University of Maryland Eastern Shore--School of Pharmacy

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is a land-grant, historically black college founded in 1886. Orginally founded as the Delaware Conference Academy, the University underwent institutional changes before becoming the Universtiy of Maryland Eastern Shore on July 1, 1970. In 1998, it became a member of the then University of Maryland System, now known as the University System of Maryland, which consisted of eleven campuses at the time of establishment.



UMES Campus

 UMES is located on over 700 acres of land in the town of Princess Anne, a rural area on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The town dates back to 1733 and has many buildings and landmarks of historic interest. The quiet community environment is excellent for learning, yet is within driving distance (2-3 hrs) of many cultural and recreational facilities of Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Virginia Beach. The state's famous seaside resort, Ocean City, is only 45 minutes from the campus. The campus is located 13 miles south of the town of Salisbury, which provides shopping, recreational, and medical facilites.

The School of Pharmacy at UMES was founded in 2008 and admitted its inaugural class in the fall of 2010.

UMES-School of Pharmacy was founded in 2008.

The Doctor of Pharmacy program is the first professional pharmacy program on the Delmarva (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia) Peninsula and is the ONLY 3 year concentrated, year--round program in the state of Maryland.

ONLY 3-yrs Doctors of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) in Maryland

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.



UMES-School of Pharmacy Inaugural Class of 2013


Please visit: UMES-School of Pharmacy or contact: 410-621-DRUG(3784) for more information.