On this page we present summary statistical information about the application process and about the department that should be of interest to applicants. We hope it will help you as you learn about and compare various graduate programs.

Number of Applicants, Number Interviewed, Number Accepted, and Number who Entered

2001	CLC	CLG	CLN	COM	DEV	NBN	CGS	total
Applied	28	187	29	39	15	21	30	349
Interviewed	9	38	9	-	-	4	-	56
Accepted	4	17	2	10	4	4	4	45
Entered	3	6	2	5	4	3	1	24

 

2002	CLC	CLG	CLN	COM	DEV	NBN	CGS	total
Applied	36	185	42	27	21	25	32	368
Interviewed	10	26	9	-	-	6	-	45
Accepted	3	12	3	2	4	5	3	32
Entered	2	6	2	1	3	2	3	19

 

2003	CLC	CLG	CLN	COM	DEV	NBN	CGS	total
Applied	46	263	77	34	8	26	43	497
Withdrew	1	12	3	1	1	3	2	23
Interviewed	9	26	10	-	1	5	-	51
Accepted	4	8	3	6	1	5	6	33
Entered	3	5	3	2	1	1	5	20

2004	CLC	CLG	CLN	COM	DEV	NBN	CGS	total
Applied	52	253	94	46	20	31	48	544
Interviewed	3	16	6	-	4	7	-	36
Accepted	2	8	2	7	4	6	4	33
Entered	1	7	1	4	3	2	2	20

2005	CLC	CLG	CLN	COM	DEV	NBN	CGS	total
Applied	37	227	57	25	21	33	43	443
Interviewed	7	15	6	8	6	5	8	55
Accepted	4	5	3	3	3	3	3	24
Entered	4	3	2	3	1	3	3	19

2006	CLC	CLG	CLN	COM	DEV	NBN	CGS	total
Applied	46	218	40	28	18	50	47	446
Interviewed	7	20	8	-	7	8	13	63
Accepted	4	7	4	4	4	5	4	32
Entered	3	5	3	2	1	3	3	20

2007	CLC	CLG	CLN	COM	DEV	NBN	CGS	total
Applied	45	222	72	27	15	26	38	445
Interviewed	7	14	12	-	-	-	-	33
Accepted	3	8	6	2	5	5	1	30
Entered	1	4	2	2	1	4	1	15

Note.  CLC = Clinical-Community Joint Program, CLG = Clinical Program, CLN = Clinical-NBN Joint Program, COM = Community Program, DEV = Developmental Program, NBN = Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neuroscience Program, CGS = Cognitive Sciences Program. The clinical programs have formal interviews; other programs may informally interview applicants (e.g., phone, email, at conferences). Most students who withdrew did so because they had accepted another offer.

GPA and GRE Scores of Applicants who Were Accepted

Clinical Program (CLC CLG CLN)

Score	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
GPA	3.5 3.4...3.7	3.6 3.5...3.8	3.6 3.4...3.8	3.7 3.5...3.9	3.7 3.3...3.8	3.6 3.5...3.8	3.74 3.1...3.9
verbal GRE	580 550...630	565 503...605)	640 500...680	580 510...640	600 583...628	600 570...680	599 490…730
quant. GRE	660 610...690	615 538...710	660 620..690	665 640..720	680 633..735	650 630...690	634 520…750
total GRE	1240 1160...1320	1185 1090...1293	1270 1160...1360	1260 1180...1315	1285 1230...1328	1250 1210..1320	1233 1090..1480

Other Programs (COM DEV NBN CGS)

Score	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
GPA	3.7 3.6...3.8	3.6 3.4...3.8	3.5 3.2...3.8	3.6 3.4...3.8	3.6 3.4...3.7	3.8 3.6...3.9	3.48 2.72…3.95
verbal GRE	550 518...603	565 458...625	550 475...625	560 540...590	560 520...580	560 540...630	520 310…600
quant. GRE	605 (540...683	605 575...665	680 575...745	640 605...660	580 550...690	660 615...725	628 480…720
total GRE	1200 1080...1245	1170 1080...1228	1220 1160...1235	1210 1150...1240	1170 1090...1250	1230 1190..1340	1148 1020…1300

Note.  Scores are medians (with 25-75 percentiles underneath).

Gender and Ethnicity of Applicants who Entered

Clinical Program (CLC CLG CLN)

Percentage	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Female	73	80	91	67	89	73	86
White	45	60	64	89	56	55	57
African Am.	27	20	18	11	11	18	0
Latino	9	20	9	-	-	-	14
Asian	9	-	9	-	22	18	14
Other	9	-	-	-	11	9	14

Other Programs (COM DEV NBN CGS)

Percentage	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Female	62	78	44	82	70	89	75
White	77	56	67	82	90	78	75
African Am.	8	11	22	-	10	-	12.5
Latino	-	11	-	-		11	0
Asian	8	22	11	9		-	12.5
Other	8	-	-	9		11	0

Note.  Ethnicity percentages may not sum exactly to 100 due to rounding.

Stipends of Students in the Department; Number of Students who Graduate

Clinical Program (CLC CLG CLN)

Statistic	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Mean 1st year stipend	-	$12,600	$12,955	$12,667	$13,333	14,250	12,857
Mean 2nd+ year stipend	-	$14,957	$14,722	$14,943	$16,224	15,527	16,227
Number PhDs awarded	14	10	9	4	9	6*	6*
Median years to PhD	6.8	6.4	7.2	5.3	5.1	5.4*	6.2*

Other Programs (COM DEV NBN CGS)

Statistic	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Mean 1st year stipend	-	$14,167	$14,716	$14,728	$16,000	16,833	17,250
Mean 2nd+ year stipend	-	$17,444	$17,758	$17,814	$17,471	17,447	15,000
Number PhDs awarded	4	14	2	5	10	3*	7*
Median years to PhD	6.5	6.7	6.9	6.0	5.8	6.6*	6.6*

Note.  All entering students are offered stipends. Stipends are for 12-months and include a tutition waiver. Years are from BA or BS to PhD.

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Clinical Program: Applicants for Internship

Statistic	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Total Number of Applicants	8	8	5	8	5	10	6
Number who obtained internships	8 (100%)	8 (100%)	5 (100%)	8 (100%)	5 (100%)	10 (100%)	6 (100%)
Number who obtained paid internships	8 (100%)	8 (100%)	5 (100%)	8 (100%)	5 (100%)	10 (100%)	6 (100%)
Number who obtained APPIC member internships	8 (100%)	8 (100%)	5 (100%)	8 (100%)	5 (100%)	10 (100%)	6 (100%)
Number who obtained APA accredited internships	8 (100%)	8 (100%)	5 (100%)	8 (100%)	5 (100%)	10 (100%)	6 (100%)

Fees from 2007-2008

	In-State	Out of State
Full-time Tuition	$2,649	$10,591

	All Students
Mandatory Fees	$494
Mandatory Health Insurance	$386

**Part-time tuition per credit hour is not relevant because all students must be enrolled full-time.
**Note: All graduate students receive assistantships or fellowships that include full tuition waivers
Financial aid in the form of student loans is available through the GSU financial aid office.

Time to Completion of Clinical Program
(CLC CLG CLN)

Graduation Outcomes	Degree at Admission	1999- 2000	2000-2001	2001-2002	2002-2003	2003-2004	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007
Number of Students Completing Program	BA/BS	7	12	11	6	10	7	4	5
	MA/MS	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	1
	All Students	8	12	12	6	10	8	7	6
Years to Completion- Mean	BA/BS	10.43	8.58	8.82	8.17	8.50	6.57	7.25	6.20
	MA/MS	7.00	-	7.00	-	-	6.00	5.67	6.00
	All Students	10.00	8.58	8.67	8.17	8.50	6.50	6.57	6.17
Years to Completion-Median	BA/BS	9	7	9	8	7.5	6	6.5	6
	MA/MS	7	-	7	-	-	6	6	6
	All Students	8	7	8	8	7.5	6	6	6
Number of Students who Took Less Than 5 Years to Complete Degree	BA/BS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MA/MS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	All Students	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Percentage of Students Who Took 5 Years to Complete Degree	BA/BS	0%	0%	9%	0%	20%	14%	0%	0%
	MA/MS	0%	-	0%	-	-	0%	33%	0%
	All Students	0%	0%	8%	0%	20%	13%	14%	0%
Percentage of Students Who Took 6 Years to Complete Degree	BA/BS	0%	0%	27%	17%	10%	71%	50%	80%
	MA/MS	0%	-	0%	-	-	100%	67%	100%
	All Students	0%	0%	25%	17%	10%	75%	57%	83%
Percentage of Students Who Took 7 Years to Complete Degree	BA/BS	43%	58%	9%	17%	20%	0%	25%	20%
	MA/MS	100%	-	100%	-	-	0%	0%	0%
	All Students	50%	58%	17%	17%	20%	0%	14%	17%
Percentage of Students Who Took More Than 7 Years to Complete Degree	BA/BS	57%	42%	55%	67%	50%	14%	25%	0%
	MA/MS	0%	-	0%	-	-	0%	0%	0%
	All Students	50%	42%	50%	67%	50%	13%	14%	0%

Attrition (CLC CLG CLN)

Statistic	CLG	CLC	CLN	Total
Students who entered the program between 2000-2007	43	20	17	80
Students who left the program prior to completion of Ph.D.	12	3	2	17
Percentage				21.25%