42 Best colleges for Clinical Psychology in California, US

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Clinical Psychology. A graph of 1.34M citations received by 20.5K academic papers made by 42 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
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

2. Stanford University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

3. University of California - San Francisco

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
3,165
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

4. University of California-San Diego

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

5. University of Southern California

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

6. University of California - Berkeley

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

7. University of California - Davis

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

8. San Diego State University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
38%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$9,026
Enrollment
36,484

9. University of California - Irvine

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

10. University of California - Riverside

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
65%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$18,676
Enrollment
26,847

11. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$18,107
Enrollment
26,124

12. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,481
Receiving Aid
33%
Average Aid
$9,411

13. Palo Alto University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,149
Male:Female
17:83
Founded
1975

14. San Francisco State University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
77%
Average Aid
$9,586
Enrollment
26,899

15. California State University - Long Beach

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$9,433
Enrollment
40,190

16. San Jose State University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
84%
Receiving Aid
69%
Average Aid
$9,184
Enrollment
37,133

17. Loma Linda University

For Clinical Psychology

Enrollment
4,390
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1905

18. California State University - Fullerton

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
59%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$9,215
Enrollment
40,738

19. Santa Clara University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$48,469

20. California State University - Los Angeles

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$10,909
Enrollment
27,513

21. Claremont Graduate University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,953
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1925

22. Chapman University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$40,451

23. Loyola Marymount University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$40,180

24. California State University - Northridge

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$10,882
Enrollment
40,108

25. California State University - San Bernardino

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$10,157
Enrollment
19,514

26. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Clinical Psychology

Enrollment
2,191
Male:Female
52:48

27. Pepperdine University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1350
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$40,945

28. University of San Diego

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
53%
Net Price
$34,155
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$34,413

29. California State University - Sacramento

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$9,769
Enrollment
32,498

30. West Los Angeles College

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$6,319
Enrollment
9,481

31. University of the Pacific

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$21,311

32. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$26,470
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$10,193

33. Humboldt State University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$9,716
Enrollment
5,908

34. Fielding Graduate University

For Clinical Psychology

Enrollment
1,146
Male:Female
22:78
Founded
1974

35. University of San Francisco

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$39,825

36. California State University - Fresno

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$10,314
Enrollment
25,047

37. Pomona College

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,000

38. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$10,180
Enrollment
17,837

39. University of California - Merced

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$21,623
Enrollment
9,093

40. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
37%
Net Price
$33,638
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,389

41. California State University - Chico

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$8,691
Enrollment
15,702

42. Antioch University

For Clinical Psychology

Acceptance Rate
85%
Enrollment
815
Male:Female
26:74

Closest to California states to learn Clinical Psychology

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 6 64
Utah 3 45
Arizona 3 38
Idaho 3 252
Washington 5 2
Colorado 6 78
Nebraska 4 88
Kansas 3 54
Texas 30 22
Oklahoma 5 137
Minnesota 7 10
Iowa 3 25
Missouri 6 32
Arkansas 4 127
Louisiana 4 61
Wisconsin 7 21
Illinois 17 28
Mississippi 5 139
Indiana 8 30
Michigan 9 7
Tennessee 8 31
Alabama 5 71
Kentucky 5 23
Ohio 16 19
Georgia 9 18
South Carolina 4 41
North Carolina 10 9
Virginia 11 37
Pennsylvania 24 5
Florida 12 24
District of Columbia 5 112
Maryland 8 12
New York 32 4
New Jersey 9 33
Connecticut 6 3
Massachusetts 19 1
Rhode Island 2 20