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Submission Number: 4122
Submission ID: 70
Submission UUID: 40b0f4d0-750f-4de0-ba26-ba0fca9d729d
Submission URI: /publishedsurvey
Submission Update: /publishedsurvey?token=M4mu5BTLqsJYfsYbKNUbMhLWHWqQO9-EhrY8IR3VBgo
Created: Wed, 09/11/2019 - 06:33
Completed: Mon, 06/09/2025 - 14:11
Changed: Mon, 06/09/2025 - 14:19
Remote IP address: 122.181.227.159
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Pharm.D. School Directory
Submitted to: Published Survey
Contact Information
180 S Grand Ave
231 College of Pharmacy Building
Iowa City
Iowa
52242
United States
Iowa
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Name: Liz Davis
Title: Director of Admissions
Office: Office of Professional Education, 231 College of Pharmacy Building
Phone (Work): 319-335-3403
Email: liz-davis@uiowa.edu -
Name: Brooke Bekeris
Title: Admission Counselor
Office: Office of Professional Education, 231 College of Pharmacy Building
Phone (Work): (319) 467-0616
Email: pharmacy-admissions@uiowa.edu
Yes
Program Application Deadline
March 2, 2026
We operate on rolling admissions, so once the class is full we will move to a waitlist. If the University of Iowa is a top choice school for you, please apply by the priority deadline of November 3, 2025. Once an application has been submitted to PharmCAS, it can take several days to several weeks for verification. The verification process can occur AFTER the deadline.
November 3, 2025
Admitted applicants meeting the priority deadline will receive priority scholarship consideration. Candidates who apply by November 3, 2025 will have the benefit of knowing their admission decision sooner. We participate in rolling admissions and the class may fill as the final application deadline approaches. Once an application has been submitted to PharmCAS, it can take several days to several weeks for verification. The verification process can occur AFTER the deadline.
Yes
Program Information
Full Accreditation
Yes
Public
Yes
Semester (2 terms per academic year)
Not Required
4 years
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Last Entering Class
118
Yes
Dual and Concurrent Degrees
Yes
PharmD/MPH (Public Health), PharmD/MSHI or MHIIM (Health Informatics)
No
For more information about our dual PharmD/MPH degree, please visit: https://pharmacy.uiowa.edu/pharmd/dual_cert/master_public_health
For more information about our dual PharmD/MSHI degree, please visit: https://pharmacy.uiowa.edu/pharmd/dual_cert/informatics
For more information about our dual PharmD/MSHI degree, please visit: https://pharmacy.uiowa.edu/pharmd/dual_cert/informatics
Yes
Program Description
The University of Iowa's College of Pharmacy has a superb national reputation. The college is the fourth-oldest pharmacy college at a state-supported university and has been educating pharmacists since 1885. In that time, it has developed nationally and internationally recognized research programs in pharmaceutics, medicinal and natural products chemistry, clinical pharmaceutical sciences, pharmaceutical socioeconomics, and pharmacy practice and patient care. Its faculty is recognized worldwide.
The PharmD program is widely known for its personalized atmosphere and emphasis on individual attention - a result of its low student-to-faculty ratio - and its location on a world-class health sciences campus. It is adjacent to University of Iowa Healthcare, one of the nation's largest public university teaching hospitals. For more information, please visit: https://pharmacy.uiowa.edu/
The PharmD program is widely known for its personalized atmosphere and emphasis on individual attention - a result of its low student-to-faculty ratio - and its location on a world-class health sciences campus. It is adjacent to University of Iowa Healthcare, one of the nation's largest public university teaching hospitals. For more information, please visit: https://pharmacy.uiowa.edu/
Yes
GPA and Credit Hour Criteria
N/A
N/A
We do not have a minimum GPA to be considered for the program, but the average GPA for the incoming P1s in the fall of 2025 was a 3.4.
