100 Best colleges for Psychology in California, US

For Psychology

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

3. University of California - San Francisco

For Psychology

#10 in the United States

#11 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

4. University of California-San Diego

For Psychology

#12 in the United States

#13 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

5. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Psychology

#19 in the United States

#22 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

6. University of Southern California

For Psychology

#22 in the United States

#25 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

7. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Psychology

#35 in the United States

#38 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

8. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Psychology

#44 in the United States

#51 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Psychology

#87 in the United States

#101 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

10. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Psychology

#98 in the United States

#113 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

11. San Diego State University

For Psychology

#119 in the United States

#135 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $12,053
Enrollment: 41,137

12. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Psychology

#121 in the United States

#137 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $24,355
Enrollment: 26,384

13. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Psychology

#154 in the United States

#176 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $22,774
Enrollment: 19,938

14. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Psychology

#165 in the United States

#187 in North America

Enrollment: 4,210
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1905

15. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Psychology

#203 in the United States

#231 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $12,353
Enrollment: 37,661

16. San Francisco State University

For Psychology

#213 in the United States

#241 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $12,996
Enrollment: 22,563

17. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Psychology

#218 in the United States

#247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $11,234
Enrollment: 43,662

18. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Psychology

#220 in the United States

#249 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $11,795
Enrollment: 42,003

19. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Psychology

#246 in the United States

#276 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,065
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1975

20. Claremont Graduate University

For Psychology

#248 in the United States

#278 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,771
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1925

21. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Psychology

#268 in the United States

#299 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $53,883

22. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Psychology

#272 in the United States

#303 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $5,857
Enrollment: 9,255

23. California State University - Los Angeles

For Psychology

#276 in the United States

#307 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,824
Enrollment: 23,163

24. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Psychology

#277 in the United States

#308 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $27,292
Enrollment: 9,110

25. California State University - Northridge

For Psychology

#282 in the United States

#313 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,825
Enrollment: 38,313

26. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Psychology

#287 in the United States

#318 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 0%
Net Price: $25,481
Receiving Aid: 33%
Average Aid: $9,411

27. University of San Francisco

For Psychology

#289 in the United States

#321 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $45,443

28. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Psychology

#296 in the United States

#328 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $12,326
Enrollment: 24,427

29. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Psychology

#300 in the United States

#332 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $12,167
Enrollment: 18,492

30. University of San Diego

For Psychology

#303 in the United States

#335 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Net Price: $37,918
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $40,965

31. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Psychology

#309 in the United States

#343 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $14,338
Enrollment: 23,069

32. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Psychology

#315 in the United States

#349 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,767
Enrollment: 31,943

33. Loyola Marymount University

For Psychology

#316 in the United States

#350 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $59,926

34. Chapman University

Orange

For Psychology

#317 in the United States

#351 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,902

35. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Psychology

#320 in the United States

#354 in North America

Enrollment: 52
Male:Female: 32:68

36. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Psychology

#332 in the United States

#369 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $66,585

37. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Psychology

#334 in the United States

#371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,665
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1977

38. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Psychology

#344 in the United States

#382 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $10,748
Enrollment: 6,237

39. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Psychology

#359 in the United States

#398 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $35,558
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $4,276

40. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Psychology

#369 in the United States

#411 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $11,123
Enrollment: 16,237

41. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Psychology

#372 in the United States

#414 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,441
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

42. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Psychology

#378 in the United States

#421 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1332
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $31,670

43. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Psychology

#389 in the United States

#432 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $11,509
Enrollment: 15,257

44. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Psychology

#394 in the United States

#437 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

45. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Psychology

#396 in the United States

#439 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $11,833
Enrollment: 27,636

46. Pomona College

For Psychology

#400 in the United States

#444 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,938

47. Claremont McKenna College

For Psychology

#407 in the United States

#451 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,895

48. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Psychology

#413 in the United States

#458 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $9,094
Enrollment: 5,891

49. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Psychology

#462 in the United States

#509 in North America

Enrollment: 915
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1974

50. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Psychology

#476 in the United States

#524 in North America

Enrollment: 1,890
Male:Female: 53:47

51. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Psychology

#482 in the United States

#531 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,951
Enrollment: 15,182

52. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Psychology

#493 in the United States

#543 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

53. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Psychology

#502 in the United States

#553 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $12,369
Enrollment: 12,326

54. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Psychology

#518 in the United States

#569 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1111
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,143

55. Mills College

Oakland

For Psychology

#554 in the United States

#605 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,473

56. Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope

Duarte

For Psychology

#559 in the United States

#611 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 90
Founded: 1994

57. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Psychology

#582 in the United States

#636 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $12,185
Enrollment: 7,713

58. Occidental College

For Psychology

#583 in the United States

#637 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $48,400

59. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Psychology

#594 in the United States

#649 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,966
Enrollment: 10,419

60. Biola University

La Mirada

For Psychology

#608 in the United States

#663 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,082

61. University of the West

Rosemead

For Psychology

#614 in the United States

#669 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $14,713
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,445

62. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Psychology

#620 in the United States

#676 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $12,492
Enrollment: 9,724

63. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Psychology

#625 in the United States

#682 in North America

Enrollment: 1,057
Male:Female: 17:83
Founded: 1971

64. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Psychology

#633 in the United States

#690 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1255
Net Price: $37,456
Receiving Aid: 100%

65. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Psychology

#634 in the United States

#691 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1229
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,482

66. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Psychology

#658 in the United States

#716 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 0%
Enrollment: 1,144
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1997

67. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Psychology

#661 in the United States

#719 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $35,332
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $42,407

68. Wright Institute

Berkeley

For Psychology

#676 in the United States

#735 in North America

Enrollment: 518
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1969

69. Pitzer College

For Psychology

#688 in the United States

#747 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Net Price: $34,979
Receiving Aid: 45%
Average Aid: $51,487

70. Antioch University

Culver

For Psychology

#715 in the United States

#774 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 910
Male:Female: 32:68

71. Harvey Mudd College

For Psychology

#718 in the United States

#777 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $43,966

72. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Psychology

#721 in the United States

#781 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $12,528
Enrollment: 5,592

73. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Psychology

#747 in the United States

#808 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1111
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $21,530

74. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Psychology

#755 in the United States

#817 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 1,874
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1968

75. Scripps College

For Psychology

#766 in the United States

#828 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,396

76. United States University

For Psychology

#799 in the United States

#862 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,197
Receiving Aid: 32%
Average Aid: $8,161

77. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Psychology

#807 in the United States

#871 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $11,038
Enrollment: 837

78. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Psychology

#819 in the United States

#884 in North America

Enrollment: 150
Male:Female: 46:54

79. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Psychology

#822 in the United States

#887 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $37,919
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $16,990

80. Whittier College

Whittier

For Psychology

#827 in the United States

#892 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $28,101
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $36,176

81. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Psychology

#856 in the United States

#922 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 1,926
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1909

82. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Psychology

#862 in the United States

#929 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 3,098
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1901

83. Keck Graduate Institute

For Psychology

#867 in the United States

#934 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 622
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1997

84. Northcentral University

For Psychology

#879 in the United States

#947 in North America

Enrollment: 9,489
Male:Female: 26:74

85. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Psychology

#890 in the United States

#958 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,774

86. Ashford University

For Psychology

#931 in the United States

#999 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $32,265
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,648

87. Marshall B Ketchum University

Fullerton

For Psychology

#932 in the United States

#1000 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 653
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1904

88. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Psychology

#944 in the United States

#1012 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,696

89. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For Psychology

#953 in the United States

#1022 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,172

90. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Psychology

#1004 in the United States

#1073 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1422
Net Price: $15,691
Receiving Aid: 100%

91. Woodbury University

Burbank

For Psychology

#1015 in the United States

#1084 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $37,258
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,081

92. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Psychology

#1018 in the United States

#1087 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 230
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1970

93. California Western School of Law