2012 APPIC Match: Survey of Internship Applicants
Part 2: Summary of Applicant Placement by Applicant and Program Characteristics
This report is the second of three parts of the results from the survey of applicants who were registered for the 2012 APPIC Match, and provides match rates across a variety of applicant and program characteristics.
Please note that most applicants completed the survey prior to the completion of Phase II of the Match, and thus these results primarily reflect matching that occurred only in Phase I.
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Important interpretation notes:
1. Many of these characteristics are likely to be correlated
(e.g., having children, being older, geographic restrictions).
One should not assume cause-and-effect relationships based on
this data.
2. No significance testing has been performed on this data.
Thus, one should not assume that differences are significant.
3. Some results with small n's have not had the match rate
calculated.
4. Applicants who withdrew from the Match or did not submit a
Rank Order List were counted as "unmatched."
5. Match rates are calculated based on the information provided
by respondents to the APPIC survey.
This survey of applicants who were registered for the 2012 APPIC Match
was conducted via the internet between February 24 and April 20, 2012.
All 4,435 applicants who registered for the Match were sent an e-mail
message (along with two reminder e-mails) about the availability of the
survey at a specific internet address. A total of 2,920 internship
applicants (66%) completed some or all of the survey.
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1. Placement of Matched Applicants by Type of Doctoral Program
Clin PhD Clin PsyD Couns School
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Armed Forces Med Ctr 1.9% 2.7% 3.2% 0.0%
Child/Adol Psych/Pediatric 18.4% 12.5% 5.4% 28.1%
Comm Mental Health Center 11.0% 27.1% 7.9% 8.3%
Consortium 11.9% 8.0% 7.2% 22.9%
Medical School 24.6% 5.4% 6.5% 8.3%
Prison/Other Correctional 3.1% 6.6% 0.7% 1.0%
Private General Hospital 7.4% 4.8% 1.8% 5.2%
Private Outpatient Clinic 2.7% 7.1% 0.7% 12.5%
Private Psych Hospital 3.2% 5.8% 1.1% 1.0%
Psychology Dept 2.0% 2.0% 0.0% 8.3%
School District 0.3% 3.3% 0.0% 40.6%
State/County/Oth Pub Hosp 11.9% 10.6% 5.0% 7.3%
University Counseling Ctr 5.9% 17.5% 53.2% 0.0%
VA Medical Center 27.9% 10.9% 16.9% 0.0%
Other 2.1% 5.4% 1.8% 5.2%
n = 918 808 278 96
NOTE: Respondents were permitted to provide multiple responses
in defining the setting of their placement; thus, columns add
to more than 100%. Combined programs omitted due to small n.
2. Type of Doctoral Program
Clinical Match rate = 77% n = 2276
Counseling Match rate = 80% n = 348
School Match rate = 75% n = 133
Combined Match rate = 77% n = 101
3. Degree sought:
Ph.D. Match rate = 81% n = 1654
Psy.D. Match rate = 73% n = 1229
4. Accreditation (APA or CPA) status of doctoral program:
Accredited Match rate = 79% n = 2684
Not Accredited Match rate = 53% n = 212
5. Location of doctoral program:
United States Match rate = 78% n = 2733
Canada Match rate = 73% n = 152
6. Doctoral program housed within a religiously-affiliated
institution?
Yes Match rate = 79% n = 414
No Match rate = 77% n = 2471
7. Model of doctoral program:
Scientist-Practitioner Match rate = 81% n = 1334
Practitioner-Scholar or Match rate = 72% n = 1128
Scholar-Practitioner
Practitioner Match rate = 88% n = 24
Clinical Scientist Match rate = 85% n = 168
Local Clinical Scientist Match rate = 72% n = 76
Practitioner-Scientist Match rate = 77% n = 101
Practitioner Informed by Match rate = 77% n = 39
Science
Other Match rate = 76% n = 33
NOTE: The above rates should be interpreted cautiously due
to low n's in some categories.
8. Years enrolled in current doctoral program (includes the
current academic year; excludes other graduate programs;
does not include year of internship):
2nd Year Match rate = 48% n = 21
3rd Year Match rate = 67% n = 356
4th Year Match rate = 78% n = 1249
5th Year Match rate = 83% n = 844
6th Year Match rate = 78% n = 308
7th Year Match rate = 76% n = 91
8th Year or greater Match rate = 54% n = 35
NOTE: The above rates should be interpreted cautiously due
to low n's in some categories.
9. Status prior to entering current doctoral program:
No prior graduate training Match rate = 80% n = 1617
Master's degree in psychology Match rate = 75% n = 726
Master's degree in mental health Match rate = 75% n = 282
field other than psychology
Master's degree in unrelated field Match rate = 74% n = 90
Enrolled in Master's program in Match rate = 68% n = 74
psychology but did not receive
a degree
Enrolled in Master's program in MH Match rate = 88% n = 17
field other than psychology but
did not receive a degree
Enrolled in Master's program in an Match rate = 67% n = 21
unrelated field but did not
receive a degree
Other Match rate = 76% n = 80
NOTE: The above rates should be interpreted cautiously due
to low n's in some categories.
