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The University of Washington PharmD program accepts applications for the autumn quarter only. Our admissions cycle opens annually in mid-July.The autumn 2025 prefrerred deadline is December 1st, 2024 and the final deadline is April 1st, 2025. Applicants are reviewed on a rolling basis. Rolling admissions means that applications are reviewed in the order that they are received. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early in the application cycle and to sign up for the earliest possible interview day.
UW PharmD does accept international students, but please note that most international coursework will not count towards the prerequisite requirements. For more details on international applications, please see our International Applicants page.
Students who have previously attended another pharmacy school in the United States and are seeking to transfer to the University of Washington School of Pharmacy must meet the same admission requirements as first time applicants. This includes successful completion of all prerequisite coursework and submission of the application by the application deadline. Transfer students must be in good academic and professional standing at their current school in order to be considered for admission.
Due to differences between PharmD academic and experiential education requirements, transfer applicants should expect to complete four years of study at the UW School of Pharmacy in order to complete their degree.
Note: Students who have completed more than one year in a PharmD Program at another school will not generally be considered for admission.
As a public university, the University of Washington has different tuition rates for state residents and nonresidents. State law sets the rules governing who qualifies as a resident for tuition purposes. Students must meet these requirements to be verified as residents for tuition purposes. Students admitted to the UW PharmD program as nonresidents should be prepared to pay nonresident tuition for all four years of pharmacy school. Students interested in applying for residency should review the requirements on the UW Residency Office web site and work directly with the UW Residency Office.
Tuition rates for 2024-2025
| Tuition Category | Resident rate | Nonresident rate |
| Annual full-time tuition (Aut, Win, and Spr) | $35,970 | $49,521 |
| Quarterly full-time tuition | $11,990 | $16,507 |
| Part-time tuition*, per credit | $861 | $1,184 |
See our Tuition and Financial Aid and Scholarship pages for more information.
Advanced Placement (AP) and or International Baccalaureate (IB) credit will not be accepted for the following prerequisite coursework: General Biology, Microbiology, English Composition, and Organic Chemistry.
AP or IB credit may be accepted for the following prerequisites: General Chemistry, Calculus, Humanities and Social Sciences. Applicants who have completed additional upper-level coursework will be given preference in the process of screening for interview. The Admissions Committee reserves the right of final decision with regard to acceptable prerequisite coursework.
| Prerequisite | AP Credit | IB Credit
(HL test only) |
| Biochemistry | Not Accepted | Not Accepted |
| General Biology | Not Accepted | Not Accepted |
| General Chemistry* | Chemistry Score 4* = 10 Quarter Credits; | Chemistry Score 6* = 5 Quarter Credits; |
| Organic Chemistry | Not Accepted | Not Accepted |
| English Composition** | Not Accepted | Not Accepted |
| Calculus | Calculus AB Score 3, 4, or 5
or: Calculus BC Score of 2 (in conjunction with a subgrade of 3, 4, or 5), 3, 4, or 5 |
Math Score of 7 |
| Statistics | Statistics Score 3, 4, or 5 | Not Accepted |
| Microbiology | Not Accepted | Not Accepted |
| Economics | Economics (macro or micro) score 4 or 5 | Microeconomics Score: 5 |
| Public Speaking/Interpersonal Communications | Not Accepted | Not Accepted |
| Humanities*** | See UW Equivalency Table | See UW Equivalency Table |
| Social Sciences*** | See UW Equivalency Table | See UW Equivalency Table |
*Students who earn a 4 on the AP chemistry test or a 5, 6, or 7 on the HL IB test will need to take additional general chemistry coursework, either the final general chemistry course, or an upper level course like inorganic lecture, inorganic lab or quantitative analysis.
**Students who earn an AP English test score of 4 or 5 will be given Humanities elective credit NOT English composition credit.
***Please note that the University of Washington refers to humanities courses as VLPA and social science courses as I&S. Humanities=VLPA and Social Science=I&S
AP or IB Test Score Sheets are only required if needed to show AP/IB scores are being counted toward prerequisite coursework.
AP applicants should request test scores using Code Number 5981 which is specific to the University of Washington School of Pharmacy. CLEP credits are not accepted.
Students Exploring Pharmacy (STEP) is a 4-day program designed to inspire high school students as they explore pharmacy as a career option. Students engage in hands-on activities that provide an introduction to pharmacy practice and perspective on the numerous ways a pharmacist contributes to improving people’s health—in ways that go far beyond dispensing medications.
For more details, please see our Students Exploring Pharmacy page.