Ranking: Tied for 81st out of 98.
But it is accredited. https://www.acpe-accredit.org/shared_info/programsSecure.asp
For pharmacy school look at NAPLEX pass rates rather than ranking.
Toledo’s is very high, all the schools I mentioned have NAPLEX pass rates of over 90%, that means that >90 % of their cohort of pharmd students passed their national exam on the first try.
Your own UOk and SWOS have very good pass rates.
If you want other than retail pharmacy, you need to look for opportunities and often a residency after pharmacy school is necessary.
If OP can get into an early assurance, 0-6 , conditional acceptance program and get at least full tuition for 4 out of 6 years, then that is a win-win.
Then he only has to do 6 yrs rather than get a BS or BA somewhere and then be required to take PCAT and apply to tons of pharmacy schools to get a spot and not qualify for merit. That would be 8 yrs.
The merit is usually offered to students right out of high school. For the 2+4 or 0-6 program at that school, usually for 2-4 years, depending on school.
Northeastern gives merit for 6 years I think and has a very good coop program.
Then if you have an assured or conditional spot already for that program (contingent on gpa and other requirements), you are more likely to continue at that school versus having to start all over applying with all the costs and uncertainties that entails.
If OP is sure about pharmacy, that is the path I would take. If not then yes, trying to apply to meet need schools or full ride schools would be best with the family income.
Back when we were looking for pharmacy schools I was also looking for guaranteed entry programs and merit, we also had to stay instate.
My D qualified for full tuition at Pitt and has a conditional seat in their pharmd program.
She has to take PCAT, but there is no minimum score, and she only has to take prerequisites Pitt requires ( there can be a wide range from 60 to over 70 credits at UKy), and have a 3.25 GPA, her scholarship covers 4 out of 6 years so she most likely only has to borrow for last two years. They also offer some scholarships I think for pharmacy school, but that is rare.
OP has to do a lot of research into merit opportunities, programs, to find the best school for their situation.
Visit your state schools, ask questions, apply to them and a few OOS that offer merit for your stats like UToledo, Wilkes U, Howard (if your ACT goes up you might get tuition +room), then a few (merit) reaches like NE, Pitt, UNC (your geographic and ethnic diversity can help with these).
Focus on those where you can get the most merit (full tuition and/or enough need based aid, so you can afford to pay for residual costs) for the longest amount of time, and have a likely spot in the pharmd program, and where you can be done in 6 yrs, and a program with good pass rates.
If pharmacy is not your goal, or you are not sure, then disregard what I said.
Your parent income is low, so it would have to be considered whether it would be better to leave the savings in your name or put it in a 529 account, making a parent asset then.
@MYOS1634, sounds like the $20k is in a savings account, so it would be a student asset. Unless he inherited it just this year?
NAPLEX pass rate rank for University of Louisiana Monroe is in the bottom 10%: 112th out of 121 schools.
http://clincalc.com/Pharmacy/NAPLEX/UniversityofLouisianaatMonroe
^sorry, the link below is better, shows NAPLEX pass rates from 2013-2015
Yes, the two OK pharmacy schools are doing better
Yikes, why can’t I post pdf links correctly!?
Corrected. It was missing an f at the end
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Butler U, WVU, U of South Carolina, U of Mississippi might also be worth investigating for merit/pharmacy program
I can’t speak to pharmacy. ASU and I think U of A–which does specifically mention pre-pharm- both give serious NMF/NHF good awards. It has the benefit of you going into the app process knowing exactly what you should get…there is no subjective element.
I received an email from the Director of Diversity Enrichment Programs @ OU. Apparently, the only thing holding me back from a National Hispanic scholarship there is a few points on the ACT/SAT. I suppose it’s time to buckle down and study.