Physical Therapy Program GRE Requirements

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Different PT programs have different GRE requirements- some don’t require the GRE at all while others have various forms of minimum requirements- from just taking the test to actual score minimums. Here are the GRE requirements by schools, according to the Physical Therapy Centralized Application Center (PTCAS).

Note: The GRE is required of all applicants for our partner DPT@USC or Arcadia DPT Online

Physical Therapy Schools Without GRE Requirement

If you are looking for a school without a GRE requirement, the following DPT schools do not require GRE scores with your application:

• American International College
• Boston University
• Chatham University
• Clarkson University
• College of Saint Mary
• Daemen College
• Dominican College of Blauvelt (Depends on Applicant)
• Gannon University Erie
• Gannon University Ruskin
• George Fox University
• Indiana University
• Ithaca College (Freshman Entry Only)
• Maryville University of St. Louis
• Misericordia University (Select Applicants Only)
• Nazareth College of Rochester
• New York Institute of Technology
• Ohio State University
• Pacific University
• Quinnipiac University
• Saint Francis University
• Saint Louis University
• Samuel Merritt University
• Thomas Jefferson University
• University of Alabama at Birmingham
• University of Evansville
• University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
• University of Michigan – Flint
• University of New England
• University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
• University of Scranton
• University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
• University of Toledo
• Utica College
• Washington University – St. Louis
• Western University of Health Sciences
• Wichita State University

GRE Requirements by DPT Program

The following schools do require GRE scores. Raw score requirements for various sections are listed- if there is no score that means that there is no minimum requirement in terms of fixed score. Some of the schools on this list may have a percentile requirement but not a raw score requirement- percentile requirements are not listed here. It is always important that you go to the PTCAS website and click on the programs you are interested in to get full information on GRE requirements.

