University of Colorado Denver
Clinical Psychology PhD
Accepting students for Fall 2027?
Yes. 8 faculty are listed as accepting new doctoral students for Fall 2027 as of September 9, 2026, taken from the program's own page and quoted below.
Faculty
Accepting students
- Amy Wachholtz
- Elizabeth Allen
- Jonathan Shaffer
- Karena Leo
- Kevin Everhart
- Kevin Masters
- Krista W. Ranby
- Kristin Kilbourn
Not accepting this cycle
- Jeffrey A. Rings
- Jim Grigsby
“Applicants are asked to identify one to three core faculty members (see "Core Faculty" list below) within the Clinical Health Psychology Program as a potential research mentor.”
Odds and outcomes
100%
Got an internship of any kind
accredited or not — this program’s accredited figure could not be read
6
Years to finish
median, students who completed
Published by the program itself, as every APA-accredited program is required to. Figures are for the most recent year in their table, which is usually a year or two behind.
Applying
- Personal statement required (3-4 pages)
- Resume/CV required
- Interview required (~20 of ~200 applicants invited)
- Identify 1-3 potential faculty mentors
- Preferred minimum GPA 3.5
- Prerequisite coursework: intro psych, statistics, research methods, abnormal psych, history of psych (B- or higher)
- Fee waiver available, request due 1 week before deadline
Where these came from ↗ Checked August 17, 2026.
Status and faculty names on this page are read from the program’s own website and re-checked through the admissions season. Where the program publishes a sentence announcing who is accepting, that sentence is quoted above rather than summarised. The date beside each section is when we last read it — if you are deciding where to apply, confirm against the program page before you rely on it.