Physical Therapy Schools - Bellarmine University

Offerings | Cost | Prerequisites | Success

Offerings

Bellarmine University (BU) is a catholic affiliated university located in Louisville, KY. BU is devoted to develop therapists with lifelong learning goals and contemporary physical therapy practices.

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DPT Site: www.bellarmine.edu
Phone: 502-452-8356
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2001 Newburg Road Louisville, KY 40205-1863

Type: 4 year ⇒ Private Non-Profit
Population: 3,602 (undergrads 2,730)
Class Size: 72
Accredited: 17 years (since 2002)
PTCAS: Yes

Key Points:

The DPT program has 14 full time faculty, and a faculty-to-student ratio of 1:13

Students participate in at least 36 weeks of clinical instruction

Louisville is the location of the Kentucky Derby

Louisville’s metro area population is approximately 1,300,000

Offering Sources:
CAPTE, NCES, Wikipedia

Cost

	In-State	Out-State
Tuition¹:	$106,650	$106,650
Living:	$49,074	$49,074
Total:	$155,724	$155,724

Estimated cost of 3 year program

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Cost Sources:
Tuition and Fees (9 semesters/courses), (no insurance/no books found), Off Campus Living Cost
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Prerequisites

Bachelors: Varies
References: 0
Observation: required: 25 hrs recommended: 50 hrs
GRE Scores: Varies

Scaled
Percent

Measure	Min Required \| Avg Score	Ranges
Verbal	na \| na	130-170
Quantitative	na \| na	130-170
Analytical	na \| na	0-6

Measure	Min Required \| Avg Score	Ranges
Verbal	na \| na	0 – 100%
Quantitative	na \| na	0 – 100%
Analytical	na \| na	0 – 100%

Not all schools list their required GRE scores

Notes:

GRE is required for the PTCAS application

Entry without a Bachelor's degree is highly competitive and restricted to Bellarmine freshman entry undergraduates

BU applicants ususally score above a 150 on both verbal and quantitative. 4.0 or higher on the analytical writing

GPA Scores:

Acceptance Rate:

Resources:

BU DPT Curriculum

BU DPT FAQ

BU DPT Prerequisites

"Up to 50% of the incoming DPT class may be selected from the Bellarmine University undergraduate application pool." - on PTCAS; class size on PTCAS is different than BU website

Prerequisites Sources:
PTCAS, BU DPT Prerequisites

Success

Graduation Rate: 97.9%
NPTE Passage: 100%
Hire Rate: 100%

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Resources:

Physical Therapists Salary and Wages for Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky

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Success Sources:
BU DPT Program Outcomes, Graduation Rate: 2011, NPTE Pass Rate: Ultimate Pass Rate 2012, Hire Rate: 2007-2019 - 6 months after passage of NPTE

	Overall	Prerequisite
Min. Required	2.75	3.00
Avg. Acceptance	3.60	3.60