72
40
We do not have a specific credit requirement, but rather a list of required prerequisite courses. The full list of prerequisites can be found at https://pharmacy.uiowa.edu/pharmd/admissions/pharmd_prereqs
Yes
Course Prerequisites
Course Subject | Course Title | Semester Hours (Min) | Quarter Hours (Min) |
---|---|---|---|
English Composition / Writing | Rhetoric | 4 | |
Chemistry | Principles of Chemistry I (lab required) | 4 | |
Chemistry | Principles of Chemistry II (lab required) | 4 | |
Math | Calculus | 4 | |
Statistics | Statistics | 3 | |
Biology/Biological Science | Principles of Biology I or Foundations of Biology (lab required) | 4 | |
Biology/Biological Science | Principles of Biology II or Diversity of Form & Function (lab required) | 4 | |
Physics | Basic Physics (NOT needed if students completed one year of high school physics) Lab is recommended, but not required. |
3 | |
Chemistry | Organic Chemistry I (lab not required) | 3 | |
Chemistry | Organic Chemistry II (lab not required) | 3 | |
Anatomy | Principles of Human Anatomy | 3 | |
Physiology | Human Physiology | 3 | |
Biochemistry | Biochemistry | 3 | |
Microbiology | Microbiology (lab required) | 4 | |
General Elective(s) | 16 semester hours of General Education coursework is required for admission with 6 of those 16 credit hours dedicated to the Social Sciences. Social Science courses are defined as Anthropology, Economics, Public Health, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology. | 16 |
Students must complete the majority of their prerequisite courses by the end of the Spring term. However, students are allowed to take ONE math or science prerequisite and ONE elective course in the Summer term prior to their enrollment in the Fall term.
Summer grades must be posted by Friday, August 14, 2026.
Summer grades must be posted by Friday, August 14, 2026.
- Science Course Prerequisites with Labs: Yes
- Science Course Prerequisites without Labs : Yes
- Non-Science Course Prerequisites: Yes
May be satisfied with online courses if taken for credit at a regionally-accredited university, college, or community college.
- Science Course Prerequisites with Labs: Yes
- Science Course Prerequisites without Labs : Yes
- Non-Science Course Prerequisites: Yes
Applicants are generally expected to take prerequisites on a graded basis. Courses taken pass/fail in Spring 2020 and/or Summer 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic may be used to fulfill prerequisites.
All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better.
The prerequisite courses can be completed with a minimum of two years of college-level study, though many students choose to complete them over three years of undergraduate study or over four years while completing a bachelor's degree in another area. For more information, please visit: https://pharmacy.uiowa.edu/pharmd/admissions/prepharmacy_coursework
If a candidate took a full year of high school Physics (does not need to be AP or dual credit), we will consider that prerequisite complete.
If a candidate completes a Bachelor's Degree, we will consider Rhetoric complete. Otherwise, English Composition I and II, and a Public Speaking course will be required to fulfill Rhetoric.
A full anatomy and physiology (A&P) sequence is required by taking one of the following options: one anatomy course and one physiology course OR a two semester course sequence called A&P I and A&P II. To ensure coverage of both A&P for all systems of the body, students may not “mix and match” courses from the first two options.
The prerequisite courses can be completed with a minimum of two years of college-level study, though many students choose to complete them over three years of undergraduate study or over four years while completing a bachelor's degree in another area. For more information, please visit: https://pharmacy.uiowa.edu/pharmd/admissions/prepharmacy_coursework
If a candidate took a full year of high school Physics (does not need to be AP or dual credit), we will consider that prerequisite complete.
If a candidate completes a Bachelor's Degree, we will consider Rhetoric complete. Otherwise, English Composition I and II, and a Public Speaking course will be required to fulfill Rhetoric.
A full anatomy and physiology (A&P) sequence is required by taking one of the following options: one anatomy course and one physiology course OR a two semester course sequence called A&P I and A&P II. To ensure coverage of both A&P for all systems of the body, students may not “mix and match” courses from the first two options.
