DPT Admissions Requirements by School

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Before applying to DPT programs, it is good to understand what the minimum admissions requirements are so that you can select programs that are a good fit for you. Some admissions requirements, such as interviews and letters of recommendation, may not be things that you need to worry about until it is time to start applying (you should be thinking about who might write your letters of recommendation). However, other requirements, such as GPA minimums, GRE test scores, and PT observation hours require earlier preparation so that you can meet your goals.

To help you prepare for applying to programs, we have compiled a list of school data on GPA and observation hour requirements as reported by the Physical Therapy Centralized Application Service (PTCAS). Additionally, you can check out our GRE requirement page.

Note that once you check overall minimum scores, you should always check PTCAS for any additional requirements- some schools may have additional minimums for GPAs in certain subject areas. Also, just because observation hours are not required does not mean they aren’t recommended- if it is recommended that you complete observation hours, you should look to PTCAS to see if there is a recommended number of hours. You may also want to check schools that do have minimum requirements, because the number of recommended hours may be higher than the minimum. Due to COVID-19, some of these requirements may be temporarily relaxed by the schools – check with the programs you are applying to to see if this is the case. Last Updated 3/16/2021.

School	State	GPA Requirement	Observation	REQUIRED Hours
AdventHealth University	FL	3.0	Recommended	0
Alabama State University	AL	3.0	Required	40
Allen College	IA	3.0	Considered	0
Alvernia University	PA	3.25	Required	100
American International College	MA	3.2	Required	20
Anderson University	SC	3.0	Required	40
Andrews University	MI	3.4	Required	80
Angelo State University	TX	3.0	Required	50
Arcadia University (Sponsored)	PA	3.0	Required	Unknown
Arkansas State University	AR	3.0	Considered	0
Army-Baylor University	TX	3.25 Prerequisite	Required	100
AT Still University	AZ	2.8	Required	30
Augusta University	GA	3.0	Required	100
Azusa Pacific University	CA	3.0	Required	100
Baylor University	TX	3.0	Recommended	0
Bellarmine University	KY	2.75	Required	25
Belmont University	TN	3.2	Required	50
Boston University	MA	3.0	Required	30
Bradley University	IL	3.0	Required	40
Brenau University	GA	3.0	Required	40
Briar Cliff University	IA	3.0	Required	60
Campbell University	NC	3.0	Required	50
Carroll University	WI	3.0	Required	45
Central Michigan University	MI	3.0	Required	50
Chapman University	CA	3.0	Required	40
Chatham University	PA	3.0	Required	Unknown
Clarke University	IA	3.0	Required	30
Clarkson University	NY	3.2	Required	50
Cleveland State University	OH	3.2	Not Considered	0
College of Saint Mary	NE	3.0	Required	50
College of St. Scholastica	MN	3.0	Required	Unknown
College of Staten Island	NY	3.0	Required	100
Columbia University	NY	3.0	Required	75
Concordia University St. Paul	MN	3.0	Required	100
Concordia University Wisconsin	WI	3.0	Required	40
Creighton University	NE	Unknown	Required	60
CSU Fresno	CA	3.0	Required	100
CSU Long Beach	CA	3.0	Required	100
CSU Northridge	CA	2.7	Required	200
CSU Sacramento	CA	3.0	Required	100
D’Youville College	NY	3.0	Required	60
Daemen College	NY	2.8	Required	60
Des Moines University	IA	Unknown	Required	40
DeSales University	PA	3.0	Required	40
Dominican College of Blauvelt	NY	3.0	Required	60
Drexel University	PA	3.0	Required	50
Duke University	NC	Unknown	Recommended	100
Duquesne University	PA	3.0	Required	100
East Carolina University	NC	3.0	Required	100
East Tennessee State University	TN	2.7	Recommended	0
Eastern Washington University	WA	3.0	Required	75
Elon University	NC	3.2	Required	100
Emory & Henry College	VA	2.75	Required	40
Emory University	GA	3.0	Required	100
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	FL	3.0	Required	20
Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	3.2	Required	10
Florida International University	FL	3.0	Required	60
Florida Southern College	FL	3.0	Required	25
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University	LA	3.0	Required	60
Franklin Pierce University Arizona	AZ	3.0	Required	40
Franklin Pierce University New Hampshire	NH	3.0	Required	40
Gannon University Erie	PA	3.0	Recommended	0
Gannon University Ruskin	FL	3.0	Required	100
George Fox University	OR	3.25	Required	200
George Washington University	DC	3.0	Recommended	0
Georgia Southern University	GA	3.0	Recommended	0
Georgia State University	GA	3.0	Required	80
Governors State University	IL	Unknown	Not Considered	0
