San Francisco

Both New York and San Francisco are the popular cities in the USA and has many top universities to provide higher education to students. If we compared them, then as per the QS best student cities ranking in 2024, New York ranks at 17th while San Francisco ranks at 20th. New York has more world ranked universities than San Francisco. Therefore, it is better to study in New York in comparision with San Francisco.

The UC San Francisco, offers graduate and PhD level course in pharmacy. As per QS world Ranking by Subjects 2023, Pharmacy programme at UCSF is ranked at 9 globally. The first year tuition fees for the Doctor in Pharmacy is INR 9.78L. 

As per popular student opinion available online, UCSF offers:

• Cutting Edge research opportunities: Various fields of study such as neuroscience is ranked at 3^rd globally and 2^nd in the USA.
• City of San Francisco: The vibrant of city of San Francisco has a rich history and culture. It is ranked as one of the best cities to live globally and has one of the highest cost of living.
• Extensive PhD courses: UCSF offers PhD in more than 20 different subjects.

The University of California, San Francisco does not release data about acceptance rate. However, as per some unofficial sources, University of California-San Francisco, has an acceptance rate of 18%, which means out of every 100 applications, only 18 are selected, which makes is very competitive to get selected into the university.

The university gives preference to students having higher grades or have exceptional academic or research experience. Hence, having higher grades increases your chance of getting selected at University of California San Francisco.

Here is the list of eligibility requirements to get into US Universities.