Chicago, IL's best Physical Therapy schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Chicago ranked based on their research performance in Physical Therapy. A graph of 661K citations received by 17.3K academic papers made by 11 universities in Chicago 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 Illinois at Chicago

For Physical Therapy

#3 in Illinois

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. University of Chicago

For Physical Therapy

#4 in Illinois

#55 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

3. Loyola University Chicago

For Physical Therapy

#5 in Illinois

#158 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,147

4. Rush University

For Physical Therapy

#6 in Illinois

#159 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,769
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1972

5. DePaul University

For Physical Therapy

#9 in Illinois

#197 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,135

6. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Physical Therapy

#14 in Illinois

#251 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $24,796

7. Northeastern Illinois University

For Physical Therapy

#20 in Illinois

#553 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $12,876
Enrollment: 5,734

8. Roosevelt University

For Physical Therapy

#21 in Illinois

#577 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,366

9. Chicago State University

For Physical Therapy

#22 in Illinois

#583 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,194
Enrollment: 2,238

10. Illinois College of Optometry

For Physical Therapy

#23 in Illinois

#630 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 474
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1872

11. Spertus College

For Physical Therapy

#31 in Illinois

#782 in the United States

Enrollment: 89
Male:Female: 38:62

Universities for Physical Therapy near Chicago

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Northwestern University	10	Evanston, Illinois
21	NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia	211	Evanston, Illinois
32	National University of Health Sciences	393	Lombard, Illinois
50	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	225	North Chicago, Illinois
94	Northern Illinois University	198	DeKalb, Illinois
106	Andrews University	433	Berrien Springs, Michigan
117	University of Notre Dame	248	Notre Dame, Indiana
131	Marquette University	105	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
133	Medical College of Wisconsin	67	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
134	University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee	112	Milwaukee, Wisconsin