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Student Admissions, Data, and Other Outcomes

Student Admissions, Data, and Other Outcomes

Date Program Tables are updated: 10/1/25

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 or No

Time to completion for all students entering the program

 Year in which Degrees were Conferred
Outcome2015-20162016-20172017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025Total
Total number of students with doctoral degree conferred on transcript21177655011357
Mean number of years to complete the program66.55.936.146.335.55.8065.335.92
Median number of years to complete the program66666560556
Time to Degree RangesN%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students in less than 5 years0019000000000000190024
Students in 5 years0021822900233360120007642671933
Students in 6 years210054534357123312048000191332442
Students in 7 years001922922911712000001900814
Students in more than 7 years002180000117000000190047

Please see pp. 8-10  of the 2024-2025 PhD Program Handbook for program components and plan options, and admissions policies that allow students to enter with credit for prior graduate work.

Program Costs (Tuition and Fees)

Description2025-2026 1st-year 
Cohort Cost
Tuition for full-time students (in-state)26196.75
Tuition for full-time students (out-of-state)48782.25
Tuition per credit hour for part-time students (if applicable enter amount; if not applicable enter "NA")NA
University/institution fees or costs388
Additional estimated fees or costs to students (e.g. books, travel, etc.)7915

Students admitted to the Ph.D. program often receive graduate assistantships that cover tuition costs. Actual costs for students who receive assistantships are lower than indicated in this table.

Internship Placement Table 1

 Year Applied for Internship
Outcome2015-20162016-20172017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
 N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students who obtained APA/CPA-accredited internships45745735035025061002677885100375
Students who obtained APPIC member internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)0000233233250000011300125
Students who obtained other membership organization internships (e.g. CAPIC) that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)00000000000000000000
Students who obtained internships conforming to CDSPP guidelines that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)343343117117000000000000
Students who obtained other internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)00000000000000000000
Students who obtained any internship710071006100610041006100267810051004100
Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process7-7-6-6-4-6-3-8-5-4-


Internship Placement Table 2

 Year Applied for Internship 
Outcome2015-20162016-20172017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
 N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process7-7-6-6-4-6-3-8-5-4-
Students who obtained paid internships710071006100610041006100267810051004100
Students who obtained half-time internships* (if applicable)00000000000000000000

* Cell should only include students who applied for internship and are included in applied cell count from “Internship Placement – Table 1"

Attrition

 Years of First Enrollment
Variable2015-20162016-20172017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
 N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students for whom this is the year of first enrollment (i.e. new students)2-10-3-2-8-5-4-5-3-5-
Students whose doctoral degrees were conferred on their transcripts210088031002100675360000000-0
Students still enrolled in program000000002252404100480266.75100
Students no longer enrolled for any reason other than conferral of doctoral degree002200000000000120133.300

 

Licensure

Outcome2015-2025
The total number of program graduates (doctoral degrees conferred on transcript) between 2 and 10 years ago43
The number of these graduates (between 2 and 10 years ago) who became licensed psychologists in the past 10 years38
Licensure percentage88%

 

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