Best Colleges for Research and Experimental Psychology (2024)
225 colleges offer Research and Experimental Psychology programs. Ranked by graduate earnings.
Top 20 Colleges for Research and Experimental Psychology
#1
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA
$124,080/yr
3.6% accept
#2
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
$111,371/yr
5.4% accept
#3
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ
$110,066/yr
4.6% accept
#4
Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA
$104,736/yr
9.6% accept
#5
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA
$102,772/yr
14.1% accept
#6
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY
$102,491/yr
4.0% accept
#7
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA
$101,817/yr
3.6% accept
#8
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT
$100,533/yr
3.9% accept
#9
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA
$100,423/yr
27.0% accept
#10
Duke UniversityDurham, NC
$97,800/yr
5.7% accept
#11
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH
$97,434/yr
5.4% accept
#12
Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA
$94,810/yr
14.0% accept
#13
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
$93,487/yr
5.4% accept
#14
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA
$92,538/yr
5.2% accept
#15
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, MA
$92,538/yr
#16
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA
$92,446/yr
11.0% accept
#17
University of ChicagoChicago, IL
$91,885/yr
4.5% accept
#18
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN
$91,565/yr
5.9% accept
#19
Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA
$91,410/yr
31.4% accept
#20
George Washington UniversityWashington, DC
$90,873/yr
47.1% accept
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All Colleges Offering Research and Experimental Psychology
| Name | City | Tuition (In-State) | Accept Rate | Grad Rate | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | Columbus | $13,244 | 61% | 88% | 45,638 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | West Lafayette | $9,992 | 50% | 83% | 44,503 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | $11,688 | 27% | 88% | 42,855 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson | $13,926 | 86% | 67% | 42,537 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | University Park | $20,644 | 61% | 86% | 42,284 |
| American Public University System | Charles Town | $8,400 | N/A | 55% | 40,074 |
| Florida International University | Miami | $6,565 | 55% | 74% | 39,508 |
| Indiana University-Bloomington | Bloomington | $12,144 | 78% | 81% | 37,806 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | New Brunswick | $17,929 | 58% | 84% | 37,751 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | $16,004 | 42% | 85% | 36,258 |
| University of California-San Diego | La Jolla | $16,758 | 27% | 87% | 34,948 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | $17,736 | 16% | 93% | 34,177 |
| University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | $15,203 | 9% | 93% | 33,475 |
| University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley | $16,347 | 11% | 93% | 33,068 |
| Brigham Young University | Provo | $6,688 | 68% | 82% | 32,952 |
| University of California-Davis | Davis | $16,774 | 42% | 85% | 32,253 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Seattle | $12,973 | 39% | 84% | 31,942 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Minneapolis | $17,214 | 80% | 85% | 31,855 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | College Park | $11,809 | 45% | 89% | 30,760 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Knoxville | $13,812 | 42% | 74% | 30,418 |
| University of California-Irvine | Irvine | $15,722 | 29% | 86% | 30,197 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | Cincinnati | $13,976 | 85% | 73% | 29,882 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | Columbia | $12,688 | 60% | 78% | 29,820 |
| New York University | New York | $62,796 | 9% | 88% | 28,663 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City | $9,620 | 86% | 64% | 27,264 |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas | Las Vegas | $9,748 | 96% | 50% | 24,622 |
| Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton | $4,879 | 66% | 63% | 23,757 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | $16,414 | 33% | 84% | 23,113 |
| University of California-Riverside | Riverside | $15,606 | 76% | 76% | 22,593 |
| Georgia Southern University | Statesboro | $6,022 | 88% | 53% | 21,790 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson | $14,644 | 65% | 75% | 21,751 |
| University of Kansas | Lawrence | $12,102 | 93% | 69% | 21,217 |
| University of Oregon | Eugene | $16,137 | 88% | 72% | 20,497 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh | $21,926 | 58% | 85% | 20,370 |
| University of Connecticut | Storrs | $21,044 | 52% | 84% | 19,835 |
| University of Delaware | Newark | $16,810 | 71% | 80% | 19,071 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale | $15,140 | 83% | 68% | 18,854 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Atlanta | $12,058 | 14% | 93% | 18,785 |
| Montclair State University | Montclair | $15,912 | 88% | 64% | 18,376 |
| Boston University | Boston | $68,102 | 11% | 89% | 18,248 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | $16,005 | 66% | 75% | 17,940 |
| Northeastern University | Boston | $66,162 | 5% | 90% | 17,326 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Milwaukee | $10,398 | 91% | 50% | 16,758 |
| University of North Georgia | Dahlonega | $5,285 | 68% | 37% | 16,146 |
| University of Nevada-Reno | Reno | $9,578 | 74% | 62% | 15,599 |
| Kansas State University | Manhattan | $11,221 | 82% | 71% | 15,142 |
| California State University-San Bernardino | San Bernardino | $8,093 | 94% | 55% | 15,023 |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | Denver | $11,124 | 99% | 31% | 15,002 |
