6 Best Physical Therapy schools in San Diego, CA [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in San Diego ranked based on their research performance in Physical Therapy. A graph of 739K citations received by 12.8K academic papers made by 6 universities in San Diego 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-San Diego

For Physical Therapy

#4 in California

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

2. San Diego State University

For Physical Therapy

#9 in California

#79 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $12,053
Enrollment: 41,137

3. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Physical Therapy

#26 in California

#304 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 0%
Net Price: $25,481
Receiving Aid: 33%
Average Aid: $9,411

4. University of San Diego

For Physical Therapy

#32 in California

#338 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Net Price: $37,918
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $40,965

5. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Physical Therapy

#53 in California

#610 in the United States

Enrollment: 52
Male:Female: 32:68

6. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Physical Therapy

#57 in California

#650 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,696

Universities for Physical Therapy near San Diego

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
46	California State University - San Marcos	280	San Marcos, California
122	University of California - Irvine	61	Irvine, California
136	Chapman University	327	Orange, California
141	University of California - Riverside	181	Riverside, California
146	California State University - Fullerton	154	Fullerton, California
148	California State University - Long Beach	235	Long Beach, California
149	Loma Linda University	130	Loma Linda, California
154	Southern California University of Health Sciences	408	Whittier, California
159	Western University of Health Sciences	222	Pomona, California
161	California State Polytechnic University - Pomona	344	Pomona, California

1. University of California-San Diego

2. San Diego State University

3. Alliant International University - San Diego

4. University of San Diego

5. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

6. Point Loma Nazarene University

Universities for Physical Therapy near San Diego

Medicine subfields in San Diego