Overview

Department of Physical Therapy / Department of Physical Therapy is located in Dayton, OH, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)	Physical Therapy

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	37

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Optional BA or BS

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

70

Applied

61

Accepted

44

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	October 1st	October 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree from accredited college or university; minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 across all schools attended; minimum of 64 semester credits and four or more prerequisite science courses with labs; minimum grade of C+ in all prerequisite courses

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Recommended	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 89

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

109

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0.92%
Black or African American	0.92%
White or Caucasian	88%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0.92%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.75%
Unknown	4.59%

Gender

Male (34%)

Female (65%)

Faculty

28

Total faculty

Full-time - 8

Part-time - 20

Male (10)

Female (18)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Biomechanics related to knee pathologies; rehabilitation oncology and upper extremity function; functional tests and clinical measures and injury in professional athletes; scapular performance with elbow, wrist and hand pathologies
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 300 College Park
Dayton, OH  45469
United States

Contact Dr. Mary I. Fisher PT, PhD
Chair, Department of Physical Therapy
Email: mary.fisher@udayton.edu
Phone: 937-229-5600
Fax: 937-229-5601

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