- Degree Level
- Graduate
- Degrees Offered
- Doctor of Physical Therapy
- school/college
- College of Health Sciences
On-Campus/Residential DPT Program
This pathway is our traditional, on-campus, face-to-face entry-level pathway. Students interested in our hybrid pathway, consisting of a combination of online content and periodic on-campus immersions, should follow the link below.
Innovative Patient-Centered Curriculum
Arcadia’s accelerated and highly-regarded program is offered in both traditional on-campus and hybrid pathways. In our innovative patient-centered curriculum, students learn to integrate clinical, behavioral, and basic science content in the context of patient care. Time spent in lectures and labs is structured to nurture students’ critical thinking skills and help them absorb the full depth of knowledge for evaluating, treating, and instructing clients.
Learning Through Real World Experience
Arcadia University believes that, to understand the world, students should experience the world and has become a recognized leader in global education, providing interested students with international opportunities to experience the world as medical professionals. Arcadia’s DPT students have options for clinical education across the United States, as well as the opportunity to participate in a Global Health Elective with long-standing partners located in Belize, Bolivia, Jamaica, or Guatemala.
Advancing the Profession
Arcadia’s world-class faculty are recognized leaders in the profession, and have made major contributions through research, service, and leadership. Students have the opportunity to develop their own leadership skills through participation in faculty-directed research, serving as class officers, contributing to community service events, and advancing the profession through advocacy.
Prepared, Employed Graduates
With the combined classroom and experiential learning offered throughout the program, Arcadia is ranked 1st in the Philadelphia region, 2nd in the state, and in the top 15% of all PT programs in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. Many graduates are offered their first professional physical therapy job from the connections they made during their clinical experiences. Arcadia’s DPT Program is recognized in all 50 states.
DPT has an impressive tradition of high placement and career outcomes for our graduates. Take a look at our DPT program outcomes.
Knight to Know: Mattea Taylor ’25
Hometown: Willow Grove, Pa. Major: Biology, Pre-Physical Therapy Minor: Spanish Extracurriculars: Co-President of the Pre-Health Professions Club, Resident Assistant, Research Student, Orientation Leader, Day On Cam...
The Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Arcadia University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 215-572-2950 or email ptadmission@arcadia.edu.
Due Process for Anyone Outside the Arcadia Community
Any stakeholder of the Arcadia University Physical Therapy Program (“Program”) has the right to file a complaint and receive due process. Current students, faculty, and staff involved with the Program should follow the established University policies and procedures for handling such claims set forth in the Physical Therapy Program Handbook. All other stakeholders, including, but not limited to, prospective students, clinical education sites, or employers of graduates, may also file a complaint related to the Program and should contact the Office of General Counsel at generalcounsel@arcadia.edu or call (215) 572-2926, and the Chair of the Physical Therapy Program, Dr. Michael Tevald at tevaldm@arcadia.edu or call (215) 517-2571. The College of Health Sciences prohibits any form of retaliation against any party making a complaint against the Program.
