Best Physical Therapy Schools in North America

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Physical Therapy. A graph of 31M citations received by 954K academic papers made by 792 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.

1. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Physical Therapy

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

2. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Canada

#2 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

3. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Physical Therapy

#2 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

4. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Physical Therapy

#3 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Physical Therapy

#4 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

6. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Physical Therapy

#5 in the United States

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

7. Stanford University

United States | California

For Physical Therapy

#6 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

8. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Physical Therapy

#2 in Canada

#12 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

9. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Physical Therapy

#3 in Canada

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

10. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Physical Therapy

#7 in the United States

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

11. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Physical Therapy

#8 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

12. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Physical Therapy

#4 in Canada

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

13. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Physical Therapy

#9 in the United States

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

14. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Physical Therapy

#10 in the United States

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

15. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Physical Therapy

#11 in the United States

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

16. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Physical Therapy

#12 in the United States

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

17. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Physical Therapy

#13 in the United States

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

18. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Physical Therapy

#14 in the United States

#24 in the World

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

19. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Physical Therapy

#15 in the United States

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

20. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Physical Therapy

#5 in Canada

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

21. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Physical Therapy

#16 in the United States

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $11,830
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,182

22. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Physical Therapy

#17 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

23. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Physical Therapy

#18 in the United States

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

24. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Physical Therapy

#6 in Canada

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

25. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Physical Therapy

#7 in Canada

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

26. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Physical Therapy

#19 in the United States

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

27. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Physical Therapy

#20 in the United States

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

28. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Physical Therapy

#21 in the United States

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

29. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Physical Therapy

#22 in the United States

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

30. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Physical Therapy

#8 in Canada

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

31. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Physical Therapy

#23 in the United States

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

32. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Physical Therapy

#24 in the United States

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

33. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Physical Therapy

#25 in the United States

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

34. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Physical Therapy

#26 in the United States

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

35. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Physical Therapy

#27 in the United States

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

36. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Physical Therapy

#28 in the United States

#51 in the World

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

37. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Physical Therapy

#29 in the United States

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,680

38. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Physical Therapy

#30 in the United States

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

39. Oregon Health & Science University

United States | Oregon

For Physical Therapy

#31 in the United States

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,870
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1887

40. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Physical Therapy

#32 in the United States

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

41. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Physical Therapy

#33 in the United States

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 6,931
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1807

42. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Physical Therapy

#9 in Canada

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

43. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Physical Therapy

#34 in the United States

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

44. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Physical Therapy

#35 in the United States

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,610
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

45. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Physical Therapy

#10 in Canada

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

46. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Physical Therapy

#36 in the United States

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,467

47. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Physical Therapy

#37 in the United States

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 98%

48. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Physical Therapy

#38 in the United States

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

49. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Physical Therapy

#39 in the United States

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,723

50. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

United States | Indiana

For Physical Therapy

#40 in the United States

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 91%

51. Wake Forest University

United States | North Carolina

For Physical Therapy

#41 in the United States

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Net Price: $26,197
Receiving Aid: 37%
Average Aid: $54,233

52. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Physical Therapy

#42 in the United States

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 2,354
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1943

53. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Physical Therapy

#43 in the United States

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

54. New York University

United States | New York State

For Physical Therapy

#44 in the United States

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

55. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Physical Therapy

#45 in the United States

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

56. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Physical Therapy

#11 in Canada

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

57. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Physical Therapy

#46 in the United States

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

58. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Physical Therapy

#47 in the United States

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

59. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Physical Therapy

#48 in the United States

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,970

60. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

United States | Colorado

For Physical Therapy

#49 in the United States

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 94%

61. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Physical Therapy

#12 in Canada

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

62. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Physical Therapy

#50 in the United States

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

63. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Physical Therapy

#51 in the United States

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

64. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Physical Therapy

#52 in the United States

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

65. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Physical Therapy

#53 in the United States

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 86%

66. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Physical Therapy

#54 in the United States

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

67. Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For Physical Therapy

#13 in Canada

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 30,867
Founded: 1818

68. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Physical Therapy

#55 in the United States

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

69. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Physical Therapy

#56 in the United States

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

70. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Physical Therapy

#57 in the United States

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

71. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Physical Therapy

#58 in the United States

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

72. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Physical Therapy

#59 in the United States

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

73. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Physical Therapy

#60 in the United States

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,253
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1963

74. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Physical Therapy

#61 in the United States

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

75. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Physical Therapy

#62 in the United States

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

76. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Physical Therapy

#63 in the United States

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

77. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Physical Therapy

#64 in the United States

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

78. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Physical Therapy

#65 in the United States

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

79. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Physical Therapy

#66 in the United States

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

80. University of Vermont

United States | Vermont

For Physical Therapy

#67 in the United States

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 98%

81. Medical College of Wisconsin

United States | Wisconsin

For Physical Therapy

#68 in the United States

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 1,615
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1893

82. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Physical Therapy

#69 in the United States

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

83. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Physical Therapy

#70 in the United States

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,775

84. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Physical Therapy

#71 in the United States

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 90%

85. Virginia Commonwealth University

United States | Virginia

For Physical Therapy

#72 in the United States

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

86. Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

For Physical Therapy

#73 in the United States

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,566

87. San Diego State University

United States | California

For Physical Therapy

#74 in the United States

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,934
Enrollment: 37,402

88. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Physical Therapy

#75 in the United States

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

89. Thomas Jefferson University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Physical Therapy

#76 in the United States

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,110

90. University of Manitoba

Canada | Manitoba

For Physical Therapy

#14 in Canada

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 29,800
Founded: 1877

91. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Physical Therapy

#77 in the United States

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

92. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Physical Therapy

#78 in the United States

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

93. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

United States | Texas

For Physical Therapy

#79 in the United States

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 5,354
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1972

94. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Physical Therapy

#80 in the United States

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 364
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

95. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Physical Therapy

#81 in the United States

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

96. Medical University of South Carolina

United States | South Carolina

For Physical Therapy

#82 in the United States

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 3,175
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1824

97. University of Saskatchewan

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Physical Therapy

#15 in Canada

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,953
Founded: 1907

98. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

United States | Texas

For Physical Therapy

#83 in the United States

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,518
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

99. University of Louisville

United States | Kentucky

For Physical Therapy

#84 in the United States

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

100. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Physical Therapy

#85 in the United States

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

Medicine subfields in North America

Anatomy and Physiology881

Anesthesiology561

Bioethics/Medical Ethics317

Biomedical Engineering297

Clinical Psychology827

Critical Care Nursing432

Epidemiology234

Family medicine658

Forensic Science242

Gastroenterology and Hepatology347

Health Science992

Healthcare Management (MHA)663

Medical Physics238

Neurosurgery209

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)416

Occupational Therapy295

Oncology and Cancer research581

Ophthalmology353

Orthodontics418

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine606

Pharmacology603

Plastic Surgery261

Public Health1076

Radiation Therapy308

Radiology and Nuclear medicine845

Respiratory Therapy232

Sonography and Ultrasound204

Sports / Exercise science319

Sports Medicine558