University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Degree Programs

Bachelor’s Degree Programs

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• Agriculture and Natural Resources

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  • Natural Resources and Conservation See more Natural Resources and Conservation Schools or Online Natural Resources and Conservation School Degree Programs
    • Environmental Science

      A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of the physical environment and the solution of environmental problems, including subjects such as abating or controlling environmental pollution and degradation; the interaction between human society and the natural environment; and natural resources management. Includes instruction in biology, chemistry, physics, geosciences, climatology, statistics, and mathematical modeling. See more Environmental Science Schools or Online Environmental Science School Degree Programs

• Arts & Humanities

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  • General Studies See more General Studies Schools or Online General Studies School Degree Programs
    • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

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• Business

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    • Marketing/Marketing Management

      A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, marketing campaign and strategic planning, market segments, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, retailing, and applications to specific products and markets. See more Marketing/Marketing Management Schools or Online Marketing/Marketing Management School Degree Programs

• Fitness, Recreation and Leisure Studies

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  • Physical Fitness See more Physical Fitness Schools or Online Physical Fitness School Degree Programs
    • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

      A program that prepares individuals to apply business, coaching and physical education principles to the organization, administration and management of athletic programs and teams, fitness/rehabilitation facilities and health clubs, sport recreation services, and related services. Includes instruction in program planning and development; business and financial management principles; sales, marketing and recruitment; event promotion, scheduling and management; facilities management; public relations; legal aspects of sports; and applicable health and safety standards. See more Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Schools or Online Sport and Fitness Administration/Management School Degree Programs

• Health & Medical Services

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  • Clinical/Medical Lab. Technician See more Clinical/Medical Lab. Technician Schools or Online Clinical/Medical Lab. Technician School Degree Programs
    • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

      Learn to conduct and supervise complex medical tests, clinical trials, and research experiments; manage clinical laboratories; and consult with physicians and clinical researchers on diagnoses, disease causation and spread, and research outcomes. This program includes instruction in the theory and practice of hematology; clinical chemistry; microbiology; immunology; immunohematology; physiological relationships to test results; laboratory procedures and quality assurance controls; test and research design and implementation; analytic techniques; laboratory management and personnel supervision; data development and reporting; medical informatics; and professional standards and regulations. See more Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Schools or Online Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist School Degree Programs

  • General Health Professions See more General Health Professions Schools or Online General Health Professions School Degree Programs
    • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

      A general, introductory, undifferentiated, or joint program in health services occupations that prepares individuals for either entry into specialized training programs or for a variety of concentrations in the allied health area. Includes instruction in the basic sciences, research and clinical procedures, and aspects of the subject matter related to various health occupations. See more Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Schools or Online Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences School Degree Programs

  • Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration See more Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration Schools or Online Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration School Degree Programs
    • Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

      A program that focuses on the application of chemistry to the study of biologically and clinically active substances, biological and pharmacological interactions, and the development of associated research methods, techniques, and clinical trial procedures. Includes instruction in organic chemistry, biochemistry, molecular graphics, rational drug design, toxicology, molecular biology, pharmacology, enzyme mechanisms, receptor theory, neurochemistry, drug metabolism, drug synthesis, biological mechanisms of drug action, research tools and techniques, and laboratory safety. See more Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Schools

    • Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

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• Life Science

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    • Biochemistry

      Study the chemistry of living systems in these four, six, or eight year programs. Students of biochemistry learn the intricacies of the chemistry of living systems and their chemical pathways and information transfer systems. This program includes instruction in bio-organic chemistry, protein chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, bioseparations, regulatory biochemistry, enzymology, hormonal chemistry, calorimetry, and research methods and equipment operation. See more Biochemistry Schools

    • Bioinformatics

      This program focuses on the forefront of computer engineering as it seeks to apply computer-based technologies to biological, biomedical, and biotechnology research. Students of Bioinformatics must study algorithms, network architecture, principles of software design, human interface design, usability studies, search strategies, database management and data mining, digital image processing, computer graphics and animation, CAD, computer programming, and applications to experimental design and analysis and to specific quantitative, modeling, and analytical studies in the various biological specializations. See more Bioinformatics Schools or Online Bioinformatics School Degree Programs

    • Biology/Biological Sciences

      Students in this program study general biology at an introductory level. This major provides students with a broad overview of biology and includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations. See more Biology/Biological Sciences Schools or Online Biology/Biological Sciences School Degree Programs

    • General Pharmacology and Toxicology

      A program with an integrated, combined approach to the study of pharmacological and toxicological issues in biology and the biomedical sciences. Includes instruction in topics such as solvents, xenobiotic metabolism, chemical toxicity, neurotoxicology, immunopharmacology, biotransformation, tissue culture and in vitro studies, biomolecular analysis, bioactivation and inactivation, enzyme regulation, chemoprevention and chemotherapy, industrial and chemical studies, radiation health, and bioinformatics. See more General Pharmacology and Toxicology Schools

    • Microbiology

      A program that focuses on the scientific study of unicellular organisms and colonies, and subcellular genetic matter and their ecological interactions with human beings and other life. Includes instruction in microbial genetics, cell biology, cell physiology, virology, pathogenic microbiology, environmental microbiology, immunology, biostatistics, bioinformatics, and laboratory methods including microscopy. See more Microbiology Schools

