School Psychology Outcome Data

Program disclosure

Does the program or institution require students, trainees, and/or staff (faculty) to comply with specific policies or practices related to the institution’s affiliation or purpose? Such policies or practices may include, but are not limited to, admissions, hiring, retention policies, and/or requirements for completion that express mission and values?Yes
 x No

Time to Completion for all students entering the program

Outcome

Year in which Degrees were Conferred

 

2015-2016

2016-2017

2017-2018

2018-2019

2019-2020

2020-2021

2021-2022

2022-2023

2023-2024

2024-2025

Total

Total number of students with doctoral degree conferred on transcript768347463451
Mean number of years to complete the program44.83645.565.54.166.667.754.99
Median number of years to complete the program34.83335.5664685.15
Time to Degree RangesN%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students in less than 5 years5713502252670000125467001251937
Students in 5 years001170000250114002330000714
Students in 6 years22911756313325057137500267002141
Students in 7 years000011300001140000000024
Students in more than 7 years0011700000000000013337524

PhD degree time to completion notes: Most students graduate from the PhD degree program in 6 years. It is possible to complete the program in fewer years when an applicant has already obtained a Masters degree or Specialist degree in School Psychology. Students who enter with a previous degree (from other schools or UW EdS students who apply to the PhD degree program) in School Psychology usually enter the program at the point of the fourth year and complete two years of coursework and  a pre-doctoral internship. Thus, students who have completed a Masters or EdS degree in School Psychology can complete the PhD degree program in 3 or 4 years.

Course Waiver Policy: For students who have not obtained a Master's degree or Educational Specialist degree in School Psychology, the program may accept one or two courses as "waived" by petitioning using a course from another graduate level program. Given the cohort design of the UW School Psychology program and the linear sequence required for classes taught specifically from a school psychology perspective, students are expected to complete all the courses in the Educational Specialist degree sequence as designed. If a student already completed a graduate level class that aligns almost identically to one of the courses being offered in the sequence, they may wish to see if that particular course could be waived. Waiving classes requires multiple steps. In order to waive a class, the student needs to obtain permission from their advisor, the instructor of the course, the area chair, and the Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies. The waiver process cannot be initiated until completion of one quarter of registration.  Students who receive course waivers are still responsible for the content of the course or courses being waived. In addition, credits for the waived course are not transferable; therefore another course must be taken “in residence” to fulfill the requirement. Credits transferred have minimal or no impact regarding time to completion for the PhD degree.


Program Costs

Description (costs for the first three years of the EdS/PhD inclusive* degree program)

2024-2025 1st-year 
Cohort Cost

Tuition for full-time students (in-state)$32,472 
Tuition for full-time students (out-of-state)$32,472 
Tuition per credit hour for part-time students (if applicable enter amount; if not applicable enter "NA")$792 
University/institution fees or costs $1,787 
Additional estimated fees or costs to students (e.g., books, travel, etc.)$900 

* The first three years of the PhD degree program include the Educational Specialist Degree. The EdS degree is 112 credits at a rate of $792 per credit.  All entering students without previous degrees in school psychology are required to complete the EdS degree as part of the PhD degree. After the EdS degree is obtained, the tuition for the remaining years is as follows:

Description (costs for those entering the PhD degree program with a Masters/Specialist degree in School Psychology OR for EdS/PhD inclusive degree students, these are the costs for the last 2 years of the PhD degree program)

2024-2025 1st-year Cohort Cost

Tuition for full-time students (in-state)$22,497
Tuition for full-time students (out-of-state)$39,204
Tuition per credit hour for part time studentsN/A
University/institution fees or costs $1,787
Additional estimated fees or costs to students (e.g., books, travel, etc.)$900

Internship Placement - Table 1

Outcome 

Year Applied for Internship

 2015-20162016-20172017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
 N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students who obtained APA/CPA-accredited internships46751436736371006605100060171450
Students who obtained APPIC member internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)1170001700000000000000
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)1332860172250024020320129338
Students who obtained other internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)0011300013000000000000
Students who obtained any internship6100810031005100710088071003802100788
Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process6-8-3-5-7-10-7-3-2-8-

Internship Placement - Table 2

 Outcome

Year Applied for Internship

2015-20162016-20172017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process6-8-3-5-7-10-7-3-2-8-
Students who obtained paid internships61008100310051007100880710031002100788
Students who obtained half-time internships* (if applicable)000000000011010000000

Attrition

Variable

Year of First Enrollment

 
 2015-20162016-20172017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
 N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students for whom this is the year of first enrollment (i.e. new students)11-7-6-9-4-5-5-7-8-7-
Students whose doctoral degrees were conferred on their transcripts98257158366712500001140000
Students still enrolled in program1900117111125510048068681007100
Students no longer enrolled for any reason other than conferral of doctoral degree192290022225000120000000

Licensure

Outcome

2015-2025

The total number of program graduates (doctoral degrees conferred on transcript) between 2 and 10 years ago48
The number of these graduates (between 2 and 10 years ago) who became licensed psychologists in the past 10 years42
Licensure percentage88%