Overview

Eshelman School of Pharmacy / Eshelman School of Pharmacy is located in Chapel Hill, NC, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Pharmaceutical sciences - health system pharmacy administration
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D)	Pharmacy
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Pharmaceutical sciences

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	8
Doctoral Degrees	16

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
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 Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

229

Applied

16

Accepted

16

Enrolled

Applying

90

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 12th	December 12th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 90
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 12
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

107

Total Graduate Students

14%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.74%
Black or African American	2.8%
White or Caucasian	45%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	15.89%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	2.8%
Unknown	1.87%

Gender

Male (43%)

Female (56%)

Faculty

477

Total faculty

Full-time - 115

Part-time - 362

Male (241)

Female (236)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Health services research, pharmacokinetics, molecular modeling, infectious disease, genomics and proteomics, translational research
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	24,981,585

Location & Contact

Address Campus Box #7360, Beard Hall
Chapel Hill, NC  27599
United States

Contact Dr. Dhiren Thakker
Dean
Email: dhiren_thakker@unc.edu
Phone: 919-966-1122
Fax: 919-966-6919

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