100 Best colleges for 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 Psychology. A graph of 693M citations received by 21.4M academic papers made by 1,455 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. Harvard University

For Psychology

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$13,910

2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Psychology

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$16,326
Enrollment
50,278

3. Stanford University

For Psychology

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

4. University of Washington - Seattle

For Psychology

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$15,895
Enrollment
52,434

5. Yale University

For Psychology

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,605

6. Johns Hopkins University

For Psychology

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Net Price
$20,680
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$45,373

7. University of Pennsylvania

For Psychology

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$14,578

8. Columbia University

For Psychology

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$12,411

9. University of California - Los Angeles

For Psychology

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Psychology

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
3,165
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

11. University of Pittsburgh

For Psychology

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
78%

12. University of California-San Diego

For Psychology

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

13. Boston University

For Psychology

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$25,852

14. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Psychology

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

15. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Psychology

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
60%

16. New York University

For Psychology

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$50,991

17. Washington University in St Louis

For Psychology

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,298

18. University of California - Berkeley

For Psychology

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

19. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Psychology

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

20. University of Southern California

For Psychology

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

21. Emory University

For Psychology

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$28,367

22. Cornell University

For Psychology

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,262

23. Ohio State University

For Psychology

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
83%

24. University of Chicago

For Psychology

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,727

25. Pennsylvania State University

For Psychology

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

26. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Psychology

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

27. University of Florida

For Psychology

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

28. Duke University

For Psychology

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1513
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,297

29. University of Iowa

For Psychology

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
87%

30. Northwestern University

For Psychology

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$29,999

31. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

32. University of Texas at Austin

For Psychology

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

33. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Psychology

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Net Price
$11,188
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$2,100

34. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Psychology

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

35. Michigan State University

For Psychology

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
72%

36. University of California - Davis

For Psychology

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

37. Baylor College of Medicine

For Psychology

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,596
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1900

38. Vanderbilt University

For Psychology

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,553

39. University of Arizona

For Psychology

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

40. Case Western Reserve University

For Psychology

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,166

41. University of Virginia

For Psychology

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
63%

42. University of Utah

For Psychology

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
89%

43. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Psychology

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
79%

44. University of California - Irvine

For Psychology

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

45. University of Miami

For Psychology

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$34,492

46. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Psychology

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,249
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1963

47. University of Rochester

For Psychology

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,125

48. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Psychology

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$12,201
Enrollment
77,881

49. Carnegie Mellon University

For Psychology

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$37,450

50. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Psychology

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1281
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

51. University of Kentucky

For Psychology

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
94%

52. University of Maryland - College Park

For Psychology

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
68%

53. Oregon Health & Science University

For Psychology

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,984
Male:Female
31:69
Founded
1887

54. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Psychology

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

55. Brown University

For Psychology

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$25,028

56. Providence College

For Psychology

#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$39,566

57. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

For Psychology

#98 in the World
Enrollment
2,308
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1943

58. University of South Florida

For Psychology

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
99%

59. Wayne State University

For Psychology

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
99%

60. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Psychology

#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

61. Princeton University

For Psychology

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,908

62. University of Connecticut

For Psychology

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

63. Tufts University

For Psychology

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$31,630

64. University of Cincinnati

For Psychology

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
85%

65. Temple University

For Psychology

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$11,292
Enrollment
35,626

66. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Psychology

#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
7,244
Male:Female
26:74
Founded
1807

67. Wake Forest University

For Psychology

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Net Price
$24,643
Receiving Aid
41%
Average Aid
$53,244

68. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Psychology

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
78%

69. Florida State University

For Psychology

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

70. Stony Brook University

For Psychology

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
82%

71. Medical University of South Carolina

For Psychology

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
3,240
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1824

72. Purdue University

For Psychology

#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
73%

73. University at Buffalo

For Psychology

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
84%

74. University of Kansas

For Psychology

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
86%

75. Medical College of Wisconsin

For Psychology

#136 in the World
Enrollment
1,538
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1893

76. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Psychology

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
85%

77. George Washington University

For Psychology

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$31,240

78. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Psychology

#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

79. Iowa State University

For Psychology

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

80. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Psychology

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
83%

81. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Psychology

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$18,107
Enrollment
26,124

82. University of Colorado Boulder

For Psychology

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

83. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
72%

84. University of New Mexico

For Psychology

#173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$7,531

85. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Psychology

#174 in the World
Enrollment
358
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1941

86. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Psychology

#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,292
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1962

87. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Psychology

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
95%

88. University of Louisville

For Psychology

#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
98%

89. Rockefeller University

For Psychology

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
268
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1901

90. California Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,162
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$47,556

91. University of Vermont

For Psychology

#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
96%

92. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Psychology

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

93. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Psychology

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

94. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Psychology

#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,499
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1959

95. University of Oregon

For Psychology

#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$13,590
Enrollment
22,257

96. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Psychology

#206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
5,796
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1972

97. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Psychology

#209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

98. Georgia State University

For Psychology

#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

99. Georgetown University

For Psychology

#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,049

100. Thomas Jefferson University

For Psychology

#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$24,227

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