Best colleges for psychology in the US 2025

By Joy.Hunter@tim…, 3 June, 2025

Top colleges in the US for psychology 2025

US psychology rank 2025	Global psychology rank 2025	University	Overall	Teaching	Research Environment	Research Quality	Industry	International Outlook
1	1	Stanford University	92.6	96.2	99.9	87.1	100	75.6
2	3	Princeton University	89.3	92.4	90.1	91.3	77.1	72.2
3	4	Harvard University	89.1	97.4	99.9	80.1	85	65.8
4	5	University of California, Berkeley	88.5	89.1	98	83	99.9	72.9
5	7	Yale University	87.4	93.3	99.5	80.3	67.3	67.4
6	8	University of Pennsylvania	84.2	88.6	95.5	75.1	81.6	72.1
7	10	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	83	85.4	97.3	78.3	67.8	54.6
=8	=11	The University of Chicago	82.2	91.1	88.7	74.2	67.3	72.2
=8	=11	University of California, Los Angeles	82.2	81.5	98.5	75.9	82.4	57.1
10	14	Columbia University	80.6	78.2	91.2	72.6	95.6	80.5
11	16	New York University	79.6	77.2	93.1	73	69.9	77.3
12	20	Johns Hopkins University	76.5	80.3	86	69.2	75.3	64.6
13	21	Northwestern University	75.5	73.9	84.7	79.7	67.3	33.4
14	24	Carnegie Mellon University	75.3	70.8	80.2	78.1	72.4	62
15	26	Duke University	74.6	68.4	84.8	74	96.4	52
16	30	University of Minnesota	71.6	65.1	80.9	73.7	100	37.1
17	32	Vanderbilt University	70.5	66.4	70.5	74.5	67.3	67.5
=18	=33	University of California, Davis	70.4	59.9	75.1	76.4	67.8	64.7
=18	=33	University of California, San Diego	70.4	65.3	79.5	65.9	96.5	63.7
=18	=33	University of Texas at Austin	70.4	64.5	73.4	79	77.7	36.5
21	38	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	69.6	60	81.1	74.6	67.3	40.5
22	39	University of Wisconsin-Madison	69.5	59.3	76.9	74.8	86.4	45.5
23	42	University of California, Irvine	68.7	52	70.9	79.3	77.6	65.7
24	43	University of Washington	68.2	52.8	81.4	71.7	67.3	60.5
25	44	Brown University	67.9	72.4	66.3	67	67.3	62.6
26	46	Penn State (Main campus)	67.1	63.5	69.4	73.5	67.5	41.5
=27	=48	Ohio State University (Main campus)	67	55	78.3	71.3	67.3	49.4
=27	=48	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	67	58.6	71.3	72.4	83.2	48.2
29	56	University of Virginia (Main campus)	65.4	56.5	57.6	77.6	80.5	59.9
30	57	Washington University in St Louis	65.3	57.9	71.3	72.1	68.7	36.9
31	59	Boston University	65.2	56.7	68.4	70.6	68.2	56.9
32	61	Michigan State University	64.5	51.5	67.9	75	66.9	48.9
33	64	Purdue University West Lafayette	63.9	52.4	59.4	76.8	67.4	58.7
34	68	University of Maryland, College Park	63.4	51.8	61.5	79.4	67.3	34.6
35	70	Indiana University	62.7	51.3	63.3	71.9	83	47.3
36	72	University of Rochester	62.2	46.3	52.2	78.5	69.1	74.3
37	78	University of Southern California	60.9	49.2	57.2	73	73.9	52.4
38	80	University of California, Santa Barbara	60.6	42.3	46.9	80.8	91.8	63.1
	82	University of Florida	60.3	54.2	55.8	72.7	83.4	28.3
39	92	University of Iowa	57.6	53.9	53	64.2	67.3	50.6
40	98	University of Massachusetts	57	49.2	47.7	68.2	72	57.4
=41	101–125	Arizona State University (Tempe)	54.1–56.4	37.3	43.6	75.4	77.5	39.4
=41	101–125	Dartmouth College	54.1–56.4	49.8	44.5	70.9	67.2	48.2
=41	101–125	Emory University	54.1–56.4	40.8	52.8	70	67.3	54.2
=41	101–125	Georgia Institute of Technology	54.1–56.4	36.5	38.2	81.1	71.4	57.4
