Student Life

As a student in UNE's College of Pharmacy, you belong to a supportive, tight-knit group of students and faculty who participate in clubs and events together outside the classroom and labs. You do more than just learn and work together; you pursue a shared passion and enjoy much needed down-time.

Our campus sits on a 41-acre parcel in suburban Portland, 10 minutes from the city’s downtown and scenic waterfront. Brick buildings and a green quad personify the quintessential New England campus. Here, our interprofessional approach allows you to master the principles and techniques of your discipline, while you also come to better understand how the work you do combines with the work of various other health professionals to meet patients’ needs.

Our Portland Campus also provides access to community events like the lecture series presented by our Center for the Global Humanities, which brings leading thinkers to campus, often to discuss matters of importance to understanding human health. Our Global Education Program, meanwhile, presents opportunities for short-term study abroad, such as two-week health care immersions in Ghana and summer exchanges for Pharmacy students at the University of Granada in Spain.

The backdrop for your education is Portland, Maine, a city of 66,000, that offers the energy and diversity of a modern city, as well as cobblestone streets, historic architecture, and scenic biking and walking trails. In 2010, it was ranked among the 20 most livable small cities for college students by the American Institute for Economic Research, and Outside magazine named it the East Coast's best place to live for outdoor sporting and overall quality of life. In 2009, Forbes.com ranked it first on a list of "America's Most Livable Cities."