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Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, San Diego State University

in the SDSU School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

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Tuition and Other DPT Student Financial Facts

San Diego State University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program 2022-2023 Student Financial Fact Sheet

 

# Item  
1 University: San Diego State University
2 Address: 5500 Campanile Drive

San Diego, California

92182

3 Program Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
4 Cohort: Class of 2023
5 Length of the program: ~3 years (including 3 x 4-5 week breaks)
6 Length of the program (weeks): 132 weeks (6 x 16 week semesters, 3 x 12 week semesters)
7 Expected Graduate Date: 05/15/2023
8 Clinical requirement for alternative housing:

 

 

Additional Comments:

The program does not require a student to complete a clinical rotation that requires the student to seek housing or travel other than their normal housing and/or transportation while completing their didactic portion of the SDSU DPT program.

Student will sign a disclosure statement during the application process to acknowledge this possibility: From the disclosure statement: “Clinical education experiences are an integral part of the curriculum and may require that a student temporarily relocate. Students should understand that they may, and most likely will, have to  leave the local area, or the State, for a clinical education experience.”

9 Annual Tuition: In-state (Public Institution):

Year 1 (2020-21): $25,794

Year 2 (2021-22): $25,794

Year 3 (2022-23): $25,794

Total:                            $77,382

 

Out-of-State (Public Institution):

Year 1 (2020-21): $41,634

Year 2 (2021-22): $44,802

Year 3 (2022-23): $38,862

Total:                            $125,298

10 Annual institutional fees for a full-time student: Year 1 (2020-21): $2,571

Year 2 (2021-22): $2,573

Year 3 (2022-23): $2,583

Total:                            $7,725

11 Estimated average total costs of other program related items:

(Texts, laboratory fees, clinical education requirements such
as immunizations, uniforms, and average clinical rotations travel costs)

Year 1 (2020-21): $3,566

Year 2 (2021-22): $3,940

Year 3 (2022-23): $2,243

Total                             $9,749

12 Total cost of the program:

(Tuition, Institutional/program fees, other related program costs)

In-state (Public Institution):

$94,858

 

Out-of-State (Public Institution):

$142,814

     
13 Institutional Financial Assistance to DPT students Yes
14 Program Financial Assistance to DPT students No
15 Graduate assistantships for DPT students Yes (1-2 only)
     
  Student Debt  
16 Average student debt upon entering the program $11,981
17 Average student debt accumulated during the DPT program $72,259
18 Average total student debt upon completion of the DPT program $84,240

Connect With Us!
email: dpt@sdsu.edu
phone: (619) 594-0566, fax: (619) 594-6553

SDSU School of Exercise & Nutritional Sciences
5500 Campanile Drive,
San Diego, CA 92182-7251

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College of Health and Human Services, San Diego State University