Tuition and Other DPT Student Financial Facts
San Diego State University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program 2025-2026 Student Financial Fact Sheet
| # | ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2028 |
| 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: | 05/21/2028 |
| 8 | Clinical requirement for alternative housing: |
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 (2025-26): $28,434 Year 2 (2026-27): $30,140 Year 3 (2027-28): $31,948 Total: $90,522 Out-of-State (Public Institution): Year 1 (2025-26): $47,334 (standard tuition + $18,900) Year 2 (2026-27): $51,509 (standard tuition + $21,369) Year 3 (2027-28): $48,709 (standard tuition + $17,187) Total: $147,552 |
| 10 | Estimated annual institutional fees for a full-time student: |
Year 1 (2025-26): $3,966 Year 2 (2026-27): $3,966 Year 3 (2027-28): $3,966 Total: $11,898 |
| 11 | Estimated average total costs of other program related items:
(Texts, laboratory fees, clinical education requirements such |
Year 1 (2025-26): $3,354 Year 2 (2026-27): $4,149 Year 3 (2027-28): $1,255 Total $8,758 |
| 12 | Total estimated cost of the program:
(Tuition, Institutional/program fees, other related program costs) |
In-state (Public Institution): $111,178
Out-of-State (Public Institution): $141,314 |
| 13 | Institutional Financial Assistance to DPT students | No |
| 14 | Program Financial Assistance to DPT students | Yes |
| 15 | Graduate assistantships for DPT students | Yes (4-5 only) |
| Student Debt | ||
| 16 | Student debt upon entering the program (Class of 2025) |
Average: $14,297 Standard deviation: $23,509 25th percentile: $0 Median: $0 75th percentile: $25,000 |
| 17 | Student debt accumulated during the DPT program (Class of 2025) |
Average: $69,946 Standard deviation: $52,818 25th percentile: $25,000 Median: $60,000 75th percentile: $120,000 |
| 18 | Total student debt upon completion of the DPT program (Class of 2025) |
Average: $84,243 Standard deviation: $63,435 25th percentile: $25,000 Median: $90,000 75th percentile: $133,000 |
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San Diego, CA, 92182-7251