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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is located in Memphis, Tennessee. The U.S. News & World Report co-ranks the UTHSC PT doctorate program 51st in the nation and tied for best physical therapy school in the state.

KEY POINTS

  • The DPT program has 11 full time faculty, and a faculty-to-student ratio of 1:17
  • Students participate in 34 weeks of full-time clinical instruction
  • Memphis is along the southwest border of Tennessee on the Mississippi River
  • Memphis’s population is approximately 700,000

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    DETAILS

    4 year ⇒ Public
    2,851 (no undergrads)
    60
    27 years (since 1996)
    Yes

    LOCATION

    www.uthsc.edu
    901-448-5888
    930 Madison Avenue Suite 643 Memphis, TN 38163-0001   Show On Map

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    Cost

    In-State Out-State
    Tuition *: $51,665 $104,825
    Living: $65,892 $65,892
    Total: $117,557 $170,717
    * Estimated cost of 3 year program
    In-State
    Out-State

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    Prerequisites

    GPA CRITERIA

    Overall Prerequisite
    Min. Required 3.00 3.00
    Avg. Acceptance 3.67 3.70

  • Repeated Course: both grades are averaged into the cumulative GPA
  • Cumulative GPA: at least 3.2 for competitiveness
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    DETAILS

    Yes
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    Yes
    required: 50 hrs
    recommended: 100 hrs


    GRE CRITERIA

    Measure Min Required Avg Score Ranges
    Verbal 150 152 130-170
    Quantitative 150 153 130-170
    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%
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  • Scores: Admissions will consider the best overall “day total”.
  • verbal/quantitative scores above the 50th percentile are competitive.
  • The GRE® General Test: Minimum Competitive > 460 (verbal)
  • The GRE® General Test: Minimum Competitive > 630 (quantitative)
  • The GRE® revised General Test: Competitive > 151 (verbal)
  • The GRE® revised General Test: Competitive > 150 (quantitative)
  • The GRE® General Test: Minimum - 1000 (combined)
  • The GRE® revised General Test: Minimum - 300 (combined)
  • The GRE® General Test: Minimum Competitive > 1080 (combined)
  • The GRE® revised General Test: Competitive > 300 (combined)

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    97.3%
    97.13%
    100%
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    SOURCES:
    Offering: CAPTE, UTHSC, Wikipedia
    Cost Sources: Tuition and Fees, Living cost, (2014-2015), (combined total - see source estimates)
    Prerequisites: PTCAS, UTHSC DPT Prerequisites
    Success: UTHSC DPT Program Outcomes, Graduation Rate: 2011-2013, NPTE Pass Rate: Ultimate Pass Rate 2011-2013 Hire Rate: 2011-2013 - 6 months after passage of NPTE
    Note: Data may have a variance over time. For the most accurate data please view the source links. 1 Some schools combine fees and tuition together.