Center for Psychological Studies

Clinical Psychology

The Psy.D. Program in Clinical Psychology is accredited by the Commission on accreditation of the American Psychological Association. Questions related to the program's accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation:

Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 1st Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20002
Phone: (202) 336-5979
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Doctor of Psychology Program (Psy.D.)

Student Admissions, Outcomes, and Other Data for Doctor of Psychology Program

In keeping with the center's philosophy of full disclosure, below is a summary of performance and outcome data between 2005-2012.

Time to Completion for Students entering the Program with a Bachelor's Degree (if applicable)
Outcome Year in which Degrees were Conferred
2005-
2006		 2006-
2007		 2007-
2008		 2008-
2009		 2009-
2010		 2010-
2011		 2011-
2012		 Total
Total number of students with doctoral degree conferred on transcript 70 47 61 64 73 73 67 455
Mean number of years to complete the program 5.38 5.17 5 5.11 5.25 5.25 5.24 5.2
Median number of years to complete the program 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Time to Degree Ranges N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N %
Students in less than 5 years 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Students in 5 years 55 79 41 87 52 85 49 77 50 68 52 71 53 79 352 77
Students in 6 years 10 14 3 6 9 15 12 19 15 21 12 16 10 15 71 16
Students in 7 years 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 6 8 6 8 2 3 16 4
Students in more than 7 years 4 6 1 2 0 0 2 3 2 3 3 4 2 3 14 3

 

Time to Completion for Students entering the Program with Advanced Standing (if applicable)
Outcome Year in which Degrees were Conferred
2005-
2006		 2006-
2007		 2007-
2008		 2008-
2009		 2009-
2010		 2010-
2011		 2011-
2012		 Total
Total number of students with doctoral degree conferred on transcript 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mean number of years to complete the program 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Median number of years to complete the program 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Time to Degree Ranges N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N %
Students in less than 5 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Students in 5 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Students in 6 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Students in 7 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Students in more than 7 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

Program Costs
Description 2012-2013 1st-year Cohort Cost
Tuition for full-time students (in-state) $915. per credit hour
Tuition for full-time students (out-of-state) $915. per credit hour
Tuition per credit hour for part-time students (if applicable) N/A
Student Services Fee $300 per semester (4 credits or more)
$150 per semester (less than 4 credits)
Additional estimated fees or costs to students (e.g. books, travel, etc.) $1160. per semester

 

Internship Placement - Table 1
Outcome  Year Applied for Internship
2005-
2006		 2006-
2007		 2007-
2008		 2008-
2009		 2009-
2010		 2010-
2011		 2011-
2012
N % N % N % N % N % N % N %
Students who sought or applied for internships* 62 - 69 - 64 - 83 - 74 - 81 - 69 -
Students who obtained internships 56 90 68 99 60 94 79 95 68 92 71 88 57 83
Students who obtained APA/CPA-accredited internships 38 61 54 78 38 59 49 59 40 54 43 53 29 42
Students who obtained APPIC member internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable) 18 29 14 20 22 34 30 36 28 38 28 35 28 41
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
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
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
*This includes students that withdrew from the internship application process                  

 

Internship Placement - Table 2
 Outcome Year Applied for Internship
2005-
2006		 2006-
2007		 2007-
2008		 2008-
2009		 2009-
2010		 2010-
2011		 2011-
2012
N % N % N % N % N % N % N %
Students who obtained internships 56 90 68 99 60 94 79 95 68 92 71 88 57 83
Students who obtained paid internships 54 96 68 100 59 98 75 95 62 91 71 100 57 100
Students who obtained half-time internships* (if applicable) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

Attrition

Variable

Year of First Enrollment

2005-
2006

2006-
2007

2007-
2008

2008-
2009

2009-
2010

2010-
2011

2011-
2012

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Students for whom this is the year of first enrollment (i.e. new students)

85

-

91

-

73

-

74

-

83

-

88

-

82

-

Students whose doctoral degrees were conferred on their transcripts

74

87

57

63

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Students still enrolled in program

8

9

19

21

70

96

70

95

80

96

86

98

82

100

Students no longer enrolled for any reason other than conferral of doctoral degree

3

4

15

16

3

4

4

5

3

4

2

2

0

0

 

Licensure
Outcome 2002-2003 to 2009-2010
Total number of students with doctoral degrees conferred on transcript in time period 500
Number of students with doctoral degrees conferred on transcripts who became licensed doctoral psychologists in time period 410
Licensure percentage 82%

 

Applicant Data
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Number of Applicants 321 359 362 355 408 359 412
Number Accepted for Admission 143 207 136 149 149 143 158
Actual Size of Incoming Class 91 73 75 86 89 81 81

 

Accepted for ADmission
    2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
GRE – Verbal Mean Score 462 481 507 482 513 509 508
  Median Score 460 490 510 470 500 510 510
GRE – Quantitative Mean Score 535 553 629 561 593 587 598
  Median Score 550 590 620 550 610 580 600
GRE – Advanced Mean Score 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2
  Median Score 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0
Mean Undergraduate GPA 3.42 3.40 3.44 3.50 3.5 3.5 3.6