Chiropractic
Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C)
In United States, there are 18 chiropractic schools offering Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C) degree accredited by Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE).
General Academic Requirements
Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C) program requires BS degree and some schools require at least 3 years of undergraduate education. To apply D.C. program, applicants must earn at least 90 semester hours (135 quarter hours) and carries a minimum of 3.0 GPA on a scale of 4.0. The common requirements are as following.
- Completed undergraduate study (or 90 semester hours) at an accredited college or universities.
- Undergraduate GPA 3.0 or above.
- Students with Undergraduate GPA 2.75 - 2.99 may be eligible to apply Alternate admissions track program (AATP).
- 24 semester hours (of 90 hours)in life and physical science courses.
- Some course requires laboratory experiments.
- English, Psychology, and/or Humanities and social sciences.
- Meet each institute's technical standards.
source: CCE Accreditation Standards
In addition to the prerequisite course work, to apply chiropractic schools to earn Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C) degree, following components are commonly required.
- Undergraduate transcripts and optionally graduate transcripts
- Letters of Recommendation
- Writing samples or essay
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae
- Interview
2024 Average Tuition of Chiropractic Program
The 2024 average tuition & fees of Chiropractic program is $31,408 in-state students and $31,910 for out-of-state students. The following table shows the Chiropractic tuition & fees over last 5 years.
| Year | In-State | Out-of-State |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $31,070 | $31,425 |
| 2020 | $30,657 | $31,013 |
| 2021 | $30,808 | $31,164 |
| 2022 | $31,777 | $32,113 |
| 2023 | $31,408 | $31,910 |
List of Chiropractic Schools
The following table lists the chiropractic schools with tuition & admission information. 1 out of 18 schools have MD programs. You can view the detailed admission information at each school's page.