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Directory Statistics & Trainee Stipends

Internship and Postdoctoral Statistics from the APPIC Directory

Last Updated April 11, 2026



APPIC-MEMBER INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS

As of March 23, 2026
VA Medical Center
Public Hospital
Comm MH Center
Medical
School
Univ Couns Center
Child Psych or Pediatric
Private General Hospital
Private Psych Hospital
Military
Con- sortium
Correc- tions
Psych Dept
Private Outpt Clinic
School District
Academic Health Center
Comm Health Center
Other
ALL PROGRAMS
Number of Agencies
 117 73 93 32 159 37 29 11 10 64 38 7 53 17 63 14 20
837
Number of FT Positions
 635 313 389 270 478 169 137 69 57 625 189 30 190 86 366 48 75
4,126
Mean FT Stipend $
 36,222 44,343 39,735 39,380 40,898 43,816 41,722 39,031 96,453 34,911 59,845 41,383 37,835 35,755 39,487 36,035 38,329
41,027
Minimum FT Stipend $
 33,469 29,020 20,000 30,000 27,500 30,000 25,083 32,194 63,378 16,000 37,000 29,000 22,000 25,000 17,250 26,500 25,000
16,000
Maximum FT Stipend $
 43,428 76,000 62,684 52,200 66,000 70,616 55,324 45,760 118,769 47,372 74,417 55,324 55,360 61,500 62,663 55,000 58,656
118,769
Mean Apps per Program
 94 93 77 174 78 127 129 124 27 104 65 55 48 54 118 54 72
91
Mean Apps per FT Slot
 17 22 19 21 26 28 27 20 5 11 13 13 13 11 20 16 19
18

NOTE: Mean full-time internship stipend increased 5.5% in 18 months (9/16/24 to 3/23/26) and 15.6% in 3 years (3/22/23 to 3/23/26).



APPIC-MEMBER POSTDOCTORAL PROGRAMS

As of March 23, 2026
VA Medical Center
Public Hospital
Comm MH Center
Medical
School
Univ Couns Center
Child Psych or Pediatric
Private General Hospital
Private Psych Hospital
Military
Con- sortium
Correc- tions
Psych Dept
Private Outpt Clinic
School District
Academic Health Center
Comm Health Center
Other
ALL PROGRAMS
Number of Agencies
 71 12 6 15 12 20 8 4 3 12 6 1 34 0 36 10 8
258
Number of FT Positions
 359 38 25 89 33 97 19 6 14 106 22 1 65 0 154 26 20
1,074
Mean FT Stipend $
 57,948 73,618 62,641 59,085 62,762 64,114 62,180 64,000 65,464 67,379 86,173 47,840 59,510 62,041 58,993 60,773
61,835
Minimum FT Stipend $
 53,334 56,880 50,000 47,500 52,598 49,275 47,486 55,000 63,972 42,000 54,080 47,840 40,000 48,000 46,820 40,000
40,000
Maximum FT Stipend $
 67,480 92,000 70,541 78,000 78,300 78,000 75,000 68,000 66,420 75,000 137,900 47,840 85,000 76,383 72,800 76,000
137,900
Mean Apps per Program
Mean Apps per FT Slot

NOTE: Mean full-time postdoctoral stipend increased 3.9% in 18 months (9/16/24 to 3/23/26) and 16.4% in 3 years (3/22/23 to 3/23/26).


"Mean Apps Per Program" = Mean number of applications received last year by each program
"Mean Apps Per FT Slot" = Mean number of applications received last year per full-time slot