Child Psychology in San Diego, CA: Best colleges Ranked 2025

Below is a list of best universities in San Diego ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 819K citations received by 14.8K 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: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

2. San Diego State University

For Child Psychology

#10 in California

#83 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $5,459
Enrollment: 39,241

3. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Child Psychology

#18 in California

#202 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

#318 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Net Price: $37,675
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $37,444

5. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Child Psychology

#54 in California

#496 in the United States

Enrollment: 48
Male:Female: 37:63

6. United States University

For Child Psychology

#70 in California

#663 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

#669 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $36,370

8. Northcentral University

For Child Psychology

#74 in California

#710 in the United States

Enrollment: 10,518
Male:Female: 24:76

Universities for Child Psychology near San Diego

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
46	California State University - San Marcos	395	San Marcos, California
122	University of California - Irvine	56	Irvine, California
136	Chapman University	284	Orange, California
141	University of California - Riverside	89	Riverside, California
146	California State University - Fullerton	161	Fullerton, California
148	California State University - Long Beach	173	Long Beach, California
149	Loma Linda University	262	Loma Linda, California
150	University of Redlands	572	Redlands, California
154	Biola University	595	La Mirada, California
159	Western University of Health Sciences	615	Pomona, California

Psychology subfields in San Diego