As an integral part of the USF Morsani College of Medicine and USF Health system, the School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences offers you top-notch classroom and clinical experience in your entry-level preparation as a physical therapy practitioner. 

Our innovative, integrated, interprofessional Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) curriculum is one of the many reasons students choose to come to Tampa for their professional education. The School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences boasts an impressive and broadly experienced cadre of faculty who are engaged in teaching, as well as scholarly and research activities that contribute to our discipline's body of knowledge. As part of USF Health, our Doctor of Physical Therapy students receive instruction from physicians, nurses, public health professionals and basic science experts. Teaching and learning together form the basis for future successful collaborative practice that is so necessary in today’s healthcare environment.

* Less than three years comprehensive curriculum with extensive clinical education in a variety of locations, including the USF Physical Therapy Center. 

* Opportunities for participation in a student run pro bono clinic and service learning outreach activities.

* Our own on campus Physical Therapy Center with 100% ABPTS Board-Certified Physical Therapists.

*100% Faculty Involvement in local, state, and national professional Physical Therapy organizations.

* Classrooms and teaching laboratories are state-of-the-art with instruction conducted in a wireless environment. 

* 6,000 square foot Human Functional Performance Laboratory with the latest instrumentation to study human movement and function.

* Our students have an exceptional pass rate on the National Physical Therapy Examination, the examination required for licensure and practice as a physical therapist. USF School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences graduates have consistently scored at or above state and national averages on the NPTE.

* One of the lowest tuition rates nationally, nearly half the cost of the national average!

* Student centered educational environment and use of Evidence Based Practice.

*Only DPT program in Florida, 1 of only 5 in the entire country with accredited simulation centers and programs by Society for Simulation in Healthcare.

* USF has been continuously accredited by CAPTE to offer entry-level physical therapy education since the graduation of our first class in 2001. We were also the 1st state DPT program offered in Florida.

To learn more about admission to the USF DPT program visit: HERE.

For info on our Open House visit: HERE.

Contact Us:

dpt-admissions@.usf.edu

813-974-2748