Overview

Department of Psychology / Department of Psychology is located in Newark, DE, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Clinical psychology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Social psychology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Cognitive psychology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Behavioral neuroscience

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	6

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

252

Applied

21

Accepted

7

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 7th	Not reported	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 7
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

49

Total Graduate Students

6%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	8.16%
White or Caucasian	81%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.04%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	2.04%

Gender

Male (30%)

Female (69%)

Faculty

31

Total faculty

Full-time - 28

Part-time - 3

Male (20)

Female (11)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Emotion development, neural and cognitive aspects of memory, neural control of feeding, intergroup relations, social cognition and communication
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	2,500,000

Location & Contact

Address 210 South College Avenue
Newark, DE  19716
United States

Contact Dr. Thomas M. DiLorenzo
Phone: 302-831-2000

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