DPT Program Estimated Costs 2024-2027
Bradley’s DPT program price of $81,000 covers the entire 3-year program and is inclusive of all tuition, and most all supplies, subscriptions, and dues (tuition is subject to change for each new cohort). Three payments $27,000 are due in May of each year. This will not go up from year to year.
Students should own a well-running laptop computer. Most exams are taken on the student’s own laptop through an exam service called ExamSoft. See the ExamSoft/Examplify minimum computer requirements.
On-campus parking permit/year $100 returning student, $200 new student.
All housing, transportation, and other expenses incurred during clinical rotations are the responsibility of the student.
Summer 1
Tuition Payment: $27,000
Estimated Textbook Cost: $400
BP cuff and stethoscope - Approximately $50-$100
Purchased for the student by the Department
- DPT Evaluation Kit: $200.00
- APTA Membership: $95.00
- PhysioU Subscription
Fall 1
Clinical Education Costs:
- 2-step TB: $10
- Professional Liability Insurance: $38
- CPR Certification: $38
- Picture ID: $7
- Background Check: $72
- Flu shot: Free at BU
- Proof of Health Insurance
- Textbook Estimate: $1200
J-Term I
Optional: PT 761 Dry Needling Elective I: Tuition Estimate $1780, $50 activity fee
Spring 1
Textbook Estimate: $800
Summer 2
Tuition Payment: $27,000
APTA Membership: $95.00 - Covered by the department
PT 710 Clinical Education I - housing, travel and other related expenses covered by the student
Optional: PT 762 Dry Needling Elective II: Tuition Estimate $1780, $50 activity fee
Purchased for the student by the Department- PhysioU Subscription
- APTA Membership: $95.00
Fall 2
Textbook Estimate: $400
Clinical Education Costs:
- 1-step TB: $10
- Professional Liability Insurance: $38
- Flu shot: Free at BU
- Proof of Health Insurance
Spring 2
Textbook Estimate: $400
Summer 3
Tuition Payment: $27,000
PT 800 Clinical Education II – housing, travel and other related expenses covered by the student
Purchased for the student by the Department- PhysioU Subscription
- APTA Membership: $95.00
Fall 3
Textbook Estimate: $150
Clinical Education Costs:
- 1-step TB: $10
- Professional Liability Insurance: $38
- Flu Shot: Free at BU
- Proof of Health Insurance
Spring 3
PT 850 and PT 860 Clinical Education III & IV– housing, travel and other related expenses covered by the student
Any of your clinical sites MAY request the following information: Drug test, MMR titer, Varicella titer, Hepatitis B titer, Updating TDAP, Booster shots with negative titers, special background checks, and site-specific ID’s. Other requirements from sites that we can’t guarantee but will be listed on site selection information.
All housing and transportation costs associated with clinical education are the responsibility of the student.