Yes
Supplemental Materials
No
No
Yes
Standardized Tests
No
Yes
Observation Hours
No
Yes
Evaluations (Letters of Reference)
Yes
Two (2)
- Clergy: NOT ACCEPTED
- Co-Worker: NOT ACCEPTED
- Employer: RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
- Faculty Advisor: RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
- Family Member: NOT ACCEPTED
- Friend: NOT ACCEPTED
- Health Care Professional: RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
- Pharmacist: RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
- Politician: NOT ACCEPTED
- Pre-Health Advisor: ACCEPTED
- Professor (Any Subject Area): RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
- Professor (Liberal Arts): RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
- Professor (Math): RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
- Professor (Science): RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
- Supervisor: RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
- Teaching Assistant: RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
Conditionally accepted
Committee letters are accepted but only count as a single evaluation.
No
Not Accepted
Applicants are required to submit two (2) letters of recommendation/evaluations via PharmCAS.
It is recommended but not required:
1. One of the two evaluators should be from a college-level instructor (professor, lecturer, teaching assistant). A letter from a science instructor is preferred.
2. The second evaluator should be from a reference who knows you professionally such as a work or volunteer supervisor. We will not accept letters from a politician, friend, family member, or coworker of equal standing.
If a candidate has two evaluators from an academic setting OR two evaluators from a professional setting, that is also accepted.
It is recommended but not required:
1. One of the two evaluators should be from a college-level instructor (professor, lecturer, teaching assistant). A letter from a science instructor is preferred.
2. The second evaluator should be from a reference who knows you professionally such as a work or volunteer supervisor. We will not accept letters from a politician, friend, family member, or coworker of equal standing.
If a candidate has two evaluators from an academic setting OR two evaluators from a professional setting, that is also accepted.
Yes
Residency
No
No
Yes
International Applicants
Yes
US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, US Temporary Residents, Canadian Citizens, Foreign (non-US) Citizens with a Visa, Foreign (non-US) Citizens, Other Non-Citizens (e.g. DACA Students)
Send a foreign transcript evaluation report (FTER) to PharmCAS
Applicants should complete at least one year (i.e.,30 semester hours) of prerequisites at an accredited institution in the U.S or Canada. International transcripts will be evaluated by World Education Services (WES), this can be requested through the PharmCAS application. Applicants must meet the University of Iowa’s English Proficiency Requirements. More information about those requirements can be found here: https://admissions.uiowa.edu/academics/english-proficiency-requirements
Yes
International candidates whose first-language is not English are required to take the TOEFL. Please see: https://admissions.uiowa.edu/academics/english-proficiency-requirements for more information.
Yes
Foreign-education pharmacists will complete the same admissions process and curriculum as other applicants. These applicants will not be eligible for advanced standing status in the PharmD program.
Yes
Interviews
Individual applicants with two or more interviewers
Yes
Selected applicants will be invited to interview via email from August to April. Interviews will be held in this similar time frame. Each interview day consists of a 30 minute closed-file interview with 2 or 3 interviewers, a written essay, a tour of the Pharmacy Building given by current pharmacy students, a chance to hear from a faculty panel and a current PharmD student panel, and overview of the PharmD program. These sessions are designed to provide more information about the PharmD program at the University of Iowa.
Yes
Accepted Applicants
Yes
No
To allow applicants time to make an informed decision about where to attend pharmacy school, we do not require a tuition deposit before March 1, 2026. Applicants receiving an offer before this date may hold a seat without a deposit until March 1; at that time, a $250 nonrefundable tuition deposit is due to confirm a seat in the program.
Applicants receiving an offer of admission after March 1, 2026 will have 2 weeks to submit the tuition deposit. This deposit will be applied to Fall 2026 tuition for enrolling students, but is nonrefundable if an applicant does not enroll in the program.
Applicants receiving an offer of admission after March 1, 2026 will have 2 weeks to submit the tuition deposit. This deposit will be applied to Fall 2026 tuition for enrolling students, but is nonrefundable if an applicant does not enroll in the program.
2026-08-17
P1 students' first week on campus starts prior to the University of Iowa academic calendar. Students are required to complete a one-week engagement course that will be held Monday, August 17 through Friday, August 21, 2026. To view the University of Iowa's five-year calendar, please visit: https://registrar.uiowa.edu/five-year-calendar
Yes
Yes
Background Checks and Drug Screenings
Yes
No
Yes