Chances of Admission

There are several factors that weigh into admissions decisions:

• Grades: Fifty percent of recently admitted students had a undergraduate GPA of 3.68 to 3.73.
• Test Scores: The middle range of GRE scores was Verbal (560 to 630), Quantitative (640 to 710) and Analytical Writing (5 to 5.5). The mean score in the GRE Psychology subject test was 640.
• Fit:Greater consideration is given to applicants who have research interests that match our faculty and resources. We determine fit from your statement of purpose.
• Academic Character: We read the letters of recommendation to gauge an applicants academic character.

For Fall Semester 2007, 217 students applied and 33 were offered admissions. Of those offered admissions, an average of 13 applicants accept our offer to join the program. For Fall 2007, there were 104 applicants to the Clinical area and 28 to the joint Clinical/Developmental area. Cognition and Neuroscience received 30 applicants, Developmental 10, Quantitative 9 and Social/Personality 35. We currently have 85 students pursuing the PhD; 32 Clinical, 7 Clinical/Developmental, 20 Cognition and Neuroscience, 5 Developmental, 5 Quantitative, and 16 Social/Personality doctoral students.