Top 100 Physical Therapy Schools

List of Best and Top Ranked Physical Therapy Schools in USA.

1. How to Become a Physical Therapist in USA
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3. Top 100 Physical Therapy Schools in USA (this post)

Top 100 Physical Therapy Schools

• University of Southern California- Best Physical Therapy School

The program is comprised of six (6) semesters and two (2) summer courses for completion of the required 115 units.

Clinical experience (clerkship) is part of the curriculum during all three (3) years. The USC Graduate School awards the D.P.T. to enrolled students who have satisfactorily completed the three-year curriculum.

For successful completion, students must complete all coursework with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75, meet all professional standards, and pass all clinical clerkships.

List of Top 100 Physical Therapy Schools in USA rankings.

No	Ranking	Physical Therapy Schools
1	#1	University of Southern California
2	#2	University of Pittsburgh
3	#2	Washington University in St. Louis
4	#4	University of Delaware
5	#5	University of Iowa
6	#5	US Army-Baylor University
7	#7	Arcadia University
8	#7	MGH Institute of Health Professions
9	#7	Northwestern University
10	#7	University of Miami
11	#11	Emory University
12	#11	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
13	#13	Duke University
14	#13	University of California–San Francisco
15	#15	New York University
16	#15	University of Florida
17	#15	University of Illinois–Chicago
18	#15	University of Maryland–Baltimore
19	#19	Creighton University
20	#19	Marquette University
21	#19	Ohio State University
22	#19	University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
23	#19	University of Utah
24	#24	Boston University
25	#24	Texas Woman’s University
26	#24	University of Kansas Medical Center
27	#24	University of Texas Medical Branch–Galveston
28	#24	Virginia Commonwealth University
29	#29	Northern Arizona University
30	#29	Regis University
31	#29	University of Alabama–Birmingham
32	#29	University of Washington
33	#33	Columbia University
34	#33	Mayo School of Health Related Sciences
35	#33	University of Colorado–Denver
36	#33	University of Nebraska Medical Center
37	#33	University of Wisconsin–Madison
38	#38	University of Kentucky
39	#38	University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
40	#38	University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
41	#41	Ithaca College
42	#41	Ohio University
43	#41	Simmons College
44	#41	St. Louis University
45	#41	Temple University
46	#41	University of Central Arkansas
47	#41	University of Indianapolis
48	#41	University of Montana–Missoula
49	#41	University of Tennessee Health Science Center
50	#41	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center–Dallas
51	#41	University of Vermont
52	#52	Belmont University
53	#52	Indiana University–Indianapolis
54	#52	Sacred Heart University
55	#52	University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey–Newark
56	#52	University of Missouri
57	#57	Drexel University
58	#57	Eastern Washington University
59	#57	Old Dominion University
60	#57	Pacific University
61	#57	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
62	#57	Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Camden/UMDNJ
63	#57	St. Ambrose University
64	#57	Stony Brook University–SUNY
65	#57	Texas State University–San Marcos
66	#57	University at Buffalo–SUNY
67	#57	University of Connecticut
68	#57	University of Michigan–Flint
69	#69	Bradley University
70	#69	Chapman University
71	#69	College of St. Scholastica
72	#69	East Carolina University
73	#69	Medical College of Georgia
74	#69	Medical University of South Carolina
75	#69	Northeastern University
76	#69	Samuel Merritt University
77	#69	SUNY Upstate Medical Center
78	#69	Thomas Jefferson University
79	#69	University of North Dakota
80	#69	University of Puget Sound
81	#69	University of South Carolina
82	#69	University of South Florida
83	#69	University of Tennessee–Chattanooga
84	#69	West Virginia University
85	#85	Armstrong Atlantic State University
86	#85	Elon University
87	#85	Quinnipiac University
88	#85	St. Catherine University
89	#85	SUNY Downstate Medical Center
90	#85	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
91	#85	University of Evansville
92	#85	University of Rhode Island
93	#85	University of Texas Health Science Center–San Antonio
94	#85	University of the Pacific
95	#95	California State University–Fresno
96	#95	California State University–Northridge
97	#95	Concordia University Wisconsin
98	#95	CUNY–Hunter College
99	#95	George Washington University
100	#95	Georgia State University
101	#95	Grand Valley State University
102	#95	Idaho State University
103	#95	Loma Linda University
104	#95	Marymount University
105	#95	Medical Univ. of Ohio/Bowling Green State Univ./Univ. of Toledo
106	#95	New York Medical College
107	#95	Oakland University
108	#95	Rockhurst University
109	#95	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
110	#95	Springfield College
111	#95	The Sage Colleges
112	#95	University of Cincinnati
113	#95	University of Massachusetts–Lowell
114	#95	University of Nevada–Las Vegas
115	#115	Andrews University
116	#115	California State University–Long Beach
117	#115	Central Michigan University
118	#115	Clarkson University
119	#115	Des Moines University

Physical Therapy School Rankings – US News 2008 Rankings.

University of Pittsburgh  – Second Best physical therapy  School

The Department of Physical Therapy offers a three-year, full-time professional program leading to the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree.

The DPT program at the University of Pittsburgh is a 3-year program (9 semesters). During the final year of the program students are in a year-long clinical internship.