Washington, DC's 9 best Psychology colleges [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 2.83M citations received by 82.4K academic papers made by 9 universities in Washington 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. Georgetown University

For Psychology

#1 in District of Columbia

#70 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,967

2. George Washington University

For Psychology

#2 in District of Columbia

#76 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,466

3. American University in Washington

For Psychology

#3 in District of Columbia

#208 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $40,189

4. Catholic University of America

For Psychology

#4 in District of Columbia

#211 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $35,008
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $38,232

5. Howard University

For Psychology

#5 in District of Columbia

#242 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1199
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $30,028

6. Gallaudet University

For Psychology

#6 in District of Columbia

#466 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 842
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $15,025

7. University of the District of Columbia

For Psychology

#7 in District of Columbia

#794 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $5,527
Enrollment: 3,855

8. Trinity Washington University

For Psychology

#9 in District of Columbia

#1431 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Net Price: $12,704
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $21,814

9. Wesley Theological Seminary

For Psychology

#10 in District of Columbia

#1549 in the United States

Enrollment: 450
Male:Female: 54:46

Universities for Psychology near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Marymount University	141	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	50	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	140	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	112	Fairfax, Virginia
24	Stratford University	519	Fairfax, Virginia
40	Saginaw Valley State University	730	University Center, Michigan
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	212	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	561	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	54	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	251	Baltimore, Maryland

Psychology subfields in Washington

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Neuroscience7

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology3