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Full Disclosure Data - Auburn University Clinical Psychology PhD Program

Data on Incoming Class

Academic Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Number of Applicants 99 97 98 98 160 147 177 172 150 161
Number Offered Admission 15 10 8 11 10 13 13 12 13 11
Actual Size of Incoming Class 7 8 8 9 7 6 5 9 8 7
Number of Incoming Students Receiving Financial Support
 7 8 8 9 7 6 5 9 8 7

 

Academic Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
GRE- Verbal (Average) 530 590 560 540 550 580 600 590 600 560
GRE- Quantitative (Average) 620 620 680 650 680 660 690 640 680 600
GRE-Writing (Average)         5 4.2 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.6
Average Undergraduate GPA 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.93 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8

Internship Data (all data below pertain to 1-year, full-time, paid, APA accredited internships with APPIC members)

Academic Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Number of Internship Applicants 12 4 4 6 7 8 1 10 5 10 6 7
Number Accepted on APPIC Match Day 10 4 4 6 7 7 1 10 5 10 5 5
% Accepted on APPIC Match Day 83.3 100 100 100 100 87.5 100 100 100 100 83 71
Number Accepted After APPIC Match Day 0 -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- 0 0
% Accepted After APPIC Match Day 0 -- -- -- -- 12.5 -- -- -- -- 0 0
Number Accepted at Accredited Internships 10 4 4 6 7 8 1 10 5 10 5 6
% Accepted at Accredited Internships 83.3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 83 86
Number Accepted at Funded Internships 10 4 4 6 7 8 1 10 5 10 5 6
% Accepted at Funded Internships 83.3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 83 86

Presentations and Publications Data

Academic Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Percentage of Students Presenting Papers/Posters 50% 40% 51% 45% 44% 38% 40% 50% 44%* 52%* 46%*
Percentage of Students with Professional Publications 18% 9% 27% 26% 31% 26% 30% 29% 24% 24% 21%

* excluding presentations at non-refereed, in-house functions

Graduation Outcomes - By Year of Graduation

Academic Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Number of Students Completing Program 9 8 6 4 9 4 8 5 7 9 6
Average Years to Completion in this Year 6.7 7 7.8 5.7 6.7 9.25 7 6 7.6 6.1 6.5
Median Years to Completion in this Year 6 6.75 8 5.7 6 9 7.33 6 6.33 6 6
Range of Years to Completion in this Year 5-8.5 4.75-10 5.3-9.6 5.33-6.33 5-12 6-13 5.3-8.3 5-7 5-12.33 5-8.33 5-9.33

Graduation Outcomes - All Students Graduating in the Past 7 years (2002-2003 through 2008-2009)

Years to Complete PhD All Graduates Graduates who entered with a Master's Degree Graduates who entered without a Master's Degree
  N % N % N %
Less than 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 < X < 6 10 21 6 40 4 12
6 < X < 7 21 44 6 40 15 45
7 < X < 8 8 17 0 0 8 24
8 + 9 19 3 20 6 18
Total 48 101 15 100 33 99
Median Years to Completion 6.33 6.33 6.33
Mean Years to Completion 6.9 6.5 7

Funding/Program Costs:

First-year doctoral students typically are supported through graduate teaching assistantships (GTAs). After the first year, clinical students receive funding through a clinical placement, although they may also pursue GTA positions if deemed appropriate. The program also offers RA positions, depending on available funds. Students who hold assistantships of at least .25 FTE (the norm in this department is .33 FTE) during a given semester receive a tuition fellowship from the university for that semester. This fellowship pays both in-state and out-of-state tuition for up to 15 semester credit hours for that semester. The student is required only to pay a matriculation fee for the semester of about $295. There is a limit to the number of credit hours of tuition fellowship a student can receive. Doctoral students in Clinical Psychology receive 107 semester hours. Students who continue to hold assistantships after exhausting the tuition fellowship limit will continue to have the out-of-state portion of tuition waived ($6240) during semesters in which they hold an assistantship but will be required to pay the in-state portion of their tuition ($3120). Historically, doctoral students making strong progress have received 5 years of support. Because levels of funding are determined by annual legislative action and by the budgetary constraints of the various practicum sites, it is impossible to guarantee this level of support, but it is expected to continue. Assistantship salaries start at $1050 per month (1/3 time, first-year student, no MS). Raises typically occur as students progress through the program. All doctoral students are automatically considered for assistantships; there is no separate application. For student loan info, contact the Financial Aid Office at 334-844-4723.


Attrition Statistics:

In the past seven years, (academic years 2001-2002 through 2007-2008), 52 students have matriculated in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. Ten of those students have left the program without earning the Ph.D. That represents an attrition rate of 19%. The reasons for leaving the program vary, including a change in interests, moving to a new location, following a significant other, personal or family medical problems, and failing to meet the academic requirements of the program. Below are the attrition data by year of admission:

Year of Enrollment # Enrolled # Graduated with Doctorate # still currently enrolled # No longer Enrolled
2002 8 6 1 1
2003 9 5 2 2
2004 7 0 7 0
2005 6 0 3 3
2006 5 0 3 2
2007 9 0 8 1
2008 8 0 7 1
Total 52 11 31 10

 

Licensure Statistics:

Of the 68 graduates from 1997 to 2005, 62 or 91% are  currently licensed as psychologists.

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Last updated August, 2009