Arizona's 11 best Psychology colleges [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Arizona ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 4.22M citations received by 105K 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: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

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: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

3. Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff

For Psychology

#246 in the United States

#276 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $12,377
Enrollment: 28,186

4. Midwestern University - Glendale

Glendale

For Psychology

#301 in the United States

#333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 3,794
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1900

5. University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe

For Psychology

#545 in the United States

#596 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $13,612
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $5,870

6. Grand Canyon University

Phoenix

For Psychology

#868 in the United States

#935 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1117
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,239

7. Prescott College

Prescott

For Psychology

#1037 in the United States

#1108 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Net Price: $23,163
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,929

8. Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences

Tempe

For Psychology

#1342 in the United States

#1420 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 551
Male:Female: 14:86

9. Southwest University of Visual Arts - Tucson

Tucson

For Psychology

#1400 in the United States

#1479 in North America

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

10. Arizona Christian University

Phoenix

For Psychology

#1509 in the United States

#1595 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $32,397
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $18,553

11. Dine College

Tsaile

For Psychology

#1520 in the United States

#1606 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $6,403
Enrollment: 1,836

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	34
Idaho	7	271
Oklahoma	20	129
Nebraska	13	111
Kansas	14	75
Oregon	18	55
Montana	7	231
South Dakota	8	261
Washington	30	5
North Dakota	7	209
Missouri	35	18
Arkansas	17	124
Iowa	31	31
Louisiana	25	90
Minnesota	28	16
Mississippi	14	158
Illinois	71	20
Wisconsin	32	17
Alabama	25	52
Indiana	35	57
Tennessee	37	42
Kentucky	26	56
Michigan	37	3
Georgia	45	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	70
Maryland	28	2
New York	132	8
New Jersey	27	32
Connecticut	21	7
Vermont	11	96
Massachusetts	68	1
Rhode Island	9	51
New Hampshire	13	95
Maine	13	254
Alaska	4	387
Hawaii	6	139
Puerto Rico	16	429