Child Psychology in San Diego, CA: Best colleges Ranked 2026

Below is a list of best universities in San Diego ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 860K citations received by 15.2K academic papers made by 8 universities in San Diego 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-San Diego

For Child Psychology

#5 in California

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

2. San Diego State University

For Child Psychology

#10 in California

#82 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $12,053
Enrollment: 41,137

3. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Child Psychology

#18 in California

#203 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 0%
Net Price: $25,481
Receiving Aid: 33%
Average Aid: $9,411

4. University of San Diego

For Child Psychology

#31 in California

#316 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Net Price: $37,918
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $40,965

5. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Child Psychology

#54 in California

#504 in the United States

Enrollment: 52
Male:Female: 32:68

6. United States University

For Child Psychology

#70 in California

#660 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,197
Receiving Aid: 32%
Average Aid: $8,161

7. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Child Psychology

#71 in California

#674 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,696

8. Northcentral University

For Child Psychology

#74 in California

#707 in the United States

Enrollment: 9,489
Male:Female: 26:74

Universities for Child Psychology near San Diego

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
46	California State University - San Marcos	388	San Marcos, California
122	University of California - Irvine	56	Irvine, California
136	Chapman University	282	Orange, California
141	University of California - Riverside	89	Riverside, California
146	California State University - Fullerton	162	Fullerton, California
148	California State University - Long Beach	174	Long Beach, California
149	Loma Linda University	261	Loma Linda, California
150	University of Redlands	577	Redlands, California
154	Biola University	596	La Mirada, California
159	Western University of Health Sciences	608	Pomona, California

Psychology subfields in San Diego