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Program Area   Public U.S. Doctoral Programs   Public U.S. Master's Programs
    Applied Accepted Enrolled   Applied Accepted Enrolled
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Health Service Provider Fields		                
Clinical                
    Sum   18,478 952 700   2,324 719 426
    Median   229 12 8   43 15 10
    Q1-Q3   176-301 9-14 6-10   20-74 9-25 6-12
    N depts   77 76 77   43 44 44
                 
Counseling                
    Sum   4761 416 383   2,704 1,069 894
    Median   88 8 7   72 20 19
    Q1-Q3   54-140 6-12 6-10   32-120 10-48 8-38
    N depts   46 45 45   31 31 32
                 
School                
    Sum   1,258 270 177   1,255 401 306
    Median   26 7 5   24 9 6
    Q1-Q3   15-50 4-10 3-7   12-41 5-15 4-11
    N depts   33 32 33   40 40 41
                 
Subtotal                
    Sum  24,497 1,638 1,260   6,283 2,189 1,626
    Median   194 12 8   63 21 13
    Q1-Q3   97-280 9-15 7-11   31-89 11-31 8-21
    N depts   124 123 123   84 84 86
                 
Research Fields                
Cognitive                
    Sum   1,128 258 122   a a a
    Median   21 5 2   a a a
    Q1-Q3   12-36 3-9 1-4   a a a
    N depts   45 45 45   4 4 4
                 
Developmental                
    Sum   1,492 227 116   a a a
    Median   26 4 2   a a a
    Q1-Q3   16-40 2-7 1-4   a a a
    N depts   48 46 47   6 6 6
                 
Educational                
    Sum   159 58 43   a a a
    Median   12 6 4   a a a
    Q1-Q3   8-21 4-9 3-6   a a a
    N depts   10 10 10   6 6 7
 
Experimental                
    Sum   857 180 150   443 193 135
    Median   23 6 4   12 7 4
    Q1-Q3   12-35 2-9 2-7   7-20 2-11 2-7
    N depts   31 30 32   26 26 28
                 
General/Social/Personality                
    Sum   2,298 276 126   636 280 176
    Median   47 6 3   28 13 8
    Q1-Q3   25-68 2-8 1-4   14-40 6-19 3-12
    N depts   46 46 46   23 22 22
                 
Industrial/Organizational                
    Sum   2,042 241 128   1,225 337 209
    Median   72 8 5   48 12 7
    Q1-Q3   58-86 4-12 3-6   22-68 6-17 5-11
    N depts   29 29 29   24 24 24
                 
Neuroscience/Physiological/                
Biological/Comparative                
    Sum   913 171 88   a a a
    Median   23 4 2   a a a
    Q1-Q3   13-33 2-6 1-4   a a a
    N depts   37 36 37   2 1 1
                 
Psychometrics/Quantitative                
    Sum   137 61 30   a a a
    Median   7 3 1   a a a
    Q1-Q3   5-10 1-5 1-2   a a a
    N depts   18 18 18   5 5 5
                 
Subtotal                
    Sum   10,284 1,742 980   3,825 1,337 920
    Median   68 14 7   29 11 6
    Q1-Q3   33-125 7-20 5-12   13-56 5-22 3-15
    N depts   114 112 115   93 91 95
                 
Other Fields                
    Sum   1,474 279 228   1,036 498 345
    Median   25 5 3   20 10 7
    Q1-Q3   11-47 2-10 2-7   10-39 8-16 3-11
    N depts   44 42 43   39 39 40
                 
Grand Total                
    Sum   34,958 3,426 2,318   9,808 3,660 2,552
    Median   175 18 12   60 24 15
    Q1-Q3   72-329 11-31 9-18   32-102 12-38 7-29
    N depts   151 150 151   123 122 125

SOURCE: 1996-97 Insert to Graduate Study Survey, Research Office, APA. June 1998.

Note: These data are based on information provided by 215 departments that responded to the survey and reported application, acceptance, and enrollment figures.

a = Summary statistics are not reported when N of departments is less than 10.

* Grand totals include individuals whose program areas were not reported.

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