How to Apply

Duke DPT Applicants Please Note:

• Applications must be submitted through Physical Therapy Centralized Application Service (PTCAS).

• All Transcripts, including World Education Service transcript evaluations, must also be submitted directly to PTCAS.

• All GRE scores must be sent to the Duke DPT GRE Code 5473 (if scores are sent to another code they will NOT be received).

• After an application has been submitted and verified by PTCAS, the applicant will receive an email from the Duke DPT Admissions Office with instructions on how to pay the $50 application fee.

Key dates

• July 5: Application opens

• August 15: Early decision deadline

• October 15: Standard deadline

Apply for early decision

The Duke DPT program participates in the PTCAS early decision option. If an applicant is 100% confident that Duke DPT is where they would like to obtain their DPT education, then early decision is a great option. Early decision applicants are informed of an admission decision by mid to late September. If they are not offered admissions during the Early decision process, their application is automatically placed back into the general applicant pool to still be considered for admission.

What to expect

• After an application has been submitted to PTCAS, it can take four to five weeks for PTCAS to verify the application.
• It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that their application gets verified by PTCAS. The application will not be reviewed by the Duke DPT Admissions Committee until it has been verified by PTCAS.
• Duke DPT operates under a rolling admissions process, meaning we begin reviewing applications when the cycle opens and our admissions cycle is not closed until the class is full.
• APPLY EARLY!