Overview

Program in Pharmaceutical Science / Program in Pharmaceutical Science is located in New Brunswick, NJ, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

211

Applied

4

Accepted

4

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 1st	March 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	3 letters of recommendation
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	3 letters of recommendation

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 83

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Traineership Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

38

Total Graduate Students

52%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.63%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	18%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	18.42%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	7.89%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (50%)

Female (50%)

Faculty

24

Total faculty

Full-time - 24

Part-time - 0

Male (16)

Female (8)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Drug delivery, drug transport and drug metabolism; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; cancer chemoprevention and dietary phytochemicals; pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine; bioinformatics and computational pharmaceutical sciences
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	7,540,244

Location & Contact

Address 57 US Highway 1
New Brunswick, NJ  08901-8554
United States

Contact Dr. Ah-Ng Tony Kong
Director
Email: kongt@pharmacy.rutgers.edu
Phone: 732-445-3831 ext. 226
Fax: 732-445-3134

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