79 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 5.53M citations received by 102K academic papers made by 79 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
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

2. Stanford University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

3. University of California - San Francisco

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

4. University of California-San Diego

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

5. University of Southern California

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

6. University of California - Berkeley

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

7. University of California - Davis

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

8. University of California - Irvine

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

9. San Diego State University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$5,459
Enrollment
39,241

10. University of California - Riverside

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$21,566
Enrollment
26,426

11. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

12. Palo Alto University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,223
Male:Female
15:85
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
47%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$10,512
Enrollment
40,278

15. California State University - Fullerton

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$10,445
Enrollment
41,962

16. San Francisco State University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$11,498
Enrollment
23,908

17. San Jose State University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$11,311
Enrollment
36,062

18. Loma Linda University

For Clinical Psychology

Enrollment
4,202
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1905

19. West Los Angeles College

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$6,817
Enrollment
9,299

20. Santa Clara University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$49,651

21. California State University - Los Angeles

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
92%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$12,478
Enrollment
25,080

22. California State University - Northridge

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$12,000
Enrollment
37,760

23. California State University - San Bernardino

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
98%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$10,421
Enrollment
18,925

24. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Clinical Psychology

Enrollment
1,935
Male:Female
52:48

25. California State University - Fresno

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$11,412
Enrollment
23,986

26. Chapman University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$48,037

27. Claremont Graduate University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,763
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1925

28. Pepperdine University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1350
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$52,216

29. California Institute of Technology

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

30. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,564
Enrollment
19,764

31. Fielding Graduate University

For Clinical Psychology

Enrollment
937
Male:Female
19:81
Founded
1974

32. California State University - Sacramento

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$11,503
Enrollment
31,172

33. University of San Diego

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
47%
Net Price
$37,675
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$37,444

34. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$27,789
Receiving Aid
43%
Average Aid
$6,184

35. Loyola Marymount University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
40%
Net Price
$54,471
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,575

36. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
40%
Net Price
$39,401
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,599

37. University of San Francisco

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$44,104

38. Pomona College

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,423

39. University of California - Merced

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$24,868
Enrollment
9,147

40. California State University - Chico

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$10,331
Enrollment
14,523

41. University of the Pacific

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,975

42. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
30%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$12,707
Enrollment
22,485

43. Humboldt State University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
99%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$10,046
Enrollment
6,156

44. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$11,074
Enrollment
15,181

45. Biola University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,510

46. California State University - San Marcos

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$10,247
Enrollment
15,431

47. Azusa Pacific University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1154
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$26,117

48. Sonoma State University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$8,546
Enrollment
5,990

49. Occidental College

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$47,113

50. Western University of Health Sciences

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,625
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1977

51. Dominican University of California

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1181
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$51,292

52. University of the West

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$11,137
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$13,807

53. California State University - East Bay

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$10,886
Enrollment
13,333

54. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
74%
Receiving Aid
78%
Average Aid
$10,441
Enrollment
26,848

55. Mills College

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$25,283

56. Wright Institute

For Clinical Psychology

Enrollment
511
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1969

57. Claremont McKenna College

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,978

58. University of Redlands

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1201
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$28,054

59. Saybrook University

For Clinical Psychology

Enrollment
1,055
Male:Female
16:84
Founded
1971

60. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$10,480
Enrollment
6,742

61. John F. Kennedy University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1964

62. University of La Verne

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1137
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$27,216

63. California State University - Bakersfield

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$12,437
Enrollment
9,787

64. Antioch University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
888
Male:Female
28:72

65. Master's University and Seminary

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$33,463
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$15,528

67. California State University - Stanislaus

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$11,362
Enrollment
9,841

68. United States University

For Clinical Psychology

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

69. Naval Postgraduate School

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,600
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

70. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
2,047
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1968

71. Northcentral University

For Clinical Psychology

Enrollment
10,518
Male:Female
24:76

72. California Lutheran University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1227
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$27,080

73. Samuel Merritt University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
1,894
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1909

74. Touro University California

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
1,090
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1997

75. Saint Mary's College of California

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$31,615
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$42,080

76. Pitzer College

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
17%
Net Price
$34,801
Receiving Aid
39%
Average Aid
$48,031

77. Scripps College

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
34%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,505

78. California Baptist University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$28,596
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,828

79. California State University - Channel Islands

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$12,804
Enrollment
5,688

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 39
Idaho 3 270
Washington 12 8
Colorado 12 66
New Mexico 3 78
Nebraska 6 91
South Dakota 4 228
Kansas 8 61
Texas 54 25
Oklahoma 7 140
North Dakota 3 127
Minnesota 14 14
Iowa 8 18
Missouri 14 24
Arkansas 6 142
Louisiana 14 72
Wisconsin 15 17
Illinois 32 31
Mississippi 5 144
Indiana 15 51
Michigan 18 5
Tennessee 20 32
Alabama 13 70
Kentucky 11 33
Ohio 28 23
Georgia 20 15
West Virginia 3 95
South Carolina 13 44
North Carolina 22 12
Virginia 24 47
Pennsylvania 55 4
Florida 27 27
District of Columbia 7 98
Maryland 15 11
New York 79 2
New Jersey 17 30
Vermont 3 67
Hawaii 3 141
Connecticut 15 3
Massachusetts 45 1
New Hampshire 5 100
Rhode Island 5 21
Maine 6 248
Puerto Rico 5 453