100 Best colleges for Social Psychology in the United States

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Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 60.4M citations received by 1.7M academic papers made by 1,186 universities in the United States 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. Columbia University

For Social Psychology

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

5. Pennsylvania State University

For Social Psychology

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

6. 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

7. University of Washington - Seattle

For Social Psychology

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

8. Yale University

For Social Psychology

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

9. Ohio State University

For Social Psychology

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

10. 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%

11. University of Pennsylvania

For Social Psychology

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

12. University of California - Berkeley

For Social Psychology

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

13. Cornell University

For Social Psychology

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

14. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Social Psychology

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

15. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Social Psychology

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

16. University of Texas at Austin

For Social Psychology

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

17. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Social Psychology

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

18. New York University

For Social Psychology

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

19. University of Pittsburgh

For Social Psychology

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

20. University of Chicago

For Social Psychology

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

21. Michigan State University

For Social Psychology

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

22. University of Southern California

For Social Psychology

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

23. 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%

24. Johns Hopkins University

For Social Psychology

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

25. University of Iowa

For Social Psychology

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

26. University of Maryland - College Park

For Social Psychology

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

27. University of Florida

For Social Psychology

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

28. 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

29. University of Arizona

For Social Psychology

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

30. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Social Psychology

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

31. Duke University

For Social Psychology

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

32. Princeton University

For Social Psychology

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

33. Carnegie Mellon University

For Social Psychology

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

34. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

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

35. University of California - Davis

For Social Psychology

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

36. Emory University

For Social Psychology

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

37. Northwestern University

For Social Psychology

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

38. University of Rochester

For Social Psychology

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

39. Florida State University

For Social Psychology

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

40. University of Virginia

For Social Psychology

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

41. 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%

42. Boston University

For Social Psychology

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

43. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Social Psychology

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

44. University of California - San Francisco

For Social Psychology

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

45. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Social Psychology

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

46. University of Connecticut

For Social Psychology

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

47. University of Kentucky

For Social Psychology

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

48. Purdue University

For Social Psychology

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

49. 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

50. Iowa State University

For Social Psychology

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

51. University of Kansas

For Social Psychology

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

52. University of Georgia

For Social Psychology

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

53. 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

54. University of Utah

For Social Psychology

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

55. University of California - Irvine

For Social Psychology

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

56. University of South Florida

For Social Psychology

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

57. Vanderbilt University

For Social Psychology

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

58. University of Miami

For Social Psychology

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

59. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Social Psychology

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

60. Case Western Reserve University

For Social Psychology

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

61. 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%

62. Temple University

For Social Psychology

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

63. Stony Brook University

For Social Psychology

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

64. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

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

65. University at Buffalo

For Social Psychology

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

66. Georgia State University

For Social Psychology

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

67. Brown University

For Social Psychology

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

68. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Social Psychology

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

69. Providence College

For Social Psychology

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

70. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Social Psychology

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

71. University of Delaware

For Social Psychology

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

72. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Social Psychology

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

73. George Mason University

For Social Psychology

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

74. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Social Psychology

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

75. University of Colorado Boulder

For Social Psychology

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

76. Wayne State University

For Social Psychology

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

77. University of Houston

For Social Psychology

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

78. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Social Psychology

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

79. University of Cincinnati

For Social Psychology

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

80. University of Notre Dame

For Social Psychology

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

81. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Social Psychology

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

82. University of Alabama

For Social Psychology

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

83. Boston College

For Social Psychology

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

84. 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%

85. SUNY at Albany

For Social Psychology

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

86. University of Central Florida

For Social Psychology

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

87. University of Oregon

For Social Psychology

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

88. Kent State University at Kent

For Social Psychology

#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
98%

89. Texas Tech University

For Social Psychology

#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
88%

90. George Washington University

For Social Psychology

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

91. Georgetown University

For Social Psychology

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

92. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Social Psychology

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
80%

93. Washington State University

For Social Psychology

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$10,689
Enrollment
27,539

94. University of Memphis

For Social Psychology

#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1080
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
99%

95. Syracuse University

For Social Psychology

#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,651

96. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Social Psychology

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

97. Bowling Green State University

For Social Psychology

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1095
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%

98. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Social Psychology

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

99. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Social Psychology

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

100. University of California - Riverside

For Social Psychology

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

The best cities to study Social Psychology in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ann Arbor, Cambridge, Stanford, and New York.