At University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, students embark on a challenging learning experience in a proving ground for successful professionals in the science and healthcare-related fields. A private institution dedicated to education, research, and service, and distinguished as the nation’s first college of pharmacy, the University has produced leaders in the science and healthcare marketplaces since its founding in 1821.

From treating, researching, and studying diseases and cures on a molecular level to the medicines that improve the lives of people worldwide, USciences is about moving life forward.

The University has been and continues to be, an incubator for a thriving alumni network who share a passion for exploration and discovery in pharmacy, science, and healthcare as well as for governmental, business, and administrative professions. The results are rewarding, well-paying careers and discoveries across the pharmaceutical, medical, healthcare, and biotech spectrums worldwide.

Students at USciences learn to excel in scientific analysis and to apply their skills to improving healthcare in the lives of people worldwide through such disciplines as pharmacy, biology, physical therapy, healthcare business, and health policy within the University’s five colleges:

• Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
• Samson College of Health Sciences
• Misher College of Arts and Sciences
• Mayes College of Healthcare Business and Policy

In the course of its nearly two centuries of existence, the University has launched the careers of many innovative and pioneering individuals in the field of health care, including the founders of six of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. Names like:

Lilly, Rorer, Warner, McNeil Wyeth, Burroughs, and Wellcome.