Applications and Admissions to Psychology Doctoral Programs by Subfield: 2006-07
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Applications
and Admissions to Psychology Doctoral Programs by Subfield, 2006-07
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# Programs
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# Applications
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# Applicants accepted
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Acceptance rate1
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Mean
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Median
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Sum
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Mean
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Median
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Sum
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Mean
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Median
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Total, all
subfields
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1,086
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67.7
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37
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73,506
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11.5
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6
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12,520
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0.2
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0.17
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General
Psychology (Theory, History, and Philosophy)
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4
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60.8
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25
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243
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9
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9
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36
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0.3
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0.33
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Experimental Psychology
(General)
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37
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41.1
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24
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1,521
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6.6
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6
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246
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0.2
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0.17
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Experimental
Psychology (Applied)
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20
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17.3
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17
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346
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5.2
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5
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103
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0.3
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0.28
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Physiological
Psychology
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2
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10
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10
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20
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2.5
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3
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5
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0.3
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0.25
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Developmental
Psychology
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95
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25.3
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23
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2,407
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4.5
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4
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427
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0.2
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0.18
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Social and
Personality Psychology
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96
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56.3
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47
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5,409
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5.4
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5
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516
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0.1
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0.1
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Clinical
Psychology
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233
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157.1
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135
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36,607
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25.2
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11
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5,862
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0.2
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0.09
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Community
Psychology
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14
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38.1
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23
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533
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4.6
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4
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65
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0.2
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0.13
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Counseling
Psychology
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74
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77.9
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64
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5,765
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11.8
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8
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873
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0.2
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0.13
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School
Psychology
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68
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44
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28
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2,989
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11.4
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8
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775
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0.3
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0.28
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Educational
Psychology
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38
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21.4
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12
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814
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11.5
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6
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438
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0.5
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0.44
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Geropsychology
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1
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300
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300
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300
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79
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79
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79
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0.3
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0.26
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Neuroscience
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64
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24.2
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21
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1,548
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4.5
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3
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285
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0.2
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0.16
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Industrial/Organizational
Psychology
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55
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50.6
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40
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2,781
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11.3
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8
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620
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0.3
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0.2
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Comparative
Psychology
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3
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8.3
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6
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25
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2
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0
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6
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0.2
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0.16
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Environmental
Psychology
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1
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22
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22
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22
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10
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10
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10
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0.5
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0.45
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Cognitive
Psychology
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97
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35.1
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26
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3,402
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5.4
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5
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527
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0.2
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0.17
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Health
Psychology
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27
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62.7
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35
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1,694
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12.4
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7
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336
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0.2
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0.15
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Consulting
Psychology
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3
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16.3
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10
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49
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7.3
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7
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22
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0.6
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0.7
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Biological
Psychology
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25
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27.3
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21
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682
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3.8
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3
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95
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0.2
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0.12
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Forensic
Psychology
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8
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92.4
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45
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739
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22.4
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12
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179
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0.3
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0.3
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Quantitative
Psychology/Psychometrics
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33
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13.5
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12
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447
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4.2
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3
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137
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0.4
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0.32
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Psychoanalytic
Psychology
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3
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161
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163
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483
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10.7
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12
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32
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0.1
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0.04
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Psycholinguistics
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1
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40
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40
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40
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10
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10
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10
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0.3
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0.25
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Psychopharmacology
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1
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18
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18
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18
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2
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2
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2
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0.1
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0.11
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Rehabilitation
Psychology
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1
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2
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2
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Child and
Adolescent Psychology
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19
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117.2
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114
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2,226
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14.5
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9
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275
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0.2
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0.12
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Neuropsychology
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6
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102
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47
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612
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9.8
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10
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59
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0.3
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0.32
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Behavioral
Psychology
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13
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36.6
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37
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476
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7.2
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7
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94
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0.2
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0.18
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Family
Psychology
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4
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32.3
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37
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129
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17.3
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16
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69
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0.6
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0.55
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Multicultural
Psychology
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1
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78
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78
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78
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7
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7
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7
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0.1
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0.09
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Other
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39
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28.2
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17
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1,099
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8.5
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3
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330
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0.3
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0.3
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Source: 2008
Graduate Study in Psychology. Compiled
by APA Center for Psychology Workforce
Analysis and Research.
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1Calculated by dividing the number of applications
into the number of applicants accepted.
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Last updated: August 2007 |
