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Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness

The Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness program at New York University is accredited by the Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC) for the period of July 2015, through July 2026.  

The mission of the MPCAC is to accredit academic programs that provide science-based education and training in the practice of counseling and psychological services at the master's level, using both counseling and psychological principles and theories as they apply to specific populations and settings.  

As required by MPCAC, please find below the admissions and enrollment statistics for the period June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025, below.

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Residential Enrollment and Retention Data
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Residential Enrollment and Retention Data

Residential enrollment and retention metrics by entry year
Academic Year of Entry2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Number of Applications453571717876732870
Number Accepted230264372290270345
Acceptance %50.8%46.2% 33.1%36.9%39.7%
Number Matriculated6783154123112129
Matriculation %29.1%31.4%41.4%42.4%41.5%37.4%
Retained into 2nd year6382141111108123
Retention %94.0%98.8%91.6%890.2%96.4%95.3%

Residential Graduation Metrics

Residential completion and graduation rates by entry year
Graduation Metric2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Graduated in 3 years6073140110990
Graduated in 3 years %89.6%88.0%90.9%89.4%88.4%0.0%
Total Graduated6076144111990
Total Graduated %89.6%91.6%93.5%90.2%88.4%0.0%
Still In Progress001610123
Still In Progress %0.0%0.0%0.6%4.9%8.9%95.3%

Residential Admissions Information

Residential GPA and standardized test scores by entry year
Admissions Metric2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Mean undergrad GPA3.613.653.633.723.623.66
Mean GRE Verbal------
Mean GRE Quantitative------
Mean GRE Writing------
Mean MAT------

Residential Program Outcomes

Residential licensure and post-graduation metrics
Outcome Metric2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Obtained state licensure %N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Enrolled in doctoral program %0%0%0%0%--
Passage of CPCE %0%0%0%0%0%0%

Online Enrollment and Retention Data

Online enrollment and retention metrics by entry year
Academic Year of Entry2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Number of Applications74011836817138521007
Number Accepted283411227242322342
Acceptance %38.2%34.7%33.3%33.9%37.8%34.0%
Number Matriculated147213113106165143
Matriculation %51.9%51.8%49.8%43.8%51.2%41.8%
Retained into 2nd year1281889790147124
Retention %87.1%88.3%85.8%84.9%89.1%86.7%

Online Graduation Metrics

Online completion and graduation rates by entry year
Graduation Metric2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Graduated in 3 years12317684731000
Graduated in 3 years %83.7%82.6%74.3%68.9%60.6%0.0%
Total Graduated12718496731030
Total Graduated %86.4%86.4%85.0%68.9%62.4%0.0%
Still In Progress0041445124
Still In Progress %0.0%0.0%3.5%13.2%27.3%86.7%

Online Admissions Information

Online GPA and standardized test scores by entry year
Admissions Metric2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Mean undergrad GPA3.453.553.553.663.63.6
Mean GRE Verbal------
Mean GRE Quantitative------
Mean GRE Writing------
Mean MAT------

Online Program Outcomes

Online licensure and post-graduation metrics
Outcome Metric2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Obtained state licensure %N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Enrolled in doctoral program %0%0%0%0%--
Passage of CPCE %0%0%0%0%0%0%