Best Universities for Clinical Psychology in North America

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Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Clinical Psychology. A graph of 37.3M citations received by 969K academic papers made by 827 universities in North America 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. Harvard University

For Clinical Psychology

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

2. Columbia University

For Clinical Psychology

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

3. Yale University

For Clinical Psychology

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

4. University of Toronto

For Clinical Psychology

#1 in Canada
#4 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

5. University of Pittsburgh

For Clinical Psychology

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Clinical Psychology

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

7. University of California - Los Angeles

For Clinical Psychology

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

8. University of Washington - Seattle

For Clinical Psychology

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

9. University of Pennsylvania

For Clinical Psychology

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

10. Johns Hopkins University

For Clinical Psychology

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

11. Stanford University

For Clinical Psychology

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

12. University of California-San Diego

For Clinical Psychology

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

13. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Clinical Psychology

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

14. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Clinical Psychology

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

15. University of British Columbia

For Clinical Psychology

#2 in Canada
#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
20,893
Founded
1908

16. University of California - San Francisco

For Clinical Psychology

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

17. Emory University

For Clinical Psychology

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

18. McGill University

For Clinical Psychology

#3 in Canada
#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

19. Pennsylvania State University

For Clinical Psychology

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

20. Boston University

For Clinical Psychology

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

21. University of Iowa

For Clinical Psychology

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

22. Ohio State University

For Clinical Psychology

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

23. Cornell University

For Clinical Psychology

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

24. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Clinical Psychology

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

25. Brown University

For Clinical Psychology

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,723

26. New York University

For Clinical Psychology

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

27. University of Southern California

For Clinical Psychology

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

28. University of Chicago

For Clinical Psychology

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

29. Providence College

For Clinical Psychology

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,970

30. Duke University

For Clinical Psychology

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

31. University of Miami

For Clinical Psychology

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

32. Washington University in St Louis

For Clinical Psychology

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

33. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Clinical Psychology

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,253
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1963

34. University of Texas at Austin

For Clinical Psychology

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

35. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Clinical Psychology

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

36. University of Florida

For Clinical Psychology

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

37. University of Kentucky

For Clinical Psychology

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

38. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Clinical Psychology

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

39. Case Western Reserve University

For Clinical Psychology

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

40. University of South Florida

For Clinical Psychology

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

41. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Clinical Psychology

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

42. University of Calgary

For Clinical Psychology

#4 in Canada
#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

43. McMaster University

For Clinical Psychology

#5 in Canada
#59 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

44. Vanderbilt University

For Clinical Psychology

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

45. Florida State University

For Clinical Psychology

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

46. Michigan State University

For Clinical Psychology

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

47. Western University

For Clinical Psychology

#6 in Canada
#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

48. University of California - Berkeley

For Clinical Psychology

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

49. Medical University of South Carolina

For Clinical Psychology

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
3,175
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1824

50. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Clinical Psychology

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

51. University of Utah

For Clinical Psychology

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

52. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Clinical Psychology

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

53. Northwestern University

For Clinical Psychology

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

54. Stony Brook University

For Clinical Psychology

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

55. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Clinical Psychology

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

56. University of Rochester

For Clinical Psychology

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

57. University at Buffalo

For Clinical Psychology

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

58. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Clinical Psychology

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

59. University of Arizona

For Clinical Psychology

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

60. University of Ottawa

For Clinical Psychology

#7 in Canada
#81 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

61. Temple University

For Clinical Psychology

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,575
Enrollment
33,196

62. University of Connecticut

For Clinical Psychology

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

63. University of California - Davis

For Clinical Psychology

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

64. Wayne State University

For Clinical Psychology

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

65. University of Montreal

For Clinical Psychology

#8 in Canada
#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

66. University of Georgia

For Clinical Psychology

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

67. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Clinical Psychology

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,931
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

68. University of Maryland - College Park

For Clinical Psychology

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

69. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

For Clinical Psychology

#94 in the World
Enrollment
2,354
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1943

70. University of Virginia

For Clinical Psychology

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

71. University of Alberta

For Clinical Psychology

#9 in Canada
#96 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

72. University of Cincinnati

For Clinical Psychology

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

73. York University

For Clinical Psychology

#10 in Canada
#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

74. University of California - Irvine

For Clinical Psychology

#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

75. University of Kansas

For Clinical Psychology

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

76. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Clinical Psychology

#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

77. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Clinical Psychology

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

78. Baylor College of Medicine

For Clinical Psychology

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,610
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

79. SUNY at Albany

For Clinical Psychology

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

80. Dalhousie University

For Clinical Psychology

#11 in Canada
#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
30,867
Founded
1818

81. University of Vermont

For Clinical Psychology

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

82. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Clinical Psychology

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

83. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Clinical Psychology

#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Net Price
$11,830
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,182

84. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Clinical Psychology

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

85. University of Memphis

For Clinical Psychology

#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1080
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
99%

86. Queen's University

For Clinical Psychology

#12 in Canada
#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

87. San Diego State University

For Clinical Psychology

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$9,934
Enrollment
37,402

88. Oregon Health & Science University

For Clinical Psychology

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,870
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

89. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Clinical Psychology

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

90. Laval University

For Clinical Psychology

#13 in Canada
#139 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

91. University of Manitoba

For Clinical Psychology

#14 in Canada
#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
29,800
Founded
1877

92. University of New Mexico

For Clinical Psychology

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,280

93. University of Alabama

For Clinical Psychology

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

94. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,352
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1962

95. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Clinical Psychology

#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

96. University of Houston

For Clinical Psychology

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

97. Kent State University at Kent

For Clinical Psychology

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
98%

98. Georgia State University

For Clinical Psychology

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
95%

99. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Clinical Psychology

#155 in the World
Enrollment
5,354
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1972

100. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Clinical Psychology

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1374
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$13,521