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The 2019 Graduate Study in Psychology Summary Report reflects data collected from nearly 500 departments and programs offering master's and doctoral degrees in psychology and related training. Participating departments and programs are listed in the annual Graduate Study in Psychology book and online subscription database, "Graduate Study Online," both of which were published in September 2018. The 2019 report features aggregate data from the 2016-2017 academic year that are summarized in the following areas: survey participation; admissions review, application fees, and applications and acceptances by level and subfield. The report shows meaningful, descriptive statistics by type of department (e.g., university-based, professional school) and/or institution type (e.g., public, not-for-profit), as reported by the department. [For the 2018 edition of this report, see ED583723.]

The 2018 Graduate Study in Psychology Summary Report reflects data collected from more than 500 departments and programs offering master's and doctoral degrees in psychology and related training. This report features aggregate data from the 2015-2016 academic year that are summarized in the following areas: survey participation; admissions review, application fees, and applications & acceptances by level and subfield. [To view the 2017 edition of this report, see ED583722.]

The 2017 Graduate Study in Psychology Summary Report reflects data collected from more than 500 departments and programs offering master's and doctoral degrees in psychology and related training. Participating departments and programs are listed in the annual "Graduate Study in Psychology" book, published each August as a joint effort of the APA Office of Graduate and Postgraduate Education & Training and the APA Office of Publications and Databases. The 2017 book and this report represent data from the 2014-2015 academic year and aggregate these data in the areas of gender and race/ethnicity. Where meaningful, descriptive statistics are reported by type of department (e.g., university-based, professional school) and/or institution type (e.g., public, not-for-profit), as reported by the department. Tables and figures contained in this report are reflective of the self-reporting of participants. As such, analyses are drawn from the subset of those departments and may not be generalizable to the population of graduate departments with psychology offerings. Where indicated, some data are reported at the departmental level and others at the program level.

The 2017 Graduate Study in Psychology Summary Report reflects data collected from more than 500 departments and programs offering master's and doctoral degrees in psychology and related training. This report represents data from the 2014-2015 academic year and aggregates these data in the following areas: survey participation; admissions review, application fees, and applications and acceptances by level and subfield. [To view the 2016 edition of the report, see ED583716.]

The 2016 Graduate Study in Psychology Summary Report reflects data collected from nearly 500 departments and programs offering master's and doctoral degrees in psychology and related training. Participating departments and programs are listed in the annual "Graduate Study in Psychology" book; published each August as a joint effort of the APA Office of Graduate and Postgraduate Education and Training and the APA Office of Publications and Databases. This report represents data from the 2013-2014 academic year and aggregates these data in the following areas: survey participation; median annual tuition for the current year and over time; type of financial aid offered, average stipend and availability of tuition remission. Where meaningful, descriptive statistics are reported by institution type (public/private) as reported by the department. Tables and figures contained in this report are reflective of the self-reporting of participants. As such, analyses are drawn from the subset of those departments and may not be generalizable to the population of graduate departments with psychology offerings.

The 2016 Graduate Study in Psychology Summary Report reflects data collected from nearly 500 departments and programs offering master's and doctoral degrees in psychology and related training. Participating departments and programs are listed in the annual "Graduate Study in Psychology" book; published each August as a joint effort of the APA Office of Graduate and Postgraduate Education and Training and the APA Office of Publications and Databases. The 2016 book and this report represent data from the 2013-2014 academic year and aggregate these data on program-level attrition rates by subfield at both the master's and doctoral levels. Where meaningful, descriptive statistics are reported by type of department (e.g., university-based, professional school) and/or institution type (e.g., public, not-for-profit), as reported by the department. Tables and figures contained in this report are reflective of the self-reporting of participants. As such, analyses are drawn from the subset of those departments and may not be generalizable to the population of graduate departments with psychology offerings. Where indicated, some data are reported at the departmental level and others at the program level. Information on master's programs housed within doctoral departments or part of doctoral degrees (i.e., non-terminal master's degrees) is included in doctoral department data. Master's-level information in departments where the master's is the highest degree offered and some terminal-level master's program information are presented by that level of training.

The 2016 Graduate Study in Psychology Summary Report reflects data collected from more than 500 departments and programs offering master's and doctoral degrees in psychology and related training. This report represents data from the 2013-2014 academic year and aggregates these data in the following areas: survey participation; admissions review, application fees, and applications and acceptances by level and subfield.