2016 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 2016 APPIC Match, and provides match
rates across a variety of applicant and program characteristics.
Please note that all applicants completed the survey prior to the completion
of Phase II of the Match, and thus these results reflect matching that
occurred only in Phase I.
This report is best viewed using a fixed-width font.
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 been 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 was conducted via the internet between February 19 and March 21,
2016. All 3,999 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 2,474 applicants (62%)
completed some or all of the survey.
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1. Doctoral Intervention Hours reported on the AAPI
0 - 300 Match rate = 71% n = 126
301 - 400 Match rate = 87% n = 156
401 - 500 Match rate = 91% n = 250
501 - 600 Match rate = 91% n = 402
601 - 700 Match rate = 93% n = 307
701 - 800 Match rate = 92% n = 201
801 - 900 Match rate = 96% n = 142
901 - 1000 Match rate = 88% n = 85
1001 and up Match rate = 93% n = 185
2. Doctoral Assessment Hours reported on the AAPI
0 - 25 Match rate = 79% n = 77
26 - 50 Match rate = 87% n = 90
51 - 100 Match rate = 89% n = 263
101 - 200 Match rate = 92% n = 670
201 - 300 Match rate = 92% n = 347
301 - 400 Match rate = 91% n = 152
401 - 500 Match rate = 91% n = 107
501 and up Match rate = 92% n = 130
3. Placement of Matched Applicants by Type of Doctoral Program
Clin PhD Clin PsyD Couns School
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Armed Forces Med Ctr 1% 3% 1% 0%
Child/Adol Psych/Pediatric 11% 6% 4% 18%
Comm Mental Health Center 6% 18% 9% 7%
Consortium 12% 7% 6% 12%
Medical School 16% 4% 5% 12%
Prison/Other Correctional 3% 7% 2% 2%
Private General Hospital 6% 7% 1% 9%
Private Outpatient Clinic 1% 3% 0% 5%
Private Psych Hospital 3% 4% 1% 0%
Psychology Dept 1% 1% 0% 1%
School District 0% 1% 0% 29%
State/County/Oth Pub Hosp 7% 8% 2% 3%
University Counseling Ctr 5% 15% 47% 0%
VA Medical Center 25% 13% 19% 0%
Other 3% 3% 2% 2%
n = 908 793 217 100
NOTE: Combined programs omitted due to small n.
4. Type of Doctoral Program
Clinical Match rate = 88% n = 1957
Counseling Match rate = 91% n = 276
School Match rate = 83% n = 137
Combined Match rate = 88% n = 68
5. Degree sought:
Ph.D. Match rate = 90% n = 1409
Psy.D. Match rate = 85% n = 1052
6. Accreditation (APA or CPA) status of doctoral program:
Accredited Match rate = 90% n = 2302
Not Accredited Match rate = 70% n = 164
7. Location of doctoral program:
United States Match rate = 88% n = 2323
Canada Match rate = 87% n = 118
8. Doctoral program housed within a religiously-affiliated
institution?
Yes Match rate = 86% n = 378
No Match rate = 89% n = 2079
9. Model of doctoral program:
Scientist-Practitioner Match rate = 91% n = 1067
Practitioner-Scholar or Match rate = 85% n = 1018
Scholar-Practitioner
Practitioner Match rate = 73% n = 22
Clinical Scientist Match rate = 91% n = 169
Local Clinical Scientist Match rate = 81% n = 37
Practitioner-Scientist Match rate = 91% n = 90
Practitioner Informed by Match rate = 93% n = 40
Science
Other Match rate = 87% n = 23
NOTE: The above rates should be interpreted cautiously due
to low n's in some categories.
10. 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 = 70% n = 10
3rd Year Match rate = 84% n = 232
4th Year Match rate = 87% n = 1084
5th Year Match rate = 91% n = 810
6th Year Match rate = 88% n = 225
7th Year Match rate = 91% n = 65
8th Year or greater Match rate = 82% n = 28
NOTE: The above rates should be interpreted cautiously due
to low n's in some categories.
11. Status prior to entering current doctoral program:
No prior graduate training Match rate = 89% n = 1380
Master's degree in psychology Match rate = 87% n = 652
Master's degree in mental health Match rate = 85% n = 217
field other than psychology
Master's degree in unrelated field Match rate = 93% n = 83
Enrolled in Master's program in Match rate = 84% n = 45
psychology but did not receive
a degree
Enrolled in Master's program in MH Match rate = 68% n = 22
field other than psychology but
did not receive a degree
Enrolled in Master's program in an Match rate = 88% n = 8
unrelated field but did not
receive a degree
Other Match rate = 87% n = 60
NOTE: The above rates should be interpreted cautiously due
to low n's in some categories.
12. Number of times participating in Match:
First time in Match Match rate = 89% n = 2318
Second time in Match Match rate = 83% n = 129
Third time in Match Match rate = 67% n = 9
Fourth time in Match Match rate =100% n = 3
13. Number of applications submitted:
1 to 5 applications Match rate = 68% n = 114
6 to 10 applications Match rate = 76% n = 176
11 to 15 applications Match rate = 89% n = 843
16 to 20 applications Match rate = 92% n = 880
21 to 25 applications Match rate = 93% n = 322
26 to 30 applications Match rate = 95% n = 85
31 or more applications Match rate = 89% n = 28
14. Number of interview offers received:
1 to 2 interviews Match rate = 60% n = 236
3 to 4 interviews Match rate = 83% n = 392
5 to 6 interviews Match rate = 90% n = 451
7 to 8 interviews Match rate = 95% n = 455
9 to 10 interviews Match rate = 99% n = 368
11 or more interviews Match rate = 99% n = 495
15. Response to the following item: "My doctoral program
faculty provided a high level of support and assistance
in the development of my AAPI Online applications (e.g.,
provided information, gave me feedback on essays, met
regularly)."
