Los Angeles, CA's best Psychology colleges [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Los Angeles ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 6.92M citations received by 171K academic papers made by 11 universities in Los Angeles 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 - Los Angeles

For Psychology

#3 in California

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

2. University of Southern California

For Psychology

#6 in California

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

3. California State University - Los Angeles

For Psychology

#22 in California

#269 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $10,907
Enrollment: 26,460

4. California State University - Northridge

For Psychology

#24 in California

#284 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,511
Enrollment: 37,579

5. Loyola Marymount University

For Psychology

#34 in California

#316 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $52,815

6. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Psychology

#37 in California

#363 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $27,637
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $11,419

7. Occidental College

For Psychology

#57 in California

#589 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,853

8. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Psychology

#58 in California

#592 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

9. American Jewish University

For Psychology

#103 in California

#1231 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $18,651
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $25,048

10. Southwestern Law School

For Psychology

#112 in California

#1310 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 927
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1911

11. Pacific States University

For Psychology

#126 in California

#1501 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 17
Male:Female: 41:59

Universities for Psychology near Los Angeles

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	California Institute of Technology	98	Pasadena, California
14	West Los Angeles College	260	Culver, California
14	Fuller Theological Seminary	475	Pasadena, California
15	University of the West	632	Rosemead, California
15	Antioch University	686	Culver, California
21	California State University - Dominguez Hills	481	Carson, California
26	Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope	490	Duarte, California
27	Biola University	615	La Mirada, California
32	California State University - Long Beach	221	Long Beach, California
34	Azusa Pacific University	524	Azusa, California

Psychology subfields in Los Angeles

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