2026 APPIC Match Statistics
Combined Results: Phase I and Phase II
March 25, 2026
This report provides statistics and information about the combined results for both Phases of the 2026 APPIC Match.
APPLICANTS
| PARTICIPATION - COMBINED PHASE I/II |
|
Applicants Registered in the Match
|
4,662
|
|
Applicants Who Withdrew or Did Not Submit Ranks
|
182
|
|
Applicants Who Submitted Ranks in the Match
|
4,480
|
| MATCH RESULTS - COMBINED PHASE I/II |
|
Applicants Matched
|
3,919
|
87%
|
|
Unmatched Applicants
|
561
|
13%
|
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS
| PARTICIPATION: COMBINED PHASE I/II |
|
Training Sites Available in the Match
|
781
|
|
Programs Available in the Match
|
1,644
|
|
Positions Available in the Match
|
3,996
|
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: Some training sites, programs, and positions that were offered but
not filled in Phase I subsequently withdrew from Phase II. Those
withdrawn sites, programs, and positions are excluded from the
Match Results summarized below.
| MATCH RESULTS - TRAINING SITES - COMBINED PHASE I/II |
|
Filled in Either Phase I or Phase II
|
740
|
96%
|
|
With Unfilled Positions after Phase II
|
33
|
4%
|
NOTE: 9 of the training sites that remained unfilled submitted either no ranks
or fewer ranks than the number of positions available in Phase II.
| MATCH RESULTS - PROGRAMS - COMBINED PHASE I/II |
|
Filled in Either Phase I or Phase II
|
1,594
|
98%
|
|
With Unfilled Positions after Phase II
|
39
|
2%
|
NOTE: 10 of the programs that remained unfilled submitted either no ranks
or fewer ranks than the number of positions available in Phase II.
| MATCH RESULTS - POSITIONS - COMBINED PHASE I/II |
|
Filled in Either Phase I or Phase II
|
3,919
|
99%
|
|
Remaining Unfilled after Phase II
|
59
|
1%
|
NOTE: No ranks were submitted for 14 of the positions that remained unfilled in Phase II.
| APA- OR CPA- ACCREDITED POSITIONS - COMBINED PHASE I/II |
|
Filled in Either Phase I or Phase II
|
3,661
|
99%
|
|
Remaining Unfilled after Phase II
|
26
|
1%
|
|
TOTAL
|
3,687
|
|
| NON-ACCREDITED POSITIONS - COMBINED PHASE I/II |
|
Filled in Either Phase I or Phase II
|
258
|
89%
|
|
Remaining Unfilled after Phase II
|
33
|
11%
|
|
TOTAL
|
291
|
|
ADDITIONAL STATISTICS
APPLICANT RESULTS BY DOCTORAL PROGRAM TYPE AND DEGREE
COMBINED PHASE I/II
|
|
PROGRAM TYPE
|
DEGREE SOUGHT
|
MATCHED
|
UNMATCHED
|
WITHDREW OR NO RANKINGS SUBMITTED
|
TOTAL
|
|
Clinical
|
Ph.D.
|
1,385
|
89.6%
|
127
|
8.2%
|
34
|
2.2%
|
1,546
|
|
Psy.D.
|
1,774
|
81.3%
|
304
|
13.9%
|
105
|
4.8%
|
2,183
|
|
TOTALS
|
3,159
|
84.7%
|
431
|
11.6%
|
139
|
3.7%
|
3,729
|
|
Counseling
|
Ph.D.
|
291
|
87.7%
|
34
|
10.2%
|
7
|
2.1%
|
332
|
|
Psy.D.
|
78
|
60.9%
|
43
|
33.6%
|
7
|
5.5%
|
128
|
|
TOTALS
|
369
|
80.2%
|
77
|
16.7%
|
14
|
3.0%
|
460
|
|
School
|
Ph.D.
|
204
|
86.4%
|
19
|
8.1%
|
13
|
5.5%
|
236
|
|
Psy.D.
|
50
|
76.9%
|
6
|
9.2%
|
9
|
13.8%
|
65
|
|
TOTALS
|
254
|
84.4%
|
25
|
8.3%
|
22
|
7.3%
|
301
|
|
Combined
|
Ph.D.
|
58
|
89.2%
|
6
|
9.2%
|
1
|
1.5%
|
65
|
|
Psy.D.
|
79
|
73.8%
|
22
|
20.6%
|
6
|
5.6%
|
107
|
|
TOTALS
|
137
|
79.7%
|
28
|
16.3%
|
7
|
4.1%
|
172
|
|
ALL PROGRAMS
|
Ph.D.
|
1,938
|
88.9%
|
186
|
8.5%
|
55
|
2.5%
|
2,179
|
|
Psy.D.
|
1,981
|
79.8%
|
375
|
15.1%
|
127
|
5.1%
|
2,483
|
|
TOTALS
|
3,919
|
84.1%
|
561
|
12.0%
|
182
|
3.9%
|
4,662
|
MATCHED APPLICANTS BY ACCREDITATION STATUS OF INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
AND DOCTORAL PROGRAM TYPE AND DEGREE
COMBINED PHASE I/II
|
|
PROGRAM TYPE
|
DEGREE SOUGHT
|
MATCHED TO ACCREDITED INTERNSHIP
|
MATCHED TO NON-ACCREDITED INTERNSHIP
|
TOTAL
|
|
Clinical
|
Ph.D.
|
1,353
|
97.7%
|
32
|
2.3%
|
1,385
|
|
Psy.D.
|
1,629
|
91.8%
|
145
|
8.2%
|
1,774
|
|
TOTALS
|
2,982
|
94.4%
|
177
|
5.6%
|
3,159
|
|
Counseling
|
Ph.D.
|
280
|
96.2%
|
11
|
3.8%
|
291
|
|
Psy.D.
|
69
|
88.5%
|
9
|
11.5%
|
78
|
|
TOTALS
|
349
|
94.6%
|
20
|
5.4%
|
369
|
|
School
|
Ph.D.
|
167
|
81.9%
|
37
|
18.1%
|
204
|
|
Psy.D.
|
41
|
82.0%
|
9
|
18.0%
|
50
|
|
TOTALS
|
208
|
81.9%
|
46
|
18.1%
|
254
|
|
Combined
|
Ph.D.
|
55
|
94.8%
|
3
|
5.2%
|
58
|
|
Psy.D.
|
67
|
84.8%
|
12
|
15.2%
|
79
|
|
TOTALS
|
122
|
89.1%
|
15
|
10.9%
|
137
|
|
ALL PROGRAMS
|
Ph.D.
|
1,855
|
95.7%
|
83
|
4.3%
|
1,938
|
|
Psy.D.
|
1,806
|
91.2%
|
175
|
8.8%
|
1,981
|
|
TOTALS
|
3,661
|
93.4%
|
258
|
6.6%
|
3,919
|
Report Prepared by Greg Keilin, Ph.D.
and National Matching Services, Inc.
March 25, 2026