Washington University in St. Louis announced a planned acquisition of the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy’s St. Louis College of Pharmacy, a transaction that will fold the historic pharmacy program into WashU as its 10th school. UHSP said non‑transferred programs will be phased out over time; WashU and UHSP expect regulatory approvals and a transition period of 12 to 18 months. University leaders pitched the deal as strengthening interdisciplinary ties among medicine, public health and pharmacy, while UHSP stressed the move will preserve the pharmacy curriculum and provide stability amid declining enrollments and financial strain. Observers say the transaction is an example of consolidation pressures driving mergers of specialized professional colleges into research universities.