Top 10 quality
VCU School of Pharmacy is among the best in the country for pharmacy education, research and funding. Don't take our word for it. Here are some benchmarks, measured against the top 10 schools as ranked by U.S. News & World Report and using the latest reported data from 2019.
- SATISFACTION: 95% of our recent graduates said they were satisfied with their experience in our Pharm.D. program. Top 10 schools reported 92% satisfaction.
- FIRST CHOICE: 92% of our graduates would choose us again. Top 10 schools reported 86% of theirs would, on average.
- NAPLEX: 98% first-time NAPLEX pass rate — our students score better than all but one of the top 10 schools of pharmacy as ranked by USNW.
- MPJE: 93% of our graduates passed the MPJE law exam on their first attempt. That's better than all but three of the nation's top 10 ranked pharmacy schools.
- SUPPORT: $3.7 million in private giving in one year: VCU School of Pharmacy exceeds the median of top 10 pharmacy programs in the U.S.
- NIH: $7.2 million in NIH funding in 2019 — more than several top 10 schools and more than 11 of the other top 20.
Class profiles
Pharm.D. Class of 2023
- Enrollment: 103
- 28% male
- 72% female
- Ages: 19-37
- Mean GPA: 3.2/4
- Caucasian: 41%
- Asian: 30%
- Black/African American: 10%
- Multiple: 7%
- Latinx: 5%
- American Indian/Alaskan: 2%
- Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander: 1%
- Not reported: 4%
Pharm.D. Class of 2024
- Enrollment: 101
- 31% male
- 69% female
- Ages: 19-42
- Mean GPA: 3.4/4
- Caucasian: 40%
- Asian: 29%
- Black/African American: 20%
- Latinx: 10%
- American Indian/Alaskan: -
- Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander: -
- Not reported: 1%