49 Best Physical Therapy schools in Pennsylvania

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 1.71M citations received by 52K academic papers made by 49 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

#5 in the United States

#6 in North America

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

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Physical Therapy

#12 in the United States

#16 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Physical Therapy

#26 in the United States

#34 in North America

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

4. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Physical Therapy

#76 in the United States

#89 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Physical Therapy

#86 in the United States

#101 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,575
Enrollment: 33,196

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Physical Therapy

#91 in the United States

#106 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,267

7. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Physical Therapy

#119 in the United States

#137 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

8. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Physical Therapy

#143 in the United States

#165 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

9. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Physical Therapy

#214 in the United States

#243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,919

10. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Physical Therapy

#249 in the United States

#282 in North America

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

11. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Physical Therapy

#266 in the United States

#301 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1204
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,692

12. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Physical Therapy

#314 in the United States

#350 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1243
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,719

13. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Physical Therapy

#316 in the United States

#352 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $25,357
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,288

14. Villanova University

Villanova

For Physical Therapy

#319 in the United States

#355 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1439
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,837

15. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Physical Therapy

#329 in the United States

#365 in North America

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

16. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Physical Therapy

#332 in the United States

#368 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 86%

17. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Physical Therapy

#337 in the United States

#373 in North America

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

18. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Physical Therapy

#346 in the United States

#383 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 3,036
Male:Female: 37:63

19. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Physical Therapy

#351 in the United States

#388 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,453

20. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Physical Therapy

#355 in the United States

#393 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 95%

21. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Physical Therapy

#361 in the United States

#399 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,526

22. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Physical Therapy

#366 in the United States

#405 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,777

23. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Physical Therapy

#374 in the United States

#413 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $27,459

24. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Physical Therapy

#394 in the United States

#433 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

25. Widener University

Chester

For Physical Therapy

#396 in the United States

#435 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1198
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $32,185

26. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Physical Therapy

#403 in the United States

#443 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $25,869

27. Marywood University

Scranton

For Physical Therapy

#418 in the United States

#458 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,504

28. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Physical Therapy

#442 in the United States

#486 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $24,233

29. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Physical Therapy

#443 in the United States

#488 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $20,999
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $20,305

30. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Physical Therapy

#446 in the United States

#491 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $27,033
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,008

31. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Physical Therapy

#483 in the United States

#529 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

32. Gannon University

Erie

For Physical Therapy

#499 in the United States

#546 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,200
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,172

33. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Physical Therapy

#512 in the United States

#559 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,322

34. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Physical Therapy

#533 in the United States

#581 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,165
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1919

35. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Physical Therapy

#555 in the United States

#605 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1388
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,072

36. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Physical Therapy

#564 in the United States

#614 in North America

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

37. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Physical Therapy

#575 in the United States

#625 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,743

38. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Physical Therapy

#577 in the United States

#627 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,307
Male:Female: 43:57

39. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Physical Therapy

#593 in the United States

#644 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,715

40. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Physical Therapy

#595 in the United States

#646 in North America

Enrollment: 708
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 2008

41. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Physical Therapy

#598 in the United States

#649 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,882

42. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Physical Therapy

#600 in the United States

#651 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,965

43. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Physical Therapy

#609 in the United States

#660 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,120

44. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Physical Therapy

#618 in the United States

#669 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,723

45. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Physical Therapy

#621 in the United States

#672 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1159
Net Price: $17,552
Receiving Aid: 100%

46. Lafayette College

Easton

For Physical Therapy

#630 in the United States

#681 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $37,186

47. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Physical Therapy

#639 in the United States

#690 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1095
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,593

48. Haverford College

Haverford

For Physical Therapy

#659 in the United States

#711 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,476

49. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Physical Therapy

#694 in the United States

#754 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1157
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $31,168

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Physical Therapy

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	11	3
District of Columbia	6	73
New Jersey	13	51
New York	64	18
West Virginia	5	89
Connecticut	14	17
Virginia	20	38
Ohio	26	20
Massachusetts	36	1
Rhode Island	4	39
Vermont	3	67
New Hampshire	6	121
North Carolina	21	9
Indiana	14	40
Kentucky	10	52
Michigan	17	4
South Carolina	9	37
Maine	5	259
Tennessee	16	59
Illinois	28	10
Georgia	22	29
Wisconsin	14	13
Alabama	15	22
Iowa	8	27
Missouri	19	21
Mississippi	5	137
Minnesota	12	11
Arkansas	8	113
Florida	21	8
Louisiana	11	88
Kansas	6	81
South Dakota	4	235
Nebraska	6	102
Oklahoma	7	111
North Dakota	3	194
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