US News recently updated their rankings for clinical psychology programs:
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankings...p-health-schools/clinical-psychology-rankings
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankings...p-health-schools/clinical-psychology-rankings
Why are the professional schools unranked or N/A? Did they just rank the APA accredited programs?
Putting aside the that this ranking measures "reputation" from a self selecting group of raters, not much a of a change. If memory serves me correctly I do not ever remember seeing Harvard being so far up. Seems like Kansas Clinical Child (lets see what their basketball team will do) broke into the Top 10 for the first time ever.
So there is a possibility that these rankings could reflect which schools' faculty has the greatest morale/loyalty, and offer no real information on a merit-based ranking?
Putting aside the that this ranking measures "reputation" from a self selecting group of raters, not much a of a change. If memory serves me correctly I do not ever remember seeing Harvard being so far up. Seems like Kansas Clinical Child (lets see what their basketball team will do) broke into the Top 10 for the first time ever.
There are actually 2 separate clinic programs (general and child) with separate accreditation and a counseling psych program in the School of Ed.Kansas has some prolific researchers. I always forget who is who between the clinical v. counseling faculty...but all and all they are both solid programs.
There are actually 2 separate clinic programs (general and child) with separate accreditation and a counseling psych program in the School of Ed.
It may seem twisted, but I'm upset to see so many of the programs I'm interested in ranked so highly. This will mean more applicants and, at the risk of sounding selfish, lower odds of getting in. It seems to me ranking in this way is rather counter-productive, as it encourages applicants to seek programs with greater perceived prestige, rather than those that fit them best. I'm sure its possible for any student to have a terrible experience at one of the top ranked schools, and a phenomenal experience at one of the Unranked programs.
I have no illusions about how difficult it is to get in, but I'll take any advantage I can get... Although being realistic it would probably change the acceptance rates from 2.4 to like 2.2 or something ridiculousHate to break it to you, but gaining admittance to any reputable, funded, university-based doctoral program in psychology is difficult. But I do agree on your latter point about fit.
So there is a possibility that these rankings could reflect which schools' faculty has the greatest morale/loyalty, and offer no real information on a merit-based ranking?
Actually, I don't think so. I think that the respondents were asked to give a rating for each school- not just their own. The resulting list reflects ratings of programs by staff from other similar programs.
The other thing that is very deceptive about KU is that all the programs inter-train. I just got into the counseling program (and have several friends as 2nd or 3rd years in the child clinical) but many of the classes are in the child clinical program/general program.Interesting. I knew there was a clinical program and a counseling program...I didn't realize there was a second clinical program. I know Steve Ilardi is doing some interesting depression research out of the KU clinic. I like it because it isn't all touchy-feely, as there is hard science behind his program.
cool! see the place I just got an offer to!US News recently updated their rankings for clinical psychology programs:
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankings...p-health-schools/clinical-psychology-rankings
Interesting stuffI know Steve Ilardi is doing some interesting depression research out of the KU clinic. I like it because it isn't all touchy-feely, as there is hard science behind his program.
Here is another website with rankings for clinical psychology programs:
http://www.socialpsychology.org/clinrank.htm