Academics

Student Admissions Outcomes and Data

The UMass Boston Clinical Psychology Program has been accredited since 1995 by the American Psychological Association. For information about our accreditation status, you can contact the Committee on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association, which can also be reached at 750 First Street, NE • Washington, DC • 20002-4242 or (202) 339-5979.

NUMBER OF APPLICANTS TO PROGRAM

Applicant Data

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Number of Applicants

253

296

256

301

 296   361 367

Number Interviewed

36

32

37

44

   47   36 45

% Interviewed

14%

11%

14%

15%

  16% 9.6% 12.3%

Number Offered Admission

10

17

12

16

   10   10 12

Actual Size of Incoming Class

8

9

8

8

   9   8 8

% of Applicants in Incoming Class

3%

3%

3%

3%

   3%   3% 2.2%

Number of Incoming Students Receiving Financial Aid*

8

9

8

8

   9   8 8

% of Incoming Students Receiving Financial Aid*

100%

100%

100%

100%

100% 100% 100%

 

*Financial aid = Stipend plus tuition remission and waiver of Education Operations Fee plus $1,152 toward health insurance

DATA ON INCOMING STUDENTS

Data On Incoming Students

 

 

2005

 

2006

 

2007

 

2008

 

2009

 

2010

 

2011

Verbal

(Average)

599

636

613

620

587

623

669

 

(Median)

580

610

640

630

590

620

650

Quantitative

(Average)

659

694

667

698

670

696

709

 

(Median)

665

730

665

690

655

706

775

Analytic

(Average)

615

5.11

5.18

4.94

4.88

4.8

4.9

 

(Median)

595

5.5

5.25

4.75

5

5

5

Subject

(Average)

636

709

670

659

652

693

711

 

(Median)

625

730

670

655

630

740

730

GPA

(Average)

3.63

3.68

347

3.53

3.6

37

3.69

 

(Median)

3.57

3.60

3.60

3.81

3.7

3.7

3.75

GRADUATION OUTCOMES

 

 

2006 

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Number of Students Completing Program

 

4

15

5

4

8

11

Average Years to Completion

(Mean)

7.5

6.5

6.3

7.6

7

6.5

 

(Median)

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7

6.65

TIME TO COMPLETION FOR ALL GRADUATES

Time to completion *

Percentage

Less than 5 yrs

0%

5

20%

6

40%

7

24%

>7

16%

  *Students who come in with a master’s degree from another university receive credit for at most two courses and do not graduate any faster on average than students coming in with BA/BS degrees.

PROGRAM COSTS

All 1st -4th year students currently receive financial support in the form of Teaching Assistantships or Research Assistantships.  This includes a stipend ($14,850 to $16,107, tuition, and Education Operations Fees waivers, and a $1,252 health insurance waiver. All amounts are based on the 2011-2012 academic year.

  IN STATE OUT OF STATE
Tuition $2,590 (waived) $9,758 (waived)
Education Operations Fee $8,711 (waived) $12,767 (waived)
Stipend $14,348

$14,348

Sign on Bonus $2,000 $2,000
Health Insurance Payment $1,252 $1,252
VALUE OF STIPEND $28,901 $40,125

INTERNSHIPS

Internship Data

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Total Number of Internship Applicants

8

4

8

8

8

11

Number who Obtained Internships

8

3

7

8

7

11

% Who Obtained Internships

100%

75%

88%

100%

88%

100%

Number who Obtained Paid Internships

8

3

6

8

7

11

% who Obtained Paid Internships

100%

75%

75%

100%

100%

100%

Number who Obtained APPIC Member Internships

8

3

6

8

7

11

% who Obtained APPIC Member Internships

100%

75%

75%

100%

100%

100%

Number who Obtained APA Accredited Internships

8

3

6

8

7

11

% who Obtained APA Accredited Internships

100%

75%

75%

100%

100%

100%

Number who Obtained two year half-time Internships

0

0

1

0

0

0

ATTRITION

 

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Total Number of Students Matriculated

61

54

58

61

65

59

Number of Students Who have Failed to complete program once matriculated

0

0

1

0

0

0

Percentage who failed to complete the program once matriculated

0%

0%

1%

0%

0%

0%

PROGRAM LICENSURE PERCENTAGE 2001 TO 2009

 

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Number of Program Graduates

6

5

12

6

10

4

15

5

4

Number of Program Graduates to become licensed psychologists

6

5

11

5

10

4

13

4

4

Percentage of Program Graduates to become licensed psychologists

100%

100%

92%

83%

100%

100%

87%

80%

100%