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 665K citations received by 17.5K 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

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

2. University of Southern California

For Physical Therapy

#5 in California

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

3. California State University - Northridge

For Physical Therapy

#20 in California

#245 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,511
Enrollment: 37,579

4. California State University - Los Angeles

For Physical Therapy

#24 in California

#291 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $10,907
Enrollment: 26,460

5. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Physical Therapy

#26 in California

#303 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $27,637
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $11,419

6. Loyola Marymount University

For Physical Therapy

#35 in California

#378 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $52,815

7. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Physical Therapy

#59 in California

#676 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
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	183	Pasadena, California
14	West Los Angeles College	311	Culver, California
28	Southern California University of Health Sciences	401	Whittier, California
32	California State University - Long Beach	221	Long Beach, California
38	California State University - Fullerton	151	Fullerton, California
39	California State Polytechnic University - Pomona	323	Pomona, California
43	Pepperdine University	370	Malibu, California
46	Western University of Health Sciences	247	Pomona, California
46	Chapman University	315	Orange, California
58	University of California - Irvine	65	Irvine, 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