Match Statistics 2016 Phase II

2016 APPIC Match Statistics - Phase II

This report provides statistics and information about Phase II of the 2016 APPIC Match and the submission of applications via the AAPI Online service in Phase II.

In Phase II of the 2016 APPIC Match, a total of 361 applicants were matched to positions, 126 applicants were not matched, and 278 applicants withdrew or did not submit any rankings. A total of 147 positions remained unfilled.

A few notes about the Phase II results:

1. While 765 students were eligible to participate in Phase II, only 552 students submitted one or more applications and were thus actively seeking one of the 508 available positions. The remaining 213 students likely had varied reasons for not submitting applications, such as deciding to delay their internship for family or academic reasons, deciding to seek an internship position outside of the APPIC Match, finding that positions in Phase II did not meet their training or geographic requirements, etc.


2. The average number of applications received by internship sites in Phase II dropped from 39.5 last year to 24.3 this year (a decrease of 38.5%), while the median number of applications dropped from 22 to 14 (a 36.4% decrease).


3. The percentage of positions that were accredited in Phase II rose from 30.1% (140 of 465) last year to 45.8% (265 of 578) this year. The percentage of matched applicants who were placed in accredited internship programs in Phase II rose from 35.1% last year to 60.4% this year.


4. Only 46% of the positions in non-accredited programs in Phase II were filled (as compared to 66% last year). A total of 82% of the positions in accredited programs in Phase II were filled (as compared to 84% last year).

APPLICANTS

Each Position Was Ranked by an Average of 4.7 Applicants.

INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS

NOTE: A training site can offer more than one "program" in the Match. Each "program" was identified in the Match by a separate 6-digit code number.

NOTE: The number of positions that withdrew or had no ranks submitted included 42 positions at programs that withdrew or did not submit any ranks, and 28 positions at programs that did submit ranks but the number of ranks submitted was less than the number of positions.

NOTE: Programs that submitted a Rank Order List with fewer ranks than positions available were counted as "unfilled".

NOTE: For programs that submitted a Rank Order List with fewer ranks than positions available, the positions without ranks were counted as "no ranks" rather than "unfilled" (e.g., a program submitting 1 rank for 3 positions would have 2 positions counted as "no ranks").

Non-accredited positions represented 77% of all positions remaining unfilled in Phase II of the Match.

RANKINGS IN PHASE II
Average Number of Applicants Ranked Per Position Offered for Each Program:
Programs Filling All Positions	6.1
Programs With Unfilled Positions	2.3
All Programs	4.9

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS

MATCH RATES IN PHASE II BY DEGREE TYPE
DEGREE SOUGHT	MATCHED		UNMATCHED		WITHDREW OR NO RANKINGS SUBMITTED		TOTAL
Ph.D. / Ed.D.	141	42.0%	56	16.7%	139	41.4%	336
Psy.D.	220	51.3%	70	16.3%	139	32.4%	429
TOTAL	361	47.2%	126	16.5%	278	36.3%	765

NOTE: Students seeking Ed.D. degrees were included in the Ph.D. category in order to prevent individuals from being identified.

MATCHED APPLICANTS IN PHASE II BY ACCREDITATION STATUS OF INTERNSHIP AND DOCTORAL PROGRAMS
DOCTORAL PROGRAM ACCREDITATION STATUS	MATCHED TO ACCREDITED INTERNSHIP		MATCHED TO NON-ACCREDITED INTERNSHIP		TOTAL
Accredited	207	68.1%	97	31.9%	304
Non-Accredited	11	19.3%	46	80.7%	57
ALL PROGRAMS	218	60.4%	143	39.6%	361

MATCHED APPLICANTS IN PHASE II BY ACCREDITATION STATUS OF MATCHED INTERNSHIP
DEGREE SOUGHT	MATCHED TO ACCREDITED INTERNSHIP		MATCHED TO NON-ACCREDITED INTERNSHIP		TOTAL
Ph.D. / Ed.D.	109	77.3%	32	22.7%	141
Psy.D.	109	49.5%	111	50.5%	220
TOTALS	218	60.4%	143	39.6%	361

NOTE: Students seeking Ed.D. degrees were included in the Ph.D. category in order to prevent individuals from being identified.

^*NOTE: Due to unusual circumstances, one applicant who matched in Phase I was released from the Match commitment by APPIC and was eligible to participate in Phase II. The position that was filled by that applicant in Phase I was added into Phase II.