Los Angeles, CA's best Psychology colleges [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Los Angeles ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 9.81M citations received by 197K 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

#2 in California

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

2. University of Southern California

For Psychology

#6 in California

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

3. California State University - Los Angeles

For Psychology

#23 in California

#276 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,824
Enrollment: 23,163

4. California State University - Northridge

For Psychology

#25 in California

#282 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,825
Enrollment: 38,313

5. Loyola Marymount University

For Psychology

#33 in California

#316 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $59,926

6. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Psychology

#39 in California

#359 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $35,558
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $4,276

7. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Psychology

#52 in California

#493 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

8. Occidental College

For Psychology

#58 in California

#583 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $48,400

9. Southwestern Law School

For Psychology

#106 in California

#1250 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 1,006
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1911

10. American Jewish University

For Psychology

#110 in California

#1282 in the United States

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

11. Pacific States University

For Psychology

#128 in California

#1532 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 101
Male:Female: 67:33

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	272	Culver, California
14	Fuller Theological Seminary	476	Pasadena, California
15	University of the West	614	Rosemead, California
15	Antioch University	715	Culver, California
21	California State University - Dominguez Hills	482	Carson, California
26	Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope	559	Duarte, California
27	Biola University	608	La Mirada, California
32	California State University - Long Beach	220	Long Beach, California
34	Azusa Pacific University	518	Azusa, California

Psychology subfields in Los Angeles

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