55 Best colleges for Clinical Psychology in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Clinical Psychology. A graph of 3.35M citations received by 59.9K academic papers made by 55 universities in Pennsylvania 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 Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Clinical Psychology

#4 in the United States

#4 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Clinical Psychology

#7 in the United States

#8 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Clinical Psychology

#16 in the United States

#18 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

4. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Clinical Psychology

#52 in the United States

#59 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,891
Enrollment: 30,205

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Clinical Psychology

#84 in the United States

#98 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,342

6. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Clinical Psychology

#106 in the United States

#120 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

7. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Clinical Psychology

#174 in the United States

#198 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,097

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Clinical Psychology

#197 in the United States

#224 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,289

9. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Clinical Psychology

#202 in the United States

#229 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

10. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Clinical Psychology

#223 in the United States

#252 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $6,250
Enrollment: 6,885

11. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Clinical Psychology

#249 in the United States

#280 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,036

12. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Clinical Psychology

#272 in the United States

#307 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $27,929

13. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Clinical Psychology

#285 in the United States

#321 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 99%

14. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Clinical Psychology

#286 in the United States

#322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

15. Villanova University

Villanova

For Clinical Psychology

#291 in the United States

#327 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,946

16. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Clinical Psychology

#292 in the United States

#328 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $28,583
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,744

17. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Clinical Psychology

#296 in the United States

#332 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $25,608

18. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Clinical Psychology

#300 in the United States

#336 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,383

19. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown

For Clinical Psychology

#303 in the United States

#339 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 65%

20. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Clinical Psychology

#317 in the United States

#354 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,125

21. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Clinical Psychology

#320 in the United States

#357 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,100

22. Widener University

Chester

For Clinical Psychology

#355 in the United States

#393 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1155
Net Price: $30,720
Receiving Aid: 100%

23. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Clinical Psychology

#361 in the United States

#399 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $20,119
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $25,808

24. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Clinical Psychology

#374 in the United States

#414 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $36,392

25. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Clinical Psychology

#378 in the United States

#419 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,486

26. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Clinical Psychology

#382 in the United States

#423 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 3,027
Male:Female: 36:64

27. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Clinical Psychology

#401 in the United States

#442 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1170
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $6,716

28. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Clinical Psychology

#411 in the United States

#454 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,729

29. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Clinical Psychology

#424 in the United States

#467 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $29,948
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,493

30. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Clinical Psychology

#471 in the United States

#517 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,145
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,748

31. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Clinical Psychology

#473 in the United States

#519 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $6,347
Enrollment: 7,500

32. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Clinical Psychology

#503 in the United States

#551 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,930

33. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Clinical Psychology

#530 in the United States

#579 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1197
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,994

34. Marywood University

Scranton

For Clinical Psychology

#535 in the United States

#584 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $24,712

35. Lafayette College

Easton

For Clinical Psychology

#536 in the United States

#585 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $34,728

36. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Clinical Psychology

#544 in the United States

#595 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $29,051

37. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Clinical Psychology

#555 in the United States

#606 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1100
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,951

38. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Clinical Psychology

#557 in the United States

#608 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $25,090
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,624

39. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Clinical Psychology

#571 in the United States

#625 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1120
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $6,205

40. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Clinical Psychology

#584 in the United States

#639 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1145
Net Price: $24,638
Receiving Aid: 100%

41. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Clinical Psychology

#586 in the United States

#641 in North America

Enrollment: 4,204
Male:Female: 69:31
Founded: 1927

42. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Clinical Psychology

#592 in the United States

#647 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1379
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $37,475

43. Haverford College

Haverford

For Clinical Psychology

#625 in the United States

#680 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,828

44. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Clinical Psychology

#628 in the United States

#683 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

45. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Clinical Psychology

#642 in the United States

#697 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,720

46. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Clinical Psychology

#649 in the United States

#704 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Net Price: $40,242
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $40,209

47. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Clinical Psychology

#695 in the United States

#753 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

48. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Clinical Psychology

#709 in the United States

#768 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,421

49. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Clinical Psychology

#717 in the United States

#776 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,117
Male:Female: 43:57

50. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Clinical Psychology

#719 in the United States

#778 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,814

51. Gannon University

Erie

For Clinical Psychology

#733 in the United States

#792 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $23,942
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $27,483

52. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Clinical Psychology

#775 in the United States

#836 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1197
Net Price: $28,640
Receiving Aid: 100%

53. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Clinical Psychology

#785 in the United States

#847 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,524
Enrollment: 4,319

54. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Clinical Psychology

#789 in the United States

#851 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1147
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,508

55. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Clinical Psychology

#800 in the United States

#862 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 649
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 2008

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Clinical Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	15	11
District of Columbia	7	98
New Jersey	17	30
New York	79	2
West Virginia	3	95
Connecticut	15	3
Virginia	24	47
Ohio	28	23
Massachusetts	45	1
Rhode Island	5	21
Vermont	3	67
New Hampshire	5	100
North Carolina	22	12
Indiana	15	51
Kentucky	11	33
Michigan	18	5
South Carolina	13	44
Maine	6	248
Tennessee	20	32
Illinois	32	31
Georgia	20	15
Wisconsin	15	17
Alabama	13	70
Iowa	8	18
Missouri	14	24
Mississippi	5	144
Minnesota	14	14
Arkansas	6	142
Florida	27	27
Louisiana	14	72
Kansas	8	61
South Dakota	4	228
Nebraska	6	91
Oklahoma	7	140
North Dakota	3	127
Texas	54	25
Colorado	12	66
New Mexico	3	78
Puerto Rico	5	453
Utah	7	48
Idaho	3	270
Arizona	6	39
Washington	12	8
Oregon	12	75
California	79	6
Hawaii	3	141

Psychology subfields in Pennsylvania

Child Psychology65

Cognitive Science53

Education Majors76

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution10

Neuroscience74

Occupational Therapy14

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology11