Physical Therapy Program GRE Requirements

Different physical therapy (PT) programs have different GRE requirements. While some PT programs have minimum requirements that may include standardized test scores, others don’t require the GRE at all. Minimum requirements can range from just taking the test to attaining a minimum score. Here are the GRE requirements by schools, according to the Physical Therapy Centralized Application Center (PTCAS).

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Doctor of Physical Therapy

Earn your DPT from a hybrid program. Experience on-campus immersions and apply skills learned online to patients in person. Complete the program in 25 months. Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree but do not need to submit GRE test scores for admission.

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Physical Therapy Schools without a GRE Requirement

If you are looking for a school without a GRE requirement, the following Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) schools do not require GRE scores to apply:

American International College
Boston University
Chatham University
Clarkson University
College of Saint Mary
D’Youville College
Daemen University
Des Moines University
Dominican College of Blauvelt (Depends on Applicant)
East Carolina University
Emory University
Gannon University Erie
Gannon University Ruskin
George Fox University
Indiana University
Ithaca College (Freshman Entry Only)
Marist College
Maryville University of St. Louis
Misericordia University (Select Applicants Only)
Nazareth College of Rochester
New York Institute of Technology
New York Medical College
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Ohio State University
Ohio University
Pacific University
Quinnipiac University
Regis University
Rockhurst University
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
Rutgers University
Saint Francis University
Saint Louis University
Samuel Merritt University
San Francisco State University
Springfield College
The Sage Colleges
Thomas Jefferson University
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado
University of Dayton
University of Evansville
University of Indianapolis
University of Jamestown
University of Mary
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
University of Minnesota
University of Missouri
University of New England
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rhode Island
University of Scranton
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
University of Toledo
University of Utah
University of Vermont
Utica College
Washington University – St. Louis
Western Carolina University
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, 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 below. It can be helpful to go to the PTCAS website and click on the programs you are interested in to get more information on GRE requirements.

