Acceptance and Enrollment
Acceptance and Enrollment Percentages- Doctoral Program
| Doctoral Program |
% of Students Who Apply and Are Accepted |
% of Students Who Are Accepted and Enroll |
| Clinical |
6% |
71% |
| Counseling |
9% |
85% |
| School |
27% |
75% |
| Cognitive |
22% |
50% |
| Developmental |
17% |
70% |
| Educational |
50% |
75% |
| Experimental |
12% |
76% |
| General/Social/Personality |
11% |
50% |
| Industrial/Organizational |
14% |
61% |
| Physiological, neurosciences, biological, or comparative |
18% |
60% |
| Psychometrics/Quantitative |
33% |
60% |
| Other Programs |
18% |
75% |
| All Programs |
13% |
70% |
Acceptance and Enrollment- Master's Program
| Master's Program |
% of Students Who Apply and Are Accepted |
% of Students Who Are Accepted and Enroll |
| Clinical |
41% |
61% |
| Counseling |
59% |
77% |
| School |
43% |
78% |
| Cognitive |
N/A |
N/A |
| Developmental |
50% |
56% |
| Educational |
54% |
84% |
| Experimental |
53% |
66% |
| General/Social/Personality |
41% |
71% |
| Industrial/Organizational |
41% |
64% |
| Physiological, neurosciences, biological, or comparative |
N/A |
N/A |
| Psychometrics/Quantitative |
N/A |
N/A |
| Other Programs |
51% |
68% |
| All Programs |
45% |
68% |
Source: "Acceptance and Enrollment Rates in the Fall of 1996 in U.S. Graduate Departments of Psychology by Degree Level and Program Area" American Psychological Association, 1998 [online], retrieved November 28, 1998. N/A means not available.