Center for Psychological Studies

Clinical Psychology

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 2005-2011.

APPLICANT DATA
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Number of Applicants 326 321 359 362 355 408 359
Number accepted for admission 142 143 207 136 149 149 143
Actual size of incoming class 93 91 73 75 86 89 82

ACCEPTED FOR ADMISSION
  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
GRE - Verbal Mean Score 486 462 481 507 482 513 509
Median Score 500 460 490 510 470 500 510
GRE - Quantitative Mean Score 575 535 553 629 561 593 587
Median Score 580 550 590 620 550 610 580
GRE – Advanced Mean Score 580 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.1
Median Score 565 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.0 4.0
Mean Undergraduate GPA   3.52 3.42 3.40 3.44 3.50 3.5 3.5

2011-2012 PROGRAM COSTS
Tuition $890 per credit hour*
Application Fee $ 50 (nonrefundable)
Registration Fee $ 25 per semester
Late Registration Fee $ 30
NSU University Student Services Fee $250 per semester (4 credits or more)
$125 per semester (less than 4 credits)
Professional Liability Insurance Fee $  10 per semester
Books $1150 per semester
Transcript Fee $  10 per transcript
Application for Degree Fee $100

*In the first year of the model curriculum (2011-12) that includes fall, winter and summer sessions, the total tuition is $32,930.

**Please note that all above fees are subject to change without notice.

The center maintains a substantial pool of funds for graduate, research, and teaching assistantships, and clinic program staff that range from 10-20 hours per week. In addition, student positions are available through grant funding.

Student employment opportunities and part-time positions are offered throughout the university, including student employment, part-time positions, and federal work study. Travel stipends are available for students presenting at international, national, and regional professional associations. The Office of Residential Life and Student Housing offers assistantships that include housing, meal plan, a partial tuition waiver, and a monthly stipend.

The center has established student scholarship funds available to advanced students

INTERNSHIP DATA
Number of Psy.D. students who: 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
Applied for Internship * 66 62 69 64 83 74 81
Obtained internships on Match Day 55 39 58 50 65 52 69
83% 63% 84% 78% 78% 70% 85%
Obtained internships after Match Day 11 17 10 10 14 16 2
17% 27% 14%` 165 17% 22% 3%
Obtained APA-accredited internships 53 38 54 38 49 40 43
80% 61% 78% 59% 59% 55% 53%
Obtained APPIC member internships 13 18 14 22 30 28 28
20% 29% 20% 34% 36% 37% 35%
Obtained funded internships 64 54 68 59 75 62 71
97% 87% 98% 93% 90% 84% 100%
Obtained unfunded internships 2 2 0 1 4 0 0
3% 13% 0% 1% 55% 0% 0%
Total Psy.D. students obtaining internships 66 56 68 60 79 68 71
100% 90% 98% 94% 95% 92% 88%

*Defined as those who submitted rank-ordered lists, and thus received results on match day

TIME TO GRADUATION

  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Number of students completing the program 37 75 46 61 61 73 74
Mean years to completion for this cohort 5.25 5.38 5.17 5.0 5.11 5.25 5.25
Median  years to completion for this cohort 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

SUMMARY OF TIME TO GRADUATION 2005-2011
Number of Students who took: Total Graduates (N=427)
Less than 5 years to complete degree 0 (0%)
5 years to complete degree 328 (77%)
6 years to complete degree 75 (18%)
7 years to complete degree 13 (2.5%)
More than 7 years to complete degree 11 (2.5%)

STUDENT ATTRITION
  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Number of students enrolled 85 91 73 74 83 88 82
Number and percentage of students who graduated with doctorate 74 (87.1%) 57 (62.6%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Number and percentage of students currently enrolled 8 (9.4%) 19 (20.9%) 70 (95.9%) 70 (94.6%) 80 (96.4%) 86 (97.7%) 82 (100%)
Number and percentage of students no longer enrolled 3 (3.5%) 15 (16.5%) 3 (4.1%) 4 (5.4%) 3 (3.6%) 2 (2.3%) 0 (0%)

LICENSURE OUTCOMES 2001-2009
Total Number of Graduates N =  546
Graduate Licensed as Psychologists N =  454 83%
Graduates not Currently Licensed as Psychologists N =    92 17%