University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
600 South 43rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4495
215-596-8800
Private
non-sectarian
Undergraduate & Graduate
Coeducational
Undergraduate tuition and fees: $25,450
Room/board: $10,000
The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia was founded in 1821 as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, the first college of pharmacy in the United States, USP has a distinguished reputation of educating students for successful and rewarding careers in the thriving pharmaceutical, science, and health care industries.
USP is located in the University City area of the Philadelphia, which is home to more than 30,000 students who attend one of the six colleges and universities located nearby.
The university has four colleges: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Misher College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Graduate Studies.
USP awards the following degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, First professional and Doctorate.
The most popular majors are: Pharmacy; Health services/allied health/health sciences; Physical therapy/therapist; Biology/biological sciences; and Pharmacology and toxicology.
Undergraduate enrollment is 1940 full-time and 39-part-time students. Graduate enrollment is 340.
There are 151 full-time faculty, almost all of which have a Ph.D. or other doctoral degree and 98 part-time faculty members.
The student to faculty ratio is 13:1.
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