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 Year2015-
2016
2016-
2017
2017-
2018
2018-
2019
2019-
2020
2020-
2021
2021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Number of Applicants791067810210212513392151118
Number Interviewed52605055737046465367
Number Offered Admission39362835284438392429
Actual Size of Incoming Class18171518171517171210
BA/BS16161116111213141210
Advanced Standing2142636300

 Applicants Accepted for Admission

  2015-20162016-20172017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
GRE-VerbalAverage153.9151.47153.33153.68155.37155.54154.73153.00N/AN/A
 Median155151154154154155155.00153.50N/AN/A
GRE-QuantitativeAverage151148.41151.07150.37152.53154.05152.18151.40N/AN/A
 Median151148154149150.50152154.00153.70N/AN/A
GRE-AnalyticalAverage4.344.34.114.514.574.143.90N/AN/A
 Median444.544.54.54.004.50N/AN/A
GRE-PsychologyAverageN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
 MedianN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Average Undergraduate GPAAverage3.593.63.713.593.633.703.603.713.773.77

Time to Completion for All Students Entering the Program

Outcome     Year in which degrees were conferred

 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025  Total  
Total number of students with doctoral degree conferred on transcript15 20 15 12 20 4 16 15 14 17  168  
Mean number of years to complete the program5.47 5.2 5.27 5.5 5.5 6.75 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.6  5.59  
Median number of years to complete the program5 5 5 5 5 7 5 5 6 5  5.27  
Time to Degree RangesN%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N% N% 
Students in less than 5 years00000000000000000000 00 
Students in 5 years1388157511731083147012595610597501271 11669 
Students in 6 years16420170031500535529536318 3018 
Students in 7 years16003201821025016161700 149 
Students in more than 7 years0015001815125161617212 106 

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

 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 Total 
Total number of students with doctoral degree conferred on transcript6 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 7 2 29 
Mean number of years to complete the program4.83 4 3.2 3 3 3 3 4 3.57 4 3.51 
Median number of years to complete the program4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 
Time to Degree RangesN%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students in less than 5 years46611003100210021001100110011006861502586
Students in 5 years1170000000000000000150310
Students in 6 years00000000000000001140013
Students in 7 years0000000000000000000000
Students in more than 7 years11700000000000000000013

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

Description2024-2025 1st-year Cohort Cost
Tuition for full-time students (in-state)$41,880.00
Tuition for full-time students (out-of-state)$41,880.00
Tuition per credit hour for part-time students (if applicable)--
University/institution fees or costs $1,000.00
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                         

 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 
 N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students who obtained APA/CPA-accredited internships0000002929318425211317213
Students who obtained APPIC member internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)000000292900318211001488
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)191001610020100167316731165116984415831488
Students who obtained other internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)00000000000000000000
Students who obtained internships19100161002010021952195148216100181001810016100
Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process19162022221716-18-18-16100

Internship Placement - Table 2

Outcome                                                          Year in which degrees were conferred

 2015-
2016
 2016-
2017
 2017-
2018
 2018-
2019
 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 
 N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process19-16020022-22-17-16-18-18-16100
Students who obtained paid internships9478509451045104574195612671161850
Students who obtained half-time internships* (if applicable)000000151522900000000

Attrition

Variable                                                         Year of First Enrollment

 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 
 N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students for whom this is the year of first enrollment (i.e. new students)1616151817152023-17-16-10-
Students whose doctoral degrees were conferred on their transcripts00000012--20--5716-18-23-19-
Students still enrolled in program161001610015100531005310053726410016941610079-
Students no longer enrolled for any reason other than conferral of doctoral degree00000000001100000000

Praxis II Examination

 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-204 2024-2025 
Content Categories & Total ScoresNMeanNMeanNMeanNMeanNMeanNMeanNMeanNMeanNMeanNMean
Professional Practices, Practices that Permeate All Aspects of Service Delivery1623.91425.51724.41625.61325.11324.21126.61226.51625.81327.3
Direct and Indirect Services for Children, Families, and Schools (Student-Level Services)1621.11420.51718.21619.81320.51318.811201219.51619.41318.8
Systems-Level Services1612.71411.91712.11613.251313.81313.21113.51212.51615.41316.8
Foundations of School Psychological Service Delivery16271425.61725.21627.171329.41326.61127.51227.51623.31322.4
Total Score16175.514171.8171701617113173.7713171.2311173.612171.916172.713176.9
Percentage Passing the Exam with a score of at least (147)16100%14100%17100%16100%13100%13100%11100%12100%16100%13100%

Licensure

Outcome2014-2023
The total number of program graduates (doctoral degrees conferred on transcript) between 2 and 10 years ago170
The number of these graduates (between 2 and 10 years ago) who became licensed psychologists in the past 10 years115
Licensure percentage68%
*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.