Top Clinical Psychology Schools Admission and Tuition Comparison

University of California-Los Angeles is ranked first in Clinical Psychology and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is placed in second.

Clinical psychology is an integration of science, theory and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development. Central to its practice are psychological assessment and psychotherapy, although clinical psychologists also engage in research, teaching, consultation, forensic testimony, and program development and administration. In many countries, clinical psychology is regulated as a health care profession.(read more at wiki)

Academic Factors Comparison Between Best Colleges in Clinical Psychology Major

7 public and 3 private schools are ranked in the top 10 Clinical Psychology colleges. The average acceptance ratio of the schools is 36.60% where Yale University has the tightest acceptance ratio of 6% and University of Kansas has the highest ratio of 93%. Total 340,437 students are enrolled into best Clinical Psychology schools where University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the largest population with 51,579 students and Yale University has the smallest with 12,458 students. The average graduation rate is 86.50% and the average students to faculty ratio is 13.80:1 at those colleges.

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

Table. Best Clinical Psychology Colleges Overview

Rank	Name	Acceptance Rates	Graduation Rates	Population	Student-Faculty Ratio
1	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	18%	91%	43,548	17:1 (5.88 %)
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	27%	91%	29,468	13:1 (7.69 %)
2	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	45%	84%	45,591	17:1 (5.88 %)
2	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	53%	85%	42,582	18:1 (5.56 %)
2	Yale University New Haven, CT	6%	98%	12,458	6:1 (16.67 %)
6	Duke University Durham, NC	11%	95%	15,735	7:1 (14.29 %)
6	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	60%	85%	46,951	20:1 (5.00 %)
6	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	93%	63%	27,565	17:1 (5.88 %)
6	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	44%	78%	51,579	17:1 (5.88 %)
6	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	9%	95%	24,960	6:1 (16.67 %)
	Average	36.60%	86.50%	340,437 (Total)	13.80:1 (7.25 %)

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

Next table lists 2017-2018 tuition & fees and compares the costs between Best Clinical 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 Clinical Psychology schools is $38,901 where University of Pennsylvania has the most expensive costs with $53,534 and University of Kansas has the lowest amount of tuition with with $26,592. The average graduate tuition & fees of best Clinical Psychology schools is $32,455 where Duke University has the highest tuition with $52,617 and University of Kansas has the lowest amount of tuition with with $23,718.

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Table. Best Clinical 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	University of California-Los Angeles	$13,261	$41,275	$13,611	$43,019
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$9,005	$34,588	$9,179	$35,273
2	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	$10,974	$35,538	$11,200	$36,301
2	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$10,533	$34,783	$10,578	$36,956
2	Yale University	$51,400		$53,394
6	Duke University	$53,500		$55,832
6	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$15,074	$31,194	$13,223	$28,610
6	University of Kansas	$10,824	$26,592	$11,106	$27,269
6	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	$14,417	$26,603	$14,697	$29,729
6	University of Pennsylvania	$53,534		$55,687
	Average	$12,013	$38,901	$11,942	$40,207

Table. Best Clinical 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	University of California-Los Angeles	$13,003	$28,105	$13,331	$28,429
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$11,929	$29,140	$12,261	$29,467
2	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	$16,272	$28,320	$16,278	$28,326
2	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$11,988	$25,314	$12,033	$25,359
2	Yale University	$41,000		$42,236
6	Duke University	$52,617		$54,712
6	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$18,224	$31,811	$18,159	$32,096
6	University of Kansas	$10,704	$23,718	$10,977	$24,317
6	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	$18,232	$27,388	$18,743	$28,183
6	University of Pennsylvania	$37,134		$38,729
	Average	$14,336	$32,455	$14,540	$33,185