Los Angeles, CA's best Psychology colleges [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Los Angeles ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 9.36M citations received by 192K 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: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

2. University of Southern California

For Psychology

#6 in California

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

3. California State University - Los Angeles

For Psychology

#23 in California

#275 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $12,478
Enrollment: 25,080

4. California State University - Northridge

For Psychology

#25 in California

#282 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $12,000
Enrollment: 37,760

5. Loyola Marymount University

For Psychology

#33 in California

#316 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $54,471
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,575

6. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Psychology

#39 in California

#362 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $27,789
Receiving Aid: 43%
Average Aid: $6,184

7. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Psychology

#52 in California

#505 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

8. Occidental College

For Psychology

#57 in California

#585 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $47,113

9. Southwestern Law School

For Psychology

#106 in California

#1253 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 951
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1911

10. American Jewish University

For Psychology

#109 in California

#1279 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: 40
Male:Female: 52:48

Universities for Psychology near Los Angeles

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	California Institute of Technology	97	Pasadena, California
14	West Los Angeles College	268	Culver, California
14	Fuller Theological Seminary	474	Pasadena, California
15	University of the West	612	Rosemead, California
15	Antioch University	708	Culver, California
21	California State University - Dominguez Hills	487	Carson, California
26	Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope	550	Duarte, California
27	Biola University	610	La Mirada, California
32	California State University - Long Beach	221	Long Beach, California
34	Azusa Pacific University	518	Azusa, California

Psychology subfields in Los Angeles

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