The Doctoral Program in Counseling Psychology at the University of North Texas provides the following student, education and training outcome data, and financial information in response to directives from the APA Office of Accreditation. The information provided below includes data concerning applicants, admitted students, internship acceptance rates, time to program completion, student attrition rates, and financial cost. Our program uses a process of holistic review for admissions, and admission is not determined by one criterion or quantitative measure of achievement. Motivation, aptitude, self-awareness, multicultural and diveristy experiences and commitment, and interpersonal poise are highly valued, as are skills in communication, research methods, and professional/scientific writing.

Time to Completion for all students entering the program 

Outcome      
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 transcript 8   8   5   13   5   7   8   9   8 8 79
Mean number of years to complete the program 7   6   7   6.62   6.2   5.7   5.375   5.67   5.75 6 6.13
Median number of years to complete the program 6   6   6   6   6   6   5   6   6 6 6
Time to Degree Ranges N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N %
Students in less than 5 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Students in 5 years 0 0 2 25 0 0 2 15.4 0 0 2 29 5 63 6 67 3 38 1 13 21 27
Students in 6 years 6 75 5 63 3 60 7 53.8 4 80 5 71 3 38 3 33 4 50 6 75 46 58
Students in 7 years 0 0 0 0 1 20 2 15.4 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 1 13 6 8
Students in more than 7 years 2 25 1 13 1 20 2 15.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8

Program Costs

Description 2023-2024 1st Year Cohort Cost
Tuition for full-time students (in-state) 8,633.01
Tuition for full-time students (out-of-state) 15,633.01
Tuition per credit hour for part-time students (if applicable enter amount; if not applicable enter NA) N/A
University/Institution fees or costs 2181.3
Additional estimated fees or costs to students (e.g. books, travel, etc.) 1973.42

Internship Placement - Table 1

Outcome Year Applied for Internship
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 internships 7 100 8 100 10 100 7 100 8 100 6 86 10 90.10 8 100 6 85.70 6 100
Students who obtained APPIC member internships that were not APA/CPA accredited (if applicable) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.3 0 0
Students who obtained other memberships organization internships (e.g. CAPIC) that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Students who obtained internships conforming to CDSPP guidelines that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Students who obtained other internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Students who obtained any internship 7 100 8 100 10 100 7 100 8 100 6 86 10 90.1 8 100 7 100 6 100
Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process  7   8   10   7   8   7   11   8   7   6  

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) 8   7   9   8   9   8   8   8   8   9  
Students whose doctoral degrees were conferred on their transcripts 7 88 7 100 7 78 7 88 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Students still enrolled in the program 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 6 67 7 88 7 88 8 100 8 100 9 100
Students no longer enrolled for any reason other than conferral of doctoral degree 1 13 0 0 2 22 0 0 0 0 1 13 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 0

Applicant Data

Variable 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
Number of Applicants 179 183 172 176 168 198 200 208 228 119
Number of Admission Offers 11 13 11 11 11 11 9 11 11 9
Number of Incoming Students 8 7 9 8 9 8 8 8 8 9
Number of Students Receiving an Assistantship* 8 7 9 8 9 8 8 8 8 9
                     
                     
Those Accepted and Enrolled for Admission                    
Variable 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
GRE-Verbal (average) 159 156 157 155 158 155 155.29 Not Required Not Required 152.67
GRE-Quantitative (average) 157 155 156 154 155 156 157.00 Not Required Not Required 148.89
GRE-Writing (average) 4.5 4.75 4.33 4 4.33 4.56 4.86 Not Required Not Required 4.22
Undergraduate GPA (average) 3.89 3.72 3.64 3.73 3.62 3.63 3.65 3.67 3.72 3.66

Licensure

Outcome Augsut 2012-August 2022
The total number of program graduates (doctoral degrees conferred on transcripts) between 2 and 10 years ago 80
The number of these graduates (between 2 and 10 years ago) who became licensed psychologists in the past 10 years 77
Licensure percentage 96%