Pharmacy (PharmD) at UdeM: Admission Average
Université de Montréal · Montreal, QC
What average do you need for Pharmacy (PharmD) at UdeM?
Pharmacy (PharmD) at Université de Montréal typically admits students with averages in the high 90s, roughly 93–98%. It is the most competitive of the 12 UdeM programs we track.
Highly competitive, one of a small number of Canadian PharmD programs.
How competitive is it?
Of the 7 universities we track that offer it, none ask for a higher average and none ask for a lower average.
As a rough guide, 98% or higher is above the typical range, 93% up to 98% is inside it, and 89% up to 93% is a reach. Cut-offs move every year, so apply to a mix of schools.
Ontario applicants are assessed on their top six Grade 12 U/M courses, including the program's prerequisites. Work out yours with the Best 6 calculator.
Pharmacy at other universities
- Université Laval – high 90s
- University of Alberta – high 80s-low 90s
- Dalhousie University – high 80s-low 90s
- University of Manitoba – high 80s-low 90s
- University of Saskatchewan – high 80s-low 90s
- Memorial University of Newfoundland – high 80s-low 90s
Typical high school prerequisites
- English
- Advanced Functions
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics (for some prerequisite years)
First-year courses
- Pharmacology I
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Biochemistry
- Pharmacy Law & Ethics
These are typical for Pharmacy (PharmD) programs across Canada. About the Pharmacy (PharmD) degree
After a Pharmacy (PharmD) degree
Pharmacy (PharmD) usually takes 4 years (after prerequisites).
- Pharmacist – $85,000 to $140,000
- PharmD programs typically require 2 years of undergrad prerequisites (chemistry, biology, statistics) before admission.
- Expanded prescribing authority is making pharmacy a significantly more impactful clinical role in Canada.
- Hospital pharmacy and clinical specialisations offer more complex, well-paid work than retail pharmacy.
Applying to UdeM
Université de Montréal is Quebec's largest French-language university and one of the world's leading Francophone research institutions. It ranks among the world's top 200 universities (#162 in QS 2027). UdeM has a full-scale academic health centre (CHUM), a renowned law faculty, and close ties to Mila, the Quebec AI institute and one of the world's most influential AI research centres. Courses are primarily in French.
Université de Montréal is in Montreal, QC, was founded in 1878 and has about 69,200 students. Domestic tuition is about $3,100 a year and co-op is not widely offered.
Deadlines: direct application March 1 (CEGEP applicants); varies for undergrad.
- Mila (the Quebec AI institute, founded at UdeM) is among the world's top AI research centres - CS/ML students have access to extraordinary resources.
- All instruction is in French - functional French is required. This is a genuine barrier for anglophone students.
- Quebec residents pay some of the lowest tuition in Canada (~$3,100/year before fees). Out-of-province Canadians pay a higher non-resident rate, so check UdeM's current fee schedule.
Other UdeM programs
- Medicine (MD) – high 90s (CEGEP or undergrad based)
- Law (LLB) – high 80s-low 90s (CEGEP)
- Computer Science (DIRO) – high 80s-low 90s
- Dentistry (DMD) – high 90s + DAT
- Architecture – high 80s + portfolio
- Criminology – high 80s
- Psychology – high 80s
- Music (Faculty of Music) – Audition-based
- Nursing (Sciences infirmières) – high 80s
- Education – mid-to-high 80s
- Political Science – mid-to-high 80s
- Optometry – high 80s-low 90s