Overview

College of Pharmacy / College of Pharmacy is located in Atlanta, GA.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Business Administration (Pharm D/MBA)
Doctor of Pharmacy/Doctor of Philosophy (Pharm D/PhD)
Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Public Health (Pharm D/MPH)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Pharmaceutical sciences
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D)	Pharmacy

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	157

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (for PhD); PCAT, MCAT, DAT, OAT, GRE (for Pharm D) Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

677

Applied

328

Accepted

152

Enrolled

Applying

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 3rd	June 3rd	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE (for PhD); PCAT, MCAT, DAT, OAT, GRE (for Pharm D)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Pharm D or BS in pharmacy or science and minimum GPA of 3.0 (for PhD); 66 hours of undergraduate pre-pharmacy coursework (for PharmD)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 100

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	May 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

533

Total Graduate Students

8%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.69%
Black or African American	31.14%
White or Caucasian	24%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.19%
Asian	25.89%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.19%
Two or more races	2.06%
Unknown	2.06%

Gender

Male (32%)

Female (67%)

Faculty

35

Total faculty

Full-time - 19

Part-time - 16

Male (12)

Female (23)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Nanosphere-based drug delivery, transdermal drug delivery, molecular pharmacology, behavioral pharmacology, cell signaling
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	479,640

Location & Contact

Address 3001 Mercer University Drive
Atlanta, GA  31207
United States

Contact Dr. Brian L. Crabtree
Dean
Email: crabtree_bl@mercer.edu
Phone: 678-547-6306
Fax: 678-547-6315

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