10. Number of times participating in Match:
First time in Match Match rate = 78% n = 2617
Second time in Match Match rate = 76% n = 245
Third time in Match Match rate = 71% n = 28
Fourth time in Match Not Reported n = 3
11. Number of applications submitted:
1 to 5 applications Match rate = 54% n = 117
6 to 10 applications Match rate = 69% n = 269
11 to 15 applications Match rate = 81% n = 997
16 to 20 applications Match rate = 81% n = 966
21 to 25 applications Match rate = 79% n = 375
26 to 30 applications Match rate = 75% n = 117
31 or more applications Match rate = 65% n = 51
12. Number of interview offers received:
1 to 2 interviews Match rate = 45% n = 411
3 to 4 interviews Match rate = 70% n = 521
5 to 6 interviews Match rate = 84% n = 575
7 to 8 interviews Match rate = 90% n = 514
9 to 10 interviews Match rate = 96% n = 355
11 or more interviews Match rate = 98% n = 407
13. Response to the following item: "My doctoral program
faculty provided a high level of support for my
internship application and interview experience."
Strongly Agree Match rate = 85% n = 1042
Agree Match rate = 80% n = 868
Neutral Match rate = 70% n = 358
Disagree Match rate = 69% n = 340
Strongly Disagree Match rate = 56% n = 170
14. Response to the following item: "I worked closely with
other students in my program throughout this process
(e.g., sharing information, giving and receiving
support)."
Strongly Agree Match rate = 83% n = 1067
Agree Match rate = 78% n = 894
Neutral Match rate = 74% n = 340
Disagree Match rate = 70% n = 329
Strongly Disagree Match rate = 67% n = 129
15. Age of applicant:
Ages 23-25 Match rate = 80% n = 189
Ages 26-30 Match rate = 80% n = 1715
Ages 31-35 Match rate = 80% n = 526
Ages 36-40 Match rate = 71% n = 147
Ages 41-45 Match rate = 67% n = 72
Ages 46-50 Match rate = 48% n = 52
Ages 51-55 Match rate = 43% n = 30
Ages 56+ Match rate = 38% n = 21
NOTE: These results should be interpreted
cautiously. There are many variables that may be
correlated with age (e.g., geographic restrictions,
having children, number of sites to which one applied).
Thus, the differences observed above, if significant,
may be due to factors other than (or in addition to)
age.
16. Number of dependent children living with applicant:
None Match rate = 79% n = 2358
One or more Match rate = 72% n = 394
17. Number of adult dependents living with applicant:
None Match rate = 79% n = 2623
One or more Match rate = 61% n = 118
18. Current marital or relationship status:
Married/partnered Match rate = 80% n = 1474
Not married/partnered Match rate = 76% n = 1270
19. Country(ies) of citizenship:
United States Match rate = 78% n = 2482
Canada Match rate = 76% n = 193
Other Match rate = 83% n = 154
20. Gender:
Male Match rate = 79% n = 558
Female Match rate = 78% n = 2180
Other Not Reported n = 7
21. Racial/Ethnic identification:
African-American/Black Match rate = 74% n = 167
American Indian/Alaskan Match rate = 67% n = 15
Native
Asian/Pacific Islander Match rate = 75% n = 192
Hispanic/Latino Match rate = 77% n = 210
White (non-hispanic) Match rate = 79% n = 2116
Bi-racial/Multi-racial Match rate = 73% n = 111
Other Match rate = 76% n = 72
NOTE: The above rates should be interpreted cautiously due
to low n's in some categories.
22. Sexual Orientation:
Heterosexual Match rate = 78% n = 2497
Gay Male Match rate = 74% n = 70
Lesbian Match rate = 88% n = 49
Bisexual Match rate = 72% n = 101
NOTE: The above rates should be interpreted cautiously due
to low n's in some categories.
23. Disability:
None Match rate = 79% n = 2463
Blind/Visually Impaired Not Reported n = 7
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Not Reported n = 10
Physical/Orthopedic Match rate = 74% n = 19
Learning Disability Match rate = 77% n = 44
Cognitive Disability Match rate = 85% n = 13
Chronic Health Cond. Match rate = 72% n = 86
Mental Illness Match rate = 79% n = 52
Other Match rate = 61% n = 28
NOTE: The above rates should be interpreted cautiously due
to low n's in some categories.
25. Geographic restriction on internship search:
None Match rate = 79% n = 1667
Due to significant family, Match rate = 70% n = 536
financial, and/or health
considerations
Due to personal preference Match rate = 83% n = 520
26. Scope of geographic restriction:
Single city or town, or Match rate = 67% n = 328
within 100-mile radius
of a city/town
State/Province Match rate = 65% n = 135
Region of the country Match rate = 81% n = 498
27. Completion of comprehensive / qualifying / preliminary
exams:
Prior to submitting Match rate = 81% n = 2107
internship applications
Later Match rate = 69% n = 77
28. Completion of proposal for dissertation or research
project:
Prior to submitting Match rate = 83% n = 1840
internship applications
Later Match rate = 71% n = 417
29. Number of articles published in refereed journals:
Zero Match rate = 76% n = 1193
One or more Match rate = 86% n = 1063
30. Number of professional presentations at regional, state, national,
or international meetings/conferences:
Zero Match rate = 73% n = 444
One Match rate = 71% n = 220
Two Match rate = 83% n = 195
Three Match rate = 79% n = 185
Four Match rate = 84% n = 155
Five Match rate = 83% n = 136
Six or more Match rate = 86% n = 910
Report Prepared by Greg Keilin, Ph.D.
March 4, 2014