University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

Tackling a Nationwide Epidemic

Download the latest issue of Capsule to learn about the School of Pharmacy's comprehensive approach to opioids and drugs of abuse. Learn More Tackling a Nationwide Epidemic

Dr. Angela Wilks Named New Emerson Chair

She is the seventh recipient of the Isaac E. Emerson Chair of Pharmaceutical Sciences since its establishment in 1927. Learn More Dr. Angela Wilks Named New Emerson Chair

Calling All Alumni: Submit Your Class Notes

The School of Pharmacy wants to hear about all the different ways that our talented alumni are contributing to the world. Learn More Calling All Alumni: Submit Your Class Notes

Become a catalyst for change

Every day, UMB harnesses the power of scholarship, research, and collaboration in the search for solutions to complex problems impacting individuals, families, and communities.

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9th

U.S. News & World Report ranks the School of Pharmacy 9th among more than 130 schools of pharmacy in the country.

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4th

Established in 1841, the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy is the fourth oldest school of pharmacy in the United States.

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$28.1M

The School has received $28.1 million in grants and contracts from government, industry, private, and foundation sources during the 2017 fiscal year.

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840

Approximately 840 PharmD, PhD, and MS students are enrolled at the School of Pharmacy.

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School Events

10Feb
4:00 PM | Online Join the office of Recruitment, Admissions, and Integration for a webinar, answering your questions about the PharmD Program.
11Feb
12:00 PM | Online Meet with the Pharmacometrics program director to discuss the online master's program.
18Feb
12:00 PM | Online Meet with the Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics program director, faculty, and student ambassadors to discuss the MS and Graduate Certificate programs.
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The curriculum challenges us to become the best pharmacists in the nation. The faculty teach us in a way that most students will never experience.

John Hodgson, Class of 2019

News

January 30, 2026
School of Pharmacy’s Lisa Finn Named UMB’s December Employee of the Month
January 28, 2026
Faculty Scientist Appointed as Founding Director of New Pharmaceutical and Industrial Fellowships Program
January 27, 2026
UMSOP Student Pharmacist Awarded Prestigious AACP Walmart Community Pharmacy Scholarship
January 23, 2026
Maryland Poison Center More Important Than Ever Amid Cuts to Federal Health Program Funding
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