Best Occupational Therapy (OT) Schools in North America
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Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Occupational Therapy. A graph of 4.21M citations received by 121K academic papers made by 312 universities in North America was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.
We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.
2. Harvard University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $17,525
3. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
4. Johns Hopkins University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,017
5. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
- Average Aid
- $16,156
- Enrollment
- 56,997
9. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
10. University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
11. Northwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,830
13. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $43,412
14. University of Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
15. Boston University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $24,420
16. Yale University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,408
17. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
- Average Aid
- $25,627
- Enrollment
- 47,335
18. Ohio State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
19. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Enrollment
- 3,007
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1864
20. University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Enrollment
- 6,636
- Male:Female
- 27:73
- Founded
- 1807
21. Washington University in St Louis
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,408
23. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
24. University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $23,570
26. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Net Price
- $12,328
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $2,018
27. Emory University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,303
28. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
29. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
30. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $22,520
31. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,361
32. Baylor College of Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,774
- Male:Female
- 40:60
- Founded
- 1900
33. Case Western Reserve University
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $44,000
35. Duke University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $21,981
36. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
37. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
38. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,261
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1963
39. University of Texas Medical Branch
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Enrollment
- 3,241
- Male:Female
- 30:70
- Founded
- 1891
40. Thomas Jefferson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $29,325
41. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
43. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
- Average Aid
- $25,757
- Enrollment
- 44,256
44. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $25,078
45. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $30,325
47. Virginia Commonwealth University
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
48. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
49. University of Delaware
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
51. University of Miami
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $45,397
52. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $23,110
- Enrollment
- 37,297
53. University of Iowa
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
54. Oregon Health & Science University
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Enrollment
- 2,942
- Male:Female
- 30:70
- Founded
- 1887
55. Tufts University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $32,367
56. Wayne State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
57. Brown University
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,256
58. University of Vermont
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
59. University of Utah
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
60. University of Kentucky
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
61. University of Virginia
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Receiving Aid
- 57%
62. Medical University of South Carolina
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Enrollment
- 3,246
- Male:Female
- 27:73
- Founded
- 1824
64. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Enrollment
- 2,549
- Male:Female
- 43:57
- Founded
- 1943
65. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
67. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1550
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $20,996
68. Temple University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $14,837
- Enrollment
- 29,640
69. Vanderbilt University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $25,186
70. University of Cincinnati
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
71. Wake Forest University
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Average SAT
- 1465
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $24,401
72. Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $10,160
- Enrollment
- 34,096
73. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,462
74. University of South Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
75. University of Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $28,060
76. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
77. University of Connecticut
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1325
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
78. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
79. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Enrollment
- 3,786
- Male:Female
- 34:66
- Founded
- 1959
80. University of Texas at Austin
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
82. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Enrollment
- 4,938
- Male:Female
- 30:70
- Founded
- 1972
83. University of Missouri - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
85. Medical College of Wisconsin
- Enrollment
- 1,677
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1893
86. Michigan State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
87. Arizona State University - Tempe
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $12,172
- Enrollment
- 79,818
88. Saint Louis University
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1305
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $27,749
89. Marymount University
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Net Price
- $31,989
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $26,069
90. University of Kansas
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
91. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $24,591
- Enrollment
- 40,065
92. Georgetown University
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $39,083
93. East Carolina University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 77%
94. Drexel University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $42,801
95. Texas Woman's University
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $10,309
- Enrollment
- 15,361
96. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $6,347
98. University of Louisville
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
99. University of Arizona
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
100. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Enrollment
- 359
- Male:Female
- 22:78
- Founded
- 1941