2027 Edition
Four PsyD programs in Indiana qualify for the 2027 ranking, in three cities. Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana takes the top spot in Indiana: 80.3 out of 100, and 1st nationally.
By Trevor Rupe, Contributor at Savo Media Group
By APA area of accreditation, that is 3 clinical and 1 school programs. Indiana State University, a public university, runs two of them.
Indiana asks for a doctorate from an APA- or CPA-accredited program wherever such accreditation exists. BLS reports a median of $84,990 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Indiana (May 2025), against $100,580 nationwide.
All four ranked PsyD programs in Indiana, in order. The number on each card is its place in Indiana, and its national rank is beside the school.
Full profile of Indiana State University in Best PsyD Programs
Sources: APA record, ASPPB, APPIC and the school’s APA disclosure, read October 14, 2026.
Worth knowing: it publishes tuition of $39,960 for the first-year cohort (the highest in Indiana).
The University of Indianapolis's practitioner-scholar PsyD in Indianapolis, IN, offers seven optional concentrations, from neuropsychology to community psychology and social change, and admits a limited number of students part-time.
UIndy's Clinical Psychology Doctorate (PsyD) follows a practitioner-scholar model of training for general clinical practice and is a 111-credit-hour program typically completed in five years including internship; students who enter without an MA can earn one along the way, which raises the total to 120 credit hours. Courses are taught in a traditional classroom setting, and finishing in the minimum time means attending full-time during the academic year and summers. Students complete at least 1,200 hours of practicum, in at least two training sites with a minimum of twelve hours a week on site and a weekly practicum seminar at the university, then a one-year, full-time internship of 2,000 hours at an approved health service training program site. Graduation also requires two comprehensive exams (the Core Curriculum Exam and the Psychotherapy Proficiency Exam) and a dissertation with an oral defense, all within seven years of admission. Students may choose one of seven optional concentrations, each a nine-credit-hour sequence taken in the third year: adult psychopathology and psychotherapy, childhood and adolescent psychology, community psychology and social change, generalist, health psychology and behavioral medicine, neuropsychology, or psychological assessment.
Applicants need a bachelor's degree, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 preferred, and at least 18 hours of undergraduate or graduate psychology courses; the program encourages applicants to submit GRE scores, and selected applicants are invited to predominantly in-person interviews. New students begin each fall, with a priority deadline of November 1 and a final deadline of December 1, and up to 15 graduate credit hours may transfer from another institution. Students are typically expected to take a full academic load, but a limited number who could not otherwise attend may be admitted part-time. Each year four or five incoming students receive assistantships, which typically run up to three academic years, involve 11 hours of work a week and cover about one-fourth of tuition, and the Excellence in Academic Performance Fellowship and the Community Service and Engagement Fellowship each cover full tuition for graduate coursework. UIndy says the program is designed to meet the academic requirements for licensure as a clinical psychologist and qualifies graduates to apply for practice as Health Service Providers in Psychology in the State of Indiana, and that it cannot confirm the degree meets every state's requirements; licensure is granted by each state's psychology board.
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Sources: APA record of University of Indianapolis (Clinical Psychology), ASPPB, APPIC and APA disclosure of University of Indianapolis (Clinical Psychology), read October 12, 2026.
Ranks 3rd: it publishes tuition of $26,999 for the first-year cohort, but it retains 82% of the students who enter (the lowest in Indiana).
Indiana State's school psychology PsyD in Terre Haute, Indiana, is a hybrid program in which in-person attendance does not exceed one day per week, with practicum from the first semester and a 2000-hour internship.
Practicum starts in the first semester: full-time students take practica or an externship each semester of the first three years, may add a part-time externship in the fourth year and complete the internship in the fifth. The minimum of 101 credits covers research and statistical methods, psychological foundations, a school psychology specialization and applied clinical experiences, along with an applied research project, and students earn a Master of Education in school psychology on the way to the PsyD. The internship can be arranged through the national match run by the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers or through the ISU School Psychology Internship Consortium in Indiana.
In-person attendance on the campus in Terre Haute, Indiana, is required but does not exceed one day per week and decreases as students progress. Applicants need a bachelor's degree in any major, the GRE is not required, and students who already hold a related master's degree may be able to pursue the PsyD without also earning the MEd. Graduate assistantships, offered on a competitive basis, come with a stipend and partial tuition waiver. The school says completing the PsyD aligns with the educational requirements for licensure as a psychologist in Indiana and meets those for licensure as a school psychologist in Indiana.
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Sources: APA record of Indiana State University (School Psychology) and APA disclosure of Indiana State University (School Psychology), read October 14, 2026.
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Ranks 4th: it retains 93% of the students who enter.
The University of Evansville's Psy.D. in Evansville, IN, which admitted its first cohort in 2023, moves students through in a lockstep cohort, starting practicum at the university's own community mental health clinic before external placements and a fifth-year internship.
