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The Eshelman School of Pharmacy

The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is the No. 1 school of pharmacy in the country and the only public pharmacy school in North Carolina. It’s an internationally recognized pioneer in pharmacy practice, education and research and develops leaders in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences who make a difference in human health worldwide. The school’s faculty, staff and students are engaged in driving innovations from drug discovery through patient care.

Two-photo collage: Three pharmacy students talking as a group near whiteboard in a classroom; and a researcher holding a beaker in a lab.

America's No. 1 school of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences

The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a major research university with a large teaching hospital and schools of medicine, public health, nursing and dentistry.

UNC-Chapel Hill anchors one corner of North Carolina’s famed Research Triangle Park, which hosts an abundance of pharmaceutical, biotech and health-care companies. This environment offers abundant opportunities for collaboration in research, education and patient care with partners in academia, industry and health care. The pharmacy school has specialized research centers pursuing advances in drug discovery, nanotechnology in drug delivery and cancer treatment, pharmacogenomics and medication optimization.

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  • Eshelman School of Pharmacy Beard HallChapel Hill27514

Facts & Figures

  • No. 1among pharmacy schools and colleges of pharmacy in total research funding ($92.2M)
  • No. 3pharmacy school in the world/QS World University Rankings: Pharmacy and Pharmacology
  • No. 1pharmacy school in the nation/U.S. News & World Report
  • No. 1residency match rate among pharmacy schools
  • 168graduate students
  • 554Professional students
  • 112faculty

Around Campus

  • Kathleen Gray

    Kathleen Gray

    research associate professor and director of the Center for Public Engagement at the UNC Institute for the Environment,UNC Institute for the Environment

    Kathleen Gray, research associate professor and director of the Center for Public Engagement at the UNC Institute for the Environment

  • Tyler Ritter

    Tyler Ritter

    chief operating officer and director of professional education for digital and lifelong learning, Friday Center,Friday Center

    Tyler Ritter, chief operating officer and director of professional education for digital and lifelong learning

  • Angel Hsu

    Angel Hsu

    associate professor of public policy and environment, ecology and energy and director of the Data-Driven EnviroLab,UNC College of Arts and Sciences

    Angel Hsu, associate professor of public policy and environment, ecology and energy and director of the Data-Driven EnviroLab

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