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Objective: This study was conducted to assess the current status of experiential education, by analyzing pharmacy students’satisfaction and evaluation for practice sites and preceptors for 3 years from 2014 through 2016. Methods: Students evaluated thepractice sites and preceptors using a 5-point and a 4-point Likert scale, respectively. Analysis was performed based on the typesof curriculums and practice sites. In addition, sub-analysis was conducted based on the types of health-system pharmacy and thecommunity pharmacy. Results: Total 203 students responded to the survey questionnaires. The 3-year average score of students’satisfaction with practice sites was 4.25. In the sub-analysis conducted based on the types of health-system pharmacy, the scorewas higher in the tertiary hospital pharmacies than that of the general hospital pharmacies (4.49 vs. 4.06, P<0.001). For communitypharmacy, the difference in the score of the 3-year analysis was not significant, depending on the types (4.51 vs. 4.33, P=0.054). The average score of students’ evaluation on the preceptors was 3.37 in the 3-year analysis. The score was significantly higher forthe preceptors of tertiary hospital pharmacies than those of general hospital pharmacies (3.61 vs. 3.25, P<0.001). For communitypharmacy, no significant differences were found, depending on the types of pharmacy (3.53 vs. 3.43, P=0.309). Conclusion: Thestudents' satisfaction with practice sites and preceptors in pharmacy experiential education was high. However, it varied greatlydepending on the types of educational institutions. Mutual effort between university and educational institutions is required, tonarrow the gap in the degree of students’ satisfaction.