University Of The Sciences In Philadelphia

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, also known as USP, is a private university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in the year 1821 and was originally called the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. It enrolls more than 2,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. USP offers a variety of bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees in the field of pharmacy and other health-related disciplines through the following academic divisions:

• College of Health Sciences
• College of Graduate Studies
• Mayes College of Healthcare Business & Policy
• Misher College of Arts & Sciences
• Philadelphia College of Pharmacy

USP has an active Greek life with the presence of a number of fraternities and sororities including Alpha Delta Theta, Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Sigma Tau, Alpha Zeta Omega, Delta Chi, Delta Phi Epsilon, Kappa Epsilon-Omicron Chapter, Lambda Kappa Sigma, Omega Chi Psi, Pi Lambda Phi, Phi Kappa Psi, Sigma Beta Rho, and Upsilon Sigma Phi. There are also several honor societies such as Psi Chi National Honor Society, and Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society. In addition, numerous other student organizations and clubs exist on campus.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Many students concentrating in science, medicine, and medical adminstration.
• High faculty salary.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Study abroad option
• Distance learning available
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Students

Student enrollment was 2,969 in 2007-2008 (2,851 full-time equivalent).

About 38% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 62% of the class.

Undergrads are 50% of enrolled students and graduate students are 50%.

About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 98% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: USP participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Housing and Meals

USP provides on-campus housing for 834 of its 2,851 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 70 male students received the aid (men were 47% of those receiving aid) and 80 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 53% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

SAT Test Scores: