Top Psychology Schools Admission and Tuition Comparison

Stanford University is ranked first in Psychology and University of California-Berkeley is placed in second.

Psychology is an academic and applied discipline that involves the scientific study of mental functions and behaviors. Psychology has the immediate goal of understanding individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases, and by many accounts it ultimately aims to benefit society. In this field, a professional practitioner or researcher is called a psychologist and can be classified as a social, behavioral, or cognitive scientist. Psychologists attempt to understand the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior, while also exploring the physiological and biological processes that underlie cognitive functions and behaviors.(read more at wiki)

Academic Factors Comparison Between Best Colleges in Psychology Major

6 public and 5 private schools are ranked in the top 10 Psychology colleges. The average acceptance ratio of the schools is 22.91% where Stanford University has the tightest acceptance ratio of 5% and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has the highest ratio of 60%. Total 348,639 students are enrolled into best Psychology schools where University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the largest population with 51,579 students and Princeton University has the smallest with 8,181 students. The average graduation rate is 91.00% and the average students to faculty ratio is 12.09:1 at those colleges.

Next table shows the academic information and key facts of the best Psychology colleges including acceptance ratio, graduation rates, student population, and students to faculty ratio.

Table. Best Psychology Colleges Overview

Rank	Name	Acceptance Rates	Graduation Rates	Population	Student-Faculty Ratio
1	Stanford University Stanford, CA	5%	94%	17,184	10:1 (10.00 %)
2	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	17%	92%	40,154	18:1 (5.56 %)
2	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	18%	91%	43,548	17:1 (5.88 %)
4	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	5%	97%	29,908	7:1 (14.29 %)
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	29%	91%	44,718	12:1 (8.33 %)
4	Yale University New Haven, CT	6%	98%	12,458	6:1 (16.67 %)
7	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	7%	97%	8,181	5:1 (20.00 %)
7	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	60%	85%	46,951	20:1 (5.00 %)
9	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	8%	93%	11,376	3:1 (33.33 %)
9	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	44%	78%	51,579	17:1 (5.88 %)
9	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	53%	85%	42,582	18:1 (5.56 %)
	Average	22.91%	91.00%	348,639 (Total)	12.09:1 (8.27 %)

Best Psychology Colleges 2018 Tuition & Fees Comparison and 2019 Estimated Costs

Next table lists 2017-2018 tuition & fees and compares the costs between Best Psychology Colleges. The 2017-2018 costs are officially published by IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education. The estimated costs for year 2018-2019 are calculated and estimated based on each school's tuition rates last year.

For the undergraduate programs, the average tuition & fees of best Psychology schools is $42,774 where Yale University has the most expensive costs with $51,400 and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the lowest amount of tuition with with $26,603. The average graduate tuition & fees of best Psychology schools is $38,555 where Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest tuition with $52,892 and University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest amount of tuition with with $25,314.

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Table. Best Psychology Colleges 2018 Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Comparison and 2019 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2018 Tuition & Fees		2019 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	Stanford University	$49,617		$51,352
2	University of California-Berkeley	$14,170	$42,184	$14,863	$44,276
2	University of California-Los Angeles	$13,261	$41,275	$13,611	$43,019
4	Harvard University	$48,949		$50,898
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$14,826	$47,476	$14,357	$47,953
4	Yale University	$51,400		$53,394
7	Princeton University	$47,140		$49,054
7	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$15,074	$31,194	$13,223	$28,610
9	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$49,892		$51,374
9	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	$14,417	$26,603	$14,697	$29,729
9	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$10,533	$34,783	$10,578	$36,956
	Average	$13,714	$42,774	$13,555	$44,238

Table. Best Psychology Colleges 2018 Graduate School Tuition & Fees Comparison and 2019 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2018 Tuition & Fees		2019 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	Stanford University	$47,940		$47,940
2	University of California-Berkeley	$14,170	$29,272	$14,863	$29,948
2	University of California-Los Angeles	$13,003	$28,105	$13,331	$28,429
4	Harvard University	$45,958		$47,587
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$22,696	$45,484	$23,635	$47,369
4	Yale University	$41,000		$42,236
7	Princeton University	$48,940		$50,722
7	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$18,224	$31,811	$18,159	$32,096
9	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$52,892		$54,588
9	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	$18,232	$27,388	$18,743	$28,183
9	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$11,988	$25,314	$12,033	$25,359
	Average	$16,386	$38,555	$16,794	$39,496