Grand Valley State University	MI	3.2	Required	50
Hampton University	VA	3.0	Required	40
Hardin-Simmons University	TX	3.2	Required	100
Harding University	AR	3.0	Required	100
High Point University	NC	Unknown	Recommended	0
Howard University	DC	3.0	Required	200
Hunter College	NY	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Husson University	ME	3.0	Required	20
Idaho State University	ID	3.0	Required	80
Indiana State University	IN	3.0	Required	60
Indiana University	IN	3.2	Required	40
Ithaca College	NY	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Kean University	NJ	3.0	Required	Unknown
Langston University	OK	3.0	Required	50
Lebanon Valley College	PA	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Loma Linda University	CA	3.0	Required	80
Long Island University Brooklyn	NY	3.0	Required	36
Long Island University Post	NY	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans	LA	3.0	Required	60
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport	LA	3.2	Required	60
Marist College	NY	3.0	Required	80
Marquette University	WI	3.2	Recommended	0
Marshall University	WV	3.0	Required	30
Mary Baldwin University	VA	3.0	Required	40
Marymount University	VA	3.0	Required	40
Maryville University of St. Louis	MO	N/A	Required	20
Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences	MN	3.0	Required	40
MCPHS University	MA	3.0	Required	10
Medical University of South Carolina	SC	3.0	Recommended	0
Mercer University	GA	3.0	Required	40
Mercy College	NY	3.0 Prerequisite	Required	40
Messiah University	PA	3.0	Required	50
Methodist University	NC	3.0	Recommended	0
MGH Institute of Health Professions	MA	N/A	Required	10
Midwestern University Downers Grove	IL	3.0	Recommended	0
Midwestern University Glendale	AZ	3.0	Required	60
Misericordia University	PA	3.2	Required	50
Missouri State University	MO	3.0	Required	50
Mount Saint Mary’s University	CA	3.0	Required	120
Mount St. Joseph University	OH	3.0	Required	30
Nazareth College of Rochester	NY	3.0	Required	40
New York Institute of Technology	NY	3.0	Required	50
New York Medical College	NY	3.0	Required	50
New York University	NY	3.0	Required	24
Northeastern University	MA	3.0	Required	40
Northern Arizona University	AZ	3.0	Recommended	0
Northern Illinois University	IL	3.0	Required	50
Northwestern University	IL	3.0	Required	100
Nova Southeastern University Ft. Lauderdale	FL	3.0	Required	100
Nova Southeastern University Tampa	FL	3.0	Recommended	0
Oakland University	MI	3.0	Considered	0
Ohio State University	OH	3.0	Required	40
Ohio University	OH	3.0	Required	40
Oklahoma City University	OK	3.0	Required	48
Old Dominion University	VA	3.0	Required	45
Pacific University	OR	3.2	Required	100
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee	GA	Unknown	Considered	0
Plymouth State University	NH	3.0	Recommended	0
Quinnipiac University	CT	Unknown	Considered	0
Radford University	VA	3.25	Required	40
Regis University	CO	2.75	Recommended	0
Rockhurst University	MO	3.0	Recommended	0
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions	UT	3.0	Required	100
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	IL	Unknown	Required	40
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Newark/North Campus)	NJ	3.2	Required	300
Sacred Heart University	CT	3.2	Required	50
Saint Francis University	PA	3.2	Required	80
Saint Louis University	MO	Unknown	Required	30
Samford University	AL	3.0	Required	30
Samuel Merritt University	CA	3.0	Required	40
San Diego State University	CA	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
San Francisco State University	CA	3.0	Required	100
Seton Hall University	NJ	3.2	Required	50
Shenandoah University	VA	2.8	Required	40
Simmons University	MA	3.0	Required	30
Slippery Rock University	PA	3.0	Required	50
South College	TN	3.0	Recommended	0
Southwest Baptist University	MO	2.75	Considered	40
Springfield College	MA	3.0	Required	10
St. Ambrose University	IA	3.0	Recommended	0
St. Catherine University	MN	3.0	Required	60
State University of New York Upstate Medical University	NY	Unknown	Recommended	0
Stockton University	NJ	3.0	Required	Unknown
Stony Brook University	NY	3.0	Required	100
SUNY Buffalo	NY	3.0	Required	40
SUNY DownState Medical Center	NY	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Temple University	PA	3.0	Recommended	0
Tennessee State University	TN	3.0	Required	40
Texas State University	TX	3.0	Recommended	0
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	TX	3.0	Required	100
Texas Woman’s University	TX	3.0	Required	80
The Sage Colleges	NY	3.25	Required	40
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	TX	3.2	Required	50
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	TX	3.0	Required	80
Thomas Jefferson University	PA	3.0	Recommended	0
Touro College	NY	3.0	Required	50
Touro University	NV	2.75	Required	100