=41	101–125	Northeastern University	54.1–56.4	41.9	35.5	78.2	72.4	63.3
=41	101–125	University of Arizona	54.1–56.4	39.7	51.2	69.4	84.8	34.8
=41	101–125	University of Connecticut	54.1–56.4	36.5	49.4	76.1	67.7	45.5
=41	101–125	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh campus	54.1–56.4	37.2	57.9	71	67.3	33.5
=49	126–150	Florida State University	51.3–54.0	32.3	49.9	73.2	67.3	49.3
=49	126–150	Rice University	51.3–54.0	49.5	42.8	61.8	65.2	40.4
=49	126–150	Stony Brook University	51.3–54.0	30	38.2	79.7	67.4	53.4
=49	126–150	University of Notre Dame	51.3–54.0	49.8	33.9	68.8	66.7	63.4
=49	126–150	University of Oregon	51.3–54.0	30.5	44.8	72.4	66.9	40.9
=54	151–175	University of California, Riverside	49.5–51.2	28.3	39	75.2	59.5	48.2
=54	151–175	University of Colorado Boulder	49.5–51.2	36.4	47.2	66.5	67.9	35.8
=54	151–175	University of Georgia	49.5–51.2	27.8	40.6	76.1	64.2	30.8
=54	151–175	University of Miami	49.5–51.2	33.2	42.9	69.3	67	44.8
=58	176–200	Boston College	47.4–49.3	35	27.6	73.1	63.8	45.9
=58	176–200	Iowa State University	47.4–49.3	24.3	33.8	74.3	78.7	34.9
=58	176–200	University of Denver	47.4–49.3	34.9	31.8	75.1	58.7	30.6
=58	176–200	University of Kansas	47.4–49.3	33.6	39.6	62.4	91.7	38.1
=58	176–200	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	47.4–49.3	27.1	35.4	69.5	78.3	44.3
=63	201–250	George Mason University	44.5–47.3	28.6	31.3	68	68.3	43.1
=63	201–250	George Washington University	44.5–47.3	34.6	28.4	67.6	63	52.7
=63	201–250	Georgia State University	44.5–47.3	39	29.9	66.8	68.3	36
=63	201–250	Mizzou - University of Missouri	44.5–47.3	28.5	34.4	67.4	67	31.5
=63	201–250	North Carolina State University	44.5–47.3	26.8	20	76.8	79.8	44
=63	201–250	Texas A&M University	44.5–47.3	28.1	30.7	69.4	65	39.4
=63	201–250	Tufts University	44.5–47.3	24.8	36.9	60.6	67.3	63.7
=63	201–250	University at Buffalo	44.5–47.3	29	29.4	67.2	79	41
=63	201–250	University of Delaware	44.5–47.3	29.3	35	66.8	97.5	32.4
=63	201–250	University of Houston	44.5–47.3	30.8	29.9	61.4	74.6	48.9
=63	201–250	University of Illinois Chicago	44.5–47.3	29.8	31.8	68.2	83.2	40.3
=63	201–250	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	44.5–47.3	35.9	40.3	63	50.9	32.1
=63	201–250	University of South Florida	44.5–47.3	24.3	36.8	68.7	71.1	36
=63	201–250	University of Utah	44.5–47.3	22.7	33.1	69.8	97.6	35.2
=63	201–250	Virginia Commonwealth University	44.5–47.3	27.4	35.8	69.7	75.5	28.9
=63	201–250	Washington State University	44.5–47.3	25.7	32.3	66.4	93.1	34
=79	251–300	Baylor University	42.2–44.4	28.5	21.4	70.3	60.5	28.5
=79	251–300	Bowling Green State University	42.2–44.4	28.4	19.9	76.7	62.4	24.9
=79	251–300	Case Western Reserve University	42.2–44.4	23.9	24.8	65.1	67.3	48
=79	251–300	Colorado State University, Fort Collins	42.2–44.4	27.4	34.7	63.8	63.3	27.5
=79	251–300	Drexel University	42.2–44.4	24	28.9	64	82.6	43.5
=79	251–300	Florida International University	42.2–44.4	26.7	34.2	64.4	56.3	33.9
=79	251–300	Lehigh University	42.2–44.4	25.4	21.9	67.6	48.6	51.7
=79	251–300	Rutgers University – New Brunswick	42.2–44.4	36.7	23	63.2	68.4	40.6
