Contact Information
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Institution Address:
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Address 1: University of Iowa
Address 2: College of Pharmacy
Address 3: 180 S. Grand Avenue
City: Iowa City
State: Iowa
Zip/Postal Code: 52242-1112
Country: United States

Program Location:: Iowa
Admissions Office Contact(s)::
- Name: Sarah Raper
  Title: Academic Program Management Associate
  Office: 374 CPB
  Phone (Work): 319-335-2518
  Email: sarah-raper@uiowa.edu

Institutional Website::
- https://uiowa.edu/

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Program Application Deadline
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Application Deadline
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What is your application deadline for the upcoming academic year?: March 15, 2026
Does this program use rolling admissions?: Yes

Participation
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Is your program participating in PharmGrad?: No
Link to Application: https://pharmacy.uiowa.edu/graduate/howtoapply

Application Fee:: $86
Application Deadline Description::
Priority deadline:  February 1st
Final deadline:  March 15th or until program is filled.
To be considered for priority admission, letters of recommendation must be received by February 1, 2026.

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Program Description
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Program Description:
Pharmaceutics is a multidisciplinary science that examines the development, production and characterization of dosage forms, as well as the disposition and action of drugs in the body.

We offer competitive stipends for qualified students and are committed to producing high quality scientists for careers in pharmacokinetics, drug delivery and pharmaceutical development. As pharmaceutical scientists have been engaged in the development of novel biomaterials for sophisticated drug delivery systems, scientists in this field have expanded into research with applications in the development of medical devices and tissue engineering.

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Institution Information
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Is your institution public or private?: Public
Is your program accepting applications for this program?: Yes
Program Start Term:: Fall
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Degree Requirements
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Credits Required for Degree: : 72
Required Rotations:: Research
Seminars:: Required
College-based Qualifying/Comprehensive Exam:: Required
Other Qualifying Exams or Certifications:: Not Required
Thesis/Dissertation:: Required
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Degree Information
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Delivery Method: On Campus
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Area(s) of Study:: Bioengineering, Drug Delivery, Drug Development, Drug Metabolism, Experimental Therapeutics, Immunology, Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology
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Program Statistics
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Have you previously enrolled students in this program?: Yes
Last academic year-number of accepted students for your program:: 2
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Have you graduated your first class for this program?: Yes
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GRE and Other Tests
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GRE Section
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 Is the GRE required?: No

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The GRE test is optional.

Are any of the following tests required for international applicants?: TOEFL or IELTS
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Letters of Recommendation
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Letters of Recommendation:
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Are letters of recommendations required by your program?: Yes
 If yes, how many letters of recommendation are required?: 3

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Other Admission Requirements
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Minimum overall GPA considered:: 3.0
Recommended overall GPA considered:: 3.0
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Financial Support
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Percentage of students receiving financial support:: 100
Type of financial support available:: Tuition Waiver, Stipend, Research Assistantship, Teaching Assistantship, Department or University Scholarship
What is the minimum financial support for eligible students apart from tuition remission?: $28,325
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Financial Support:  Students are provided tuition, fees, and a monthly stipend in exchange for part-time employment as a research or teaching assistant.

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Background Checks and Drug Screenings
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Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Criminal Background Check (CBC) Service?: We are not a participating PharmGrad program
Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Drug Screening Service?: We are not a participating PharmGrad program
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