{"id":29330,"date":"2026-04-07T08:57:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=29330"},"modified":"2026-04-07T08:57:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:57:32","slug":"physical-therapy-2026-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/physical-therapy-2026-ranking\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshall University School of Physical Therapy receives U.S. News ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Marshall University\u2019s School of Physical Therapy has been named in the top third of physical therapy schools in the United States by U.S. News &amp; World Report.<\/p>\n<p>The school is tied for 87th in the nation, along with nine other institutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled that the dedication of our faculty, staff, and students is being recognized by our peers at other institutions. This recognition reflects the genuine educational value Marshall University provides, producing outstanding outcomes at an affordable cost,\u201d said Program Director Scott Davis. \u201cUltimately, our goal is to help students succeed and support our region by developing a highly skilled healthcare workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>U.S. News &amp; World Report evaluates doctoral programs accredited by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capteonline.org\/\">Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis exciting news from U.S. News &amp; World Report not only acknowledges Marshall University\u2019s commitment to physical therapy education in the Appalachian region but also commends our students, alumni, faculty and staff for their dedication to the healthcare system,\u201d said Director of Admissions and Professor Yi-Po Chiu.<\/p>\n<p>The average first-time board pass rate for Marshall University School of Physical Therapy students in 2024 and 2025 was 96.8%.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s Best Graduate School rankings, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-graduate-schools\">https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-graduate-schools<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Marshall University School of Physical Therapy or to apply today, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/physical-therapy\/\">https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/physical-therapy\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marshall University\u2019s School of Physical Therapy has been named in the top third of physical therapy schools in the United States by U.S. News &amp; World Report. The school is tied for 87th in the nation, along with nine other institutions. \u201cWe are thrilled that the dedication of our faculty, staff, and students is being [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":945,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academics","category-cohp"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/945"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29330"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29331,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29330\/revisions\/29331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}