Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
PRIVATE UNIVERSITY
2,375 Total Students
Fall, Spring, Summer
INTAKES
12 to 1
Student:Faculty Ratio
71.0%
Acceptance Rate Undergraduate
58.0%
Acceptance Rate Graduate
ABOUT
University of the Sciences was founded in 1821 as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. It has been around for more than 200 years. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it is one of the oldest private institutions. It was the first pharmacy school to open in North America. There are a total of 2,231 students at the university, with 1,231 being undergraduates and 1,000 being graduates. Applications can be sent to the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia for both the Fall and Spring semesters. It had a 71 percent acceptance rate in the fall of 2020, which shows that it wasn't too hard to get in.
RANKINGS OF UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES IN PHILADELPHIA
# 58th in Occupational Therapy in Graduate School Rankings by US News #46th in Pharmacy in Graduate School Rankings by US News # 137th in Physical Therapy in Graduate School Rankings by US News #212th in US College Rankings 2021 by Times Higher Education #931st in the country rank by UniRank
FEES AT UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES IN PHILADELPHIA
Approx no appl fee
UNDERGRADUATE APPLICATION FEE
Approx no appl fee USD
GRADUATE APPLICATION FEE
Approx no appl fee USD
TUTION FEE
THE APPLICATION FEE TO UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES IN PHILADELPHIA IS WAIVED OFF for few Programs If you apply through Grad-Dreams
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES IN PHILADELPHIA
English proficiency is required from all students, the students can take TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE. Following are the approximate test requirements
TOEFL
IELTS
PTE
100
6.5
76
Students may require to take certain standardised tests for specific courses. SAT may be required to apply to Bachelors, GRE for Masters, and GRE and GMAT for MBA. Check the specific program websites for requirements or talk to our admission counselors for free
SAT
GRE
GMAT
1260
163
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Minimum GPA requirement is 2.5, But certain programs may have higher requirements
FACTS
- 4000 alumni - 190 Full-time faculty - 10:1 Student-faculty ratio - 80 Campus organizations - 35 Master's, PhD, certificate programs - 15% high graduation rate than national average
There are 23 buildings on the 36-acre campus, which is in an urban area. There are many facilities on campus for students to use, such as computer labs, a student centre, a library, and so on.
Students can join groups like those for academics, the arts, fraternities and sororities, and much more.
At Philadelphia's University of the Sciences, there are 3 residence halls with single and double rooms.
The residence halls are called Osol Hall, Wilson Hall, and Living and Learning Commons (LLC).
Residence halls have places to study, places to do laundry, TV lounges, game rooms, vending machines, kitchens, security that is on all the time, etc.
Students in their first and second years who are younger than 21 have to live on campus.