UE's Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology (PsyD), formally the Koch Family Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology Program, follows a scholar-practitioner model that gives primary importance to clinical services, and its clinical training emphasizes cognitive behavior therapy and interpersonal therapy. The five-year program totals 124 credit hours, including 15 credits of electives and 18 credit hours of dissertation work: four years of on-campus classes, with cohorts moving through in lockstep, then one year of predoctoral clinical internship at an APA-accredited site in the United States or Canada, found through a national match. Students earn supervised hours in assessment and psychotherapy at UE's community-based mental health clinic in the second year, add one external placement of 15 hours a week in the third year, and train only in community settings in the fourth year; external sites include Deaconess Gateway Hospital, Evansville State Hospital and Southwestern Behavioral Healthcare, and practicum continues through the summer months. Students earn a Master of Science degree at the end of the second year and take a comprehensive examination at the end of each of the first three years.
Applicants need a bachelor's degree in psychology or a closely related field and an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0; applicants from unrelated fields qualify with set prerequisite courses (introductory psychology, abnormal psychology, and statistics or research methods) or a score of at least 650 on the Psychology Test of the GRE. The application, made through UE's graduate application, includes transcripts, a CV, a personal statement, a diversity statement and three letters of reference, and applications are open for the Fall 2027 cohort. The program is full-time and taught entirely on campus, in person. A limited number of assistantships pay stipends, including teaching assistant and clinic front-desk roles, and tuition in the internship year is a reduced fee.
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Sources: APA record of University of Evansville (Clinical Psychology) and APA disclosure of University of Evansville (Clinical Psychology), read October 14, 2026.
The figures below come from the four PsyD programs in Indiana that this ranking includes, each read from the source named beside it.
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APA-accredited PsyD programs ranked in Indiana
APA directory$22,939
Median yearly tuition across 4 programs, in-state price where listed
Program disclosures3
Cities with a ranked PsyD program
APA directoryASPPB reports first-time EPPP pass rates of 94% for Indiana State University (clinical psychology) and 85% for University of Indianapolis.
APPIC’s 2021 to 2025 match data put the accredited internship match rate at 93% for Indiana State University (clinical psychology) and 92% for University of Indianapolis.
Four programs list a yearly tuition, from $9,240 to $39,960, with a median of $22,939. Where a program’s cost table lists both an in-state and an out-of-state price, this page counts the in-state price (Indiana State University); the ranking’s cost score uses the out-of-state price for every program alike.
ASPPB adds its own caution: “Please note that care should be exercised if comparisons across schools and programs are made.”
A PsyD is a degree, and the license comes from the state. These are the rules a graduate of PsyD programs in Indiana meets for a license there, each linked to the page it was read on.
Licensing board: Indiana State Psychology Board.
BLS counts 1,850 clinical and counseling psychologists in Indiana, with a median annual wage of $84,990. School psychologists number 710 at a median of $77,640.
$84,990
Median annual pay for clinical and counseling psychologists in Indiana
Occupation: Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, SOC 19-3033.BLS counts 1,850 employed in Indiana.
$77,640
Median annual pay for school psychologists in Indiana
Occupation: School Psychologists, SOC 19-3034.BLS counts 710 employed in Indiana.
Percentiles are points in each occupation’s pay distribution, not experience levels. BLS lists an area in every state its counties reach, so a metropolitan area that crosses a state line appears under each state.
In the 2027 ranking, Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana is first among the PsyD programs in Indiana, with a score of 80.3 out of 100 and 1st place nationally. Its program page is Indiana State University’s Clinical Psychology program page for the Psy.D.. The score weighs cost, graduate earnings, completion, internship and licensure outcomes, track record, credential alignment and program reputation, and the methodology page shows each weight.
Four ranked programs in Indiana list a yearly tuition, from $9,240 to $39,960, with a median of $22,939. Where a program’s cost table lists both an in-state and an out-of-state price, this page counts the in-state price (Indiana State University); the ranking’s cost score uses the out-of-state price for every program alike. A program card labels its tuition figure with the period and rate its school printed, and Read More lists the in-state and out-of-state prices where the cost table gives both.
Yes, wherever APA or CPA program accreditation exists. The rule, 868 IAC 1.1-4-1, applies the board’s own criteria, including a one-year residence, only where it does not. The board’s licensing page adds that a program or internship without APA, CPA or APPIC approval means additional information for the board to review.
The Health Service Provider in Psychology endorsement is required for licensed psychologists who diagnose and treat mental and behavioral disorders, with exceptions the rule lists. It asks for a 1,500-hour internship plus 1,600 supervised hours, and the 1,600 can come from doctoral practicum, post-internship experience or both under 868 IAC 1.1-13-3.1.
A jurisprudence examination, then the EPPP at a scaled score of 500. The board’s page says the jurisprudence exam is 50 questions with a 75% pass mark, and that Indiana has not adopted EPPP part II.
BLS reports a median annual wage of $84,990 for clinical and counseling psychologists (SOC 19-3033) in Indiana for May 2025. The 10th percentile is $56,200 and the 90th is $129,110. School psychologists (SOC 19-3034) have a median of $77,640. Percentiles mark points in the pay distribution of everyone in the occupation, not years of experience.