Best Universities for Social 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 Social Psychology. A graph of 67.4M citations received by 1.93M academic papers made by 1,262 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. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Social Psychology

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

2. Harvard University

For Social Psychology

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

3. Stanford University

For Social Psychology

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

4. University of Toronto

For Social Psychology

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

5. Columbia University

For Social Psychology

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

6. Pennsylvania State University

For Social Psychology

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

7. University of California - Los Angeles

For Social Psychology

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

8. University of Washington - Seattle

For Social Psychology

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

9. Yale University

For Social Psychology

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

10. Ohio State University

For Social Psychology

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

11. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Social Psychology

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

12. University of Pennsylvania

For Social Psychology

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

13. University of California - Berkeley

For Social Psychology

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

14. University of British Columbia

For Social Psychology

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

15. Cornell University

For Social Psychology

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

16. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Social Psychology

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

17. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Social Psychology

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

18. University of Texas at Austin

For Social Psychology

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

19. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Social Psychology

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

20. New York University

For Social Psychology

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

21. University of Pittsburgh

For Social Psychology

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

22. University of Chicago

For Social Psychology

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

23. Michigan State University

For Social Psychology

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

24. University of Southern California

For Social Psychology

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

25. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Social Psychology

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

26. Johns Hopkins University

For Social Psychology

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

27. University of Iowa

For Social Psychology

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

28. University of Maryland - College Park

For Social Psychology

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

29. University of Florida

For Social Psychology

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

30. University of California-San Diego

For Social Psychology

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

31. University of Arizona

For Social Psychology

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

32. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Social Psychology

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

33. Duke University

For Social Psychology

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

34. McGill University

For Social Psychology

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

35. Princeton University

For Social Psychology

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

36. Carnegie Mellon University

For Social Psychology

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

37. Western University

For Social Psychology

#4 in Canada
#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

38. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

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

39. University of California - Davis

For Social Psychology

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

40. Emory University

For Social Psychology

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

41. Northwestern University

For Social Psychology

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

42. University of Rochester

For Social Psychology

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

43. Florida State University

For Social Psychology

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

44. University of Virginia

For Social Psychology

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

45. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Social Psychology

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

46. Boston University

For Social Psychology

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

47. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Social Psychology

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

48. University of California - San Francisco

For Social Psychology

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

49. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Social Psychology

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

50. University of Alberta

For Social Psychology

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

51. University of Connecticut

For Social Psychology

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

52. University of Kentucky

For Social Psychology

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

53. Purdue University

For Social Psychology

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

54. Washington University in St Louis

For Social Psychology

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

55. Iowa State University

For Social Psychology

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

56. University of Calgary

For Social Psychology

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

57. University of Kansas

For Social Psychology

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

58. University of Georgia

For Social Psychology

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

59. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Social Psychology

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

60. University of Utah

For Social Psychology

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

61. University of California - Irvine

For Social Psychology

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

62. University of South Florida

For Social Psychology

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

63. McMaster University

For Social Psychology

#7 in Canada
#84 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

64. Vanderbilt University

For Social Psychology

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

65. University of Miami

For Social Psychology

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

66. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Social Psychology

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

67. University of Waterloo

For Social Psychology

#8 in Canada
#90 in the World
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

68. Case Western Reserve University

For Social Psychology

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

69. York University

For Social Psychology

#9 in Canada
#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

70. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Social Psychology

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

71. University of Ottawa

For Social Psychology

#10 in Canada
#100 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

72. Temple University

For Social Psychology

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

73. Stony Brook University

For Social Psychology

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

74. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

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

75. University at Buffalo

For Social Psychology

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

76. Georgia State University

For Social Psychology

#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
95%

77. Brown University

For Social Psychology

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

78. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Social Psychology

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

79. Providence College

For Social Psychology

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

80. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Social Psychology

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

81. University of Delaware

For Social Psychology

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

82. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Social Psychology

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

83. Queen's University

For Social Psychology

#11 in Canada
#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

84. George Mason University

For Social Psychology

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

85. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Social Psychology

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

86. University of Colorado Boulder

For Social Psychology

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

87. Wayne State University

For Social Psychology

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

88. University of Houston

For Social Psychology

#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

89. University of Montreal

For Social Psychology

#12 in Canada
#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

90. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Social Psychology

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1374
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$13,521

91. University of Cincinnati

For Social Psychology

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

92. University of Notre Dame

For Social Psychology

#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,474

93. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Social Psychology

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

94. Simon Fraser University

For Social Psychology

#13 in Canada
#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

95. University of Alabama

For Social Psychology

#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

96. Boston College

For Social Psychology

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1488
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,559

97. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Social Psychology

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

98. SUNY at Albany

For Social Psychology

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

99. University of Central Florida

For Social Psychology

#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

100. University of Oregon

For Social Psychology

#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%