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By the Numbers

1 ST

Among pharmacy schools in NIH and total research funding

3 RD

Among pharmacy schools, Best World Universities in Pharmacy and Pharmacology
QS World Rankings

7 TH

Best World Universities in Pharmacy and Pharmacology
QS World Rankings

Explore Ph.D. Programs

Four programs that correspond to a stage in the drug development cycle

Drug
Discovery

Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry

Find and characterize new therapeutic agents and targetsCBMC PhD Program

Drug
Delivery

Pharmacoengineering & Molecular Pharmaceutics

Identify and deliver the most successful compounds and therapies

DPMP PhD Program

Drug
Optimization

Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics

Discover and evaluate the factors that influence how therapeutic agents work

DPET PhD Program

Patient
Outcomes

Pharmaceutical Outcomes
& Policy

Identify and improve patient outcomes of therapies, policies and practicesDPOP PhD Program

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