Student Admissions, Outcomes & Other Data
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Program Disclosures
Does the program or institution require students, trainees, and/or staff (faculty) to comply with specific policies or practices related to the institution’s affiliation or purpose? Such policies or practices may include, but are not limited to, admissions, hiring, retention policies, and/or requirements for completion that express mission and values.
Yes
X No
Time to Completion for All Students Entering the Program
| Outcome | Year in which Degrees were Conferred | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | Total | ||||||||||||
| Total number of students with doctoral degree conferred on transcript | 27 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 206 | |||||||||||
| Mean number of years to complete the program | 4.51 | 4.08 | 4.11 | 4.61 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4 | 4.53 | 4.41 | |||||||||||
| Median number of years to complete the program | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Time to Degree Ranges | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| Students in less than 5 years | 16 | 59 | 22 | 92 | 13 | 68 | 11 | 48 | 11 | 50 | 8 | 57 | 10 | 50 | 13 | 72 | 17 | 71 | 10 | 67 | 131 | 64 |
| Students in 5 years | 8 | 30 | 2 | 38 | 5 | 26 | 10 | 43 | 8 | 36 | 5 | 36 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 20 | 58 | 28 |
| Students in 6 years | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| Students in 7 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Students in more than 7 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
On a case-by-case basis, students may receive approval for up to 27 graduate transfer credits. Previously earned graduate credits in standardized core content areas (e.g., statistics, research methods, biological bases) are more likely to be approved than program-specific clinical courses. Due to carefully sequenced clinical training, students with transfer credits will not be able to reduce the overall number of semesters of required training.
Transfer credits are not reviewed prior to program admission. Transfer credits of admitted students are approved by the program after review by the student’s advisor and the instructor of the relevant course. Incoming students should petition their advisors for such credits early in their first semester. Approval of a large number of credit hours in transfer credits, i.e., approaching 27 credits, is likely to occur only in cases of previously earned doctoral degrees.
Program Costs
| Description | 2025-2026 1st-year Cohort Cost |
| Tuition for full-time students (in-state) | $65,506 |
| Tuition for full-time students (out-of-state) | $65,506 |
| Tuition per credit hour for part-time students (if applicable enter amount; if not applicable enter "NA") | N/A |
| University/institution fees or costs | $486.00 |
| Additional estimated fees or costs to students (e.g. books, travel, etc.) | $1,100 |
Internship Placement - Table 1
| Outcome | Year Applied for Internship | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015- 2016 | 2016- 2017 | 2017- 2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022- 2023 | 2023- 2024 | 2024- 2025 | |||||||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Students who obtained APA/CPA-accredited internships | 19 | 76 | 17 | 74 | 19 | 76 | 12 | 92 | 17 | 94 | 19 | 83 | 17 | 100 | 23 | 92 | 15 | 83 | 18 | 100 |
| Students who obtained APPIC member internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable) | 5 | 20 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Students who obtained other membership organization internships (e.g. CAPIC) that were not APA/CPA accredited (if applicable) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Students who obtained internships conforming to CDSPP guidelines that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Students who obtained other internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Students who obtained any internship | 24 | 96 | 22 | 96 | 24 | 96 | 13 | 100 | 18 | 100 | 22 | 96 | 17 | 100 | 24 | 94 | 17 | 94 | 18 | 100 |
| Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process | 25 | 100 | 23 | 100 | 25 | 100 | 13 | 100 | 18 | 100 | 23 | 100 | 17 | 100 | 25 | 100 | 18 | 100 | 18 | 100 |
Internship Placement - Table 2
| Outcome | Year Applied for Internship | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015- 2016 | 2016- 2017 | 2017- 2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022- 2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |||||||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process | 25 | 100 | 23 | 100 | 25 | 100 | 13 | 100 | 18 | 100 | 23 | 100 | 17 | 100 | 25 | 100 | 18 | 100 | 18 | 100 |
| Students who obtained paid internships | 24 | 96 | 22 | 96 | 24 | 96 | 13 | 100 | 18 | 100 | 22 | 96 | 17 | 100 | 24 | 96 | 17 | 94 | 18 | 100 |
| Students who obtained half-time internships* (if applicable) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*Cell should only include students who applied for internship and are included in applied cell count from "Internship Placement - Table 1"
Attrition
| Variable | Year of First Enrollment | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |||||||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Students for whom this is the year of first enrollment (i.e. new students) | 18 | 100 | 19 | 100 | 19 | 100 | 24 | 100 | 23 | 100 | 23 | 100 | 21 | 100 | 24 | 100 | 15 | 100 | 31 | 100 |
| Students whose doctoral degrees were conferred on their transcripts | 17 | 94.4 | 17 | 89.4 | 19 | 100 | 22 | 91.7 | 19 | 82.6 | 19 | 82.6 | 10 | 47.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Students still enrolled in program | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.7 | 11 | 52.4 | 24 | 100 | 15 | 100 | 31 | 100 |
| Students no longer enrolled for any reason other than conferral of doctoral degree | 1 | 5.5 | 2 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.3 | 4 | 17.3 | 2 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Licensure
| Outcome | 2015-2025 |
| The total number of program graduates (doctoral degrees conferred on transcript) between 2 and 10 years ago | 201 |
| The number of these graduates (between 2 and 10 years ago) who became licensed psychologists in the past 10 years | 180 |
| Licensure percentage | 90% |
Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Profession-Wide Competencies
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