52 Best Physical Therapy schools in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Physical Therapy. A graph of 2.27M citations received by 57.5K academic papers made by 52 universities in Pennsylvania 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 Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Physical Therapy

#4 in the United States

#5 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Physical Therapy

#10 in the United States

#14 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Physical Therapy

#28 in the United States

#36 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

4. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Physical Therapy

#71 in the United States

#85 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,097

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Physical Therapy

#84 in the United States

#99 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,891
Enrollment: 30,205

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Physical Therapy

#88 in the United States

#103 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,342

7. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Physical Therapy

#121 in the United States

#141 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

8. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Physical Therapy

#135 in the United States

#158 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

9. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Physical Therapy

#210 in the United States

#238 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,125

10. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Physical Therapy

#261 in the United States

#296 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1197
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,994

11. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Physical Therapy

#291 in the United States

#327 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $6,250
Enrollment: 6,885

12. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Physical Therapy

#320 in the United States

#356 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $28,583
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,744

13. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Physical Therapy

#323 in the United States

#359 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $27,929

14. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Physical Therapy

#325 in the United States

#361 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $29,948
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,493

15. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Physical Therapy

#327 in the United States

#363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $6,347
Enrollment: 7,500

16. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Physical Therapy

#337 in the United States

#374 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,145
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,748

17. Villanova University

Villanova

For Physical Therapy

#338 in the United States

#375 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,946

18. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Physical Therapy

#339 in the United States

#376 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

19. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Physical Therapy

#354 in the United States

#392 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 3,027
Male:Female: 36:64

20. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Physical Therapy

#356 in the United States

#394 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,100

21. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Physical Therapy

#358 in the United States

#396 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

22. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Physical Therapy

#363 in the United States

#401 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $25,608

23. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Physical Therapy

#368 in the United States

#406 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,289

24. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Physical Therapy

#370 in the United States

#408 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

25. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Physical Therapy

#371 in the United States

#409 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,421

26. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Physical Therapy

#376 in the United States

#415 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $36,392

27. Widener University

Chester

For Physical Therapy

#421 in the United States

#462 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1155
Net Price: $30,720
Receiving Aid: 100%

28. Marywood University

Scranton

For Physical Therapy

#433 in the United States

#476 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $24,712

29. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Physical Therapy

#442 in the United States

#486 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $25,090
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,624

30. Gannon University

Erie

For Physical Therapy

#454 in the United States

#501 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $23,942
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $27,483

31. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Physical Therapy

#496 in the United States

#543 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1145
Net Price: $24,638
Receiving Aid: 100%

32. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Physical Therapy

#498 in the United States

#545 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,117
Male:Female: 43:57

33. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Physical Therapy

#520 in the United States

#569 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 99%

34. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Physical Therapy

#523 in the United States

#572 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $29,051

35. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Physical Therapy

#561 in the United States

#611 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,882

36. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Physical Therapy

#573 in the United States

#623 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $4,862
Founded: 1870

37. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Physical Therapy

#582 in the United States

#632 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,383

38. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Physical Therapy

#591 in the United States

#641 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,148
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1919

39. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Physical Therapy

#602 in the United States

#652 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1197
Net Price: $28,640
Receiving Aid: 100%

40. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Physical Therapy

#605 in the United States

#656 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,729

41. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Physical Therapy

#617 in the United States

#668 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,930

42. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Physical Therapy

#621 in the United States

#673 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1100
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,951

43. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Physical Therapy

#622 in the United States

#674 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,486

44. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Physical Therapy

#629 in the United States

#681 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 649
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 2008

45. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Physical Therapy

#633 in the United States

#685 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $20,119
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $25,808

46. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Physical Therapy

#650 in the United States

#704 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,863
Enrollment: 1,784

47. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Physical Therapy

#657 in the United States

#711 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,524

48. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Physical Therapy

#659 in the United States

#713 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,019

49. Lafayette College

Easton

For Physical Therapy

#662 in the United States

#716 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $34,728

50. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Physical Therapy

#667 in the United States

#722 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,720

51. Haverford College

Haverford

For Physical Therapy

#705 in the United States

#764 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,828

52. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Physical Therapy

#710 in the United States

#770 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1147
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,508

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Physical Therapy

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	13	3
District of Columbia	6	75
New Jersey	14	47
New York	64	18
West Virginia	6	85
Connecticut	14	16
Virginia	20	40
Ohio	27	20
Massachusetts	37	1
Rhode Island	4	43
Vermont	3	67
New Hampshire	6	118
North Carolina	22	9
Indiana	17	38
Kentucky	10	50
Michigan	17	5
South Carolina	11	39
Maine	5	276
Tennessee	20	60
Illinois	30	11
Georgia	22	32
Wisconsin	16	14
Alabama	17	22
Iowa	9	24
Missouri	20	21
Mississippi	6	138
Minnesota	13	12
Arkansas	8	113
Florida	24	8
Louisiana	12	90
Kansas	8	70
South Dakota	6	241
Nebraska	7	105
Oklahoma	7	106
North Dakota	3	203
Texas	51	34
Colorado	16	51
New Mexico	3	93
Montana	3	177
Puerto Rico	5	413
Utah	7	25
Idaho	3	194
Arizona	6	46
Nevada	3	141
Washington	15	2
Oregon	13	30
California	66	6
Hawaii	4	151