Los Angeles, CA's 7 best Physical Therapy schools [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Los Angeles ranked based on their research performance in Physical Therapy. A graph of 923K citations received by 20.2K academic papers made by 7 universities in Los Angeles 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 California - Los Angeles

For Physical Therapy

#3 in California

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

2. University of Southern California

For Physical Therapy

#5 in California

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

3. California State University - Northridge

For Physical Therapy

#21 in California

#244 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,825
Enrollment: 38,313

4. California State University - Los Angeles

For Physical Therapy

#27 in California

#307 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,824
Enrollment: 23,163

5. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Physical Therapy

#28 in California

#312 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $35,558
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $4,276

6. Loyola Marymount University

For Physical Therapy

#38 in California

#395 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $59,926

7. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Physical Therapy

#62 in California

#695 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

Universities for Physical Therapy near Los Angeles

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	California Institute of Technology	184	Pasadena, California
14	West Los Angeles College	322	Culver, California
28	Southern California University of Health Sciences	408	Whittier, California
32	California State University - Long Beach	235	Long Beach, California
34	Azusa Pacific University	465	Azusa, California
38	California State University - Fullerton	154	Fullerton, California
39	California State Polytechnic University - Pomona	344	Pomona, California
43	Pepperdine University	381	Malibu, California
46	Western University of Health Sciences	222	Pomona, California
46	Chapman University	327	Orange, California

7 Best Physical Therapy schools in Los Angeles, CA

1. University of California - Los Angeles

2. University of Southern California

3. California State University - Northridge

4. California State University - Los Angeles

5. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

6. Loyola Marymount University

7. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

Universities for Physical Therapy near Los Angeles

Medicine subfields in Los Angeles