Chiropractic Schools

    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.
    Chiropractic Average Tuition & Fees Changes
    YearIn-StateOut-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.
    Chiropractic Schools 2024 Tuition & Fees Comparison Table
    SchoolStateChiropractic TuitionMD TuitionFoundedApplication Fee
    Life Chiropractic College WestPrivateHayward, CACA$36,920 N/A 1976 $45
    Southern California University Of Health Sciences Los Angeles College Of ChiropracticPrivateWhittier, CACA$35,522 N/A 1911 -
    University Of Bridgeport School Of ChiropracticPrivateBridgeport, CTCT$32,740 N/A 1991 -
    Keiser University - College Of Chiropractic MedicinePrivateFort Lauderdale, FLFL$28,940 N/A 2016 $55
    Life University College Of ChiropracticPrivateMarietta, GAGA$31,866 N/A 1975 $50
    National University Of Health Sciences College Of Professional Studies Doctor Of Chiropractic Medicine ProgramPrivateLombard, ILIL$582 N/A 1906 $55
    Palmer College Of ChiropracticPrivateDavenport, IAIA$37,998 N/A 1897 $100
    Campbellsville University School Of ChiropracticPrivateCampbellsville, KYKY$28,199 N/A - -
    Northwestern Health Sciences University Doctor Of Chiropractic ProgramPrivateBloomington, MNMN$27,320 N/A 1941 $50
    Cleveland University - Kansas City College Of ChiropracticPrivateOverland Park, KSKS$47,942 N/A 1922 $50
    Logan University - Logan College Of ChiropracticPrivateChesterfield, MOMO$25,090 N/A 1935 $50
    D'youville University Doctor Of Chiropractic ProgramPrivateBuffalo, NYNY$31,370 N/A - -
    Northeast College Of Health SciencesPrivateSeneca Falls, NYNY$28,234 N/A 1919 $60
    The University Of Western States - College Of ChiropracticPrivatePortland, OROR$43,813 N/A 1904 $50
    Sherman College Of ChiropracticPrivateSpartanburg, SCSC$36,535 N/A 1973 $50
    Texas Chiropractic CollegePrivatePasadena, TXTX$12,974 N/A 1908 $50
    Universidad Central Del Caribe Doctor Of Chiropractic ProgramPrivateBayamon, PRPR$48,263 $46,622 - -
    The Parker University - College Of ChiropracticPrivateDallas, TXTX$41,985 N/A 1982 $75