64 Best Physical Therapy schools in New York State

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York State ranked based on their research performance in Physical Therapy. A graph of 1.82M citations received by 55.4K academic papers made by 64 universities in New York State 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. Columbia University

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#18 in the United States

#23 in North America

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

2. Cornell University

Ithaca

For Physical Therapy

#23 in the United States

#31 in North America

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

3. New York University

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#44 in the United States

#54 in North America

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

4. University at Buffalo

Buffalo

For Physical Therapy

#53 in the United States

#65 in North America

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

5. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#60 in the United States

#73 in North America

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

6. University of Rochester

Rochester

For Physical Therapy

#70 in the United States

#83 in North America

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

7. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

For Physical Therapy

#105 in the United States

#121 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

8. Syracuse University

Syracuse

For Physical Therapy

#139 in the United States

#161 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,651

9. Upstate Medical University

Syracuse

For Physical Therapy

#153 in the United States

#175 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,431
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1834

10. SUNY at Albany

Albany

For Physical Therapy

#161 in the United States

#184 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

11. Albany Medical College

Albany

For Physical Therapy

#164 in the United States

#187 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 837
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1839

12. New York Medical College

Valhalla

For Physical Therapy

#166 in the United States

#190 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,454
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1860

13. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#169 in the United States

#193 in North America

Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 329
Male:Female: 13:87

14. United States Military Academy

West Point

For Physical Therapy

#179 in the United States

#203 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Enrollment: 4,393

15. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#182 in the United States

#206 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,185
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1860

16. Yeshiva University

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#203 in the United States

#230 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,912

17. Ithaca College

Ithaca

For Physical Therapy

#209 in the United States

#236 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1292
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,858

18. New York Chiropractic College

Seneca Falls

For Physical Therapy

#225 in the United States

#256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 551
Male:Female: 48:52

19. Rockefeller University

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#261 in the United States

#296 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 273
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1901

20. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

For Physical Therapy

#262 in the United States

#297 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,127

21. Lehman College, CUNY

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#269 in the United States

#304 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,412
Enrollment: 13,015

22. Hofstra University

Hempstead

For Physical Therapy

#279 in the United States

#315 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,036

23. CUNY City College

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#280 in the United States

#316 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,822
Enrollment: 14,489

24. Long Island University

Brookville

For Physical Therapy

#281 in the United States

#317 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,802

25. King's College

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#285 in the United States

#321 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,192

26. Fordham University

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#308 in the United States

#344 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,943

27. Adelphi University

Garden City

For Physical Therapy

#313 in the United States

#349 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $26,953

28. Clarkson University

Potsdam

For Physical Therapy

#320 in the United States

#356 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,450

29. CUNY Hunter College

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#324 in the United States

#360 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,325
Enrollment: 22,970

30. New York College of Podiatric Medicine

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#328 in the United States

#364 in North America

Enrollment: 334
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1911

31. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#334 in the United States

#370 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 8,733
Male:Female: 32:68
Founded: 1961

32. Binghamton University

Vestal

For Physical Therapy

#339 in the United States

#375 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 80%

33. Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs

For Physical Therapy

#340 in the United States

#377 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,389

34. SUNY Cortland

Cortland

For Physical Therapy

#345 in the United States

#382 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $9,369
Enrollment: 6,690

35. SUNY College at Brockport

Brockport

For Physical Therapy

#362 in the United States

#400 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

36. CUNY Queens College

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#367 in the United States

#406 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,927
Enrollment: 17,001

37. College of Staten Island CUNY

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#368 in the United States

#407 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,061
Enrollment: 10,248

38. SUNY College of Optometry

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#379 in the United States

#418 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 409
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1971

39. CUNY Brooklyn College

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#382 in the United States

#421 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,411
Enrollment: 14,195

40. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester

For Physical Therapy

#384 in the United States

#423 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,600

41. Daemen College

Amherst

For Physical Therapy

#402 in the United States

#442 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $20,273
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,618

42. St John's University - New York

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#405 in the United States

#445 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,052

43. SUNY Buffalo State

Buffalo

For Physical Therapy

#436 in the United States

#480 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1059
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,756

44. D'Youville College

Buffalo

For Physical Therapy

#444 in the United States

#489 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $21,755

45. New York College of Health Professions

Syosset

For Physical Therapy

#448 in the United States

#493 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $37,109
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $3,347

46. Pace University

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#455 in the United States

#500 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $33,363

47. Touro College

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#468 in the United States

#513 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1324
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $23,960

48. Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry

For Physical Therapy

#474 in the United States

#520 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $15,879

49. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#490 in the United States

#536 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,423
Enrollment: 19,854

50. Utica College

Utica

For Physical Therapy

#510 in the United States

#557 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1167
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $22,372

51. State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz

For Physical Therapy

#515 in the United States

#562 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

52. Houghton College

Houghton

For Physical Therapy

#545 in the United States

#594 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1215
Net Price: $21,550
Receiving Aid: 99%

53. Union College

Schenectady

For Physical Therapy

#563 in the United States

#613 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $41,136

54. Nazareth College

Rochester

For Physical Therapy

#571 in the United States

#621 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,620

55. Barnard College

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#586 in the United States

#636 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,009

56. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#588 in the United States

#639 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,043
Enrollment: 13,921

57. New School

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#601 in the United States

#652 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Net Price: $55,480
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $21,504

58. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica

For Physical Therapy

#616 in the United States

#667 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $9,497
Enrollment: 2,842

59. Manhattan College

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#634 in the United States

#685 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,535

60. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Albany

For Physical Therapy

#648 in the United States

#700 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,175

61. SUNY College at Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh

For Physical Therapy

#656 in the United States

#708 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

62. Saint John Fisher College

Rochester

For Physical Therapy

#663 in the United States

#716 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,312

63. CUNY York College

Jamaica

For Physical Therapy

#670 in the United States

#725 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $9,036
Enrollment: 6,446

64. CUNY School of Law

New York City

For Physical Therapy

#712 in the United States

#774 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 699
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1983

Closest to New York states to learn Physical Therapy

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Vermont	3	67
Connecticut	14	17
Massachusetts	36	1
New Hampshire	6	121
Pennsylvania	49	5
Rhode Island	4	39
New Jersey	13	51
Maryland	11	3
District of Columbia	6	73
Maine	5	259
West Virginia	5	89
Ohio	26	20
Virginia	20	38
Michigan	17	4
North Carolina	21	9
Indiana	14	40
Kentucky	10	52
South Carolina	9	37
Wisconsin	14	13
Illinois	28	10
Tennessee	16	59
Georgia	22	29
Iowa	8	27
Alabama	15	22
Minnesota	12	11
Missouri	19	21
Mississippi	5	137
Arkansas	8	113
Florida	21	8
Kansas	6	81
South Dakota	4	235
Louisiana	11	88
North Dakota	3	194
Nebraska	6	102
Oklahoma	7	111
Texas	48	35
Colorado	16	49
Montana	3	181
Puerto Rico	4	404
Utah	7	25
Idaho	3	190
Arizona	6	45
Nevada	3	144
Washington	14	2
Oregon	11	31
California	64	6
Hawaii	3	149