Trine University	IN	3.0	Required	40
Tufts University	MA	3.0	Recommended	0
University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	3.0	Required	40
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	AR	3.0	Considered	0
University of Central Arkansas	AR	3.0	Required	30
University of Central Florida	FL	3.0	Recommended	0
University of Cincinnati	OH	3.0	Required	50
University of Colorado	CO	3.0	Required	45
University of Connecticut	CT	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
University of Dayton	OH	3.0	Required	40
University of Delaware	DE	Unknown	Required	50
University of Evansville	IL	3.0	Required	60
University of Findlay	OH	3.0	Required	40
University of Florida	FL	3.0	Required	40
University of Hartford	CT	3.2	Required	10
University of Illinois	IL	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
University of Illinois at Chicago	IL	2.5	Required	40
University of Indianapolis	IN	3.0	Recommended	0
University of Iowa	IA	3.0	Recommended	0
University of Jamestown	ND	3.0	Required	40
University of Kansas Medical Center	KS	3.0	Required	40
University of Kentucky	KY	2.75	Required	50
University of Lynchburg	VA	3.0	Required	80
University of Mary	ND	2.75	Required	40
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor	TX	3.0	Required	80
University of Maryland – Baltimore	MD	3.0	Required	100
University of Maryland – Eastern Shore	MD	3.0	Required	50
University of Massachusetts – Lowell	MA	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
University of Miami	FL	3.0	Required	100
University of Michigan – Flint	MI	3.0	Required	30
University of Minnesota	MN	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
University of Mississippi	MS	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
University of Missouri	MO	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
University of Montana – Missoula	MT	3.0	Required	80
University of Mount Union	OH	3.2	Required	80
University of Nebraska Medical Center	NE	3.0	Recommended	0
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	NV	3.0	Required	50
University of New England	ME	3.0	Recommended	0
University of New Mexico	NM	3.0	Required	45
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	3.0	Required	Unknown
University of North Dakota	ND	Unknown	Required	60
University of North Florida	FL	3.0	Required	80
University of North Georgia	GA	3.0	Required	100
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth	TX	3.0	Recommended	0
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center	OK	2.75	Recommended	0
University of Pittsburgh	PA	3.0	Required	150
University of Puget Sound	WA	3.0	Required	100
University of Rhode Island	RI	3.2	Required	30
University of Saint Mary	KS	3.0	Not Considered	0
University of Scranton	PA	3.2	Required	30
University of South Alabama	AL	Unknown	Required	50
University of South Carolina	SC	3.0	Recommended	0
University of South Dakota	SD	3.2	Required	50
University of South Florida	FL	3.2	Required	Unknown
University of Southern California (Sponsored)	CA	3.0	Required	150
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences	FL	3.0	Required	80
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	TN	3.2	Required	1
University of Tennessee Health Science Center	TN	Unknown	Required	50
University of Texas at El Paso	TX	3.0	Required	50
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas	TX	3.0	Required	Unknown
University of the Incarnate Word	TX	2.9	Required	50
University of the Pacific	CA	3.0	Required	50
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia	PA	3.0	Recommended	0
University of Toledo	OH	3.3	Recommended	0
University of Utah	UT	3.0	Required	100
University of Vermont	VT	3.0	Considered	0
University of Washington	WA	3.0	Required	50
University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse	WA	3.0	Required	40
University of Wisconsin-Madison	WA	3.0	Required	40
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WA	3.0	Required	40
Utica College	NY	3.2	Required	40
Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	2.7	Required	45
Walsh University	OH	3.0	Required	30
Washington University – St. Louis	MO	3.0 Prerequisite	Considered	0
Wayne State University	MI	3.0	Recommended	0
West Coast University	CA	3.0	Required	40
West Virginia University	WV	3.0	Required	60
Western Carolina University	NC	3.0	Required	32
Western Kentucky University	KY	3.0	Considered	0
Western Michigan University	MI	3.0	Recommended	0
Western University of Health Sciences	CA	3.0	Required	60
Wheeling Jesuit University	WV	3.0	Required	80
Wichita State University	KS	3.0 Prerequisite	Required	20
Widener University	PA	3.0	Required	40
William Carey University	MS	3.0	Required	20
Wingate University	NC	3.0	Required	50
Winston-Salem State University	NC	3.0	Required	50
Youngstown University	OH	3.2	Required	40