Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science

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Study the breadth of this departments main focus. Get hands-on experience in the classroom and in the clinic. Prepare for success in your chosen career.

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Our students aren’t passive learners. At Iowa, you’ll go inside the lab and contribute to world-renowned research working alongside faculty experts to explore the diverse realms of this department.

DPT Program

Our program consistently ranks among the top physical therapy programs in the United States. We are proud of the tradition of excellence that has been established here since the program’s inception in 1942.

100%

Employment rate after completing DPT program

# 3

2025 Ranking by US News and World Report

100%

NPTE pass rate

About Us

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About Us

Education

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Education

Research

Our department specializes in top-notch research. See our process.

Research

News

TENS improves pain and fatigue in fibromyalgia

Friday, March 27, 2026

Jennifer Brown

Spring 2026 Iowa DPT Q&A Sessions

Monday, March 2, 2026

University of Iowa Department of Physical Therapy & Rehab Science

Physical therapy graduate Isabelle Bennett on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025.

Q&A: Isabelle Bennett on finding confidence, community, and a calling in physical therapy

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Amy Dykstra

Carver College of Medicine Events

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar - Vitor Lira, PhD

Monday, March 30, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Carver Biomedical Research Building

Vitor Lira, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Health, Sport and Human Physiology will be giving a talk titled, "Emerging Roles of ULK1/2 in The Dynamic Control of Protein Metabolism in Skeletal Muscle."

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Seminar, Tatjana Jakobs, MD

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am

Bowen Science Building

Spring Panel Series: AI Across the Disciplines

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 12:30pm to 2:00pm

Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

An interdisciplinary panel on artificial intelligence featuring speakers from medicine, business, and philosophy.

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