浙江药科职业大学是2021年经教育部批准、浙江省人民政府同意设置，由浙江省药品监督管理局举办的全国第一所药科类本科层次职业学校，全国药监系统唯一一所本科院校，浙江省第一所公办职业本科院校。学校溯源于1986年办学的浙江省医药学校，2002年升格为浙江医药高等专科学校，2021年正式更名为浙江药科职业大学，2023年获批成为学士学位授权单位。

Zhejiang Pharmaceutical University is the first undergraduate-level vocational university specializing in pharmacy in China, approved by the Ministry of Education and established by the People's Government of Zhejiang Province in 2021. Sponsored by the Zhejiang Provincial Drug Administration, it is the only undergraduate institution under the national drug regulatory system and the first public vocational undergraduate university in Zhejiang Province. Tracing its roots to Zhejiang Pharmaceutical School founded in 1986, it was upgraded to Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College in 2002 and officially renamed Zhejiang Pharmaceutical University in 2021. In 2023, it was accredited as a bachelor's degree-granting institution.

学校地处宁波市，现有奉化、鄞州两个校区，总占地面积1410亩，建筑面积39.12万平方米，设有药学院、中药学院等14个二级学院，开设职业本科专业23个、专科专业15个，全日制在校生近16000人。学校以药学、中药学为核心学科，构建药品类、健康护理类、医疗器械类专业群体系，拥有国家级教学成果一等奖、教育部课程思政名师团队等优质教学资源，2024年首届本科毕业生就业率达98%，位列武书连中国职业大学就业质量榜第二。

Located in Ningbo City, the university has two campuses in Fenghua and Yinzhou, covering a total area of 1410 mu with a building area of 391,200 square meters. It comprises 14 secondary colleges including the School of Pharmacy and School of Chinese Materia Medica, offering 23 undergraduate vocational programs and 15 junior college programs, with nearly 16,000 full-time students. Centered on pharmacy and Chinese materia medica as core disciplines, the university has established professional clusters in pharmaceuticals, healthcare nursing, and medical devices. It boasts high-quality educational resources such as the first prize of National Teaching Achievements and the Ministry of Education Curriculum Ideological and Political Education Team. The employment rate of the first batch of undergraduate graduates in 2024 reached 98%, ranking second in the Wushulian China Vocational University Employment Quality List.