April 5, 2023
The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is ranked No. 7 for the second year in a row in the 2023 QS World University Rankings for the Best World Universities in Pharmacy and Pharmacology. Among pharmacy schools, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy ranks third globally.
“It’s an honor to be recognized among such great pharmacy institutions around the globe. We’ve been in the top 10 since 2019, and it continues to show our dedication and success in addressing the world’s most pressing health care challenges,” said Angela Kashuba, Dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. “We hope this ranking will attract top prospective students to join our efforts for years to come.”
The 2023 rankings also included the School’s PharmAlliance partners, Monash University as No. 2 and University College London as No. 4.
The QS World University Rankings by Subject are compiled annually to help prospective students identify the leading universities in a particular subject. The pharmacy and pharmacology list includes 360 universities.
Five components are used to establish the rankings, including academic reputation, employer reputation, research citations per paper, H-index (a way to measure the school’s publication productivity and impact) and international research network. More information about this year’s methodology is available.
The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is also ranked the No. 1 pharmacy school in the country by U.S. News & World Report.