Washington University in St. Louis announced plans to acquire the historic St. Louis College of Pharmacy and integrate it as WashU’s tenth academic school. The agreement would make the pharmacy college the WashU St. Louis College of Pharmacy and is expected to strengthen ties among medicine, public health, and life‑sciences programs. UHSP will phase out or transfer other programs that do not align with WashU priorities; the acquisition remains subject to regulatory approval and could take 12–18 months. Officials said the move will deepen interdisciplinary health education while offering a rescue path for a small institution facing steep enrollment declines and fiscal pressure.