• Natural Sciences

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    • General Chemistry

      A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena. See more General Chemistry Schools or Online General Chemistry School Degree Programs

• Social Sciences

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  • Psychology See more Psychology Schools or Online Psychology School Degree Programs
    • General Psychology

      A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods. See more General Psychology Schools or Online General Psychology School Degree Programs

    • Health/Medical Psychology

      A program that focuses on the psychological study of health and illness, and recovery, from the perspective that these phenomena arise from a combination of physical, behavioral, and social conditions. Includes instruction in abnormal and social psychology, psychophysiology, psychopharmacology, learning processes, clinical and behavioral therapies, biopsychosocial modeling, clinical procedures and assessment, preventive education, psychotherapy, rehabilitation processes, and research methods. See more Health/Medical Psychology Schools or Online Health/Medical Psychology School Degree Programs

• Technology

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  • Information Systems Operation and Management See more Information Systems Operation and Management Schools or Online Information Systems Operation and Management School Degree Programs
    • General Computer Science

      A general program that focuses on computers, computing problems and solutions, and the design of computer systems and user interfaces from a scientific perspective. Includes instruction in the principles of computational science, and computing theory; computer hardware design; computer development and programming; and applications to a variety of end-use situations. See more General Computer Science Schools or Online General Computer Science School Degree Programs

Master’s Degree Programs

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• Arts & Humanities

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  • English Language and Literature See more English Language and Literature Schools or Online English Language and Literature School Degree Programs
    • Technical and Business Writing

      A program that focuses on the theory, methods, and skills needed for writing and editing scientific, technical and business papers and monographs. See more Technical and Business Writing Schools or Online Technical and Business Writing School Degree Programs

• Health & Medical Services

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  • Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration See more Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration Schools or Online Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration School Degree Programs
    • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)

      A program that focuses on the scientific study of the formulation of medicinal substances into product vehicles capable of being stored, transported, and then introduced into the patient and behaving in ways optimal to therapeutic interaction. Includes instruction in statistics, biopharmaceutics, drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, physical pharmacy, pharmacological analysis, drug design and development, pharmacological biotechnology, chemical separations, spectroscopy, drug-host interactions, immunology, quantitative drug measurement, enzymatic transformations, and metabolic excretion. See more Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD) Schools

    • Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)

      A program that prepares individuals to apply managerial, social, and economic sciences to the study and management of the distribution and use of pharmaceutical products and the provision of pharmacy services. Includes instruction in research design and methods, statistics, social and organizational behavior, pharmacoeconomics, management of pharmacy services, outcomes research, product planning and reimbursement, cost-benefit analysis, drug marketing, pharmacy and pharmaceutics law and regulation, risk assessment, and organization of the health care system. See more Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD) Schools

  • Public Health See more Public Health Schools or Online Public Health School Degree Programs
    • Health Services Administration

      A program that focuses on the application of policy analysis, public administration, business management, and communications to the planning and management of health services delivery systems in the public and private sectors, and prepares individuals to function as health services administrators and managers. Includes instruction in health systems planning, public health organization and management, pubic health policy formulation and analysis, finance, business and operations management, economics of health care, organizational and health communications, marketing, human resources management, and public health law and regulations. See more Health Services Administration Schools or Online Health Services Administration School Degree Programs

    • Public Health (MPH, DPH)

      A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and evaluate public health care services and to function as public health officers. Includes instruction in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health principles, preventive medicine, health policy and regulations, health care services and related administrative functions, public health law enforcement, health economics and budgeting, public communications, and professional standards and ethics. See more Public Health (MPH, DPH) Schools or Online Public Health (MPH, DPH) School Degree Programs

  • Rehabilitation & Therapy See more Rehabilitation & Therapy Schools or Online Rehabilitation & Therapy School Degree Programs
    • Occupational Therapy/Therapist

      A program that prepares individuals to assist patients limited by physical, cognitive, psychosocial, mental, developmental, and learning disabilities, as well as adverse environmental conditions, to maximize their independence and maintain optimum health through a planned mix of acquired skills, performance motivation, environmental adaptations, assistive technologies, and physical agents. Includes instruction in the basic medical sciences, psychology, sociology, patient assessment and evaluation, standardized and non-standardized tests and measurements, assistive and rehabilitative technologies, ergonomics, environmental health, special education, vocational counseling, health education and promotion, and professional standards and ethics. See more Occupational Therapy/Therapist Schools or Online Occupational Therapy/Therapist School Degree Programs

    • Physical Therapy/Therapist

      A program that prepares individuals to alleviate physical and functional impairments and limitations caused by injury or disease through the design and implementation of therapeutic interventions to promote fitness and health. Includes instruction in functional anatomy and physiology, kinesiology, neuroscience, pathological physiology, analysis of dysfunction, movement dynamics, physical growth process, management of musculoskeletal disorders, clinical evaluation and measurement, client assessment and supervision, care plan development and documentation, physical therapy modalities, rehabilitation psychology, physical therapy administration, and professional standards and ethics. See more Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools or Online Physical Therapy/Therapist School Degree Programs

