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. Last Updated 8/27/2019.
| School | State | GPA Requirement | Observation | REQUIRED Hours |
| AdventHealth University | FL | 3.0 | Recommended | 0 |
| Alabama State University | AL | 3.0 | Required | 80 |
| Alvernia University | PA | 3.3 | Required | 100 |
| American International College | MA | 3.2 | Required | 20 |
| Andrews University | MI | 3.4 | Required | 80 |
| Angelo State University | TX | 3.0 | Required | 50 |
| Arcadia University | PA | 3.0 | Required | Unknown |
| Arkansas State University | AR | 3.0 | Considered | 0 |
| Army-Baylor University | TX | 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 | 2.8 | 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 St. Scholastica | MN | 3.0 | Required | Unknown |
| College of Staten Island | NY | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Columbia University | NY | 3.0 | Required | 100 |
| Concordia University St. Paul | MN | 3.0 | Required | 100 |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | WI | 3.0 | Required | 40 |
| Creighton University | NE | Required | 60 | |
| CSU Fresno | CA | 3.0 | Required | 100 |
| CSU Long Beach | CA | 3.0 | Required | 100 |
| CSU Northridge | CA | 2.8 | Required | 200 |
| CSU Sacramento | CA | 3.0 | Required | 100 |
| D’Youville College | NY | 3.0 | Required | 60 |
| Daemen College | NY | 2.8 | Required | 120 |
| Des Moines University | IA | Required | 50 | |
| 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 | Required | 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 | 2.8 | 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 | 3.2 | Required | 200 |
| George Washington University | DC | 3.0 | Recommended | 0 |
| Georgia Southern University | GA | 3.0 | Required | 75 |
| Georgia State University | GA | 3.0 | Required | 80 |
| Governors State University | IL | Not Considered | 0 | |
| Grand Valley State University | MI | 3.2 | Required | 50 |
| Hampton University | VA | 3.0 | Required | 40 |
| Hardin-Simmons University | TX | Required | 100 | |
| Harding University | AR | 3.0 | Required | 100 |
| High Point University | NC | Required | 100 | |
| Howard University | DC | 3.0 | Required | 100 |
| 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 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Lebanon Valley College | PA | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Loma Linda University | CA | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Long Island University Brooklyn | NY | 3.0 | Required | 36 |
| 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 | 60 |
| Mary Baldwin University | VA | 3.0 | Required | 40 |
| Marymount University | VA | 3.0 | Required | 40 |
| Maryville University of St. Louis | MO | 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 | Required | 40 |
| Mercer University | GA | 3.0 | Required | 40 |
| Mercy College | NY | 3.0 | Required | 40 |
| Messiah College | PA | 3.0 | Required | 50 |
| Methodist University | NC | 3.0 | Recommended | 0 |
| MGH Institute of Health Professions | MA | 3.0 | 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 | 80 |
| Mount St. Joseph University | OH | 3.0 | Required | 80 |
| Nazareth College of Rochester | NY | 3.0 | Required | 40 |
| New York Institute of Technology | NY | 3.0 | Required | 100 |
| 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 |
| Old Dominion University | VA | 3.0 | Required | 45 |
| Pacific University | OR | 3.2 | Required | 100 |
| Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee | GA | Considered | 0 | |
| Plymouth State University | NH | 3.0 | Considered | 0 |
| Quinnipiac University | CT | Considered | 0 | |
| Radford University | VA | 3.3 | Required | 40 |
| Regis University | CO | Considered | 0 | |
| Rockhurst University | MO | 2.9 | Recommended | 0 |
| Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions | UT | 3.0 | Required | 100 |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | IL | Required | 40 | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Blackwood/South) | NJ | 3.0 | Required | Unknown |
| 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 | Required | 30 | |
| Samford University | AL | 3.0 | Required | 30 |
| Samuel Merritt University | CA | 3.0 | Required | 40 |
| 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 |
| South College | TN | 3.0 | Recommended | 0 |
| Southwest Baptist University | MO | 2.8 | Considered | 40 |
| Springfield College | MA | 3.0 | Required | 10 |
| St. Ambrose University | IA | 3.0 | Required | 50 |
| St. Catherine University | MN | 3.0 | Required | 60 |
| State University of New York Upstate Medical University | NY | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Stockton University | NJ | 3.0 | Required | 80 |
| Stony Brook University | NY | 3.0 | Required | 100 |
| SUNY Buffalo | NY | Required | 40 | |
| 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 | 3.3 | 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 | Required | 50 |
| Touro College | NY | 3.0 | Required | 50 |
| Touro University | NV | 2.8 | Required | 100 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | AL | 3.0 | Required | 40 |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | AR | 3.0 | Required | 60 |
| University of Central Arkansas | AR | 3.0 | Required | 30 |
| University of Central Florida | FL | 3.0 | Required | 50 |
| University of Cincinnati | OH | 3.0 | Required | 50 |
| University of Colorado | CO | 3.0 | Required | 45 |
| University of Dayton | OH | 3.0 | Required | 40 |
| University of Delaware | DE | Required | 100 | |
| University of Evansville | IL | 3.0 | Required | 60 |
| University of Findlay | OH | 3.0 | Required | 60 |
| University of Florida | FL | 3.0 | Required | 40 |
| University of Hartford | CT | 3.2 | Required | 10 |
| 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 | 2.8 | Required | 50 |
| University of Lynchburg | VA | 3.0 | Required | 80 |
| University of Mary | ND | 2.8 | 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 Miami | FL | 3.0 | Required | 100 |
| University of Michigan – Flint | MI | 3.0 | Required | 30 |
| 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 | 100 |
| University of New Mexico | NM | 3.0 | Required | 45 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | NC | 3.0 | Required | 100 |
| University of North Dakota | ND | 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 | 2.8 | Required | 40 |
| 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 | 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 | 20 |
| University of Southern California | 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 | Unknown |
| University of Tennessee Health Science Center | TN | 3.0 | Required | 100 |
| University of Texas at El Paso | TX | 3.0 | Required | 50 |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas | TX | 3.5 | Required | 250 |
| University of the Incarnate Word | TX | 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 |
| University or New England | ME | 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 | MO | 3.0 | 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 | 100 |
| Wheeling Jesuit University | WV | 3.0 | Required | 80 |
| Wichita State University | KS | 3.0 | 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 |