Arizona's 11 best Psychology colleges [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Arizona ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 4.42M citations received by 108K academic papers made by 11 universities in Arizona was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Arizona

Tucson

For Psychology

#40 in the United States

#45 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

2. Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe

For Psychology

#48 in the United States

#56 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

3. Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff

For Psychology

#244 in the United States

#274 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,085
Enrollment: 28,467

4. Midwestern University - Glendale

Glendale

For Psychology

#301 in the United States

#333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 3,738
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1900

5. University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe

For Psychology

#542 in the United States

#593 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $13,599
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,388

6. Grand Canyon University

Phoenix

For Psychology

#860 in the United States

#927 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,928

7. Prescott College

Prescott

For Psychology

#1040 in the United States

#1111 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $23,377
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $25,158

8. Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences

Tempe

For Psychology

#1340 in the United States

#1418 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 516
Male:Female: 14:86

9. Southwest University of Visual Arts - Tucson

Tucson

For Psychology

#1398 in the United States

#1477 in North America

Net Price: $31,325
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $4,252
Founded: 1983

10. Arizona Christian University

Phoenix

For Psychology

#1518 in the United States

#1604 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $32,514
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $22,459

11. Dine College

Tsaile

For Psychology

#1521 in the United States

#1607 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,263
Enrollment: 1,434

Closest to Arizona states to learn Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
New Mexico	8	89
Utah	11	43
Nevada	7	149
Colorado	21	58
California	130	4
Texas	77	33
Idaho	7	269
Oklahoma	20	129
Nebraska	13	111
Kansas	14	75
Oregon	18	55
Montana	7	231
South Dakota	8	260
Washington	30	5
North Dakota	7	209
Missouri	35	18
Arkansas	17	125
Iowa	31	31
Louisiana	25	90
Minnesota	28	16
Mississippi	14	158
Illinois	71	20
Wisconsin	32	17
Alabama	26	52
Indiana	35	57
Tennessee	37	42
Kentucky	26	56
Michigan	37	3
Georgia	46	21
Ohio	60	23
South Carolina	25	73
West Virginia	17	100
North Carolina	44	14
Florida	58	27
Virginia	43	39
Pennsylvania	101	6
District of Columbia	10	71
Maryland	28	2
New York	132	8
New Jersey	27	32
Connecticut	21	7
Vermont	11	97
Massachusetts	68	1
Rhode Island	9	51
New Hampshire	13	95
Maine	13	253
Alaska	4	387
Hawaii	6	139
Puerto Rico	16	421