100 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) schools in the United States

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Occupational Therapy. A graph of 1.88M citations received by 40.5K academic papers made by 232 universities in the United States 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.

1. University of Washington - Seattle

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$15,895
Enrollment
52,434

2. University of Pittsburgh

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
78%

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$16,326
Enrollment
50,278

4. Johns Hopkins University

For Occupational Therapy

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Net Price
$20,680
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$45,373

5. Harvard University

For Occupational Therapy

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$13,910

6. University of California - Los Angeles

For Occupational Therapy

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

7. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Occupational Therapy

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Net Price
$11,188
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$2,100

8. Washington University in St Louis

For Occupational Therapy

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,298

9. University of Southern California

For Occupational Therapy

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

10. Duke University

For Occupational Therapy

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1513
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,297

11. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Occupational Therapy

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1281
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

12. Northwestern University

For Occupational Therapy

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$29,999

13. Yale University

For Occupational Therapy

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,605

14. Boston University

For Occupational Therapy

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$25,852

15. University of Florida

For Occupational Therapy

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

16. University of California - San Francisco

For Occupational Therapy

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
3,165
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

17. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Occupational Therapy

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
60%

18. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Occupational Therapy

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

19. University of Kansas

For Occupational Therapy

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
86%

20. Emory University

For Occupational Therapy

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$28,367

21. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Occupational Therapy

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

22. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Occupational Therapy

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

23. University of Pennsylvania

For Occupational Therapy

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$14,578

24. Ohio State University

For Occupational Therapy

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
83%

25. Columbia University

For Occupational Therapy

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$12,411

26. Case Western Reserve University

For Occupational Therapy

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,166

27. Stanford University

For Occupational Therapy

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

28. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Occupational Therapy

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
7,244
Male:Female
26:74
Founded
1807

29. University of Texas Medical Branch

For Occupational Therapy

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
3,484
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1891

30. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Occupational Therapy

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

31. University of California-San Diego

For Occupational Therapy

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

32. New York University

For Occupational Therapy

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$50,991

33. University of Rochester

For Occupational Therapy

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,125

34. University of Utah

For Occupational Therapy

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
89%

35. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Occupational Therapy

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

36. University of Iowa

For Occupational Therapy

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
87%

37. Brown University

For Occupational Therapy

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$25,028

38. University of Texas at Austin

For Occupational Therapy

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

39. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Occupational Therapy

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
79%

40. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Occupational Therapy

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,249
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1963

41. Baylor College of Medicine

For Occupational Therapy

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,596
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1900

42. Cornell University

For Occupational Therapy

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,262

43. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Occupational Therapy

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
85%

44. University of Miami

For Occupational Therapy

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$34,492

45. Thomas Jefferson University

For Occupational Therapy

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$24,227

46. University of Virginia

For Occupational Therapy

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
63%

47. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Occupational Therapy

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

48. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Occupational Therapy

#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

49. University at Buffalo

For Occupational Therapy

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
84%

50. Vanderbilt University

For Occupational Therapy

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,553

51. University of Chicago

For Occupational Therapy

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,727

52. University of South Florida

For Occupational Therapy

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
99%

53. University of Kentucky

For Occupational Therapy

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
94%

54. Oregon Health & Science University

For Occupational Therapy

#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,984
Male:Female
31:69
Founded
1887

55. University of Delaware

For Occupational Therapy

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1248
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
90%

56. Pennsylvania State University

For Occupational Therapy

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

57. University of California - Irvine

For Occupational Therapy

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

58. Medical University of South Carolina

For Occupational Therapy

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
3,240
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1824

59. Wake Forest University

For Occupational Therapy

#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Net Price
$24,643
Receiving Aid
41%
Average Aid
$53,244

60. Wayne State University

For Occupational Therapy

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
99%

61. Temple University

For Occupational Therapy

#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$11,292
Enrollment
35,626

62. University of Cincinnati

For Occupational Therapy

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
85%

63. University of Vermont

For Occupational Therapy

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
96%

64. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Occupational Therapy

#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,499
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1959

65. Saint Louis University

For Occupational Therapy

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$30,096

66. University of Arizona

For Occupational Therapy

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

67. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Occupational Therapy

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$12,201
Enrollment
77,881

68. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Occupational Therapy

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

69. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

For Occupational Therapy

#153 in the World
Enrollment
2,308
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1943

70. University of Maryland - College Park

For Occupational Therapy

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
68%

71. University of Connecticut

For Occupational Therapy

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

72. University of California - Davis

For Occupational Therapy

#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

73. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Occupational Therapy

#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
83%

74. Michigan State University

For Occupational Therapy

#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
72%

75. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Occupational Therapy

#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

76. University of New Mexico

For Occupational Therapy

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$7,531

77. Tufts University

For Occupational Therapy

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$31,630

78. Medical College of Wisconsin

For Occupational Therapy

#177 in the World
Enrollment
1,538
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1893

79. University of Louisville

For Occupational Therapy

#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
98%

80. Catholic University of America

For Occupational Therapy

#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$35,520
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$31,915

81. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

For Occupational Therapy

#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$4,401

82. Dartmouth College

For Occupational Therapy

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,078

83. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Occupational Therapy

#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
72%

84. Drexel University

For Occupational Therapy

#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$26,076

85. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Occupational Therapy

#201 in the World
Enrollment
358
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1941

86. Texas Woman's University

For Occupational Therapy

#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1055
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
93%

87. University of Oregon

For Occupational Therapy

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$13,590
Enrollment
22,257

88. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Occupational Therapy

#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
5,796
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1972

89. University of California - Berkeley

For Occupational Therapy

#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

90. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Occupational Therapy

#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
78%

91. Kent State University at Kent

For Occupational Therapy

#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
95%

92. Creighton University

For Occupational Therapy

#236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$31,040

93. West Virginia University

For Occupational Therapy

#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
95%

94. University of Georgia

For Occupational Therapy

#239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

95. Florida State University

For Occupational Therapy

#243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

96. Purdue University

For Occupational Therapy

#247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
73%

97. Washington State University

For Occupational Therapy

#249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$9,993
Enrollment
29,843

98. Northeastern University

For Occupational Therapy

#256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,927

99. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Occupational Therapy

#257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

100. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Occupational Therapy

#258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
90%

The best cities to study Occupational Therapy in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Seattle, Pittsburgh, Ann Arbor, and Baltimore.