Program Outcomes

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Below is a table showing program outcomes and admissions statistics over the last few years. Student outcomes are updated each December.

  2023

2024

Two-year average 2023-2024
Number of applicants 236 237 236.5
Number of new students entering 41 41 41
Number of graduated students 43 40 41.5
Graduation rate 95.5% 95% 95.125%
Graduates with jobs in physical therapy 100% TBD 100%* based on 2022/2023 information
First-time pass rates on licensing exam 86.1% 97.5% 91.8%
Overall pass rate on licensing exam 95.4% 100% 97.7%

Accreditation

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The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Old Dominion University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085. Telephone: 703-706-3242 or 800-999-2782; Email: accreditation@apta.org.

The program status is full accreditation. See the proof of accreditation.

To contact the program directly, please call 757-683-4382 or email Dr. Archana Vatwani at avatwani@odu.edu.