UW-Madison School of Pharmacy - Doctor of Pharmacy Background Check

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Admission Statistics


The 2008 Entering Doctor of Pharmacy Class

There were 402 applicants for 136 spaces. The following are statistics on the enrolled first-year Pharm.D. class as of September 1, 2008:

  • Mean cumulative GPA: 3.602
  • Mean GPA for required mathematics and science courses: 3.538
  • Mean composite score on the Pharmacy College Admission Test: 83%
  • Percentage of female students: 55%
  • Percentage of Wisconsin residents: 92%
  • Average age: 23
  • Number of international students: 3
  • Number of African American students: 4
  • Number of American Indian students: 1
  • Number of Chicano/Latino students: 3
  • Number of Asian students: 18
  • Number of Caucasian students: 107

Fall 2008 Application Pool

  • Total applications: 402
  • Total interviewed: 360
  • Applicants admitted: 161
  • Applicants placed on wait list: 29
  • Applicants admitted from the wait list: 23
  • Applicants denied: 197
  • Incomplete/ineligible applications: 38
  • Declined offer of admission: 25