2014 APPIC Match Statistics
Combined Results: Phase I and Phase II
March 24, 2014
This report provides statistics and information about the combined results for both phases of the 2014 APPIC Match.
Here is a summary of the numbers of applicants and positions in 2014 as compared to the 2012 and 2013 APPIC Matches, combining both Phase I and Phase II:
| | | ---------- COMBINED PHASE I / PHASE II ---------- |
| | | 2012 MATCH | 2013 MATCH
| 2014 MATCH
|
| |
| Applicants: | Registered for the Match | 4,435 | 4,481
| 4,335
|
| Withdrew or did not submit ranks | 368 | 367
| 294
|
| Matched | 3,152 | 3,326
| 3,458
|
| Unmatched | 915 | 788
| 583
|
| | |
|
|
| Positions: | Offered in Phase I or Phase II | 3,202 | 3,397
| 3,534
|
| | Withdrew or no ranks in Phase II | 32 | 52
| 37
|
| | Filled | 3,152 | 3,326
| 3,458
|
| | Unfilled | 18 | 19
| 39
|
Compared to the 2012 APPIC Match, the 2014 APPIC Match had:
- 100 (-2.3%) fewer registered applicants
- 332 (+10.4%) additional positions, 237 (+10.0%) of which were APA- or CPA-accredited
- 306 (+9.7%) more matched applicants
- 406 (-31.6%) fewer unplaced applicants (includes unmatched and withdrawn applicants)
Regarding the 4,335 students who registered for the 2014 APPIC Match:
- 2,587 (59.7%) matched to an accredited position (compared to 53.3% in 2012)
- 871 (20.1%) matched to a non-accredited position (compared to 17.8% in 2012)
- 877 (20.2%) did not match to a position (includes unmatched and withdrawn applicants) (compared to 28.9% in 2012)
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS
| PARTICIPATION: COMBINED PHASE I/II |
| Training Sites Participating in the Match | 748 |
| Programs Participating in the Match | 1,368 |
| Positions Offered in the Match | 3,534 |
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.
| MATCH RESULTS - PROGRAMS - COMBINED PHASE I/II |
| Filled in Either Phase I or Phase II | 1,311 | (96%) |
| Withdrawn or No Ranks in Phase II | 23 | (2%) |
| Remaining Unfilled in Phase II | 34 | (2%) |
NOTE: Programs that submitted a Rank Order List in Phase II with fewer ranks than positions available were counted as "unfilled".
| MATCH RESULTS - POSITIONS - COMBINED PHASE I/II |
| Filled in Either Phase I or Phase II | 3,458 | (98%) |
| Withdrawn or No Ranks in Phase II | 37 | (1%) |
| Remaining Unfilled in Phase II | 39 | (1%) |
NOTE: For programs that submitted a Rank Order List in Phase II 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").
| APA- OR CPA- ACCREDITED POSITIONS - COMBINED PHASE I/II |
| Filled in Either Phase I or Phase II | 2,587 | (99%) |
| Withdrawn or No Ranks in Phase II | 10 | (0%) |
| Remaining Unfilled in Phase II | 5 | (0%) |
| Total | 2,602 |
|
| NON-ACCREDITED POSITIONS - COMBINED PHASE I/II |
| Filled in Either Phase I or Phase II | 871 | (93%) |
| Withdrawn or No Ranks in Phase II | 27 | (3%) |
| Remaining Unfilled in Phase II | 34 | (4%) |
| Total | 932 |
|
APPLICANTS
| PARTICIPATION - COMBINED PHASE I/II |
| Applicants Registered in the Match | 4,335 |
| Applicants Who Withdrew or Did Not Submit Ranks | 294 |
| Applicants Participating in the Match | 4,041 |
| MATCH RESULTS - COMBINED PHASE I/II |
| Applicants Matched | 3,458 | (86%) |
| Participating Applicants Not Matched | 583 | (14%) |
MATCH RATES BY ACADEMIC PROGRAM TYPE AND DEGREE
COMBINED PHASE I/II
|
| PROGRAM TYPE | DEGREE SOUGHT | MATCHED | UNMATCHED | WITHDREW OR NO RANKINGS SUBMITTED | TOTAL |
| Clinical | Ph.D. / Ed.D. | 1,285 | 83.1% | 180 | 11.6% | 81 | 5.2% | 1,546 |
| Psy.D. | 1,515 | 77.7% | 292 | 15.0% | 142 | 7.3% | 1,949 |
| TOTALS | 2,800 | 80.1% | 472 | 13.5% | 223 | 6.4% | 3,495 |
| Counseling | Ph.D. / Ed.D. | 364 | 82.7% | 52 | 11.8% | 24 | 5.5% | 440 |
| Psy.D. | 48 | 75.0% | 8 | 12.5% | 8 | 12.5% | 64 |
| TOTALS | 412 | 81.7% | 60 | 11.9% | 32 | 6.3% | 504 |
| School | Ph.D. / Ed.D. | 151 | 74.4% | 21 | 10.3% | 31 | 15.3% | 203 |
| Psy.D. | 11 | 36.7% | 14 | 46.7% | 5 | 16.7% | 30 |
| TOTALS | 162 | 69.5% | 35 | 15.0% | 36 | 15.5% | 233 |
| Combined | Ph.D. / Ed.D. | 37 | 80.4% | 7 | 15.2% | 2 | 4.3% | 46 |
| Psy.D. | 47 | 82.5% | 9 | 15.8% | 1 | 1.8% | 57 |
| TOTALS | 84 | 81.6% | 16 | 15.5% | 3 | 2.9% | 103 |
| ALL PROGRAMS | Ph.D. / Ed.D. | 1,837 | 82.2% | 260 | 11.6% | 138 | 6.2% | 2,235 |
| Psy.D. | 1,621 | 77.2% | 323 | 15.4% | 156 | 7.4% | 2,100 |
| TOTALS | 3,458 | 79.8% | 583 | 13.4% | 294 | 6.8% | 4,335 |
NOTE: A small number of students (less than ten) seeking Ed.D. degrees were included in the Ph.D. category in order to prevent individuals from being identified.
MATCHED APPLICANTS BY ACCREDITATION STATUS OF MATCHED INTERNSHIP
COMBINED PHASE I/II
|
| PROGRAM TYPE | DEGREE SOUGHT | MATCHED TO ACCREDITED INTERNSHIP | MATCHED TO NON-ACCREDITED INTERNSHIP | TOTAL |
| Clinical | Ph.D. / Ed.D. | 1,176 | 91.5% | 109 | 8.5% | 1,285 |
| Psy.D. | 863 | 57.0% | 652 | 43.0% | 1,515 |
| TOTALS | 2,039 | 72.8% | 761 | 27.2% | 2,800 |
| Counseling | Ph.D. / Ed.D. | 330 | 90.7% | 34 | 9.3% | 364 |
| Psy.D. | 17 | 35.4% | 31 | 64.6% | 48 |
| TOTALS | 347 | 84.2% | 65 | 15.8% | 412 |
| School | Ph.D. / Ed.D. | 129 | 85.4% | 22 | 14.6% | 151 |
| Psy.D. | 5 | 45.5% | 6 | 54.5% | 11 |
| TOTALS | 134 | 82.7% | 28 | 17.3% | 162 |
| Combined | Ph.D. / Ed.D. | 30 | 81.1% | 7 | 18.9% | 37 |
| Psy.D. | 37 | 78.7% | 10 | 21.3% | 47 |
| TOTALS | 67 | 79.8% | 17 | 20.2% | 84 |
| ALL PROGRAMS | Ph.D. / Ed.D. | 1,665 | 90.6% | 172 | 9.4% | 1,837 |
| Psy.D. | 922 | 56.9% | 699 | 43.1% | 1,621 |
| TOTALS | 2,587 | 74.8% | 871 | 25.2% | 3,458 |
NOTE: A small number of students (less than ten) seeking Ed.D. degrees were included in the Ph.D. category in order to prevent individuals from being identified.
Report Prepared by Greg Keilin, Ph.D.
and National Matching Services, Inc.
March 24, 2014