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• Life Science

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    • Biochemistry

      Study the chemistry of living systems in these four, six, or eight year programs. Students of biochemistry learn the intricacies of the chemistry of living systems and their chemical pathways and information transfer systems. This program includes instruction in bio-organic chemistry, protein chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, bioseparations, regulatory biochemistry, enzymology, hormonal chemistry, calorimetry, and research methods and equipment operation. See more Biochemistry Schools

    • Bioinformatics

      This program focuses on the forefront of computer engineering as it seeks to apply computer-based technologies to biological, biomedical, and biotechnology research. Students of Bioinformatics must study algorithms, network architecture, principles of software design, human interface design, usability studies, search strategies, database management and data mining, digital image processing, computer graphics and animation, CAD, computer programming, and applications to experimental design and analysis and to specific quantitative, modeling, and analytical studies in the various biological specializations. See more Bioinformatics Schools or Online Bioinformatics School Degree Programs

    • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology

      This integrated, combined program focuses on the scientific study of cells, cellular systems, and the molecular basis of cell structure and function. This major includes coursework in cell biology, cell chemistry, molecular biology, biophysics, and structural biology. See more Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools

    • General Pharmacology and Toxicology

      A program with an integrated, combined approach to the study of pharmacological and toxicological issues in biology and the biomedical sciences. Includes instruction in topics such as solvents, xenobiotic metabolism, chemical toxicity, neurotoxicology, immunopharmacology, biotransformation, tissue culture and in vitro studies, biomolecular analysis, bioactivation and inactivation, enzyme regulation, chemoprevention and chemotherapy, industrial and chemical studies, radiation health, and bioinformatics. See more General Pharmacology and Toxicology Schools

• Natural Sciences

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    • General Chemistry

      A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena. See more General Chemistry Schools or Online General Chemistry School Degree Programs

• Social Sciences

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  • Psychology See more Psychology Schools or Online Psychology School Degree Programs
    • Health/Medical Psychology

      A program that focuses on the psychological study of health and illness, and recovery, from the perspective that these phenomena arise from a combination of physical, behavioral, and social conditions. Includes instruction in abnormal and social psychology, psychophysiology, psychopharmacology, learning processes, clinical and behavioral therapies, biopsychosocial modeling, clinical procedures and assessment, preventive education, psychotherapy, rehabilitation processes, and research methods. See more Health/Medical Psychology Schools or Online Health/Medical Psychology School Degree Programs

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time Full-Time 100% Part-Time 0%	Men vs. Women Women 58% Men 42%
Race/Ethnicity Caucasian 44% Asian 32% Other 18% African-American 5% Hispanic 1%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State Out-of-State 53% In-State 47%	Top States for Incoming Freshman Pennsylvania 47% New Jersey 38% New York 4% Maryland 3% Delaware 2%

Percent of Students International:

2%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available:	Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus:	32%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus:	Yes

Athletics

Member of:	NAA, NCAA
Sports Include:	Basketball (Central Atlantic Collegiate Conf) Baseball (Central Atlantic Collegiate Conf) Track (Central Atlantic Collegiate Conf)

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate)	Expenses
Published Tuition and Fees:	$ 26,930
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:	$ 25,618
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:	$ 1,312
Financial Aid	Avg. Amount Received	% of Students Receiving Aid
Federal Grants:	$ 2,482	62%
State and Local Grants:	$ 3,597	23%
Institutional Grants:	$ 9,181	85%
Student Loans:	$ 7,097	79%
Any Aid:		99%

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Admissions

Acceptance Rate:	52% (Highly Selective)
Test Scores
SAT Scores:
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores:	99%
Bottom 25th Percentile:	Verbal: 520, Math: 560
Top 75th Percentile:	Verbal: 600, Math: 650

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee:	$ 45.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies:	Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent:	Required
High School GPA:	Required
High School Rank:	Required
High School Record:	Required
Recommendations:	Not Required
TOEFL:	Recommended
Test Scores:	Required

College Advice on University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

yahoo.u... Question: How is the surrounding area of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia? I wanted to inquire about the surrounding area of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia? I'm interested in the school and I plan to take trip there soon. I just wanted to know how is the area and if it is in a bad part of Philadelphia. Also, what are the bad areas of Philadelphia that you should stay away from and/or what Universities reside in those bad areas? 20 months ago forks... Best Answer USP is in/on the edge of the University City region of Philadelphia. It's only a few blocks away from the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University, so it is basically a nice neighborhood, and there are lots of cops and University City security that patrol. The campus has undergone major renovations over the last couple of years. They've built a new gym, a brand new quad area, and a new science building. However, if you go the other direction, towards the west, the neighborhoods start getting worse, USP is around 42nd street, and around 50th and more west is where you don't want to be at night, but the area is changing a lot, as more students and graduates are moving into the area. North Philly is pretty bad, and west Philly. There are pockets of bad parts in other areas of South philly, and others areas, as any city. University City is very safe. The area where Temple University is can be dangerous. See all 2 answers