Student Admissions, Outcomes, and Other Data
General Information
The PsyD program at the GSPP is accredited by the American Psychological Association (750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242; 202-336-5979). The PsyD program has been continuously accredited since 1979.
The PsyD program at GSPP seeks well-qualified students who are a good fit for our practitioner-scholar program. We look for students who demonstrate an aptitude for clinical work and for applied scholarship. As such, we ask applicants to provide undergraduate transcripts, GRE scores, letters of recommendation, and two essays.
Faculty members review completed applications in December, January, and February each year. Qualified applicants are invited to an in-person interview at the end of February or beginning of March. Applicants are interviewed individually by a faculty member and current student, and in groups by two faculty members. The interview day also provides applicants the opportunity to learn more about the school, and to meet other students and faculty members. When it is not possible for the student to do an in-person interview, a phone interview may be substituted, but is not preferred.
Following the completion of interviews, the entire faculty meets to review the applicant pool. Potential students are selected based on the composite of their written materials, individual interviews, and group interviews. Potential students are notified about their admission status by April 1, and applicants who are offered admission are required to notify the program of their enrollment decision by April 15.
Average number of Applications 2005-2011
Average Yearly Applications: 378
Average Yearly Admission Offers: 76
Yearly Average Enrollment: 38
Average time to completion 2003-2011
| Cohort | Total # Students | # Enter w/BA | #Enter w/MA | Total # Graduates | Total Non-Graduates | Graduates Entered w/BA | Graduates Entered w/MA |
| 2003 | 38 | 25 (66%) | 13 (34%)1 | 36 (95%)1 | 1 (3%)1 | 25 (100%)2 | 12 (92%)3 |
| 2004 | 36 | 20 (56%) | 16 (44%) | 32 (89%) | 4 (11%) | 19 (95%) | 16 (100%) |
| 2005 | 33 | 18 (54%) | 15 (45%) | 30 (91%) | 3 (9%) | 18 (100%) | 11 (73%) |
| 2006 | 34 | 20 (59%) | 14 (41%) | 17 (50%) | 17 (50%) | 11 (55%) | 6 (43%) |
| 2007 | 37 | 30 (81%) |
7(18%) |
11(29%) | 26(70%) | 8 (72%) | 3(27%) |
| 2008 | 34 | 20 (59%) | 14 (41%) | 0 | 34 (100%) | ||
| 2009 | 36 | 21 (58%) | 15 (42%) | 0 | 36 (100%) | ||
| 2010 | 40 | 24 (60%) | 16 (40%) | 0 | 40 (100%) | ||
| 2011 | 34 | 16 (47%) | 18 (52%) | 0 |
| Cohort | 3 Years w/BA | 3 Years w/MA | 4 Years w/BA | 4 Years w/MA | 5 Years w/BA | 5 Years w/MA | 6 Years w/BA | 6 Years w/MA |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 (23%)3 | 11 (44%)2 | 5 (38%)3 | 15 (60%)2 | 2 (%)3 | 1 (8%)3 | |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 (12%) | 7 (35%) | 9 (56%) | 8 (40%) | 4 (25%) | 1 (5%)2 | 1 (6%) |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 9 (50%) | 5 (33%) | 12 (67%) | 4 (27%) | ||
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 11 (55%) | 6 (43%) | ||||
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 8 (21%) | 3 (10%) | ||||
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Number of Applications 2011
Applications: 394
Admission Offers: 72
Enrollment: 40
Average GRE scores of 2011 PsyD Applicants:
Verbal: 530
Quantitative: 598
Analytical Writing: 4.38
Average GRE scores of 2011 Incoming PsyD Students:
Verbal: 561
Quantitative: 638
Analytical Writing: 4.48
Program Cost
$1026.00 per credit hour (quarter hours) - PsyD students are required to attend for the four (4) quarters of the academic year thus completing the 135 required credits and all academic requirements in three (3) years of residency. This is a financial advantage over other programs that require students to be in residence for four (4) years or more. The University of Denver charges GSPP students flat-rate tuition, charging students the same fee for 12-18 credits per quarter, so a student's overall tuition cost is determined by how students arrange their schedule.
Financial aid is available as loans, scholarships, fellowships, grants, work study and student work positions (TA, clinic assistantships.)
Generally, GSPP is able to offer 50% of the incoming class non-loan financial assistance.
