Physical Therapy
The Department of Physical Therapy at Baylor University seeks to advance societal health through innovative education, connection, research, and leadership in physical therapy. We offer an innovative hybrid Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program as well as two physical therapy residency programs in orthopedics and pediatrics.
Ranked #40 among the nation's Physical Therapy programs, the innovative Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program combines best practices in distance education, on-campus lab immersion sessions, and clinical education experiences to prepare you as a physical therapist and servant leader in this vital profession.
Baylor University's Department of Physical Therapy offers three residency programs: the Baylor Scott & White-Baylor University Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency, the Baylor Scott & White-Baylor University Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency, and the Baylor University – Hope & Believe Pediatric Therapy Pediatric Residency.
Profiles
"My mentors are not only shaping me into a better healthcare provider but also encouraging my spiritual growth, helping me become the kind of servant leader I aspire to be."
"The professors at Baylor didn’t just teach me how to be a physical therapist; they genuinely invested in who I was becoming."
"In lab immersions you rub shoulders with faculty and students all day, and you get a sense for the culture of what PT really is. It's a transformative time."
News
More NewsCasey Unverzagt, DPT, DSc, Director of Residency Education and Clinical Associate Professor in Baylor University’s Department of Physical Therapy, has been appointed to the Board of Commissioners for the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). Effective January 1, 2027, Unverzagt will be one of 17 Commissioners who will oversee physical therapy, physical therapy assistant, and residency/fellowship education panels.
Baylor University today announced a lead gift from Mary Jo Robbins of Houston and her late husband, William K. “Bill” Robbins, to the University’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, supporting the construction of the William K. and Mary Jo Robbins Academic Center, a new signature building to house research, teaching and community spaces for the health sciences.
Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences is mourning the death of Board of Advocate Tyler C. Cooper, MD, who passed away after a valiant battle with cancer. Cooper, a Baylor University alumnus, also served as a member of the Board of Regents and was president and CEO of Cooper Aerobics and Cooper Clinic in Dallas, Texas.
Baylor University is well-represented again on a prestigious list compiling the top 2% most-cited researchers in the world. In a database compiled by Stanford University, 50 current or retired Baylor faculty members appear among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields according to the standard Science-Metrix classification.