AdventHealth University	FL	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alabama State University	AL	150	N/A	3.5
Alvernia University	PA	150	150	3.5
Anderson University	SC	N/A	N/A	N/A
Andrews University	MI	142	142	3.0
Angelo State University	TX	140	140	3.0
Arcadia University (Sponsored)	PA	151	150	4.0
Arkansas State University	AR	N/A	N/A	N/A
Army-Baylor University	TX	152	148	3.5
AT Still University	AZ	140	140	3.5
Augusta University	GA	N/A	N/A	2.0
Azusa Pacific University	CA	150	150	4.0
Baylor University	TX	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bellarmine University	KY	N/A	N/A	N/A
Belmont University	TN	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bradley University	IL	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brenau University	GA	146	144	3.5
Briar Cliff University	IA	N/A	N/A	3.0
Campbell University	NC	150	150	3.5
Carroll University	WI	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Michigan University	MI	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chapman University	CA	146	144	3.5
Clarke University	IA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cleveland State University	OH	N/A	N/A	N/A
College of St. Scholastica	MN	N/A	N/A	.5
College of Staten Island	NY	N/A	N/A	N/A
Columbia University	NY	150	150	3.5
Concordia University St. Paul	MN	N/A	N/A	N/A
Concordia University Wisconsin	WI	N/A	N/A	N/A
Creighton University	NE	N/A	N/A	N/A
CSU Fresno	CA	N/A	N/A	N/A
CSU Long Beach	CA	N/A	N/A	N/A
CSU Northridge	CA	N/A	N/A	3.0
CSU Sacramento	CA	N/A	N/A	3.5
D’Youville College	NY	N/A	N/A	N/A
Des Moines University	IA	N/A	N/A	N/A
DeSales University	PA	150	N/A	N/A
Drexel University	PA	150	150	4.0
Duke University	NC	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duquesne University	PA	150	153	N/A
East Carolina University	NC	145	145	3.0
East Tennessee State University	TN	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eastern Washington University	WA	N/A	N/A	4.0
Elon University	NC	N/A	N/A	N/A
Emory & Henry College	VA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Emory University	GA	N/A	N/A	3.0
Endicott College	MA	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	FL	149	148	N/A
Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	N/A	N/A	4.0
Florida International University	FL	N/A	N/A	3.5
Florida Southern College	FL	146	144	3.0
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University	LA	N/A	N/A	3.0
Franklin Pierce University Arizona	AZ	N/A	N/A	N/A
Franklin Pierce University New Hampshire	NH	N/A	N/A	N/A
George Washington University	DC	N/A	N/A	N/A
Georgia Southern University	GA	146	144	N/A
Georgia State University	GA	145	145	3.0
Governors State University	IL	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Valley State University	MI	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hampton University	VA	150	N/A	2.0
Hardin-Simmons University	TX	N/A	N/A	N/A
Harding University	AR	N/A	N/A	N/A
High Point University	NC	N/A	N/A	N/A
Howard University	DC	150	150	3.0
Hunter College	NY	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Husson University	ME	N/A	N/A	N/A
Idaho State University	ID	148	147	4.0
Indiana State University	IN	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kean University	NJ	N/A	N/A	N/A
Langston University	OK	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lebanon Valley College	PA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Loma Linda University	CA	150	150	3.0
Long Island University Brooklyn	NY	N/A	N/A	N/A
Long Island University Post	NY	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans	LA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport	LA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Marist College	NY	N/A	N/A	3.5
Marquette University	WI	150	150	2.0
Marshall University	WV	N/A	N/A	3.0
Mary Baldwin University	VA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Marymount University	VA	150	150	3.5
Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences	MN	N/A	N/A	N/A
MCPHS University	MA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Medical University of South Carolina	SC	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mercer University	GA	150	N/A	3.5
Mercy College	NY	N/A	N/A	3.0
Messiah College	PA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Methodist University	NC	144	145	1.5
MGH Institute of Health Professions	MA	146	145	3.5
Midwestern University Downers Grove	IL	N/A	N/A	N/A
Midwestern University Glendale	AZ	N/A	N/A	N/A
Missouri State University	MO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mount Saint Mary’s University	CA	150	150	4.0
Mount St. Joseph University	OH	N/A	N/A	N/A
Neumann University	PA	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
New York Medical College	NY	150	150	2.0
New York University	NY	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeastern University	MA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northern Arizona University	AZ	149	146	3.5
Northern Illinois University	IL	N/A	N/A	1.5
Northwestern University	IL	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nova Southeastern University Ft. Lauderdale	FL	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nova Southeastern University Tampa	FL	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oakland University	MI	144	147	N/A
Ohio University	OH	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oklahoma City University	OK	N/A	N/A	N/A
Old Dominion University	VA	148	148	3.5
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee	GA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Plymouth State University	NH	N/A	N/A	N/A
Radford University	VA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Regis University	CO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rockhurst University	MO	147	145	3.0
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions	UT	N/A	N/A	1.5
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	IL	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Blackwood/South)	NJ	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Newark/North Campus)	NJ	150	150	3.5
Sacred Heart University	CT	N/A	N/A	N/A
Samford University	AL	N/A	N/A	N/A
San Diego State University	CA	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
San Francisco State University	CA	N/A	N/A	3.5
Seton Hall University	NJ	150	150	3.0
Shenandoah University	VA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Simmons University	MA	150	144	4.0
Slippery Rock University	PA	N/A	N/A	N/A
South College	TN	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Baptist University	MO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Springfield College	MA	150	150	3.5
St. Ambrose University	IA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St. Catherine University	MN	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stockton University	NJ	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stony Brook University	NY	N/A	N/A	N/A
SUNY Buffalo	NY	N/A	N/A	N/A
SUNY DownState Medical Center	NY	N/A	N/A	N/A
SUNY Upstate Medical University	NY	N/A	N/A	N/A
Temple University	PA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tennessee State University	TN	150	150	N/A
Texas State University	TX	150	145	N/A
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	TX	N/A	N/A	N/A
Texas Woman’s University	TX	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Sage Colleges	NY	N/A	N/A	N/A
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	TX	N/A	N/A	N/A
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	TX	145	145	1.5
Touro College	NY	148	147	N/A
Touro University	NV	143	143	3.0
Trine University	IN	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tufts University	MA	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	AR	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Central Arkansas	AR	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Central Florida	FL	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Cincinnati	OH	146	143	3.0
University of Colorado	CO	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Connecticut	CT	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Dayton	OH	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Delaware	DE	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Findlay	OH	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Florida	FL	146	144	3.5
University of Hartford	CT	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Illinois	IL	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
University of Illinois at Chicago	IL	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Indianapolis	IN	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Iowa	IA	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Jamestown	ND	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Kansas Medical Center	KS	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Kentucky	KY	145	145	1.5
University of Lynchburg	VA	146	146	N/A
University of Mary	ND	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Maryland – Baltimore	MD	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Maryland – Eastern Shore	MD	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Massachusetts – Lowell	MA	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
University of Miami	FL	149	147	3.5
University of Minnesota	MN	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
University of Misissippi	MS	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
University of Missouri	MO	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
University of Montana – Missoula	MT	146	146	3.0
University of Mount Union	OH	140	144	1.5
University of Nebraska Medical Center	NE	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	NV	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of New Mexico	NM	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of North Dakota	ND	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of North Florida	FL	N/A	N/A	3.5
University of North Georgia	GA	146	140	3.5
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center	OK	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Pittsburgh	PA	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Puget Sound	WA	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Rhode Island	RI	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Saint Mary	KS	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of South Alabama	AL	290 combined verbal and quantitative	N/A	N/A
University of South Carolina	SC	146	146	3.5
University of South Dakota	SD	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of South Florida	FL	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Southern California (Sponsored)	CA	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences	FL	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	TN	N/A	N/A	3.0
University of Tennessee Health Science Center	TN	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Texas at El Paso	TX	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas	TX	150	150	4.0
University of the Incarnate Word	TX	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of the Pacific	CA	N/A	N/A	3.5
University of Utah	UT	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Vermont	VT	150	150	4.0
University of Washington	WA	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse	WA	143	143	3.0
University of Wisconsin-Madison	WA	144	144	3.5
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WA	N/A	N/A	N/A
University or New England	ME	N/A	N/A	N/A
Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Washington University	MO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Walsh University	OH	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wayne State University	MI	140	140	3.0
West Coast University	CA	N/A	N/A	N/A
West Virginia University	WV	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western Carolina University	NC	147	145	3.0
Western Kentucky University	KY	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western Michigan University	MI	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wheeling Jesuit University	WV	140	140	3.0
Widener University	PA	147	148	2.0
William Carey University	MS	145	145	3.0
Wingate University	NC	N/A	N/A	N/A
Winston-Salem State University	NC	145	145	3.0
Youngstown University	OH	N/A	N/A	N/A

Last Updated: 3/16/2021