University	Location	Test Requirement
AdventHealth University	Orlando, Florida	GRE Required
Alabama State University	Montgomery, Alabama	GRE Required
Allen College	Waterloo, Iowa	GRE Required
Alvernia University	Reading, Pennsylvania	GRE Required
American International College	Springfield, Massachusetts	No GRE Required
Anderson University	Anderson, South Carolina	GRE Required
Angelo State University	San Angelo, Texas	GRE Required
Arcadia University info SPONSORED	Glenside, Pennsylvania	No GRE Required
Arkansas State University	Jonesboro, Arkansas	GRE Required
Army-Baylor University	Waco, Texas	GRE Required
AT Still University	Mesa, Arizona	GRE Required
Augusta University	Augusta, Georgia	GRE Required
Azusa Pacific University	Azusa, California	GRE Required
Baylor University	Waco, Texas	GRE Required
Bellarmine University	Louisville, Kentucky	GRE Required
Belmont University	Nashville, Tennessee	GRE Required
Boston University	Boston, Massachusetts	No GRE Required
Bradley University	Peoria, Illinois	GRE Required
Brenau University	Gainesville, Georgia	GRE Required
Briar Cliff University	Sioux City, Iowa	GRE Required
Campbell University	Bueis Creek, North Carolina	GRE Required
Carroll University	Waukesha, Wisconsin	GRE Required
Central Michigan University	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	GRE Required
Chapman University	Orange, California	GRE Required
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	Chattanooga, Tennessee	GRE Required
Clarke University	Dubuque, Iowa	GRE Required
Clarkson University	Potsdam, New York	No GRE Required
Cleveland State University	Cleveland, Ohio	GRE Required
College of Saint Mary	Omaha, Nebraska	No GRE Required
The College of St. Scholastica	Duluth, Minnesota	No GRE Required
College of Staten Island	Staten Island, New York	GRE Required
Columbia University	New York, New York	GRE Required
Concordia University St. Paul	St. Paul, Minnesota	GRE Required
Concordia University Wisconsin	Mequan, Wisconsin	N/A
Creighton University	Omaha, Nebraska	GRE Required
CSU Fresno	Fresno, California	GRE Required
CSU Long Beach	Long Beach, California	GRE Required
CSU Northridge	Northridge, California	GRE Required
CSU Sacramento	Sacramento, California	GRE Required
D’Youville College	Buffalo, New York	No GRE Required
Daemen University	Amherst, New York	No GRE Required
Des Moines University	Des Moines, Iowa	No GRE Required
DeSales University	Center Valley, Pennsylvania	GRE Required
Dominican College of Blauvelt	Orangeburg, New York	No GRE Required
Drexel University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	GRE Required
Duke University	Durham, North Carolina	GRE Required
Duquesne University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	GRE Required
East Carolina University	Greenville, North Carolina	No GRE Required
East Tennessee State University	Johnson City, Tennessee	GRE Required
Eastern Washington University	Cheney, Washington	GRE Required
Elon University	Elon, North Carolina	GRE Required No GRE Required
Emory & Henry College	Emory, Virginia	GRE Required
Emory University	Druid Hills, Georgia	No GRE Required
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Tallahassee, Florida	GRE Required
Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers, Florida	GRE Required
Florida International University	Miami, Florida	GRE Required
Florida Southern College	Lakeland, Florida	GRE Required
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	GRE Required
Franklin Pierce University Arizona	Goodyear, Arizona	GRE Required
Franklin Pierce University New Hampshire	Manchester, New Hampshire	GRE Required
Gannon University Erie	Erie, Pennsylvania	No GRE Required
Gannon University Ruskin	Rusin, Florida	No GRE Required
George Fox University	Newberg, Oregon	No GRE Required
George Washington University	Washington, D.C	GRE Required
Georgia Southern University	Statesboro, Georgia	GRE Required
Georgia State University	Atlanta, Georgia	GRE Required
Governors State University	University Park, Illinois	GRE Required
Grand Valley State University	Allendale Charter Township, Michigan	GRE Required
Hampton University	Hampton, Virginia	GRE Required
Hardin-Simmons University	Abilene, Texas	GRE Required
Harding University	Searcy, Alabama	GRE Required
High Point University	High Point, North Carolina	GRE Required
Howard University	Washington, D.C	GRE Required
Hunter College	New York, New York	GRE Required
Husson University	Bangor, Maine	GRE Required
Idaho State University	Pocatello, Idaho	GRE Required
Indiana State University	Terre Haute, Indiana	GRE Required
Indiana University	Bloomington, Indiana	GRE Required
Ithaca College	Ithaca, New York	No GRE Required
Kean University	Union, New Jersey	GRE Required
Langston University	Lagston, Oklahoma	GRE Required
Lebanon Valley College	Annville, Pennsylvania	GRE Required
Loma Linda University	Loma Linda, California	GRE Required
Long Island University Brooklyn	Brooklyn, New York	GRE Required
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans	New Orleans, Louisiana	GRE Required
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport	Shreveport, Louisiana	GRE Required
Marist College	Poughkeepsie, New York	No GRE Required
Marquette University	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	GRE Required
Marshall University	Huntington, West Virginia	GRE Required
Mary Baldwin University	Staunton, Virginia	GRE Required
Marymount University	Arlington, Virginia	No GRE Required
Maryville University of St. Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	No GRE Required
Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences	Rochester, Minnesota	GRE Required
MCPHS University	Worcester, Massachusetts	GRE Required
Medical University of South Carolina	Charleston, South Carolina	GRE Required
Mercer University	Macon, Georgia	GRE Required
Mercy College	Dobbs Ferry, New York	GRE Required
Messiah University	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania	GRE Required
Methodist University	Fayetteville, North Carolina	No GRE Required
MGH Institute of Health Professions	Boston, Massachusetts	No GRE Required

