Washington, DC's 9 best Psychology colleges [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 2.95M citations received by 84.9K 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

#71 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,083

2. George Washington University

For Psychology

#2 in District of Columbia

#76 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $46,485

3. American University in Washington

For Psychology

#3 in District of Columbia

#208 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,676

4. Catholic University of America

For Psychology

#4 in District of Columbia

#212 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $32,705
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $42,657

5. Howard University

For Psychology

#5 in District of Columbia

#243 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $33,368

6. Gallaudet University

For Psychology

#6 in District of Columbia

#471 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 901
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $15,944

7. University of the District of Columbia

For Psychology

#7 in District of Columbia

#795 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,883
Enrollment: 4,202

8. Trinity Washington University

For Psychology

#9 in District of Columbia

#1421 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,755
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $22,386

9. Wesley Theological Seminary

For Psychology

#10 in District of Columbia

#1554 in the United States

Enrollment: 374
Male:Female: 46:54

Universities for Psychology near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Marymount University	143	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	520	Fairfax, Virginia
40	Saginaw Valley State University	728	University Center, Michigan
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	211	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	563	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	54	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	252	Baltimore, Maryland

Psychology subfields in Washington

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Neuroscience7

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology3