42 Best colleges for Clinical Psychology in California, US

Ranking by academic field

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

Los Angeles

For Clinical Psychology

#6 in the United States

#6 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Clinical Psychology

#13 in the United States

#15 in North America

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

3. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Clinical Psychology

#14 in the United States

#16 in North America

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

4. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Clinical Psychology

#16 in the United States

#18 in North America

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

5. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Clinical Psychology

#27 in the United States

#29 in North America

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

6. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Clinical Psychology

#43 in the United States

#46 in North America

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

7. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Clinical Psychology

#62 in the United States

#68 in North America

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

8. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Clinical Psychology

#79 in the United States

#93 in North America

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

9. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Clinical Psychology

#92 in the United States

#106 in North America

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

10. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Clinical Psychology

#124 in the United States

#140 in North America

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

11. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Clinical Psychology

#128 in the United States

#145 in North America

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

12. Alliant International University - San Diego

San Diego

For Clinical Psychology

#148 in the United States

#167 in North America

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

13. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Clinical Psychology

#181 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

14. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Clinical Psychology

#182 in the United States

#207 in North America

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

15. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Clinical Psychology

#195 in the United States

#222 in North America

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

16. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Clinical Psychology

#203 in the United States

#230 in North America

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

17. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Clinical Psychology

#212 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

18. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Clinical Psychology

#220 in the United States

#247 in North America

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

19. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Clinical Psychology

#223 in the United States

#250 in North America

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

20. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Clinical Psychology

#233 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

21. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Clinical Psychology

#241 in the United States

#271 in North America

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

22. Chapman University

Orange

For Clinical Psychology

#246 in the United States

#277 in North America

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

23. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Clinical Psychology

#253 in the United States

#284 in North America

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

24. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Clinical Psychology

#266 in the United States

#297 in North America

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

25. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Clinical Psychology

#285 in the United States

#316 in North America

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

26. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Clinical Psychology

#301 in the United States

#335 in North America

Enrollment: 2,191
Male:Female: 52:48

27. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Clinical Psychology

#305 in the United States

#340 in North America

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

28. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Clinical Psychology

#309 in the United States

#344 in North America

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

29. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Clinical Psychology

#315 in the United States

#350 in North America

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

30. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Clinical Psychology

#317 in the United States

#353 in North America

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

31. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Clinical Psychology

#318 in the United States

#354 in North America

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

32. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Los Angeles

For Clinical Psychology

#330 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

33. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Clinical Psychology

#333 in the United States

#372 in North America

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

34. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Clinical Psychology

#336 in the United States

#375 in North America

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

35. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Clinical Psychology

#344 in the United States

#383 in North America

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

36. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Clinical Psychology

#347 in the United States

#386 in North America

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

37. Pomona College

Claremont

For Clinical Psychology

#350 in the United States

#389 in North America

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

38. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Clinical Psychology

#360 in the United States

#399 in North America

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

39. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Clinical Psychology

#361 in the United States

#400 in North America

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

40. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Clinical Psychology

#373 in the United States

#412 in North America

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

41. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Clinical Psychology

#380 in the United States

#419 in North America

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

42. Antioch University

Culver

For Clinical Psychology

#387 in the United States

#428 in North America

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 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

Psychology subfields in California

Child Psychology49

Cognitive Science31

Education Majors45

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution31

Neuroscience21

Occupational Therapy18

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology30