Albany College of Pharmacy

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Location: Northeast
Setting: Large Town Setting
Type: Private
Size: Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
School Description
Provided by Albany College of Pharmacy

The College is dedicated to the improvement of health by educating its students to provide pharmaceutical care, by creating and disseminating knowledge leading to improved health care, and by optimizing the benefits of existing drug and related health care practices. The College instills values, attitudes and skills that enable lifelong intellectual, cultural and personal growth for students and faculty. The education provided facilitates progressive adaptation to changing professional practice environments.

Albany College of Pharmacy From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Albany College of Pharmacy is a pharmaceutical college in Albany, New York, United States. It was founded in 1881 as the Department of Pharmacy of Union University and is the oldest pharmacy school in New York State. Presently, it is one of the only private, independent schools of pharmacy in the United States.

The college offers a six-year Doctor of Pharmacy degree and bachelor's of science programs in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biomedical Technology, the latter with concentrations in Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Cytotechnology. A unique accelerated Physician Assistant Studies program is offered in conjunction with Albany Medical College. Master's degree programs in Pharmacy Administration and Health Outcomes Research have been added for fall 2008.

Currently, the campus consists of three residence halls, two classroom buildings with four lecture halls and dozens of classrooms, several laboratories and a Student Center with a bookstore, cafeteria and lecture facilities.

ACP also includes the Pharmaceutical Research Institute (PRI), a research-and-development facility located on the college's campus. The Institute is dedicated to a three-pronged business development model focused on research, pharmaceutical services and education in partnership with industry and academic and research centers in New York State's Capital Region and beyond. PRI includes the Center for NanoPharmaceuticals, a state-of-the-art facility that plays a leading role in the development of technologies that will allow the delivery of medicine to specific cellular targets anywhere in the body.

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Students & Campus Life
Undergraduate Enrollment: 698
On Campus Housing: Available
Full Time Students: 100%
Athletic Programs: Unavailable
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Expenses
Average Tuition: $ 18,770
Students Receiving Aid: 100%
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Admissions
Application Fee: $ 75
Selectivity: Highly Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 100%
Part-Time 0%
Men vs. Women
Women 54%
Men 46%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 87%
Asian 8%
Other 3%
Hispanic 1%
African-American 1%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 80%
Out-of-State 20%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
New York 80%
New Jersey 3%
Massachusetts 2%
Connecticut 2%
Pennsylvania 2%
Percent of Students International: 5%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 36%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: Yes
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 18,770    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 18,300    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 470    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,153 19%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 2,013 63%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 4,827 47%  
Student Loans:
$ 8,794 97%  
Any Aid:
  100%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 58% (Highly Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 88%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 520, Math: 560
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 600, Math: 640

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 75.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Recommended
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Required
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Recommended
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

Degree Programs at Albany College of Pharmacy

Bachelor's Level Majors

Certificate Programs at Albany College of Pharmacy

Career Education Majors

College Advice

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my grades range from 75-90 im only a sophomore but i really want to go to that school.
14 months ago
Best Answer
ACP is pretty selective. Since you're only a sophomore you'll have plenty of time to bring your grades up. Just try to do you best and study lots!! :)
im curious to know what that area is like, especailly the school. I know they have a website and i have looked at that..i just need someone on the inside to tell me about ACP or Albany in general.
15 months ago
Best Answer
I go to UAlbany so i can't help you with the school specifically, but the area is definitely a college town. There are about 10 colleges i can think of right in the area with tons of students. If you like night-life there are tons of bars and clubs (as usual being a college-town) as well as some great places to do things: The Times Union Center is a big arena for concerts, shows and sports (hockey and arena league team). There is also the egg (more for performances and drama as well as comedians) and the Palace Theatre. The capital buildings are beautiful and the museum of art and history are very close by. There are two pretty big malls over here and honestly there is a ton to do, even when it feels like there isn't.
Does any one know what the minimum requirements are to get into the Albany accelerated pharmacy college program? Like sat scores and classes that you take and like your gpa?
17 months ago
Best Answer
If you're planning to enter an accelerated program please keep in mind that usually they're on the quarter system and that's 10 weeks to know what you need to know before the final. If you can't handle a calendar like that stick to the semester scale so you won't flunk out.
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It is not in the top 50. You can go here http://www.blackenterprise.com/ExclusivesekOpen.asp?id=106 to the Black Enterprise Site and see the top 50. The list is not all, or even mostly HBCU's but is the list of the top 50 colleges for African Americans. The best school for a particular person may or may not be highly ranked. It depends on what you need and expect from your college experience. Many very successful and famous people did not attend a "top" college or university.

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