At Berkeley, for instance, there were multiple Physics sequences: engineering + physics + chem majors took the 7 series ("Physics for Scientists and Engineers"), which used calculus; for most other majors (e.g. premed), the 8 series ("Introductory Physics") sufficed for degree requirements.
(Also, note that this is similar to the split between the AP Physics B and C courses that high school students might take. Physics B has apparently been replaced with Physics 1 / 2, both of which are algebra- rather than calculus-based.)
I think ultimately this is a function of where you went to school, more than anything.
I think tech-oriented schools, e.g., Caltech, MIT, Georgia Tech, etc., are exceptions rather than the rule. Most large state universities in the US are likely to have different physics / chemistry / math courses for students heading in different directons. Not all intro physics courses will be calculus-based, yet some of the students in those courses will still have to take calculus.
Many US medical schools, for example, silll require 1 semester calculus and some physics, but I don't think the physics course needs to be calculus-based. Many used to require a second calculus, but I think that has largely shifted to biostatistics instead.
Why do you say that? Maybe it's atypical but MIT seems to have the same calculus and physics sequence, taken in parallel, that they did ages ago.