University	Location	Test Requirement
Midwestern University Downers Grove	Downers Grove, Illinois	GRE Required
Midwestern University Glendale	Glendale, Arizona	GRE Required
Misericordia University	Alexandria, Virginia	GRE Required
Missouri State University	Springfield, Missouri	GRE Required
Mount Saint Mary’s University	Los Angeles, California	GRE Required
Mount St. Joseph University	Delhi Township, Ohio	GRE Required
Nazareth College of Rochester	Rochester, New York	GRE Required
New York Institute of Technology	Old Westbury, New York	No GRE Required
New York Medical College	Valhalla, New York	No GRE Required
New York University	New York, New York	GRE Required
Northeastern University	Boston, Massachusetts	No GRE Required
Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff, Arizona	GRE Required
Northern Illinois University	Dekalb, Illinois	GRE Required
Northwestern University	Chicago, Illinois	No GRE Required
Nova Southeastern University	Tampa, Florida	GRE Required
Oakland University	Rochester, Michigan	GRE Required
Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	No GRE Required
Ohio University	Athens County, Ohio	No GRE Required
Oklahoma City University	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	GRE Required
Old Dominion University	Norfolk, Virginia	GRE Required
Pacific University	Hillsboro, Oregon	No GRE Required
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	GRE Required
Plymouth State University	Plymouth, New Hampshire	GRE Required
Quinnipiac University	Hamden, Connecticut	No GRE Required
Radford University	Radford, Virginia	GRE Required
Regis University	Denver, Colorado	No GRE Required
Rockhurst University	Kansas City, Missouri	No GRE Required
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions	Provo, Utah	No GRE Required
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	North Chicago, Illinois	N/A
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Newark, New Jersey	No GRE Required
Sacred Heart University	Fairfield, Connecticut	GRE Required
Saint Francis University	Loretto, Pennsylvania	GRE Required
Saint Louis University	St. Louis, Missouri	N/A
St. Ambrose University	Davenport, Iowa	GRE Required
Samuel Merritt University	Oakland, California	No GRE Required
San Diego State University	San Diego, California	GRE Required
San Francisco State University	San Francisco, California	No GRE Required
Seton Hall University	South Orange, New Jersey	GRE Required
Shenandoah University	Winchester, Virginia	GRE Required
Simmons University	Boston, Massachusetts	GRE Required
Slippery Rock University	Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania	GRE Required
South College	Atlanta and Knoxville, Georgia, Tennessee	GRE Required
Southwest Baptist University	Bolivar, Missouri	GRE Required
Springfield College	Springfield, Massachusetts	No GRE Required
Samford University	Birmingham, Alabama	GRE Required
St. Catherine University	St. Paul, Minnesota	GRE Required
State University of New York Upstate Medical University	Syracuse, New York	GRE Required
Stockton University	Galloway, New Jersey	GRE Required
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, New York	GRE Required
SUNY Buffalo	Buffalo, New York	GRE Required
SUNY DownState Medical Center	Brooklyn, New York	GRE Required
Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	GRE Required
Tennessee State University	Nashville, Tennessee	GRE Required
Texas State University	San Marcos, Texas	GRE Required
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	Lubbock, Texas	GRE Required
Texas Woman’s University	Denton, Texas	No GRE Required
The Sage Colleges	Troy, New York	No GRE Required
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	San Antonio, Texas	GRE Required
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	Glaveston, Texas	GRE Required
Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	No GRE Required
Touro College	New York, New York	GRE Required
Touro University Nevada	Henderson, Nevada	GRE Required
Trine University	Angola, Indiana	GRE Required
Tufts University	Boston, Massachusetts	GRE Required
University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham, Alabama	No GRE Required
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	Little Rock, Arkansas	GRE Required
University of Central Arkansas	Conway, Arkansas	GRE Required
University of Central Florida	Orlando, Florida	GRE Required
University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio	No GRE Required
University of Colorado	Aurora, Colorado	No GRE Required
University of Connecticut	Storrs, Connecticut	GRE Required
University of Dayton	Dayton, Ohio	No GRE Required
University of Delaware	Newark, Delaware	GRE Required
University of Evansville	Evansville, Indiana	No GRE Required
University of Findlay	Findlay, Ohio	GRE Required
University of Hartford	Hartford, Connecticut	GRE Required
University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	GRE Required
University of Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Indiana	No GRE Required
University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	GRE Required
University of Jamestown	Jamestown, North Dakota	No GRE Required
University of Kansas Medical Center	Kansas City, Kansas	No GRE Required
University of Kentucky	Lexington, Kentucky	GRE Required
University of Lynchburg	Lynchburg, Virginia	GRE Required
University of Mary	Bismarck, North Dakota	No GRE Required
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor	Belton, Texas	No GRE Required
University of Maryland – Baltimore	Baltimore, Maryland	GRE Required
University of Maryland – Eastern Shore	Princess Anne, Maryland	GRE Required
University of Massachusetts – Lowell	Lowell, Massachusetts	GRE Required
University of Miami	Miami, Florida	GRE Required
University of Michigan – Flint	Flint, Michigan	GRE Required
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minnesota	No GRE Required
University of Mississippi	Jackson, Mississippi	GRE Required
University of Missouri	Columbia, Missouri	No GRE Required
University of Montana – Missoula	Missoula, Montana	GRE Required
University of Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	GRE Required
University of Nebraska Medical Center	Omaha, Nebraska	GRE Required
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Las Vegas, Nevada	GRE Required
University of New England	Portland, Maine	No GRE Required
University of New Mexico	Albuquerque, New Mexico	GRE Required
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	No GRE Required

University	Location	Test Requirement
University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, North Dakota	N/A
University of North Florida	Jacksonville, Florida	GRE Required
University of North Georgia	Dahlonega, Georgia	GRE Required
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth	Fort Worth, Texas	GRE Required
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	GRE Required
University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	No GRE Required
University of Puget Sound	Puget Sound, Washington	GRE Required
University of Rhode Island	Kingston, Rhode Island	No GRE Required
University of Saint Mary	Leavenworth, Kansas	GRE Required
University of Scranton	Scranton, Pennsylvania	No GRE Required
University of South Alabama	Mobile, Alabama	GRE Required
University of Southern California (USC) info SPONSORED	Los Angeles, California	No GRE Required
University of South Dakota	Vermillion, South Dakota	GRE Required
University of South Florida	Tampa, Florida	GRE Required
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	Chattanooga, Tennessee	GRE Required
Chatham University	Pittsburg, Pennsylvania	No GRE Required
University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Memphis, Tennessee	GRE Required
University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso, Texas	GRE Required
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas	Dallas, Texas	GRE Required
University of the Incarnate Word	San Antonio, Texas	GRE Required
University of the Pacific	Stockton, California	GRE Required
Rosemont College	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	No GRE Required
University of Toledo	Toledo, Ohio	No GRE Required
University of Utah	Salt Lake City, Utah	No GRE Required
University of Vermont	Burlington, Vermont	No GRE Required
University of Washington	Seattle, Washington	GRE Required
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	LaCrosse, Wisconsin	GRE Required
University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison, Wisconsin	GRE Required
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	GRE Required
Utica University	Utica, New York	No GRE Required
Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, Virginia	GRE Required
Walsh University	North Canton, Ohio	GRE Required
Washington University – St. Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	No GRE Required
Wayne State University	Detroit, Michigan	GRE Required
West Coast University	Irvine, California	GRE Required
West Virginia University	Morgantown, West Virginia	GRE Required
Western Carolina University	Cullowhee, North Carolina	No GRE Required
Western Kentucky University	Bowling Green, Kentucky	GRE Required
Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, Michigan	GRE Required
Western University of Health Sciences	Pomona, California	No GRE Required
Wheeling Jesuit University	Wheeling, West Virginia	GRE Required
Wichita State University	Wichita, Kansas	No GRE Required
Widener University	Chester, Pennsylvania	GRE Required
William Carey University	Hattiesburg, Mississippi	GRE Required
Wingate University	Wingate, North Carolina	GRE Required
Winston-Salem State University	Winston Salem, North Carolina	GRE Required
Youngstown University	Youngstown, Ohio	GRE Required

Last Updated October 2023.