Best Clinical Psychology colleges in Washington, DC [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Clinical Psychology. A graph of 259K citations received by 8K academic papers made by 6 universities in Washington 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. George Washington University

For Clinical Psychology

#1 in District of Columbia

#96 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

2. Georgetown University

For Clinical Psychology

#2 in District of Columbia

#98 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,566

3. American University in Washington

For Clinical Psychology

#3 in District of Columbia

#196 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $41,369

4. Catholic University of America

For Clinical Psychology

#4 in District of Columbia

#214 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $36,031
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $34,449

5. Howard University

For Clinical Psychology

#5 in District of Columbia

#250 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $28,279

6. Gallaudet University

For Clinical Psychology

#6 in District of Columbia

#565 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 921
Average ACT: 17
Net Price: $13,787

Universities for Clinical Psychology near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Marymount University	166	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	60	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	112	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	115	Fairfax, Virginia
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	210	Baltimore, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	59	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	271	Baltimore, Maryland
60	Johns Hopkins University	9	Baltimore, Maryland
62	Loyola University Maryland	261	Baltimore, Maryland
66	Towson University	276	Towson, Maryland

Psychology subfields in Washington

Child Psychology7

Cognitive Science7

Education Majors7

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Neuroscience7

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology3