DPT-CO Tuition & Fees

A non-refundable seat deposit of $1,000 will be applied toward tuition will be required within 14 days of accepting an offer of admissions. For applicants accepted into the program in the calendar year prior to matriculation, this deposit will be due no earlier than Jan.15 of the year prior to the year of enrollment. The Augustana University Doctor of Physical Therapy-Colorado (DPT-CO) believes in transparency yet some of these costs are best estimates. The following tuition rates and associated costs are per trimester for the academic year. Variable costs of the program are indicated by the use of ** in the cost breakdown below. Tuition and fees are subject to change.

Direct Costs

Cost Breakdown

Program Total

Tuition (effective Spring 2027)

  $51,500 annually

  $103,000

Augustana General Graduate Fee (administrative support services, counseling and student support, technology resources, etc.)

$2,000/year
($667/trimester)

$4,000

Total Year One Direct Costs

$53,500

    Total Year Two Direct Costs

$53,500

Indirect Costs (Required)

Cost Breakdown

Program Total

APTA Student Membership

$80/year

$160

APTA State Membership (where you reside)

$0-$30/year

$60

Background Check & Drug Screen 

$0 (first one provided by the program)**

$77 for potentially others should a CE site require additional**

CPR/BLS Training (AHA or Red Cross based on clinical, once a year)

$37 - $150**

$37 - $150**

DPT Lab Kit 

$375 (one time)**

$375**

Other Indirect Costs (estimated and variable)

Cost Breakdown

Program Total

Computer (must meet program requirements)

$1,500**

$1,500**

Educational Applications & Software (includes board prep materials year two)

$50 - $200**

$50 - $400**

Lodging, food, travel to/from orientation, lab immersions and hooding ceremony (cost varies based on students proximity to the Colorado lab immersion site)

$700 - $3,650 per trip**

$4,900 - $25,550**

Total Indirect Costs

$15,257 - $36,370**

Direct Costs reflect the items that are billed to the student as part of programmatic tuition and fees. 

Indirect costs are costs that the student pays directly in association with the requirement. Indirect costs are estimated costs that are not charged to a student’s university account but are still a part of life as a college student. This includes books and supplies, transportation and personal or miscellaneous expenses. Actual expenses will vary by student.