Overview

About the program

The Pharmacology program at the University of Pennsylvania focuses on cancer and cardiovascular pharmacology, cell signaling, neuropharmacology, pharmacogenetics, pharmacological chemistry, environmental health sciences, and targeted therapeutics.

Pharmacology students may rotate in labs doing very different types of research, to enrich their background and allow unrushed, instructed selection of direction of their future thesis research.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Cell Biology
Pharmacology Gradute Group Journal Club
Pharmacology
Laboratory Rotation
Statistics
Human Physiology
Medical Pharmacology
Dissertation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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100

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Philadelphia, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

All accepted candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree with adequate physical or natural science background.
The candidate should furnish official transcripts issued by the institution(s) attended and evidence of degree(s) earned.
All candidates must provide recommendations from three people who know the candidate well enough to evaluate intellectual capability, work habits, educational goals, and extracurricular achievements.
International students whose native language is not English must also provide evidence of English proficiency. The PGG accepts TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) scores as an impartial measurement of a facility in English.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

44792 USD / year

≈ 44792 USD / year
Out-of-State

44792 USD / year

≈ 44792 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

44792 USD / year

≈ 44792 USD / year

Additional Details

Most of our PhD programs are fully funded, meaning the program will pay for your tuition and fees, as well as provide you with a minimum stipend of $39,425.

Living costs

Philadelphia

United States

1313 - 2284 USD / month

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Overview

About the program

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Additional Details

Living costs

Philadelphia

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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