ways of seeing and encouraging innovative thinking and collaboration. Her piece was selected as the cover art for the Spring 2025 edition of Focus Magazine.

Honoring a Lifetime of Impact in Pharmacy

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Feb. 19, 2025
Alumnus and Advisory Council member Mr. George Polansky and his wife Barbara describe what Texas Pharmacy means to them.

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