{"id":6760,"date":"2022-08-10T10:25:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T17:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"\/pharmacy\/?post_type=program&#038;p=6760"},"modified":"2026-05-26T14:07:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:07:22","slug":"competitive","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"\/pharmacy\/programs\/doctor-of-pharmacy\/competitive\/","title":{"rendered":"Competitive Class Stats"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/pharmacy\/images\/westernu-pomona-campus-during-sunset-with-hec-and-the-daumier-prominent.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"WesternU Pomona campus during sunset with HEC and the Daumier prominent.\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">College of Pharmacy<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n      <a href=\"\/pharmacy\/programs\/doctor-of-pharmacy\/\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">Doctor of Pharmacy<\/a>\n    <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\">Competitive Class Stats<\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\">Competitive Class Stats<\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"tertiary-nav\">\n  <div 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leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/financial\/student-budgets\/pharmd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tuition\/Scholarships<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                                              <div class=\"vertical-line hidden lg:block w-1 invisible bg-red\"><\/div>\n                                      <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\/programs\/doctor-of-pharmacy\/#upcoming_events\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Upcoming Events<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                                      <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"\/pharmacy\/programs\/doctor-of-pharmacy\/faqs\/\" target=\"_self\" 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possess.<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-wrap md:flex-row-reverse md:items-center app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter pl-16\">\n        <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 md:h-560 bg-red\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full h-256 md:h-560 object-cover rounded-5 md:rounded-8 transform -translate-y-10 -translate-x-8 md:-translate-y-18 md:-translate-x-16\" src=\"\/media\/pharmacy\/images\/pharmacy_2023_marketing0459.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"Two scientists in white lab coats are conducting experiments in a laboratory. The man on the left is stirring a substance, and the woman on the right is preparing a mixture in a mortar and pestle.\">\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 mt-32 md:mt-0 px-12 md:pr-40 lg:px-80\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"md:pb-40\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--default\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-red-light\">We desire that each <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-red\">PharmD student:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-black\"><div class=\"wysiwyg-content\"><ul><li>Is academically prepared to succeed in our rigorous professional programs.<\/li><li>Is well rounded with diverse educational and life experience backgrounds.<\/li><li>Has shown interest and involvement in the community.<\/li><li>Has knowledge of and\/or experience in the field in which he\/she hopes to practice.<\/li><li>Has excellent oral and written communication skills.<\/li><li>Has a good understanding of both the profession and WesternU.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <p>The following statistics for this year\u2019s entering class (seated Fall 2020) will give you a sense of where you might fall within the applicant pool. For additional statistics, please visit the Office of Institutional Research\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/ire\/outcomes\/pharmacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Academic Outcomes<\/a> web page.<\/p>\n<h3>Application Counts<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of PharmCAS Applications Received<\/td>\n<td>508<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of Interviews Granted<\/td>\n<td>291<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of Students Enrolled<\/td>\n<td>108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Applicant Scores<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Average Overall GPA<\/td>\n<td>3.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Average Science GPA<\/td>\n<td>3.07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"parent":6755,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-6760","program","type-program","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/6760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/program"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/6760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11712,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/6760\/revisions\/11712"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/6755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}