Student Outcomes
Licensure Pass Rate
In the 15-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 through Class of 2024). Please see the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy for further details.
| 2023-2024 2 Year Averages | |
|---|---|
| First Time NPTE Pass Rates | 97.4% |
| Overal NPTE Pass Rates | 100% |
| Graduation | 98.6% |
| Employment Post Graduation | 100% |
Licensure Exam Trends
In the 15-year history of the UCF DPT program, eight (8) of the fourteen (14) graduating classes have achieved 100 percent first-attempt pass rate on the National Physical Therapy Examination.
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 10.4% greater than the national average over the last 7 years. In addition, over the last 7 years, UCF DPT graduates have averaged greater than 60 points higher than graduates from other programs in the country on the licensure exam scores.
| 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 |
| 2024 | First Time | 38 | 37 | 97.4% | 712.8 | 8.5 | 85.7% | 662.6 | 60.6 |
| Ultimate | 38 | 38 | 100.0% | 713.5 | 8.3 | 93.4% | 667.9 | 55.1 | |
| 2023 | First Time | 39 | 38 | 97.4% | 685.2 | 9.2 | 85.5% | 659.3 | 59.2 |
| Ultimate | 39 | 39 | 100.0% | 685.7 | 9.1 | 93.6% | 665.1 | 53.4 | |
| 2022 | First Time | 35 | 34 | 97.1% | 694.0 | 10.7 | 84.8% | 660.1 | 60.0 |
| Ultimate | 35 | 35 | 100.0% | 694.7 | 10.5 | 97.9% | 669.1 | 49.5 | |
| 2021 | First Time | 36 | 36 | 100.0% | 695.2 | 9.6 | 87.9% | 666.1 | 58.2 |
| Ultimate | 36 | 36 | 100.0% | 695.2 | 9.6 | 98.8% | 673.3 | 49.3 | |
| 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) seeking employment of the classes of 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 were employed within six months after passing the licensure examination.
Graduation Rate – The average graduation rate of DPT students who began the program as members of the classes of 2023 and 2024 is 98.6%.
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: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 407-823-1259 or email ptinfo@ucf.edu.
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22305-3085
Phone: 703-706-3245
Email: accreditation@apta.org
www.capteonline.org
Filing a Complaint with CAPTE
A formal complaint against a physical therapy program with CAPTE can be submitted if it is believed a program is not in compliance with CAPTE Standards and Required Elements or if CAPTE expectations related to academic integrity have been violated. More details can be found at https://www.capteonline.org/Complaints/
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 407-823-1259 or email ptinfo@ucf.edu.
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.
