Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program

Student Admissions, Outcomes, and Other Data

Date Program Tables are updated: September 18, 2025

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Program Statistics

Time to Completion for all students entering the program

Outcome

Year in which Degrees were Conferred_2015-2016_1Year in which Degrees were Conferred_2015-2016_2Year in which Degrees were Conferred_2016-2017_1Year in which Degrees were Conferred_2016-2017_2Year in which Degrees were Conferred_2017-2018_1Year in which Degrees were Conferred_2017-2018_2Year in which Degrees were Conferred_2018-2019_1Year in which Degrees were Conferred_2018-2019_2Year in which Degrees were Conferred_2019-2020_1Year in which Degrees were Conferred_2019-2020_2Year in which Degrees were Conferred_2020-2021_1Year in which Degrees were Conferred_2020-2021_2Year in which Degrees were Conferred_2021-2022_1Year in which Degrees were Conferred_2021-2022_2Year in which Degrees were Conferred_2022-2023_1Year in which Degrees were Conferred_2022-2023_2Year in which Degrees were Conferred_2023-2024_1Year in which Degrees were Conferred_2023-2024_2Year in which Degrees were Conferred_2024-2025_1Year in which Degrees were Conferred_2024-2025_2Year in which Degrees were Conferred_Total_1Year in which Degrees were Conferred_Total_2
Total number of students with doctoral degree conferred on transcript6548648351059
Mean number of years to complete the program6.215.136.576.036.46.386.485.666.195.896.1
Median number of years to complete the program5.984.996.995.9966.155.985.995.995.996
Time to Degree RangesN%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students in less than 5 years00120000000000000000012
Students in 5 years1173601251130000113133002201017
Students in 6 years35000006754673754502674807703356
Students in 7 years11712037511311700338001201101220
Students in more than 7 years1170000001171250000000035


Transfer credit policies: https://web.uri.edu/graduate-manual/degree-requirements/#section720

Students who enter our program with a Master’s degree in psychology or a closely-related field take an average of 5.6 years to graduate (versus those 6.3 for those who enter without a Master’s degree).

Program Costs

Description2025-2026 1st-year Cohort Cost
Tuition for full-time students (in-state)$16,530
Tuition for full-time students (out-of-state)$32,186
Tuition per credit hour for part-time students (if applicable enter amount; if not applicable enter "NA")NA
University/institution fees or costs$2,076
Additional estimated fees or costs to students (e.g. books, travel, etc.)$2,000

Internship Placement – Table 1

Outcome

Year Applied for Internship_2015-2016_NYear Applied for Internship_2015-2016_%Year Applied for Internship_2016-2017_NYear Applied for Internship_2016-2017_%Year Applied for Internship_2017-2018_NYear Applied for Internship_2017-2018_%Year Applied for Internship_2018-2019_NYear Applied for Internship_2018-2019_%Year Applied for Internship_2019-2020_NYear Applied for Internship_2019-2020_%Year Applied for Internship_2020-2021_NYear Applied for Internship_2020-2021_%Year Applied for Internship_2021-2022_NYear Applied for Internship_2021-2022_%Year Applied for Internship_2022-2023_NYear Applied for Internship_2022-2023_%Year Applied for Internship_2023-2024_NYear Applied for Internship_2023-2024_%Year Applied for Internship_2024-2025_NYear Applied for Internship_2024-2025_%
Students who obtained APA/CPA-accredited internships510051008896752100810031005100111005100
Students who obtained APPIC member internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)00000000000000000000
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)00000000000000000000
Students who obtained other internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)000000225000000000000
Students who obtained any internship5100510088981002100810031005100111005100
Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process5-5-9-8-2-8-3-5-11-5-

Internship Placement – Table 2

Outcome

Year Applied for Internship_2015-2016_NYear Applied for Internship_2015-2016_%Year Applied for Internship_2016-2017_NYear Applied for Internship_2016-2017_%Year Applied for Internship_2017-2018_NYear Applied for Internship_2017-2018_%Year Applied for Internship_2018-2019_NYear Applied for Internship_2018-2019_%Year Applied for Internship_2019-2020_NYear Applied for Internship_2019-2020_%Year Applied for Internship_2020-2021_NYear Applied for Internship_2020-2021_%Year Applied for Internship_2021-2022_NYear Applied for Internship_2021-2022_%Year Applied for Internship_2022-2023_NYear Applied for Internship_2022-2023_%Year Applied for Internship_2023-2024_NYear Applied for Internship_2023-2024_%Year Applied for Internship_2024-2025_NYear Applied for Internship_2024-2025_%
Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process5-5-8-8-2-8-3-5-11-5-
Students who obtained paid internships51005100810081002100810031005100111005100
Students who obtained half-time internships* (if applicable)00000000000000000000

Attrition

Variable

Year of First Enrollment_2015-2016_NYear of First Enrollment_2015-2016_%Year of First Enrollment_2016-2017_NYear of First Enrollment_2016-2017_%Year of First Enrollment_2017-2018_NYear of First Enrollment_2017-2018_%Year of First Enrollment_2018-2019_NYear of First Enrollment_2018-2019_%Year of First Enrollment_2019-2020_NYear of First Enrollment_2019-2020_%Year of First Enrollment_2020-2021_NYear of First Enrollment_2020-2021_%Year of First Enrollment_2021-2022_NYear of First Enrollment_2021-2022_%Year of First Enrollment_2022-2023_NYear of First Enrollment_2022-2023_%Year of First Enrollment_2023-2024_NYear of First Enrollment_2023-2024_%Year of First Enrollment_2024-2025_NYear of First Enrollment_2024-2025_%
Students for whom this is the year of first enrollment (i.e. new students)5-4-4-8-8-7-7-8-4-3-
Students whose doctoral degrees were conferred on their transcripts48041004100675787.5228.5714285700000000
Students still enrolled in program00000000112.5457.14285714710081003753100
Students no longer enrolled for any reason other than conferral of doctoral degree120000022500114.28571429000012500

Licensure

Outcome2015-2025
The total number of program graduates (doctoral degrees conferred on transcript) between 2 and 10 years ago49
The number of these graduates (between 2 and 10 years ago) who became licensed psychologists in the past 10 years43
Licensure percentage88%

Admissions Data

2016-20172017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-20252025-2026
Number of applicants183188196270275244279275316381
Number offered admission816161010811779
Number matriculated4488778436
Admitted with Master's2231224400