=79	251–300	University of California, Merced	42.2–44.4	22.2	19.8	76.2	44.7	52.4
=79	251–300	University of California, Santa Cruz	42.2–44.4	24.9	25.5	69.5	63.4	39
=79	251–300	University of Central Florida	42.2–44.4	32.5	24.2	68.1	77.4	27.2
=79	251–300	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	42.2–44.4	26.4	32.4	65.1	83.9	21.5
=79	251–300	University of Kentucky	42.2–44.4	28.4	26.3	64	70.6	31
=79	251–300	University of Toledo	42.2–44.4	26	18.2	69.5	70.2	62.4
=79	251–300	Wake Forest University	42.2–44.4	29.3	22.3	68.7	77.6	41.6
=94	301–400	Auburn University	37.2–42.1	28.9	29.4	56.7	77.1	33.5
=94	301–400	Brandeis University	37.2–42.1	18.7	22.8	61	67.3	71.7
=94	301–400	Clark University	37.2–42.1	29.6	18.7	67.6	44.4	39.8
=94	301–400	Florida Atlantic University	37.2–42.1	19.3	19.2	59.7	59.7	50.3
=94	301–400	Kansas State University	37.2–42.1	34.3	26.7	52	37.2	34.2
=94	301–400	Louisiana State University	37.2–42.1	28.9	21	68.4	67.4	24.7
=94	301–400	Northern Illinois University	37.2–42.1	27.6	22.6	60	53.8	36.4
=94	301–400	Ohio University (Main campus)	37.2–42.1	28.3	32.9	53.8	61	25.2
=94	301–400	Portland State University	37.2–42.1	24.3	25.3	70.7	37.1	26.2
=94	301–400	Saint Louis University	37.2–42.1	28.9	18.4	64.2	63	30.2
=94	301–400	San Diego State University	37.2–42.1	27.2	25.7	64.1	65.9	27.6
=94	301–400	SUNY Binghamton University	37.2–42.1	28.8	28.4	53.8	62.4	25.7
=94	301–400	SUNY University at Albany	37.2–42.1	25.1	22.4	57.7	71.8	44.6
=94	301–400	Syracuse University	37.2–42.1	22.4	24.1	60.7	60.4	47
=94	301–400	Temple University	37.2–42.1	24.5	20.2	71.1	66.1	26.8
=94	301–400	Texas Tech University	37.2–42.1	28	21.1	57.1	62	33.4
=94	301–400	The New School	37.2–42.1	31.5	15	52.7	43.8	70.8
=94	301–400	Tulane University	37.2–42.1	29.9	27.7	60.1	42.1	30.9
=94	301–400	University of Arkansas	37.2–42.1	22.1	24.4	63.3	65.8	21.7
=94	301–400	University of Hawai’i at Mānoa	37.2–42.1	22.5	26.5	55.5	67	60.1
=94	301–400	University of Memphis	37.2–42.1	28.1	23.7	57.2	68.3	29
=94	301–400	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	37.2–42.1	25.3	27.5	65.4	54.4	32.1
=94	301–400	University of South Carolina-Columbia	37.2–42.1	18	21.3	61.7	61.5	48.6
=94	301–400	University of Texas at Arlington	37.2–42.1	22.5	18	68.5	59.5	33.1
=94	301–400	Wayne State University	37.2–42.1	21.6	21.3	62.4	88.3	29.2
=119	401–500	American University	31.9–37.0	21	14.9	51.7	61	32.1
=119	401–500	Central Michigan University	31.9–37.0	24	11.9	54	46.4	26.9
=119	401–500	Illinois Institute of Technology	31.9–37.0	29.8	20.6	50.6	47.1	46
=119	401–500	New Mexico State University (Main campus)	31.9–37.0	14.9	15.5	56.8	54.1	35.8
=119	401–500	Oklahoma State University	31.9–37.0	23.1	13.5	63.3	62	28.4
=119	401–500	Old Dominion University	31.9–37.0	16.7	18.3	60.2	55.2	25.4
=119	401–500	Pace University-New York	31.9–37.0	20	2.5	63.8	21.6	48.2
=119	401–500	Texas State University	31.9–37.0	13.4	14.9	62.1	37.7	28.1
=119	401–500	University of Alabama	31.9–37.0	16.8	20.1	59.7	43	34
=119	401–500	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	31.9–37.0	20.8	18.2	59.8	57.3	27.8
=119	401–500	The University of Texas at San Antonio	31.9–37.0	12.6	21.5	57.5	69.4	24
