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 238M citations received by 6.85M academic papers made by 1,527 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
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

2. Johns Hopkins University

For Psychology

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

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Psychology

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

4. Stanford University

For Psychology

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

5. University of Washington - Seattle

For Psychology

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

6. Yale University

For Psychology

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

7. University of Pennsylvania

For Psychology

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

8. University of California - San Francisco

For Psychology

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

9. Columbia University

For Psychology

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

10. University of California - Los Angeles

For Psychology

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

11. University of Pittsburgh

For Psychology

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

12. University of California-San Diego

For Psychology

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

13. Cornell University

For 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 Psychology

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

15. New York University

For Psychology

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

16. 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%

17. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Psychology

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

18. Washington University in St Louis

For Psychology

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

19. University of California - Berkeley

For Psychology

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

20. Emory University

For Psychology

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

21. University of Southern California

For Psychology

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

22. Ohio State University

For Psychology

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

23. Northwestern University

For Psychology

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

24. Boston University

For Psychology

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

25. University of Chicago

For Psychology

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

26. Pennsylvania State University

For Psychology

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

27. University of Florida

For Psychology

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

28. 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

29. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Psychology

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

30. Duke University

For Psychology

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

31. University of Iowa

For Psychology

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

32. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Psychology

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

33. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Psychology

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

34. Baylor College of Medicine

For Psychology

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

35. University of Texas at Austin

For Psychology

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

36. University of California - Davis

For Psychology

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

37. Michigan State University

For Psychology

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

38. Case Western Reserve University

For Psychology

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

39. University of Arizona

For Psychology

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

40. Vanderbilt University

For Psychology

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

41. University of Utah

For Psychology

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

42. University of Virginia

For Psychology

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

43. University of Miami

For Psychology

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

44. University of California - Irvine

For Psychology

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

45. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Psychology

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

46. 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

47. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

For Psychology

#74 in the World
Enrollment
2,354
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1943

48. University of Rochester

For Psychology

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

49. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Psychology

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

50. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Psychology

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

51. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Psychology

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

52. Brown University

For Psychology

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

53. Oregon Health & Science University

For Psychology

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

54. University of Maryland - College Park

For Psychology

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

55. University of Kentucky

For Psychology

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

56. 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%

57. Carnegie Mellon University

For Psychology

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

58. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Psychology

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

59. Providence College

For Psychology

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

60. Wayne State University

For Psychology

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

61. University at Buffalo

For Psychology

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

62. University of South Florida

For Psychology

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

63. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Psychology

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

64. Tufts University

For Psychology

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

65. Princeton University

For Psychology

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

66. University of Cincinnati

For Psychology

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

67. University of Connecticut

For Psychology

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

68. Wake Forest University

For Psychology

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

69. Georgetown University

For Psychology

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

70. Temple University

For Psychology

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

71. Florida State University

For Psychology

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

72. Medical University of South Carolina

For Psychology

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

73. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Psychology

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

74. Stony Brook University

For Psychology

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

75. George Washington University

For Psychology

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

76. Purdue University

For Psychology

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

77. Medical College of Wisconsin

For Psychology

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

78. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Psychology

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

79. University of Kansas

For Psychology

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

80. University of Georgia

For Psychology

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

81. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Psychology

#165 in the World
Enrollment
5,354
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1972

82. 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

83. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Psychology

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

84. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Psychology

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

85. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Psychology

#175 in the World
Enrollment
364
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1941

86. Iowa State University

For Psychology

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

87. University of Colorado Boulder

For Psychology

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

88. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Psychology

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

89. University of New Mexico

For Psychology

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,280

90. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Psychology

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

91. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Psychology

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

92. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Psychology

#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,352
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1962

93. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Psychology

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

94. University of Louisville

For Psychology

#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%

95. Seattle University

For Psychology

#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$35,412

96. University of Vermont

For Psychology

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

97. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Psychology

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

98. California Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

99. Thomas Jefferson University

For Psychology

#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$28,110

100. Rockefeller University

For Psychology

#226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
273
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1901

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