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Student Admissions, Outcomes and Other Data

The following tables reflect data from the doctoral program only.

Time to Completion for All Students Entering the Program

Data is sorted by the year in which degrees were conferred.

Outcome 2015-2016  2016-2017  2017-2018  2018-2019  2019-2020  2020-2021  2021-2022  2022-2023  2023-2024  2024-2025  Total 
Doctoral degree conferred on transcript 6  2  4  2  3  1  1  7  4  3  32 
Mean   5.4  5  5  8  4.33  5  5  4.4  5  5  5.2 
Median  5.2  5  5  8  5  5  5  5  5  5  5 
Time to Degree Ranges N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N %
Less than 5 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33 0 0 0 0 2 29 0 0 0 0 3 9
5 years 5 83 2 100 4 100 1 50 2 67 1 100 1 100 5 71 4 100 3 100 28 88
6 years 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
More than 7 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3

Students applying to our doctoral program with a masters degree or graduate coursework from another program should follow the typical application procedure. The program director will review your transcripts for any courses that may be waived for the doctoral degree, but due to our specific course requirements, practicum and internship requirements, the typical time-to-completion may not be affected. In addition, we are a full-time only program (we do not take students who would plan to take classes part-time).

Program Costs

Note that typically Ph.D. students receive assistantships (research or teaching) that waive instructional tuition and pay a monthly stipend. Current stipend rate for 20 hour/week assistantship is $2050/month during the academic year.

Description 2025-2026 1st-year
Cohort Cos
Tuition for full-time students (in-state) $12,923.40 (excludes summer)
Tuition for full-time students (out-of-state) $12,923.40 (excludes summer)
Tuition per credit hour for part-time students (if applicable enter amount; if not applicable enter "NA") N/A
University/institution fees or costs $4,917.85 (excludes summer)
Additional estimated fees or costs to students (e.g., books, travel, etc.) $1,200

Internship Placement - Table 1

Data is sorted by the year students applied for the internship.

Outcome 2015-2016_N 2015-2016_% 2016-2017_N 2016-2017_% 2017-2018_N 2017-2018_% 2018-2019_N 2018-2019_% 2019-2020_N 2019-2020_% 2020-2021_N 2020-2021_% 2021-2022_N 2021-2022_% 2022-2023_N 2022-2023_% 2023-2024_N 2023-2024_% 2024-2025_N 2024-2025_%
APA/CPA-accredited internships 2 100 2 50 1 100 3 75 1 100 0 0 6 100 4 100 3 100 3 100
APPIC member internships  0 0 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other membership organization internships  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conforming to CDSPP guidelines  0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other internships  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Any internship 2 100 4 100 1 100 4 100 1 100 1 100 6 100 4 100 3 100 3 100
Sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process 2 - 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 3 -
Paid internship 2 100 4 100 1 100 4 100 1 100 1 100 6 100 4 100 3 100 3 75
Half-time internship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Recent Doctoral Internship Placements

  • Connections Internship Consortium
  • Guilford County Schools Psychological Services
  • ISPIC - Maine West
  • ISPIC - District 211 - Academy
  • ISPIC - Palatine D15
  • ISPIC District 211 - High School
  • ISPIC - LADSE
  • ISPIC - Maine - Frost
  • ISPIC - Maine East High School
  • Nebraska IC - Boys Town Omaha Child/Adolescent Outpatient Track
  • ISPIC - SIUE/Edwardsville
  • Mid-Michigan PIC - Thriving Minds Behavioral Health Center - Child
  • Oak Park School District 97
  • Connections IC - Connections Academy East
  • Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Kansas City School Psychology Internship Kansas City, MO North Kansas City Schools
  • ISPIC - Glenview/NSSED
  • National Psychology Training Consortium - Compass Health, Rolla

Attrition

Variable 2015-2016 N 2015-2016 % 2016-2017 N 2016-2017 % 2017-2018 N 2017-2018 % 2018-2019 N 2018-2019 % 2019-2020 N 2019-2020 % 2020-2021 N 2020-2021 % 2021-2022 N 2021-2022 % 2022-2023 N 2022-2023 % 2023-2024 N 2023-2024 % 2024-2025 N 2024-2025 %
New students 2 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 4 - 3 - 6 -
Degrees conferred 2 100 1 50 2 66.67 4 100 4 100 3 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Still enrolled 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100 4 100 3 100 6 100
Not enrolled (other) 0 0 1 50 1 33.33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Licensure

Outcome 2015–2025
Program graduates (2–10 years ago) 37
Graduates licensed in the past 10 years 21
Licensure percentage 57%

Available Scholarships for Candidates from Underrepresented Groups

Many avenues of support are available to help fund your graduate education, including graduate assistantships. Additional scholarships, fellowships and awards are also offered.

Other types of financial assistance are available to qualified graduate students. Degree-seeking graduate students who are U.S. citizens may be eligible for Federal Direct Loans, private loans, and Federal Direct PLUS Loans for graduate and professional students. Visit the NIU Financial Aid Office for more information.

Disclosures

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? No.

Data updated 9/30/2025