=119	401–500	University of Nebraska Omaha	31.9–37.0	18.5	13.3	64.8	41.2	35
=119	401–500	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	31.9–37.0	22.4	19.8	60.4	54.8	24.4
=119	401–500	University of Rhode Island	31.9–37.0	23	17	54.7	57	22.5
=119	401–500	University of Texas at Dallas	31.9–37.0	11.5	15.6	55.8	69.9	32.1
=119	401–500	University of Texas at El Paso	31.9–37.0	16.9	23.5	54.3	31.3	32.6
=119	401–500	Western Michigan University	31.9–37.0	27.3	18.4	49	47.7	25.7
=119	401–500	William & Mary	31.9–37.0	20.2	13.4	57.2	29.5	34.2
=137	501–600	Adelphi University	25.9–31.8	16.1	7	49.7	22.3	32.3
=137	501–600	Florida Institute of Technology	25.9–31.8	30.1	11.4	32.1	41.9	30.9
=137	501–600	Georgia Southern University	25.9–31.8	13.6	9.5	53.7	23.7	23.4
=137	501–600	Mississippi State University	25.9–31.8	17	9.6	50.7	54.6	33.8
=137	501–600	Montana State University	25.9–31.8	13.9	14.6	49.9	44	21.9
=137	501–600	Nova Southeastern University	25.9–31.8	24	10.3	36.7	55.9	22.3
=137	501–600	Oakland University	25.9–31.8	11.5	16.4	52.7	40.8	29.9
=137	501–600	Rochester Institute of Technology	25.9–31.8	19.6	17.7	46	46.3	33.9
=137	501–600	Rowan University	25.9–31.8	13	10	50.4	61.2	26.1
=137	501–600	The Catholic University of America	25.9–31.8	24.5	17	46.7	53.6	23.7
=137	501–600	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	25.9–31.8	17.3	14.2	46.8	60.3	29.5
=137	501–600	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	25.9–31.8	10.6	7	51.8	22.7	36.6
=137	501–600	University of Wyoming	25.9–31.8	20.3	13.6	50.7	58.6	29.7
150	601+	University of South Dakota	15.8–25.8	20.5	9.9	38.6	32.2	25.5

Key insights into the top schools for psychology in the US

Stanford University is the top university in the US for a psychology degree.
Some 150 universities in the US are featured in the table for the best universities for psychology in the US.
Harvard University scores particularly highly for research environment.
The Psychology table evaluates schools and colleges across several narrower disciplines: Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology, Sport Psychology, Business Psychology and Animal Psychology.

Choosing the Right University in the US for Psychology

When selecting a university for psychology in the US, rankings can provide a helpful benchmark for assessing academic strength and how well a university prepares you for a future career.

The Times Higher Education Subject Rankings: Psychology assess universities using five core pillars:

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These indicators give students and families reliable insights into how institutions perform across critical areas of education and innovation.

The table for the best universities for psychology in the US was derived from data collected for the THE World University Subject Rankings: Psychology. The results are calculated using 18 performance indicators underlying five metrics. For more insights and a detailed breakdown of our ranking methodology, visit our methodology page. Use the ranking table above to explore the right institution for you.

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