MCPHS University

MCPHS University

Seal of MCPHS University
Type	Private Non-profit organization
Established	December 8, 1823
Endowment	US $ 578 million
President	Charles F. Monahan, Jr.
Students	7,074
Address	179 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, Boston, Massachusetts,  United States 42°20′12.9″N 71°6′5.2″W / 42.336917°N 71.101444°W / 42.336917; -71.101444Coordinates: 42°20′12.9″N 71°6′5.2″W / 42.336917°N 71.101444°W / 42.336917; -71.101444
Campus	Urban 9 acres (36,421.7 m2)
Colors	Cardinal Red and White
Mascot	"Red" the Cardinal
Affiliations	AICUM Colleges of the Fenway NEASC
Website	www.mcphs.edu

MCPHS University (formerly Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences), is an accredited, private institution located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston, Massachusetts. As an institution with a prominent history of specializing in medical careers, the University provides traditional and accelerated programs of study that combine in-depth knowledge with hands-on clinical practice focused on professional education in pharmacy and the health sciences. Its location within the Longwood Medical and Academic Area provides students with academic and clinical opportunities at various prestigious medical and research institutions. Since 2000, MCPHS University has expanded to include two additional campuses, located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and Manchester, New Hampshire.

Founded as the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in 1823 by fourteen Boston pharmacists, MCPHS University is the oldest institution of higher education in Boston. It is also the second-oldest and largest college of Pharmacy in the United States, preceded only by the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (Now University of the Sciences in Philadelphia), which was founded in 1821. In 1825, the University published the First American Pharmaceutical Library Catalogue, detailing the effects of many pharmaceuticals. In 1852, the University received a charter from the Great Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to grant its first formal degree.

In 1918, the University established the George Robert White Building in Boston’s Longwood Medical Area, across from Harvard Medical School to serve as its main campus. In 1979, The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts approved a change in the University's charter to allow degree granting authority in the allied health sciences, and the University officially changed its name to the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences.