19 Best colleges for Social Psychology in Washington, US

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 1.94M citations received by 37.2K academic papers made by 19 universities in Washington 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 Washington - Seattle

Seattle

For Social Psychology

#10 in the United States

#11 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

2. Washington State University

Pullman

For Social Psychology

#93 in the United States

#106 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,886
Enrollment: 25,685

3. Seattle University

Seattle

For Social Psychology

#129 in the United States

#150 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $36,948

4. Western Washington University

Bellingham

For Social Psychology

#244 in the United States

#276 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 95%

5. Eastern Washington University

Cheney

For Social Psychology

#330 in the United States

#369 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,001
Enrollment: 10,492

6. Central Washington University

Ellensburg

For Social Psychology

#367 in the United States

#411 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $8,816
Enrollment: 10,811

7. Gonzaga University

Spokane

For Social Psychology

#394 in the United States

#439 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $40,117

8. Seattle Pacific University

Seattle

For Social Psychology

#399 in the United States

#444 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $25,232
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $31,558

9. University of Puget Sound

Tacoma

For Social Psychology

#448 in the United States

#495 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $43,188

10. Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma

For Social Psychology

#620 in the United States

#676 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $22,299

11. Whitman College

Walla Walla

For Social Psychology

#639 in the United States

#699 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $37,633

12. City University of Seattle

Seattle

For Social Psychology

#661 in the United States

#722 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,567
Receiving Aid: 50%
Average Aid: $7,383

13. Northwest University

Kirkland

For Social Psychology

#732 in the United States

#795 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1195
Net Price: $24,251
Receiving Aid: 100%

14. Evergreen State College

Olympia

For Social Psychology

#823 in the United States

#891 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1144
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 93%

15. Whitworth University

Spokane

For Social Psychology

#890 in the United States

#959 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $27,605

16. Peninsula College

Port Angeles

For Social Psychology

#893 in the United States

#962 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $7,157
Enrollment: 2,153

17. Bellevue College

Bellevue

For Social Psychology

#1071 in the United States

#1143 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 41%
Average Aid: $6,650
Enrollment: 12,485

18. Saint Martin's University

Lacey

For Social Psychology

#1151 in the United States

#1225 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1128
Average ACT: 18
Net Price: $29,116

19. Bastyr University

Kenmore

For Social Psychology

#1182 in the United States

#1256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Enrollment: 734
Male:Female: 12:88
Founded: 1978

Closest to Washington states to learn Social Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	16	87
Idaho	5	245
Montana	4	219
Nevada	4	142
Utah	10	58
California	106	3
North Dakota	5	181
Colorado	18	72
South Dakota	8	309
Arizona	7	17
Nebraska	9	73
New Mexico	7	104
Minnesota	25	14
Kansas	10	49
Iowa	19	27
Oklahoma	12	100
Wisconsin	25	16
Missouri	25	43
Texas	63	15
Alaska	3	430
Illinois	53	9
Michigan	28	1
Arkansas	15	125
Indiana	25	25
Mississippi	9	170
Louisiana	19	92
Kentucky	20	50
Tennessee	26	59
Ohio	50	11
Alabama	18	82
West Virginia	9	99
Pennsylvania	87	5
Georgia	35	39
Virginia	38	41
New York	111	4
North Carolina	35	22
District of Columbia	9	86
South Carolina	20	67
Maryland	24	23
Vermont	8	124
New Jersey	22	28
New Hampshire	11	105
Connecticut	20	7
Massachusetts	59	2
Rhode Island	9	64
Maine	8	209
Florida	36	31
Hawaii	6	132
Puerto Rico	8	673

Psychology subfields in Washington

Child Psychology15

Clinical Psychology12

Cognitive Science13

Education Majors18

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution4

Neuroscience19

Occupational Therapy5

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology3