Best Colleges in Psychology Program

This page introduces the top colleges in Psychology program. Stanford University is ranked first in Psychology program ranking and University of California-Berkeley is placed in second. Next describes the Psychology program in general.

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 Comparison Between Best Colleges in Psychology Program

6 public and 5 private schools are ranked in the top Psychology colleges. The average acceptance rate of the schools is 22.27% where Stanford University has the tightest acceptance rate of 4% and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has the highest rate of 62%. Total 356,328 students are enrolled into the best Psychology schools where University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the largest population with 51,848 students and Princeton University is the smallest school with 8,273 students. The average graduation rate is 91.27% and the average students to faculty ratio is 12.27:1 at those colleges.

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

Table. Best Colleges in Psychology Program

Rank	Name	Acceptance Rates	Graduation Rates	Population	Student-Faculty Ratio
1	Stanford University Stanford, CA	4%	94%	17,534	12:1 (8.33 %)
2	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	15%	91%	41,891	18:1 (5.56 %)
2	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	14%	91%	44,027	18:1 (5.56 %)
4	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	5%	96%	31,120	7:1 (14.29 %)
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	23%	92%	46,002	11:1 (9.09 %)
4	Yale University New Haven, CT	6%	97%	12,974	6:1 (16.67 %)
7	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	5%	97%	8,273	5:1 (20.00 %)
7	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	62%	85%	48,216	20:1 (5.00 %)
9	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	7%	94%	11,466	3:1 (33.33 %)
9	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	52%	80%	51,848	17:1 (5.88 %)
9	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	52%	87%	42,977	18:1 (5.56 %)
	Average	22.27%	91.27%	356,328 (Total)	12.27:1 (8.15 %)

Best College In Psychology 2019 Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimated Costs

Next table lists 2018-2019 tuition & fees and compares the costs between the best college in psychology. The 2018-2019 costs are officially published by IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education. The estimated costs for year 2019-2020 are calculated and estimated based on each school's tuition rates last year.

For the undergraduate programs, the average tuition & fees of the best college in psychology is $44,462 where Yale University has the most expensive costs with $53,430 and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the lowest amount of tuition with $30,438. The average graduate tuition & fees of the best college in psychology is $39,296 where Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest tuition with $52,892 and University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest amount of graduate school tuition with $25,336.

UndergraduateGraduate Living Costs

Table. Best College In Psychology 2019 Undergraduate Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2019 Tuition & Fees		2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	Stanford University	$51,354		$53,151
2	University of California-Berkeley	$14,184	$43,176	$14,198	$44,191
2	University of California-Los Angeles	$13,226	$42,218	$13,191	$43,183
4	Harvard University	$50,420		$51,935
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$15,262	$49,350	$14,779	$49,559
4	Yale University	$53,430		$55,540
7	Princeton University	$50,340		$53,757
7	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$15,094	$31,664	$13,175	$28,878
9	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$49,892		$49,892
9	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	$14,760	$30,438	$15,111	$34,826
9	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$10,555	$36,805	$10,577	$38,945
	Average	$13,847	$44,462	$13,505	$45,805

Table. Best College In Psychology 2019 Graduate School Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2019 Tuition & Fees		2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	Stanford University	$49,617		$49,617
2	University of California-Berkeley	$14,131	$29,233	$14,092	$29,194
2	University of California-Los Angeles	$12,946	$28,048	$12,889	$27,991
4	Harvard University	$47,562		$49,221
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$23,456	$47,006	$24,241	$48,579
4	Yale University	$42,100		$43,229
7	Princeton University	$51,250		$53,669
7	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$18,126	$31,279	$18,029	$30,756
9	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$52,892		$52,892
9	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	$18,583	$27,931	$18,941	$28,485
9	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$12,010	$25,336	$12,032	$25,358
	Average	$16,542	$39,296	$16,704	$39,908