Saint Francis University, located about two hours east of Pittsburgh, offers a 3 + 3 DPT program with a Bachelor of Science in Health Science awarded after the successful completion of a fourth year of study. The university website boasts a three-year first-time pass rate of almost 94 percent on the National Physical Therapist Examination. Enrollment at Saint Francis included 1,679 undergraduates and 621 graduate students in 2009. Tuition and fees for the 2009-2010 academic year amounted to $25,554.
Saint Francis University
117 Evergreen Drive
Loretto, PA 15940
814-472-3000
francis.edu
Pittsburgh’s Duquesne University offers both a six-year combined program, which offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Biology and Health Sciences with the DPT, and a seven-year combined program, which offers a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training with the DPT. According to the university's website, program graduates in 2010 enjoy a 99 percent pass rate on the National Physical Therapy Examination (four-year average) and 100 percent job placement. In fall 2009, more than 10,000 students attended Duquesne, about half of them as undergraduates. The university website reports health sciences tuition costs for the 2010-2011 school year as $29,531.
Duquesne University
600 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
412-396-6000
duq.edu
Located in the greater Philadelphia area, Arcadia University offers a 4 + 2 ½ program for completion of a bachelor’s degree and the DPT. The university website says that no particular bachelor’s degree is required, but suggests that students major in fields that allow them to complete all of the prerequisite courses for the DPT. According to the university's website, Arcadia enrolled more than 4,000 students in 2009, about half of whom were undergraduates. Estimated tuition and fees for the 2009-2010 school year totaled $31,260.
Arcadia University
450 S. Easton Road
Glenside, PA 19038
215-572-2900
arcadia.edu
Erie is home to Gannon University, which offers two options for students seeking both a bachelor’s degree and a DPT. The first is a 4 + 3, which offers a bachelor’s degree in one of nine fields: biology, business administration, chemistry, mathematics, nursing, psychology, science, sport and exercise science, and undecided health science. The second is an accelerated 3 + 3 program with a bachelor’s degree in either science or sport and exercise science. The university website reports a fall 2009 enrollment of just under 4,250 students, about 75 percent as undergraduates. Tuition for undergraduate students in Health Science programs amounted to $25,490 for the 2010-2011 school year.
Gannon University
109 University Square
Erie, PA 16541-0001
814-871-7000
gannon.edu