Strongly Agree Match rate = 94% n = 963
Agree Match rate = 87% n = 809
Neutral Match rate = 82% n = 239
Disagree Match rate = 80% n = 247
Strongly Disagree Match rate = 89% n = 101
16. Response to the following item: "My doctoral program
faculty provided a high level of support and assistance
in preparing me for internship interviews (e.g.,
provided information, conducted role plays of interviews
and gave feedback, met regularly)."
Strongly Agree Match rate = 94% n = 788
Agree Match rate = 88% n = 809
Neutral Match rate = 85% n = 313
Disagree Match rate = 83% n = 293
Strongly Disagree Match rate = 87% n = 154
17. 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 = 93% n = 907
Agree Match rate = 89% n = 829
Neutral Match rate = 86% n = 281
Disagree Match rate = 82% n = 244
Strongly Disagree Match rate = 82% n = 98
18. Age of applicant:
Ages 22-25 Match rate = 87% n = 185
Ages 26-30 Match rate = 90% n = 1466
Ages 31-35 Match rate = 88% n = 468
Ages 36-40 Match rate = 86% n = 128
Ages 41-45 Match rate = 77% n = 73
Ages 46-50 Match rate = 72% n = 25
Ages 51-55 Match rate = 64% n = 11
Ages 56+ Match rate = 58% n = 12
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).
There were also very low n's in some categories.
Thus, the differences observed above, if significant,
may be due to factors other than (or in addition to)
age.
19. Number of dependent children living with applicant:
None Match rate = 89% n = 2052
One or more Match rate = 84% n = 316
20. Number of adult dependents living with applicant:
None Match rate = 89% n = 2245
One or more Match rate = 78% n = 101
21. Current marital or relationship status:
Married/partnered Match rate = 90% n = 1263
Not married/partnered Match rate = 87% n = 1105
22. Country(ies) of citizenship:
United States Match rate = 89% n = 2161
Canada Match rate = 86% n = 162
Other Match rate = 88% n = 154
23. Gender:
Male Match rate = 87% n = 468
Female Match rate = 89% n = 1897
Other (e.g., trans, Match rate = 86% n = 7
intersex)
24. Racial/Ethnic identification:
African-American/Black Match rate = 87% n = 160
American Indian/Alaskan Match rate = 81% n = 21
Native
Asian/Pacific Islander Match rate = 90% n = 205
Hispanic/Latino Match rate = 87% n = 245
White (non-hispanic) Match rate = 89% n = 1754
Bi-racial/Multi-racial Match rate = 86% n = 95
Other Match rate = 85% n = 65
NOTE: The above rates should be interpreted cautiously due
to low n's in some categories.
25. Sexual Orientation:
Heterosexual Match rate = 89% n = 2097
Gay Male Match rate = 82% n = 51
Lesbian Match rate = 83% n = 52
Bisexual Match rate = 83% n = 117
Other Match rate = 92% n = 37
NOTE: The above rates should be interpreted cautiously due
to low n's in some categories.
26. Disability:
None Match rate = 89% n = 2035
Blind/Visually Impaired Match rate = 87% n = 15
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Match rate = 73% n = 15
Physical/Orthopedic Match rate = 73% n = 15
Learning Disability Match rate = 84% n = 49
Cognitive Disability Match rate = 86% n = 14
Chronic Health Cond. Match rate = 84% n = 106
Mental Illness Match rate = 87% n = 70
Other Match rate = 86% n = 21
NOTE: The above rates should be interpreted cautiously due
to low n's in some categories.
27. Ever served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces,
Reserves, or National Guard?
Never served in the military Match rate = 89% n = 2292
Current or past active duty Match rate = 88% n = 72
28. Geographic restriction on internship search:
None Match rate = 90% n = 1474
Due to significant family, Match rate = 83% n = 422
financial, and/or health
considerations
Due to personal preference Match rate = 88% n = 445
29. Scope of geographic restriction:
Single city or town, or Match rate = 85% n = 253
within 100-mile radius
of a city/town
State/Province Match rate = 80% n = 137
Region of the country Match rate = 89% n = 393
Other Match rate = 85% n = 119
30. Completion of doctoral comprehensive / qualifying /
preliminary exams:
Prior to submitting Match rate = 90% n = 1937
internship applications
Later Match rate = 79% n = 52
31. Completion of proposal for dissertation or doctoral/
clinical research project:
Prior to submitting Match rate = 91% n = 1818
internship applications
Later Match rate = 79% n = 209
32. Number of articles published in refereed journals:
Zero Match rate = 87% n = 930
One or more Match rate = 92% n = 1076
33. Number of professional presentations at regional, state, national,
or international meetings/conferences:
Zero Match rate = 84% n = 335
One Match rate = 84% n = 155
Two Match rate = 87% n = 186
Three Match rate = 91% n = 141
Four Match rate = 91% n = 127
Five Match rate = 92% n = 106
Six or more Match rate = 93% n = 955
Report Prepared by Greg Keilin, Ph.D.
February 13, 2017