Physical Therapy Schools - University of New Mexico

Offerings | Cost | Prerequisites | Success

Offerings

University of New Mexico (UNM) is located in Albuquerque, the largest city in New Mexico. UNM DPT Program is the only program in the state. The faculty have extensive clinical and academic backgrounds, many of whom have been in practice over 20 years.

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DPT Site: hsc.unm.edu
Phone: 505-272-5479
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1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

Type: 4 year ⇒ Public
Population: 29,033 (undergrads 22,773)
Class Size: 30
Accredited: 45 years (since 1976)
PTCAS: Yes

New Mexico on Wikipedia Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau American Physical Therapy Association Association of Physical Therapists, New Mexico Chapter The New Mexico Physical Therapy Board

Key Points:

The DPT program has 10 full time faculty, all with more than 10 year of experience

Students participate in at least 36 weeks of clinical instruction

Albuquerque is nearby mountains and has extensive outdoor activities

Albuquerque’s metro area population is approximately 1,146,000

Offering Sources:
CAPTE, NCES, Wikipedia

Cost

	In-State	Out-State
Tuition¹:	$50,124	$78,341
Fees:	$5,170	$5,170
Living:	$41,082	$41,082
Total:	$96,376	$124,593

Estimated cost of 3 year program

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Prerequisites

Bachelors: Yes
References: 3
Observation: required: 45 hrs recommended: 200 hrs
GRE Scores: Yes

GPA Scores:

Acceptance Rate:

Resources:

UNM DPT Course Schedule

UNM DPT Prerequisites

UNM DPT FAQ

UNM gives strong preference to residents of the state of New Mexico

Prerequisites Sources:
PTCAS, UNM DPT Prerequisites

Success

Graduation Rate: 92.2%
NPTE Passage: 91.30%
Hire Rate: 100%

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Resources:

Physical Therapists Salary and Wages for Albuquerque, New Mexico

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

Measure	Min Required \| Avg Score	Ranges
Verbal	140 \| 155	130-170
Quantitative	140 \| 154	130-170
Analytical	2.0 \| 4.0	0-6

Measure	Min Required \| Avg Score	Ranges
Verbal	10% \| 66%	0 – 100%
Quantitative	08% \| 56%	0 – 100%
Analytical	na \| na	0 – 100%

	Overall	Prerequisite
Min. Required	3.00	3.00
Avg. Acceptance	3.62	3.79