Physical Therapy

Selection Criteria

It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin Physical Therapy Consortium that all students who desire admission to the program must meet the requirements and complete the admission process by the posted deadlines. Applicants should be aware that admission to the professional program is competitive (45 selected for admission) and not all that apply can be accommodated.

The admission selection process includes the following:

Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA)
Prerequisite GPA
Official GRE Scores
Review of the PTCAS application as a whole, including the following:
- Responses to narratives
- Past life experiences (ex: employment, research, study abroad, etc.)
- Feedback from letters of reference

Admissions Data

Class of	Applications Received	Students Admitted	Acceptance Rate	Average Cumulative GPA (Range)	Average Prereq GPA (Range)	Average GRE Section Scores
2027	292	46	15.8%	3.79 (4.00 - 3.18)	3.69 (4.00 - 3.26)	151 - Verbal 152 - Quant. 4.2 - Written
2026	312	45	14.4%	3.80 (4.00 - 3.42)	3.70 (4.00 - 3.14)	150 - Verbal 152 - Quant. 4.1 - Written
2025	491	43	8.8%	3.72 (4.00 - 3.34)	3.62 (4.00 - 3.16)	151 - Verbal 153 - Quant. 4.2 - Written
2024	431	44	10.2%	3.79 (4.00 - 3.35)	3.70 (4.00 - 3.13)	153 - Verbal 154 - Quant. 4.2 - Written
2023	343	45	13.1%	3.77 (4.00 - 3.22)	3.69 (4.00 - 3.03)	154 - Verbal 156 - Quant. 4.3 - Written
2022	391	45	11.5%	3.68 (4.00 - 3.05)	3.61 (4.00 - 3.01)	153 - Verbal 154 - Quant. 4.1 - Written
2021	467	45	9.6%	3.77 (4.00 - 3.17)	3.71 (4.00 - 3.16)	154 - Verbal 155 - Quant. 4.1 - Written
2020	560	45	8.0%	3.80 (4.00 - 3.49)	3.72 (4.00 - 3.34)	153 - Verbal 155 - Quant. 4.2 - Written
2019	619	45	7.3%	3.80 (4.00 - 3.43)	3.75 (4.00 - 3.21)	152 - Verbal 155 - Quant. 4.2 - Written
2018	596	45	7.6%	3.79 (3.99 - 3.25)	3.74 (4.00 - 3.21)	152 - Verbal 153 - Quant. 4.1 - Written
2017	604	45	7.5%	3.77 (4.00 - 3.41)	3.75 (4.00 - 3.10)	153 - Verbal 153 - Quant. 4.2 - Written
2016	564	45	8.0%	3.77 (4.00 - 3.26)	3.75 (4.00 - 3.22)	152 - Verbal 155 - Quant. 4.0 - Written
The program began participating in PTCAS with the Class of 2016 application cycle.
2015	286	45		3.74 (4.00 - 3.22)	3.75 (4.00 - 3.08)	510 - Verbal 680 - Quant. 4.1 - Written
2014	234	45		3.71 (4.00 - 3.17)	3.65 (4.00 - 3.00)	460 - Verbal 660 - Quant. 4.1 - Written
2013	265	45		3.70 (3.98 - 3.16)	3.64 (4.00 - 3.05)	495 - Verbal 675 - Quant. 4.2 - Written
2012	230	45		3.65 (4.00 - 3.18)	3.54 (4.00 - 2.71)	470 - Verbal 660 - Quant. 4.3 - Written
2011	228	45		3.62 (4.00 - 3.02)	3.56 (4.00 - 2.64)	1140
2010	201	45		3.74 (4.00 - 3.22)	3.73 (4.00 - 3.22)	1100

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