74 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 3.99M citations received by 90.1K academic papers made by 74 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
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

2. Stanford University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

3. University of California-San Diego

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

4. University of California - San Francisco

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

5. University of Southern California

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

6. University of California - Berkeley

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

7. University of California - Davis

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

8. University of California - Irvine

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

9. San Diego State University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$9,934
Enrollment
37,402

10. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

11. University of California - Riverside

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

12. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Clinical Psychology

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

13. Palo Alto University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,129
Male:Female
14:86
Founded
1975

14. California State University - Long Beach

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
40%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$9,478
Enrollment
38,973

15. San Jose State University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
77%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$9,210
Enrollment
35,751

16. West Los Angeles College

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$6,951
Enrollment
8,656

17. California State University - Fullerton

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
67%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$9,194
Enrollment
40,386

18. San Francisco State University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
78%
Average Aid
$9,830
Enrollment
25,282

19. Loma Linda University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
4,280
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1905

20. California State University - Los Angeles

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$10,907
Enrollment
26,460

21. Santa Clara University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$50,551

22. California State University - San Bernardino

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,871
Enrollment
19,803

23. California State University - Northridge

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$10,511
Enrollment
37,579

24. Claremont Graduate University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,903
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1925

25. Chapman University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$45,033

26. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$21,202
Enrollment
19,478

27. University of San Diego

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
53%
Net Price
$36,008
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$36,408

28. California State University - Sacramento

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$9,590
Enrollment
31,818

29. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Clinical Psychology

Enrollment
2,089
Male:Female
53:47

30. Pepperdine University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1383
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$47,804

31. California Institute of Technology

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

32. Fielding Graduate University

For Clinical Psychology

Enrollment
1,000
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1974

33. Loyola Marymount University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$52,815

34. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$27,637
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$11,419

35. California State University - Fresno

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,968
Enrollment
23,999

36. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
54%
Net Price
$39,401
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,599

37. University of San Francisco

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$42,953

38. California State University - Chico

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
72%
Average Aid
$9,162
Enrollment
14,183

39. Pomona College

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,962

40. University of the Pacific

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1272
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$28,164

41. Sonoma State University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$7,287
Enrollment
6,637

42. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
30%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$10,065
Enrollment
22,000

43. University of California - Merced

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$25,868
Enrollment
9,103

44. Biola University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$31,522

45. California State University - San Marcos

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$8,922
Enrollment
15,109

46. Humboldt State University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
98%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$9,262
Enrollment
6,025

47. Azusa Pacific University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$26,666

48. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,819
Enrollment
16,426

49. Occidental College

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,853

50. Western University of Health Sciences

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,724
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1977

51. Wright Institute

For Clinical Psychology

Enrollment
520
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1969

52. Dominican University of California

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1162
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$49,907

53. California State University - East Bay

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$8,659
Enrollment
13,673

54. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
77%
Average Aid
$9,040
Enrollment
27,503

55. University of Redlands

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1196
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$28,157

56. Mills College

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$25,283
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,278

57. Claremont McKenna College

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,701

58. John F. Kennedy University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1964

59. University of the West

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$19,028
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$8,190

60. Saybrook University

For Clinical Psychology

Enrollment
1,013
Male:Female
16:84
Founded
1971

61. California State University - Bakersfield

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$10,750
Enrollment
9,613

62. University of La Verne

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1137
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$25,103

63. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
92%
Receiving Aid
77%
Average Aid
$8,702
Enrollment
7,045

65. California State University - Stanislaus

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,696
Enrollment
10,154

66. Naval Postgraduate School

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,670
Male:Female
78:22
Founded
1909

67. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
2,145
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1968

68. United States University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,529
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$3,125

69. Samuel Merritt University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
1,911
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1909

70. Antioch University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
867
Male:Female
26:74

71. California Lutheran University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$30,416

72. Touro University California

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
1,144
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1997

73. Northcentral University

For Clinical Psychology

Enrollment
11,578
Male:Female
24:76

74. California State University - Channel Islands

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$9,412
Enrollment
6,128

Closest to California states to learn Clinical Psychology

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 11 76
Utah 7 45
Arizona 6 38
Idaho 3 263
Washington 12 7
Colorado 11 66
Nebraska 6 90
South Dakota 4 231
Kansas 7 65
Texas 54 31
Oklahoma 7 150
North Dakota 3 119
Minnesota 13 13
Iowa 7 18
Missouri 14 29
Arkansas 6 138
Louisiana 13 71
Wisconsin 14 21
Illinois 31 25
Mississippi 5 141
Indiana 14 52
Michigan 16 5
Tennessee 18 39
Alabama 11 67
Kentucky 10 34
Ohio 28 19
Georgia 18 15
South Carolina 12 43
North Carolina 22 12
Virginia 23 46
Pennsylvania 51 4
Florida 24 28
District of Columbia 7 96
Maryland 14 9
New York 77 2
New Jersey 17 35
Vermont 3 70
Hawaii 3 133
Connecticut 15 3
Massachusetts 42 1
New Hampshire 5 114
Rhode Island 4 22
Maine 6 254
Puerto Rico 4 444