Pre-Doctoral Internship Match
From 2000-2010 = 78.7% in APPIC match
The APPIC website lists GSPP's internship match rate from 2000-2010 as 78.7%, with 14.7% not matched and 6.7% withdrawn. These figures do not include the GSPP Exclusively Affiliated Internship Consortium which did not participate in the traditional match until 2009. The following table gives a more comprehensive picture of our internship matching rates:
Internship Acceptance Rates
| Year | Applied for Internship |
Obtained Internship |
Obtained Paid Internship |
Obtained APA/CPA Accredited Internship |
Obtained Non-accredited APPIC Member Internship |
Obtained Other Non-Accredited Internship |
Obtained Two-Year Half-Time Internship |
| 2006 | 34 | 31 (91%) | 31 (91%) | 31 (91%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3%) |
| 2007 | 44 | 36 (82%) | 36 (82%) | 33 (75%) | 3 (7%) | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 30 | 28 (93%) | 28 (93%) | 26 (87%) | 1 (3%) | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 42 | 38 (90%) | 38 (90%) | 33 (79%) | 2 (5%) | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 25 | 24 (96%) | 24 (96%) | 23 (92%) | 0 | 1 (4%) | 0 |
| 2011 | 40 | 37 (93%) | 37 (93%) | 37 (93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 33 |
For 2011-2012 GSPP students were placed in the following internship sites:
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Site Name
|
Number of Students
|
APA/CPA Accredited
|
APPIC member
|
Paid
|
Full-Time
|
| Astor Services for Children and Families, NY | 1 | X | X |
X |
X |
| Brigham Young University, UT | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| Casa Pacifica, CA | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| Catholic University of America, Counseling Center, Washington, DC | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| Center for Behavioral Medicine, KS | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| Child and Family Guidance Center, CA | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| Children's Hospital, CO | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| Community Reach Center, CO | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| Denver Health Medical Center, CO | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| Friends Hospital, PA | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| Hamilton Health Sciences, Ontario, Canada | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| Hutchings Psychiatric Center, NY | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| Ohio State University, OH | 2 | X | X | X | X |
| Pacifica Clinics, CA | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| Portland VA Medical Center, OR | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| St. John's Child and Family Development Center, CA | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| University of Colorado, Boulder, CO | 2 | X | X | X | X |
| University of Denver GSPP Internship Consortium: Kaiser Permanente Colorado (2 interns); Mental Health Center of Denver (2 interns); Regis Counseling and Personal Development (1 intern); University of Denver Health and Counseling Center (4 interns) | 9 | X | X | X | X |
| University of Idaho, ID | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| University of Missouri, Columbia, MO | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| University of San Diego, CA | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| University of St. Thomas, MN | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| University of Southern California, CA | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| University of Southern California/Children's Hospital, CA | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| University of Texas Health Sciences, TX | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| Wichita Collaborative Psychology, KS | 1 | X | X | X | X |
| Wilford Hall Medical Center/Lackland Air Force Base, TX | 1 | X | X | X | X |
Attrition Data
| Enrollment Year | Number Enrolled | Graduated with Doctorate | Currently Enrolled | No Longer Enrolled |
| 2004 | 39 | 35 | 0 (1 expected to graduate in November 2011) | 3 (7%) |
| 2005 | 36 | 32 | 1 | 3 (8%) |
| 2006 | 37 | 31 | 3 | 3 (8%) |
| 2007 | 37 | 11 | 16 | 2 (5%) |
| 2008 | 35 | 0 | 32 | 3 (8%) |
| 2009 | 36 | 0 | 35 | 1 (2%) |
| 2010 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 (0%) |
| 2011 | 34 | N/A | 34 |
Licensure Scores
EPPP average score for 2000-2006 = 151
Between June 1999 and June 2008, 276 students graduated from the GSPP PsyD program. Of this number, we have verified that 226 graduates are currently licensed psychologists, yielding a current base licensure rate of 81.8%. In terms of verifiable licensure, only 32 (12%) graduates are verified as currently unlicensed or unverifiable.
Total Graduates: 276
Total Known Licensed: 226 licensed psychologists
Currently Working Overseas or in the Military (not seeking licensure): 4 (1% of total; 1 in military; 1 each in India, Korea, Norway)
In Process of Obtaining Licensure: 11 (3% of total)
Unable to Verify Licensure Information: 32 (12% of total)
