55 Best colleges for Clinical Psychology in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 3.54M citations received by 61.9K 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: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Clinical Psychology

#7 in the United States

#8 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Clinical Psychology

#16 in the United States

#18 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

4. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Clinical Psychology

#52 in the United States

#59 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $14,837
Enrollment: 29,640

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Clinical Psychology

#76 in the United States

#89 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,801

6. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Clinical Psychology

#106 in the United States

#120 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

7. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Clinical Psychology

#172 in the United States

#196 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,325

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Clinical Psychology

#199 in the United States

#226 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,154

9. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Clinical Psychology

#200 in the United States

#227 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

10. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Clinical Psychology

#222 in the United States

#251 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

#253 in the United States

#286 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,096

12. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Clinical Psychology

#275 in the United States

#310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1266
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,420

13. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Clinical Psychology

#285 in the United States

#321 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

14. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Clinical Psychology

#287 in the United States

#323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 100%

15. Villanova University

Villanova

For Clinical Psychology

#291 in the United States

#327 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1453
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,201

16. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Clinical Psychology

#294 in the United States

#330 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $28,588
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,590

17. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Clinical Psychology

#295 in the United States

#331 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1170
Net Price: $23,689
Receiving Aid: 100%

18. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Clinical Psychology

#301 in the United States

#337 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $33,221

19. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown

For Clinical Psychology

#309 in the United States

#346 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 72%

20. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Clinical Psychology

#315 in the United States

#352 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,917

21. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Clinical Psychology

#325 in the United States

#363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1239
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,234

22. Widener University

Chester

For Clinical Psychology

#355 in the United States

#393 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1185
Net Price: $26,778
Receiving Aid: 100%

23. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Clinical Psychology

#361 in the United States

#399 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $18,069
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,880

24. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Clinical Psychology

#373 in the United States

#413 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,205

25. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Clinical Psychology

#381 in the United States

#422 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,003

26. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Clinical Psychology

#384 in the United States

#425 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,901
Male:Female: 36:64

27. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Clinical Psychology

#403 in the United States

#446 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1215
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,420

28. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Clinical Psychology

#416 in the United States

#459 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,769

29. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Clinical Psychology

#422 in the United States

#465 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

#468 in the United States

#514 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,528
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $21,913

31. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Clinical Psychology

#470 in the United States

#516 in North America

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

32. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Clinical Psychology

#504 in the United States

#552 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,469

33. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Clinical Psychology

#529 in the United States

#578 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $30,037
Receiving Aid: 99%

34. Lafayette College

Easton

For Clinical Psychology

#534 in the United States

#585 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,442

35. Marywood University

Scranton

For Clinical Psychology

#536 in the United States

#587 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $26,217

36. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Clinical Psychology

#547 in the United States

#598 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,280

37. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Clinical Psychology

#556 in the United States

#607 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $6,756

38. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Clinical Psychology

#557 in the United States

#608 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $26,747
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,066

39. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Clinical Psychology

#578 in the United States

#633 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1115
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,143

40. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Clinical Psychology

#584 in the United States

#639 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1387
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,987

41. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Clinical Psychology

#596 in the United States

#651 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $24,108

42. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Clinical Psychology

#600 in the United States

#655 in North America

Enrollment: 5,514
Male:Female: 72:28
Founded: 1927

43. Haverford College

Haverford

For Clinical Psychology

#634 in the United States

#689 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,535

44. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Clinical Psychology

#635 in the United States

#690 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

45. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Clinical Psychology

#643 in the United States

#698 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,483

46. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Clinical Psychology

#645 in the United States

#700 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1178
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,743

47. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Clinical Psychology

#699 in the United States

#758 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

48. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Clinical Psychology

#703 in the United States

#762 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,133
Male:Female: 42:58

49. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Clinical Psychology

#714 in the United States

#773 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,326

50. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Clinical Psychology

#723 in the United States

#782 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $34,739

51. Gannon University

Erie

For Clinical Psychology

#737 in the United States

#796 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $23,123
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $29,799

52. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Clinical Psychology

#786 in the United States

#848 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1221
Net Price: $27,995
Receiving Aid: 100%

53. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Clinical Psychology

#791 in the United States

#853 in North America

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

54. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Clinical Psychology

#796 in the United States

#858 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,511

55. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Clinical Psychology

#804 in the United States

#866 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,384
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $2,461

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	100
New Jersey	17	30
New York	79	2
West Virginia	3	96
Connecticut	15	3
Virginia	24	46
Ohio	28	23
Massachusetts	45	1
Rhode Island	6	21
Vermont	3	69
New Hampshire	5	99
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	16	17
Alabama	13	70
Iowa	8	19
Missouri	15	24
Mississippi	6	144
Minnesota	14	14
Arkansas	6	142
Florida	27	27
Louisiana	14	73
Kansas	8	62
South Dakota	4	225
Nebraska	6	91
Oklahoma	7	138
North Dakota	3	127
Texas	54	25
Colorado	14	66
New Mexico	3	77
Puerto Rico	5	453
Utah	7	48
Idaho	3	269
Arizona	6	40
Washington	12	8
Oregon	12	75
California	80	6
Hawaii	3	140

Psychology subfields in Pennsylvania

Child Psychology65

Cognitive Science53

Education Majors76

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution10

Neuroscience75

Occupational Therapy15

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology9