Below is a list of the professional physical therapist (PT) education programs accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) as of July 14, 2008. The list below is sorted by state and contains PTCAS and NON-PTCAS institutions.
If you wish to apply to a NON-PTCAS program, you must apply directly to the institution using the PT program’s local application. Visit the APTA Web site for contact information for non-PTCAS programs.
| Institution |
State |
Participates in PTCAS? |
| Alabama State University |
AL |
N |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham, The |
AL |
N |
| University of South Alabama |
AL |
N |
| Arkansas State University |
AR |
N |
| University of Central Arkansas |
AR |
N |
| AT Still University of Health Sciences |
AZ |
Y |
| University of Northern Arizona |
AZ |
Y |
| Azusa Pacific University |
CA |
Y |
| California State University, Fresno |
CA |
Y |
| California State University, Long Beach |
CA |
N |
| California State University, Northridge |
CA |
Y |
| California State University, Sacramento |
CA |
Y |
| Chapman University |
CA |
Y |
| Loma Linda University |
CA |
Y |
| Mount St. Mary's College |
CA |
Y |
| Samuel Merritt College |
CA |
Y |
| University of California, San Francisco/San Francisco State University |
CA |
Y |
| University of Southern California |
CA |
Y |
| University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences |
CA |
N |
| University of the Pacific |
CA |
Y |
| Western University of Health Sciences |
CA |
Y |
| Regis University |
CO |
Y |
| University of Colorado Denver |
CO |
Y |
| Quinnipiac University |
CT |
Y |
| Sacred Heart University |
CT |
Y |
| University of Connecticut |
CT |
N |
| University of Hartford |
CT |
N |
| George Washington University, The |
DC |
Y |
| Howard University |
DC |
Y |
| University of Delaware |
DE |
N |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University |
FL |
N |
| Florida Gulf Coast University |
FL |
N |
| Florida International University |
FL |
N |
| Nova Southeastern University |
FL |
N |
| University of Central Florida |
FL |
N |
| University of Florida |
FL |
N |
| University of Miami |
FL |
N |
| University of North Florida |
FL |
N |
| University of South Florida |
FL |
N |
| University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences |
FL |
N |
| Armstrong Atlantic State University in Consortium with Medical College of Georgia and North Georgia College and State University |
GA |
N |
| Emory University |
GA |
N |
| Georgia State University |
GA |
N |
| Medical College of Georgia in Consortium with Armstrong Atlantic State University and North Georgia College and State University |
GA |
N |
| North Georgia College and State University in Consortium with Medical College of Georgia and Armstrong Atlantic State University |
GA |
N |
| Clarke College |
IA |
N |
| Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center |
IA |
Y |
| St. Ambrose University |
IA |
Y |
| University of Iowa, The |
IA |
Y |
| Idaho State University |
ID |
N |
| Bradley University |
IL |
N |
| Governors State University |
IL |
N |
| Midwestern University |
IL |
Y |
| Northern Illinois University |
IL |
N |
| Northwestern University |
IL |
Y |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science |
IL |
Y |
| University of Illinois at Chicago, The |
IL |
Y |
| Indiana University |
IN |
N |
| University of Evansville |
IN |
N |
| University of Indianapolis |
IN |
N |
| University of Kansas Medical Center |
KS |
N |
| Wichita State University |
KS |
N |
| Bellarmine University |
KY |
Y |
| University of Kentucky |
KY |
Y |
| Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans |
LA |
N |
| Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport |
LA |
N |
| American International College |
MA |
N |
| Boston University |
MA |
N |
| MGH Institute of Health Professions |
MA |
Y |
| Northeastern University |
MA |
N |
| Simmons College |
MA |
Y |
| Springfield College |
MA |
N |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell |
MA |
N |
| University of Maryland - Baltimore |
MD |
Y |
| University of Maryland - Eastern Shore |
MD |
N |
| Husson College |
ME |
N |
| University of New England |
ME |
Y |
| Andrews University * |
MI |
N |
| Central Michigan University |
MI |
N |
| Grand Valley State University |
MI |
N |
| Oakland University |
MI |
N |
| University of Michigan |
MI |
N |
| Wayne State University |
MI |
N |
| College of St. Catherine |
MN |
N |
| College of St. Scholastica |
MN |
N |
| Mayo School of Health Sciences |
MN |
Y |
| University of Minnesota |
MN |
N |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis |
MO |
Y |
| Missouri State University |
MO |
N |
| Rockhurst University |
MO |
Y |
| Saint Louis University |
MO |
N |
| Southwest Baptist University |
MO |
Y |
| University of Missouri-Columbia |
MO |
N |
| Washington University in St. Louis |
MO |
Y |
| University of Mississippi at the Medical Center |
MS |
N |
| University of Montana - Missoula, The |
MT |
Y |
| Duke University |
NC |
N |
| East Carolina University |
NC |
N |
| Elon University |
NC |
N |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The |
NC |
N |
| Western Carolina University |
NC |
N |
| Winston-Salem State University |
NC |
N |
| University of North Dakota |
ND |
N |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
ND |
N |
| Creighton University |
NE |
Y |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center |
NE |
Y |
| Franklin Pierce University |
NH |
Y |
| Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, The |
NJ |
N |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Graduate School Camden and University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey |
NJ |
N |
| Seton Hall University |
NJ |
N |
| University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey |
NJ |
Y |
| Univeristy of New Mexico |
NM |
N |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
NV |
Y |
| Clarkson University |
NY |
Y |
| College of Staten Island/The Graduate Center (CUNY) |
NY |
N |
| Columbia University |
NY |
Y |
| Daemen College |
NY |
N |
| Dominican College of Blauvelt |
NY |
Y |
| D'Youville College |
NY |
N |
| Hunter College/The Graduate Center (CUNY) |
NY |
N |
| Ithaca College |
NY |
N |
| Long Island University - Brooklyn Campus |
NY |
Y |
| Mercy College |
NY |
N |
| Nazareth College of Rochester |
NY |
Y |
| New York Institute of Technology |
NY |
Y |
| New York Medical College |
NY |
N |
| New York University |
NY |
N |
| Sage Colleges, The |
NY |
N |
| State University of New York Downstate Medical Center |
NY |
N |
| State University of New York Upstate Medical University |
NY |
N |
| Stony Brook University |
NY |
Y |
| Touro College |
NY |
Y |
| University at Buffalo, State University of New York |
NY |
N |
| Utica College |
NY |
N |
| Cleveland State University |
OH |
N |
| College of Mount St. Joseph |
OH |
N |
| Ohio State University, The |
OH |
Y |
| Ohio University |
OH |
N |
| University of Cincinnati |
OH |
N |
| University of Dayton |
OH |
N |
| University of Findlay, The (traditional and weekend programs) |
OH |
Y |
| University of Toledo |
OH |
N |
| Walsh University |
OH |
N |
| Youngstown State University |
OH |
N |
| Langston University |
OK |
N |
| University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center |
OK |
N |
| Pacific University |
OR |
N |
| Arcadia University |
PA |
Y |
| Chatham University |
PA |
Y |
| Drexel University |
PA |
N |
| Duquesne University |
PA |
Y |
| Gannon University |
PA |
N |
| Lebanon Valley College |
PA |
N |
| Misericordia University |
PA |
Y |
| Neumann College |
PA |
N |
| Saint Francis University |
PA |
N |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania |
PA |
N |
| Temple University |
PA |
Y |
| Thomas Jefferson University |
PA |
Y |
| University of Pittsburgh |
PA |
Y |
| University of Scranton |
PA |
N |
| University of the Sciences in Philadelphia |
PA |
N |
| Widener University |
PA |
N |
| University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences Campus |
PR |
N |
| University of Rhode Island |
RI |
N |
| Medical University of South Carolina |
SC |
N |
| University of South Carolina - Columbia |
SC |
N |
| University of South Dakota |
SD |
Y |
| Belmont University |
TN |
N |
| East Tennessee State University |
TN |
N |
| Tennessee State University |
TN |
N |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, The |
TN |
N |
| University of Tennessee Health Science Center, The * |
TN |
N |
| Angelo State University |
TX |
N |
| Hardin-Simmons University |
TX |
N |
| Texas State University - San Marcos |
TX |
N |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center |
TX |
N |
| Texas Woman's University |
TX |
N |
| University of Texas at El Paso |
TX |
N |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The |
TX |
N |
| University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, The |
TX |
N |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas |
TX |
N |
| US Army-Baylor University |
TX |
N |
| University of Utah |
UT |
Y |
| Hampton University |
VA |
N |
| Marymount University |
VA |
Y |
| Old Dominion University |
VA |
Y |
| Shenandoah University |
VA |
Y |
| Virginia Commonwealth University |
VA |
Y |
| University of Vermont |
VT |
Y |
| Eastern Washington University |
WA |
Y |
| University of Puget Sound |
WA |
Y |
| University of Washington |
WA |
Y |
| Carroll College |
WI |
N |
| Concordia University of Wisconsin |
WI |
N |
| Marquette University |
WI |
N |
| University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse |
WI |
N |
| University of Wisconsin - Madison |
WI |
N |
| West Virginia University |
WV |
Y |
| Wheeling Jesuit University |
WV |
N |