The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy in Columbus, Ohio, is a globally recognized leader in pharmaceutical education, research, and practice, with a distinguished history dating back to 1885. Consistently ranked among the nation's top programs, currently fourth nationally and first in Ohio, the college is located within a comprehensive health sciences campus offering unique interprofessional opportunities. It provides rigorous undergraduate, professional (PharmD), and graduate programs focused on innovative teaching, groundbreaking research across key areas like drug discovery and pharmacogenomics, and impactful community engagement. The curriculum emphasizes a comprehensive problem-solving approach, preparing graduates to advance patient care and contribute significantly to the pharmaceutical field.
View PharmacyThe Ohio State University (OSU), commonly referred to as Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university located in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, Ohio State was founded in 1870 as the state's land-grant university and the ninth university in Ohio with the Morrill Act of 1862. Ohio State was originally known as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College and focused on various agricultural and mechanical disciplines, but it developed into a comprehensive university under the direction of then-Governor and later U.S. president Rutherford B. Hayes, and in 1878, the Ohio General Assembly passed a law changing the name to "the Ohio State University" and broadening the scope of the university. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities Very high research activity". The university's endowment of $7.4 billion in 2023 is among the largest in the world.