80 Best colleges for Clinical Psychology in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Clinical Psychology. A graph of 5.89M citations received by 105K academic papers made by 80 universities in California 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 California - Los Angeles

For Clinical Psychology

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

2. Stanford University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

3. University of California - San Francisco

For Clinical Psychology

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

4. University of California-San Diego

For Clinical Psychology

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

5. University of Southern California

For Clinical Psychology

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

6. University of California - Berkeley

For Clinical Psychology

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

7. University of California - Davis

For Clinical Psychology

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

8. University of California - Irvine

For Clinical Psychology

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

9. San Diego State University

For Clinical Psychology

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

10. University of California - Riverside

For Clinical Psychology

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

11. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Clinical Psychology

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

12. Palo Alto University

For Clinical Psychology

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

13. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Clinical Psychology

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

14. California State University - Long Beach

For Clinical Psychology

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

15. California State University - Fullerton

For Clinical Psychology

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

16. San Francisco State University

For Clinical Psychology

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

17. Loma Linda University

For Clinical Psychology

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

18. San Jose State University

For Clinical Psychology

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

19. West Los Angeles College

For Clinical Psychology

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

20. Santa Clara University

For Clinical Psychology

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

21. California State University - Los Angeles

For Clinical Psychology

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

22. California State University - Northridge

For Clinical Psychology

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

23. California State University - San Bernardino

For Clinical Psychology

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

24. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Clinical Psychology

Enrollment
1,890
Male:Female
53:47

25. Chapman University

For Clinical Psychology

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

26. California State University - Fresno

For Clinical Psychology

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

27. Claremont Graduate University

For Clinical Psychology

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

28. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Clinical Psychology

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

29. California Institute of Technology

For Clinical Psychology

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

30. Pepperdine University

For Clinical Psychology

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

31. Fielding Graduate University

For Clinical Psychology

Enrollment
915
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1974

32. California State University - Sacramento

For Clinical Psychology

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

33. University of San Diego

For Clinical Psychology

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

34. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Clinical Psychology

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

35. Loyola Marymount University

For Clinical Psychology

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

36. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Clinical Psychology

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

37. University of San Francisco

For Clinical Psychology

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

38. Pomona College

For Clinical Psychology

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

39. University of California - Merced

For Clinical Psychology

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

40. California State University - Chico

For Clinical Psychology

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

41. University of the Pacific

For Clinical Psychology

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

42. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Clinical Psychology

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

43. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Clinical Psychology

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

44. Humboldt State University

For Clinical Psychology

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

45. Biola University

For Clinical Psychology

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

46. California State University - San Marcos

For Clinical Psychology

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

47. Azusa Pacific University

For Clinical Psychology

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

48. Sonoma State University

For Clinical Psychology

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

49. Western University of Health Sciences

For Clinical Psychology

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

50. Occidental College

For Clinical Psychology

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

51. California State University - East Bay

For Clinical Psychology

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

52. Dominican University of California

For Clinical Psychology

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

53. University of the West

For Clinical Psychology

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

54. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Clinical Psychology

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

55. Claremont McKenna College

For Clinical Psychology

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

56. Mills College

For Clinical Psychology

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

57. Wright Institute

For Clinical Psychology

Enrollment
518
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1969

58. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Clinical Psychology

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

59. University of Redlands

For Clinical Psychology

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

60. Saybrook University

For Clinical Psychology

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

61. John F. Kennedy University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1964

62. University of La Verne

For Clinical Psychology

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

63. California State University - Bakersfield

For Clinical Psychology

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

64. Antioch University

For Clinical Psychology

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

65. United States University

For Clinical Psychology

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

66. Master's University and Seminary

For Clinical Psychology

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

67. California State University - Stanislaus

For Clinical Psychology

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

69. Naval Postgraduate School

For Clinical Psychology

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

70. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Clinical Psychology

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

71. California Lutheran University

For Clinical Psychology

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

72. Samuel Merritt University

For Clinical Psychology

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

73. Northcentral University

For Clinical Psychology

Enrollment
9,489
Male:Female
26:74

74. Touro University California

For Clinical Psychology

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

75. Pitzer College

For Clinical Psychology

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

76. Scripps College

For Clinical Psychology

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

77. Saint Mary's College of California

For Clinical Psychology

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

78. California Baptist University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$27,862
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$26,743

79. California State University - Channel Islands

For Clinical Psychology

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

80. Westmont College

For Clinical Psychology

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

Closest to California states to learn Clinical Psychology

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 12 75
Utah 7 48
Arizona 6 40
Idaho 3 269
Washington 12 8
Colorado 14 66
New Mexico 3 77
Nebraska 6 91
South Dakota 4 225
Kansas 8 62
Texas 54 25
Oklahoma 7 138
North Dakota 3 127
Minnesota 14 14
Iowa 8 19
Missouri 15 24
Arkansas 6 142
Louisiana 14 73
Wisconsin 16 17
Illinois 32 31
Mississippi 6 144
Indiana 15 51
Michigan 18 5
Tennessee 20 32
Alabama 13 70
Kentucky 11 33
Ohio 28 23
Georgia 20 15
West Virginia 3 96
South Carolina 13 44
North Carolina 22 12
Virginia 24 46
Pennsylvania 55 4
Florida 27 27
District of Columbia 7 100
Maryland 15 11
New York 79 2
New Jersey 17 30
Vermont 3 69
Hawaii 3 140
Connecticut 15 3
Massachusetts 45 1
New Hampshire 5 99
Rhode Island 6 21
Maine 6 248
Puerto Rico 5 453