Washington, DC's 9 best Psychology colleges [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 2.04M citations received by 72.4K 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

#69 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,566

2. George Washington University

For Psychology

#2 in District of Columbia

#75 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

3. American University in Washington

For Psychology

#3 in District of Columbia

#205 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $41,369

4. Howard University

For Psychology

#4 in District of Columbia

#238 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $28,279

5. Catholic University of America

For Psychology

#5 in District of Columbia

#242 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $36,031
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $34,449

6. Gallaudet University

For Psychology

#6 in District of Columbia

#485 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 921
Average ACT: 17
Net Price: $13,787

7. University of the District of Columbia

For Psychology

#7 in District of Columbia

#824 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $7,662
Enrollment: 3,577

8. Trinity Washington University

For Psychology

#9 in District of Columbia

#1408 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $13,586
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $19,396

9. Wesley Theological Seminary

For Psychology

#10 in District of Columbia

#1510 in the United States

Enrollment: 454
Male:Female: 53:47

Universities for Psychology near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Marymount University	147	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	54	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	137	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	118	Fairfax, Virginia
24	Stratford University	564	Fairfax, Virginia
40	Saginaw Valley State University	717	University Center, Michigan
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	214	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	535	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	51	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	235	Baltimore, Maryland

Psychology subfields in Washington

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Neuroscience7

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology3