Student Outcomes
Licensure Pass Rate
In the 12-year history of the UCF DPT program, all graduating students who took the exam (100 percent) have passed the national licensure examination (Class of 2010 thru Class of 2021). Please see the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy for further details.
Licensure Exam Trends
In the 12-year history of the UCF DPT program, seven (8) of the twelve (12) graduating classes have achieved 100 percent first-attempt pass rate on the National Physical Therapy Examination. This has included six of the last seven cohorts, with the three most recent cohorts (2019 -2021) achieving 100% first attempt pass rate.
Since its first cohort at the doctoral level in 2010, the UCF Doctor of Physical Therapy Program’s licensure pass rates and test scores have exceeded the averages of both the state of Florida and the country every year. UCF DPT first attempt pass rates average 12.1% greater than the state of FL average, and 7.7% greater than the national average over the last twelve years. In addition, over the last five years, UCF DPT graduates have averaged greater than 32 points higher than graduates from other programs in the country on the licensure exam scores.
Based on the two-year first attempt pass rate rankings by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, the UCF DPT Program is within the top 4% of programs nationally.
| National Physical Therapy Examination Scores | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | UCF Physical Therapy | National Average |
| 2021 | 696.4 | 668.7 |
| 2020 | 686.1 | 676.0 |
| 2019 | 709.7 | 670.7 |
| 2018 | 716.3 | 675.3 |
| 2017 | 725.2 | 678.5 |
| 2016 | 706.0 | 679.7 |
| 2015 | 697.7 | 676.8 |
| 2014 | 684.0 | 673.6 |
| UCF Doctor of Physical Therapy Program | National Average | ||||||||
| Graduation Year | Group | Number of Candidates | Number of Passing Candidates | Pass Rate | Mean Scale Score | Confidence Interval of the Mean | Pass Rate | Mean Scale Score | Standard Deviation Scale Score |
| 2021 | First Time | 35 | 35 | 100.0% | 696.4 | 9.7 | 89.3% | 668.7 | 57.0 |
| Ultimate | 35 | 35 | 100.0% | 696.4 | 9.7 | 94.6% | 672.2 | 53.2 | |
| 2020 | First Time | 35 | 35 | 100.0% | 686.1 | 8.1 | 91.2% | 673.8 | 56.0 |
| Ultimate | 35 | 35 | 100.0% | 686.1 | 8.1 | 98.4% | 678.5 | 49.7 | |
| 2019 | First Time | 36 | 36 | 100.0% | 709.7 | 8.9 | 90.5% | 669.8 | 55.5 |
| Ultimate | 36 | 36 | 100.0% | 709.7 | 8.9 | 99.4% | 675.7 | 47.5 | |
| 2018 | First Time | 34 | 33 | 97.1% | 714.9 | 9.9 | 90.9% | 671.2 | 54.2 |
| Ultimate | 34 | 34 | 100.0% | 716.3 | 9.5 | 98.6% | 676.0 | 47..8 | |
Employment Rate – All graduating students (100 percent) of the classes of 2018, 2019 and 2021 were employed within six months after passing the licensure examination.
Graduation Rate – The average graduation rate of D.P.T. students who began the program as members of the classes of 2019, 2020, and 2021 is 99.1 percent.
Accreditation
The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at the University of Central Florida is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: [email protected]; website: http://www.capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 407-823-3462 or email [email protected].
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22305-3085
Phone: 703-706-3245
Email: [email protected]
www.capteonline.org
The UCF Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, due to its professional accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), meets the educational eligibility criteria for licensure as a physical therapist in any state in any state of the union in the United States, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. We are currently unable to determine whether or not the program meets the educational requirements for graduates to be eligible to apply for licensure in American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. To learn more, please visit https://apq.ucf.edu/files/Licensure-Disclosure-CHPS-Doctor-of-Physical-Therapy.pdf. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 407-823-3462 or email [email protected].
Additional requirements for licensure in all states include passage of the National Physical Therapy Examination administrated by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT). Also, additional requirements can vary by state. Often, states require the administrator for the CAPTE-accredited program from which a student graduates to certify the student’s successful completion of that program.
Depending upon the state, candidates for licensure may also be required to demonstrate successful completion of the state jurisdiction’s juris prudence examination. The FSBPT provides information on requirements to practice as a physical therapist in each state and includes direct contact information for each licensing jurisdiction and their legislative policies.