Best Universities for Psychology in North America

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Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 267M citations received by 7.76M academic papers made by 1,612 universities in North America 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. Harvard University

For Psychology

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

2. University of Toronto

For Psychology

#1 in Canada
#3 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

3. Johns Hopkins University

For Psychology

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

4. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Psychology

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

5. Stanford University

For Psychology

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

6. University of Washington - Seattle

For Psychology

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

7. Yale University

For Psychology

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

8. University of Pennsylvania

For Psychology

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

9. University of California - San Francisco

For Psychology

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

10. Columbia University

For Psychology

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

11. University of California - Los Angeles

For Psychology

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

12. University of Pittsburgh

For Psychology

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

13. University of California-San Diego

For Psychology

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

14. Cornell University

For Psychology

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

15. University of British Columbia

For Psychology

#2 in Canada
#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
20,893
Founded
1908

16. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Psychology

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

17. New York University

For Psychology

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

18. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Psychology

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

19. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Psychology

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

20. McGill University

For Psychology

#3 in Canada
#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

21. Washington University in St Louis

For Psychology

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

22. University of California - Berkeley

For Psychology

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

23. Emory University

For Psychology

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

24. University of Southern California

For Psychology

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

25. Ohio State University

For Psychology

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

26. Northwestern University

For Psychology

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

27. Boston University

For Psychology

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

28. University of Chicago

For Psychology

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

29. Pennsylvania State University

For Psychology

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

30. University of Florida

For Psychology

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

31. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Psychology

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Net Price
$11,830
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,182

32. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Psychology

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

33. Duke University

For Psychology

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

34. University of Iowa

For Psychology

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

35. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

36. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Psychology

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

37. Baylor College of Medicine

For Psychology

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,610
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

38. McMaster University

For Psychology

#4 in Canada
#49 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

39. University of Texas at Austin

For Psychology

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

40. University of California - Davis

For Psychology

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

41. Michigan State University

For Psychology

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

42. Case Western Reserve University

For Psychology

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

43. University of Arizona

For Psychology

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

44. University of Alberta

For Psychology

#5 in Canada
#59 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

45. Vanderbilt University

For Psychology

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

46. University of Utah

For Psychology

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

47. University of Virginia

For Psychology

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

48. University of Miami

For Psychology

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

49. University of California - Irvine

For Psychology

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

50. University of Calgary

For Psychology

#6 in Canada
#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

51. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Psychology

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

52. Western University

For Psychology

#7 in Canada
#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

53. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Psychology

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,253
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1963

55. University of Montreal

For Psychology

#8 in Canada
#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

56. University of Rochester

For Psychology

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

57. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Psychology

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

58. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Psychology

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

59. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Psychology

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,931
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

60. Brown University

For Psychology

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,723

61. Oregon Health & Science University

For Psychology

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,870
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

62. University of Maryland - College Park

For Psychology

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

63. University of Kentucky

For Psychology

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

64. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Psychology

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

65. Carnegie Mellon University

For Psychology

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

66. University of Ottawa

For Psychology

#9 in Canada
#93 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

67. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Psychology

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

68. Providence College

For Psychology

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,970

69. Wayne State University

For Psychology

#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

70. University at Buffalo

For Psychology

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

71. University of South Florida

For Psychology

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

72. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Psychology

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

73. Tufts University

For Psychology

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,479

74. Princeton University

For Psychology

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

75. University of Cincinnati

For Psychology

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

76. University of Connecticut

For Psychology

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

77. Wake Forest University

For Psychology

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Net Price
$26,197
Receiving Aid
37%
Average Aid
$54,233

78. Georgetown University

For Psychology

#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,566

79. Temple University

For Psychology

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,575
Enrollment
33,196

80. Florida State University

For Psychology

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

81. Medical University of South Carolina

For Psychology

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
3,175
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1824

82. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Psychology

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

83. Stony Brook University

For Psychology

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

84. George Washington University

For Psychology

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$42,723

85. Purdue University

For Psychology

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

86. Queen's University

For Psychology

#10 in Canada
#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

87. Medical College of Wisconsin

For Psychology

#146 in the World
Enrollment
1,615
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1893

88. Dalhousie University

For Psychology

#11 in Canada
#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
30,867
Founded
1818

89. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Psychology

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

90. University of Kansas

For Psychology

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

91. University of Georgia

For Psychology

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

93. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Psychology

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,518
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1959

94. Laval University

For Psychology

#12 in Canada
#167 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

95. University of Manitoba

For Psychology

#13 in Canada
#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
29,800
Founded
1877

96. University of Waterloo

For Psychology

#14 in Canada
#172 in the World
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

97. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Psychology

#173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

98. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
73%

100. Iowa State University

For Psychology

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%