Tuition and Other DPT Student Financial Facts
San Diego State University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program 2023-2024 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 2024 |
| 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: | 05/11/2023 |
| 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 (2023-24): $25,794 Year 2 (2024-25): $25,794 Year 3 (2025-26): $25,794 Total: $77,382 Out-of-State (Public Institution): Year 1 (2023-24): $41,634 Year 2 (2024-25): $44,802 Year 3 (2025-26): $38,862 Total: $125,298 |
| 10 | Annual institutional fees for a full-time student: | Year 1 (2023-24): $3,684
Year 2 (2024-25): $3,684 Year 3 (2025-26): $3,684 Total: $11,052 |
| 11 | Estimated average total costs of other program related items:
(Texts, laboratory fees, clinical education requirements such |
Year 1 (2023-24): $3,348
Year 2 (2024-25): $3,715 Year 3 (2025-26): $2,800 Total $9,863 |
| 12 | Total cost of the program:
(Tuition, Institutional/program fees, other related program costs) |
In-state (Public Institution):
$96,755 Out-of-State (Public Institution): $141,314 |
| 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 | $25,081 |
| 17 | Average student debt accumulated during the DPT program | $59,770 |
| 18 | Average total student debt upon completion of the DPT program | $84,851 |
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San Diego, CA, 92182-7251