AACP released Sept 2021 data, showing that the number of PharmD graduates remained above 14000 for the sixth year in a row. The data is always a year behind. See this link for the full reports:
The number of PharmD grads peaked in 2018 at 14905. The year with the highest total enrollment was 2014 at 63927; it dropped to 57375 in 2020 and then to 53516 in 2021. Comparing 2020 to 2021, enrollment increased at 20 schools of pharmacy and decreased at 114 schools of pharmacy. The attrition rate (13.1%) is up from the 2004 low of 1.3%; this is the highest attrition rate since it peaked at 13.3% in 2000.
Actual number of degrees awarded:
2015 13994
2016 14556
2017 14502
2018 14905
2019 14800
2020 14320
2021 14223
Size of class of 20XX (as of Sept 2021):
2022 13894
2023 13138
2024 12730
The number of applications to PharmD programs by year:
2017 72941
2018 60042
2019 50842
2020 40392
2021 40552
Please note that these data pertain to applications (and not to applicants). While the number of applications increased slightly from 2020 to 2021, we can't say whether the number of people applying to pharmacy school has gone up or down.
The number of PharmD grads peaked in 2018 at 14905. The year with the highest total enrollment was 2014 at 63927; it dropped to 57375 in 2020 and then to 53516 in 2021. Comparing 2020 to 2021, enrollment increased at 20 schools of pharmacy and decreased at 114 schools of pharmacy. The attrition rate (13.1%) is up from the 2004 low of 1.3%; this is the highest attrition rate since it peaked at 13.3% in 2000.
Actual number of degrees awarded:
2015 13994
2016 14556
2017 14502
2018 14905
2019 14800
2020 14320
2021 14223
Size of class of 20XX (as of Sept 2021):
2022 13894
2023 13138
2024 12730
The number of applications to PharmD programs by year:
2017 72941
2018 60042
2019 50842
2020 40392
2021 40552
Please note that these data pertain to applications (and not to applicants). While the number of applications increased slightly from 2020 to 2021, we can't say whether the number of people applying to pharmacy school has gone up or down.