Student Admissions, Outcomes and Other Data

Admission Data
Applicants Accepted for Admission
Time to Degree Completion
Program Costs
Internship Placement – Table 1
Internship Placement – Table 2
Attrition
Praxis II Examination
Licensure

Admission Data

Academic Year2013-
2014
2014-
2015
2015-
2016
2016-
2017
2017-
2018
2018-
2019
2019-
2020
2020-
2021
2021-20222022-2023
Number of Applicants104102791067810210212513392
Number Interviewed54545260505573704646
Number Offered Admission29313936283528443839
Actual Size of Incoming Class16201817151817151717
BA/BS14181616111611121314
Advanced Standing2221426363

 Applicants Accepted for Admission

  2013-20142014-20152015-20162016-20172017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20212021-20222022-2023
GRE-VerbalAverage570/158153.68153.9151.47153.33153.68155.37155.54154.73153.00
 Median158153.5155151154154154155155.00153.50
GRE-QuantitativeAverage620/154151.45151148.41151.07150.37152.53154.05152.18151.40
 Median156151151148154149150.50152154.00153.70
GRE-AnalyticalAverage4.544.054.344.34.114.514.574.143.90
 Median4.54444.544.54.54.004.50
GRE-PsychologyAverage680634.4N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
 Median670640N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Average Undergraduate GPAAverage3.693.683.593.63.713.593.633.703.603.71

Time to Completion for All Students Entering the Program

Outcome     Year in which degrees were conferred

 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 Total  
Total number of students with doctoral degree conferred on transcript23 20 15 20 15 12 20 4 16 15 137  
Mean number of years to complete the program5.39 5.35 5.47 5.2 5.27 5.5 5.5 6.75 5.6 5.6 5.56  
Median number of years to complete the program5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 5 5.30  
Time to Degree RangesN%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N% 
Students in less than 5 years0000000000000000000000 
Students in 5 years1670147013881575117310831470125956105911181 
Students in 6 years521315164201700315005355293123 
Students in 7 years2921016003201821025016161410 
Students in more than 7 years00150015001815125161664 

Note: A student may transfer a maximum of twelve (12) credits from another accredited university with the approval of the Program Director and Dean. Requested transfer credits must not have fulfilled requirements for another degree. Catalog descriptions and an official transcript copy must be presented to the Program Director for the graduate courses for which transfer credit is requested. The Program Director will forward all information to the Dean's office for final approval. If the grade obtained was below a "B,” no transfer credit will be allowed. No credit will be given for pass/fail courses. To request transfer credit, students must have already completed a minimum of twelve credits in the graduate program at St. John's. The entire review process takes one to two months. Transfer of credit must occur before the semester in which the student will be applying for the comprehensive examination (first semester of third year). Students cannot finish the program in less than 5 years. Students can lighten their course loads with transfer credits and by going to summer school. However, with practicum (2nd and 4th years), externship (3rd and 4th years) and internship (5th year) requirements, it takes a minimum of 5 years.  Each of these lasts for either an academic school year or 12 months, and must be completed before the next learning experience can be started.

Time to Completion for Students entering the Program with Advanced Standing (if applicable)

Outcome                               Year in which degrees were conferred

 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 Total 
Total number of students with doctoral degree conferred on transcript6 3 6 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 27 
Mean number of years to complete the program3.67 3 4.83 4 3.2 3 3 3 3 4 34 
Median number of years to complete the program3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 32 
Time to Degree RangesN%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students in less than 5 years466.7310046611003100210021001100110011002385
Students in 5 years116.7001170000000000000027
Students in 6 years116.700000000000000000014
Students in 7 years0000000000000000000000
Students in more than 7 years00001170000000000000014

Note: Students admitted with a Masters in School Psychology and a permanent or provisional certification in school psychology can be admitted with advanced standing. These students will be required to take 50 credits. If the student’s masters did not include courses that are required for licensure as a psychologist in New York State, the student will be required to substitute these courses for his or her electives. In addition, the student’s elective courses may be used to take courses that the Program Director deems were deficient or absent in their School Certification education. They must take courses that exist in our program if they did not have equivalent courses in their masters/certification program. Courses required for licensure include: Social (Psy 622) or Cross-Cultural (Psy 625); Learning (Psy 616) or Cognition (Psy 617); Physiological (Psy 648) or Biological bases; Scaling and Measurement (Psy 759); and Research Methods (Psy 615).

Program Costs

Description2022-2023 1st-year Cohort Cost
Tuition for full-time students (in-state)$35,760.00
Tuition for full-time students (out-of-state)$35,760.00
Tuition per credit hour for part-time students (if applicable)-
University/institution fees or costs $800.00
Additional estimated fees or costs to students (e.g. books, travel, etc.)$600.00

Internship Placement – Table 1

 Outcome                                                              Year in which degrees were conferred                         

 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 
 N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students who obtained APA/CPA-accredited internships152120000002929318425211
Students who obtained APPIC member internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)0000000000292900318211
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)209513821910016100201001673167311651169844
Students who obtained other internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)00000000000000000000
Students who obtained internships2110015941910016100201002195219514821610018100
Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process211519162022221716-18-

Internship Placement - Table 2

Outcome                                                          Year in which degrees were conferred

 2013-
2014
 2014-
2015
 2015-
2016
 2016-
2017
 2017-
2018
 2018-
2019
 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 
 N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process21-16-19-16020022-22-17-16-18-
Students who obtained paid internships1467319947850945104510457419561267
Students who obtained half-time internships* (if applicable)150000000015152290000

Attrition

Variable                                                         Year of First Enrollment

 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 
 N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students for whom this is the year of first enrollment (i.e. new students)16201616151817152023-17-
Students whose doctoral degrees were conferred on their transcripts000000000012--20--5716-18-
Students still enrolled in program1488199516100161001510053100531005372641001694
Students no longer enrolled for any reason other than conferral of doctoral degree212150000000000110000

Praxis II Examination

 2013-2014 2014-2015 
Content Categories & Total ScoreNMeanNMean
Data-Based Decision Making12301330.9
Research-Based Academic Practices1210.31312.7
Research-Based Behavioral and Mental Health Practices1214.41314.5
Consultation and Collaboration1212.51311.5
Applied Psychological Foundation1211.41311.5
Ethical/Legal and Professional Foundations129.9139.8
Total Score12175.713178.5
Percentage Passing the Exam with a score of at least (165)12100%13100%

 

 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 
Content Categories & Total ScoresNMeanNMeanNMeanNMeanNMeanNMeanNMeanNMean
Professional Practices, Practices that Permeate All Aspects of Service Delivery1623.91425.51724.41625.61325.11324.21126.61226.5
Direct and Indirect Services for Children, Families, and Schools (Student-Level Services)1621.11420.51718.21619.81320.51318.811201219.5
Systems-Level Services1612.71411.91712.11613.251313.81313.21113.51212.5
Foundations of School Psychological Service Delivery16271425.61725.21627.171329.41326.61127.51227.5
Total Score16175.514171.8171701617113173.7713171.2311173.612171.9
Percentage Passing the Exam with a score of at least (147)16100%14100%17100%16100%13100%13100%11100%12100%

Licensure

Outcome2013-2021
The total number of program graduates (doctoral degrees conferred on transcript) between 2 and 10 years ago172
The number of these graduates (between 2 and 10 years ago) who became licensed psychologists in the past 10 years103
Licensure percentage60%
*The majority of our alumni are employed as school psychologists in public schools, which do not require licensure as a psychologist, only certification as a school psychologist.