Ranked among the top pharmacy schools in the Northeast (U.S. News & World Report, 2024) and the #1 public university in New England, the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy is preparing the next generation of healthcare leaders. With cutting-edge research labs, nationally recognized faculty, and hands-on learning opportunities, you’ll acquire the expertise to excel. Our welcoming, hands-on learning environment empowers you to make a real difference in patient care and public health on a local and global scale. Whether through faculty-led research, dual-degree programs, or service-learning initiatives, you’ll graduate ready to lead, innovate, and make a lasting impact.
Step into the World of Pharmacy
Exploration Day, November 21, 1:00–3:00 p.m.
Experience the world of pharmacy firsthand through hands-on labs and interactive sessions. Open to all students interested in Pharm.D. or Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Explore Our Academic Programs
With over 100 career pathways, pharmacy offers unmatched job security, career flexibility, and the chance to make a real difference—whether in direct patient care, pharmaceutical innovation, drug discovery, or public health.
Driving Innovation. Changing Lives.
From groundbreaking research and clinical breakthroughs to community outreach and industry leadership, our students, alumni, and faculty are impacting healthcare and pharmacy’s future.
Connect and Learn at Our Events
Whether in person or online, our events are designed to help you explore career paths, meet faculty, students, and alumni, and discover how we’re shaping the future of healthcare.
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URI pharmacy, nursing, physical therapy students get interprofessional experience at Brown medical school - Local colleges and universities collaborate on RI Interprofessional Education Day University of Rhode Island students from the colleges of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Sciences joined medical and social work students from other local institutions in multidisciplinary teams during Rhode Island Interprofessional Education Day at the Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, where they worked together […]
High school students experience URI College of Pharmacy during Exploration Day - Students from around the region tour Avedisian Hall, learn about opportunities college offers and careers they could pursue High school students with an interest in science visited the University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy on Nov. 21 to experience the classrooms, gardens, and labs of the college’s Avedisian Hall, giving them a look at […]
Novel study at URI seeks to treat neurological symptoms of rare genetic disorder - As treatments have extended lifespan of young patients with Fanconi Anemia, related neurological syndrome discovered, prompting NIH-funded study