Physical Therapy Schools - Georgia Regents University

Offerings | Cost | Prerequisites | Success

Offerings

Georgia Regents University, formerly known as Georgia Health Sciences University (GRU), is located in Augusta, GA. The DPT program has a competitive in-state tuition for those looking to stay in Georgia. GRU has a small student population where everyone easily gets to know other students as well as their professors.

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DPT Site: www.gru.edu
Phone: 706-721-2141
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Georgia Health Sciences University 987 St Sebastian Way Augusta, GA 30912-2080

Type: 4 year ⇒ Public
Population: 2,506 (undergrads 422)
Class Size: 40
Accredited: 45 years (since 1973)
PTCAS: Yes

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GRU on Wikipedia AugustaGa.org American Physical Therapy Association Physical Therapy Association of Georgia Georgia Board of Physical Therapist

Key Points:

The DPT program has 10 full time faculty, and 300 clinical education sites

Students participate in 36 weeks of clinical instruction

Augusta is the second largest city in Georgia, and home of the Masters

Augusta metro area population is approximately 550,000

Offering Sources:
CAPTE, NCES, Wikipedia

Cost

	In-State	Out-State
Tuition¹:	$39,357	$116,946
Fees:	$13,400	$13,400
Living:	$33,576	$33,576
Total:	$86,333	$163,922

Estimated cost of 3 year program

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Prerequisites

Bachelors: Yes
References: 3
Observation: required: 100 hrs
GRE Scores: Yes

GPA Scores:

Acceptance Rate:

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DPT Program Information

GRU DPT Prerequisites

Preferences: Georgia Residents; but accepts highly qualified out-of-state residents, and special consideration to under-represented cultural and ethnic groups and non-traditional students

Prerequisites Sources:
PTCAS, GRU DPT Prerequisites

Success

Graduation Rate: 92%
NPTE Passage: 100%
Hire Rate: 100%

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Resources:

Physical Therapists Salary and Wages for Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia

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Success Sources:
GRU DPT Program Outcomes, Graduation Rate: 2010-2013, NPTE Pass Rate: Ultimate Pass Rate 2010-2012, Hire Rate: 2010-2012 - 6 months after passage of NPTE

Measure	Min Required \| Avg Score	Ranges
Verbal	na \| na	130-170
Quantitative	na \| na	130-170
Analytical	4.0 \| 4.5	0-6

Measure	Min Required \| Avg Score	Ranges
Verbal	40% \| 68%	0 – 100%
Quantitative	40% \| 65%	0 – 100%
Analytical	40% \| 68%	0 – 100%

	Overall	Prerequisite
Min. Required	3.00	2.80
Avg. Acceptance	3.65	3.48