Physical Therapy Schools - University of Delaware

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Offerings

The U.S. News & World Report ranks University of Delaware (UD) Physical Therapy Doctorate program 2nd in the nation. The school lists two full service on-site out-patient physical therapy clinics among the ten reasons emphasized why to choose UD. They currently offer a $50,000 scholarship to residents of Delaware.

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DPT Site: www.udel.edu
Phone: 302-831-8910
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540 S. College Avenue, Newark, DE 19713

Type: 4 year ⇒ Public
Population: 21,856 (undergrads 18,202)
Class Size: 60
Accredited: 46 years (since 1976)
PTCAS: Yes

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Key Points:

The DPT program has 19 full-time faculty, 58 associated faculty members, and the faculty to student ratio is 1:5.35.

UD students participate in 30 weeks of full-time clinical internships. In addition, they participate in part-time clinical internships on campus

Newark is between Philadelphia and Baltimore and has a population is of 31,000

Offering Sources:
CAPTE, NCES, Wikipedia

Cost

	In-State	Out-State
Tuition¹:	$10,500	$10,500
Fees:	$7,457	$7,457
Living:	$36,774	$36,774
Total:	$54,731	$54,731

Estimated cost of 3 year program

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Cost Sources:
Resident Tuition (They currently offer a $50,000 scholarship to residents of Delaware), Non-Resident Tuition, Fees Off Campus Living Cost
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Prerequisites

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

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 \| 74%	0 – 100%
Quantitative	na \| 72%	0 – 100%
Analytical	na \| na	0 – 100%

Not all schools list their required GRE scores

Notes:

Program will use percentile rankings for verbal and quantitative scores.

UD scores range from 150-170, not 130-170. They do not utilize the analytical score.

The highest percentile ranking for each section will be used.

GPA Scores:

Acceptance Rate:

Resources:

UD DPT Curriculum

UD DPT Prerequisites

Prerequisites Sources:
PTCAS, UD DPT Prerequisites

Success

Graduation Rate: 92.08%
NPTE Passage: 100%
Hire Rate: 100%

Industry: Show Salaries

Resources:

Physical Therapists Salary and Wages for Wilmington, Delaware

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Success Sources:
UD DPT Program Outcomes, Graduation Rate: 2010-2012 NPTE Pass Rate: Ultimate Pass Rate 20-2012 Hire Rate: 2010-1012

	Overall	Prerequisite
Min. Required	not reported	not reported
Avg. Acceptance	3.75	3.73