51 Best Physical Therapy schools in Texas

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Physical Therapy. A graph of 1.96M citations received by 59.5K academic papers made by 51 universities in Texas 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. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Physical Therapy

#34 in the United States

#44 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,774
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

2. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Physical Therapy

#41 in the United States

#51 in North America

Enrollment: 2,549
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1943

3. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Physical Therapy

#53 in the United States

#65 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

4. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Physical Therapy

#75 in the United States

#89 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

5. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Physical Therapy

#80 in the United States

#95 in North America

Enrollment: 359
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1941

6. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Physical Therapy

#82 in the United States

#97 in North America

Enrollment: 4,938
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

7. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Physical Therapy

#83 in the United States

#98 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,786
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1959

8. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Physical Therapy

#87 in the United States

#102 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,241
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1891

9. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Physical Therapy

#100 in the United States

#116 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

10. University of North Texas

Denton

For Physical Therapy

#114 in the United States

#132 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

11. University of Houston

Houston

For Physical Therapy

#124 in the United States

#144 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

12. Baylor University

Waco

For Physical Therapy

#129 in the United States

#150 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,001

13. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Physical Therapy

#140 in the United States

#163 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,309
Enrollment: 15,361

14. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Physical Therapy

#148 in the United States

#171 in North America

Enrollment: 5,098
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

15. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Physical Therapy

#155 in the United States

#178 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

16. Rice University

Houston

For Physical Therapy

#193 in the United States

#220 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

17. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Physical Therapy

#212 in the United States

#241 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,332
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1970

18. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Physical Therapy

#223 in the United States

#255 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

19. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Physical Therapy

#230 in the United States

#262 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 87%

20. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Physical Therapy

#233 in the United States

#265 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 86%

21. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Physical Therapy

#234 in the United States

#266 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

22. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Physical Therapy

#256 in the United States

#291 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $41,848

23. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Physical Therapy

#266 in the United States

#302 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,179

24. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Physical Therapy

#296 in the United States

#332 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

25. Texas College

Tyler

For Physical Therapy

#346 in the United States

#384 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,958
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,381

26. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Physical Therapy

#382 in the United States

#422 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

27. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Physical Therapy

#421 in the United States

#463 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 85%

28. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor

Belton

For Physical Therapy

#468 in the United States

#515 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $27,651

29. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Physical Therapy

#473 in the United States

#520 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

30. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Physical Therapy

#475 in the United States

#522 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 985
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 95%

31. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Physical Therapy

#497 in the United States

#544 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1082
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 83%

32. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Physical Therapy

#499 in the United States

#546 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,228

33. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Physical Therapy

#502 in the United States

#549 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

34. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Physical Therapy

#519 in the United States

#568 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

35. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Physical Therapy

#526 in the United States

#575 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%

36. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Physical Therapy

#532 in the United States

#582 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

37. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Physical Therapy

#534 in the United States

#584 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,037
Enrollment: 5,324

38. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Physical Therapy

#540 in the United States

#590 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $32,224

39. Hardin-Simmons University

Abilene

For Physical Therapy

#562 in the United States

#612 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,811

40. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Physical Therapy

#587 in the United States

#637 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 80%

41. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Physical Therapy

#602 in the United States

#652 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1050
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,163

42. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Physical Therapy

#608 in the United States

#658 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $23,363
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,354

43. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Physical Therapy

#612 in the United States

#663 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

44. Parker University

Dallas

For Physical Therapy

#639 in the United States

#691 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $29,928
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,239

45. Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc

Pasadena

For Physical Therapy

#644 in the United States

#698 in North America

Enrollment: 261
Male:Female: 55:45

46. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Physical Therapy

#649 in the United States

#703 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 98%

47. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Physical Therapy

#666 in the United States

#721 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 990
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

48. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Physical Therapy

#702 in the United States

#761 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

49. Austin College

Sherman

For Physical Therapy

#708 in the United States

#767 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,462

50. Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth

For Physical Therapy

#727 in the United States

#787 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1060
Net Price: $26,416
Receiving Aid: 99%

51. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Physical Therapy

#737 in the United States

#797 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

Closest to Texas states to learn Physical Therapy

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	7	106
New Mexico	3	94
Louisiana	12	90
Arkansas	8	113
Kansas	8	71
Mississippi	6	136
Colorado	16	49
Missouri	20	21
Arizona	6	46
Nebraska	7	104
Alabama	17	22
Iowa	9	25
Utah	7	24
Illinois	31	10
Tennessee	20	60
South Dakota	6	238
Kentucky	10	50
Georgia	23	31
Indiana	18	38
Minnesota	14	12
Wisconsin	16	14
Nevada	3	139
Florida	24	8
South Carolina	11	39
North Dakota	3	202
Ohio	27	20
North Carolina	22	9
Michigan	17	5
California	66	6
Montana	3	177
Idaho	3	194
West Virginia	6	85
Virginia	21	40
District of Columbia	6	77
Maryland	13	3
Pennsylvania	53	4
Oregon	13	30
New Jersey	14	47
Washington	15	2
New York	65	18
Connecticut	14	16
Vermont	3	68
Massachusetts	37	1
Rhode Island	4	42
New Hampshire	6	118
Maine	5	276
Puerto Rico	5	411
Hawaii	4	149