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 Year2014-
2015
2015-
2016
2016-
2017
2017-
2018
2018-
2019
2019-
2020
2020-
2021
2021-20222022-20232023-2024
Number of Applicants102791067810210212513392151
Number Interviewed54526050557370464653
Number Offered Admission31393628352844383924
Actual Size of Incoming Class20181715181715171712
BA/BS18161611161112131412
Advanced Standing2214263630

 Applicants Accepted for Admission

  2014-20152015-20162016-20172017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
GRE-VerbalAverage153.68153.9151.47153.33153.68155.37155.54154.73153.00N/A
 Median153.5155151154154154155155.00153.50N/A
GRE-QuantitativeAverage151.45151148.41151.07150.37152.53154.05152.18151.40N/A
 Median151151148154149150.50152154.00153.70N/A
GRE-AnalyticalAverage4.054.344.34.114.514.574.143.90N/A
 Median4444.544.54.54.004.50N/A
GRE-PsychologyAverage634.4N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
 Median640N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Average Undergraduate GPAAverage3.683.593.63.713.593.633.703.603.713.77

Time to Completion for All Students Entering the Program

Outcome     Year in which degrees were conferred

 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024  Total  
Total number of students with doctoral degree conferred on transcript20 15 20 15 12 20 4 16 15 14  151  
Mean number of years to complete the program5.35 5.47 5.2 5.27 5.5 5.5 6.75 5.6 5.6 5.7  5.59  
Median number of years to complete the program5 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 5 6  5.30  
Time to Degree RangesN%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N% N% 
Students in less than 5 years00000000000000000000 00 
Students in 5 years1470138815751173108314701259561059750 10469 
Students in 6 years31516420170031500535529536 2718 
Students in 7 years210160032018210250161617 149 
Students in more than 7 years150015001815125161617 85 

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

 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2024-2025 Total 
Total number of students with doctoral degree conferred on transcript3 6 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 7 27 
Mean number of years to complete the program3 4.83 4 3.2 3 3 3 3 4 3.57 35 
Median number of years to complete the program3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 33 
Time to Degree RangesN%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students in less than 5 years310046611003100210021001100110011006862489
Students in 5 years00117000000000000000027
Students in 6 years00000000000000000011427
Students in 7 years0000000000000000000000
Students in more than 7 years00117000000000000000014

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

Description2023-2024 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                         

 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 
 N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students who obtained APA/CPA-accredited internships2120000002929318425211317
Students who obtained APPIC member internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)0000000029290031821100
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)138219100161002010016731673116511698441583
Students who obtained other internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)00000000000000000000
Students who obtained internships1594191001610020100219521951482161001810018100
Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process1519162022221716-18-18-

Internship Placement - Table 2

Outcome                                                          Year in which degrees were conferred

 2014-
2015
 2015-
2016
 2016-
2017
 2017-
2018
 2018-
2019
 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 
 N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process16-19-16020022-22-17-16-18-18-
Students who obtained paid internships3199478509451045104574195612671161
Students who obtained half-time internships* (if applicable)000000001515229000000

Attrition

Variable                                                         Year of First Enrollment

 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 
 N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students for whom this is the year of first enrollment (i.e. new students)201616151817152023-17-16-
Students whose doctoral degrees were conferred on their transcripts0000000012--20--5716-18-23-
Students still enrolled in program19951610016100151005310053100537264100169416100
Students no longer enrolled for any reason other than conferral of doctoral degree15000000000011000000

Praxis II Examination

 2014-2015 
Content Categories & Total ScoreNMean
Data-Based Decision Making1330.9
Research-Based Academic Practices1312.7
Research-Based Behavioral and Mental Health Practices1314.5
Consultation and Collaboration1311.5
Applied Psychological Foundation1311.5
Ethical/Legal and Professional Foundations139.8
Total Score13178.5
Percentage Passing the Exam with a score of at least (165)13100%

 

 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-204 
Content Categories & Total ScoresNMeanNMeanNMeanNMeanNMeanNMeanNMeanNMeanNMean
Professional Practices, Practices that Permeate All Aspects of Service Delivery1623.91425.51724.41625.61325.11324.21126.61226.51625.8
Direct and Indirect Services for Children, Families, and Schools (Student-Level Services)1621.11420.51718.21619.81320.51318.811201219.51619.4
Systems-Level Services1612.71411.91712.11613.251313.81313.21113.51212.51615.4
Foundations of School Psychological Service Delivery16271425.61725.21627.171329.41326.61127.51227.51623.3
Total Score16175.514171.8171701617113173.7713171.2311173.612171.916172.7
Percentage Passing the Exam with a score of at least (147)16100%14100%17100%16100%13100%13100%11100%12100%16100%

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.