Overview

School of Pharmacy / School of Pharmacy is located in Kansas City, MO, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	122

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam PCAT (for Pharm D) Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

374

Applied

123

Accepted

123

Enrolled

Applying

45

Application Fee - Domestic

50

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

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

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	PCAT (for Pharm D)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

458

Total Graduate Students

1%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.97%
Black or African American	7.21%
White or Caucasian	73%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	10.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.84%
Unknown	2.4%

Gender

Male (39%)

Female (60%)

Faculty

59

Total faculty

Full-time - 52

Part-time - 7

Male (28)

Female (31)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Bio-organic and medicinal chemistry, drug delivery, pharmaceutics, molecular neurobiology, neurology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO  64110
United States

Contact Dr. Russell B. Melchert
Dean
Email: melchertr@umkc.edu
Phone: 816-235-1609
Fax: 816-235-5190

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