| Binghamton University | Vestal | $10,567 | 39% | 83% | 14,655 |
| Western Washington University | Bellingham | $9,582 | 93% | 65% | 13,544 |
| University of North Florida | Jacksonville | $6,389 | 53% | 69% | 13,359 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia | $62,412 | 79% | 78% | 13,233 |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo | $15,252 | 85% | 58% | 12,568 |
| Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green | $11,652 | 94% | 55% | 12,155 |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston | Boston | $15,908 | 84% | 50% | 11,512 |
| George Washington University | Washington | $67,710 | 47% | 85% | 11,182 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth | $61,740 | 44% | 86% | 11,026 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | $68,686 | 5% | 97% | 10,650 |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Denver | $10,383 | 75% | 47% | 10,519 |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus | Fargo | $11,110 | 95% | 64% | 9,471 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | $68,322 | 8% | 96% | 9,201 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | $71,845 | 4% | 96% | 8,973 |
| University of California-Merced | Merced | $15,623 | 91% | 69% | 8,372 |
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | University Park | $15,356 | 91% | 34% | 7,877 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St. Louis | $65,790 | 12% | 94% | 7,857 |
| Tulane University of Louisiana | New Orleans | $68,678 | 14% | 88% | 7,767 |
| Rutgers University-Newark | Newark | $17,250 | 71% | 66% | 7,709 |
| Pace University | New York | $53,290 | 76% | 61% | 7,665 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge | $61,676 | 4% | 97% | 7,601 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago | $70,662 | 4% | 95% | 7,569 |
| Stanford University | Stanford | $65,910 | 4% | 92% | 7,554 |
| Pennsylvania Western University | California | $11,436 | 94% | 51% | 7,451 |
| Emory University | Atlanta | $64,280 | 11% | 91% | 7,298 |
| Brown University | Providence | $71,412 | 5% | 96% | 7,226 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | $67,498 | 6% | 93% | 7,208 |
| Sacred Heart University | Fairfield | $50,404 | 65% | 74% | 7,087 |
| Tufts University | Medford | $70,704 | 11% | 93% | 7,061 |
| Villanova University | Villanova | $67,776 | 27% | 92% | 6,938 |
| Yale University | New Haven | $67,250 | 4% | 96% | 6,758 |
| Murray State University | Murray | $9,900 | 86% | 60% | 6,688 |
| Northern Michigan University | Marquette | $14,277 | 84% | 52% | 6,556 |
| Quinnipiac University | Hamden | $55,480 | 72% | 77% | 6,531 |
| Duke University | Durham | $68,758 | 6% | 96% | 6,442 |
| University of Rochester | Rochester | $67,080 | 40% | 85% | 6,331 |
| Eastern Washington University | Cheney | $8,586 | 91% | 45% | 6,222 |
| Georgia College & State University | Milledgeville | $9,186 | 78% | 63% | 5,947 |
| University of North Alabama | Florence | $12,120 | 87% | 54% | 5,811 |
| Princeton University | Princeton | $62,688 | 5% | 97% | 5,709 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore | $65,230 | 6% | 94% | 5,693 |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | Saint Louis | $27,166 | 95% | 69% | 5,658 |
| University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg | $10,050 | 64% | 52% | 5,648 |
| Metropolitan State University | Saint Paul | $9,840 | 99% | 42% | 5,616 |
| Colorado Christian University | Lakewood | $41,342 | N/A | 60% | 5,549 |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | $9,532 | 84% | 34% | 5,484 |
| Northeastern State University | Tahlequah | $7,810 | 100% | 36% | 4,772 |
| Park University | Parkville | $17,500 | N/A | 34% | 4,555 |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover | $68,268 | 5% | 96% | 4,541 |
| University of Michigan-Flint | Flint | $14,704 | 70% | 42% | 4,411 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Maryville | $10,611 | 86% | 56% | 4,378 |
| Creighton University | Omaha | $48,856 | 80% | 82% | 4,348 |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | Kearney | $8,676 | 89% | 59% | 4,088 |
| Aurora University | Aurora | $29,170 | 81% | 59% | 3,974 |
| Rutgers University-Camden | Camden | $17,764 | 66% | 67% | 3,753 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham | $68,080 | 41% | 86% | 3,618 |
| New York Institute of Technology | Old Westbury | $46,560 | 81% | 58% | 3,440 |
| Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne | $45,900 | 58% | 64% | 3,404 |
| Harding University | Searcy | $26,262 | 71% | 70% | 3,382 |
| Barnard College | New York | $69,888 | 9% | 93% | 3,264 |
| Anderson University | Anderson | $34,970 | 55% | 67% | 3,183 |
| Colgate University | Hamilton | $70,306 | 14% | 91% | 3,180 |
| St Olaf College | Northfield | $59,760 | 48% | 84% | 3,093 |
| Wesleyan University | Middletown | $70,342 | 16% | 92% | 3,067 |
| College of Coastal Georgia | Brunswick | $3,616 | 98% | 26% | 2,979 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | Abington | $15,268 | 97% | 21% | 2,877 |
| Baldwin Wallace University | Berea | $39,832 | 76% | 68% | 2,842 |
| Savannah State University | Savannah | $5,750 | N/A | 27% | 2,833 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | $52,386 | 55% | 74% | 2,833 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | New Orleans | $49,440 | 93% | 63% | 2,812 |
| Southern Adventist University | Collegedale | $27,300 | 66% | 50% | 2,773 |
| Lafayette College | Easton | $65,398 | 31% | 88% | 2,757 |
| Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg | $11,346 | 87% | 54% | 2,752 |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury | $67,600 | 11% | 92% | 2,738 |
| George Fox University | Newberg | $42,750 | 94% | 70% | 2,699 |
| Niagara University | Niagara University | $39,345 | 87% | 72% | 2,653 |
| Regis University | Denver | $46,340 | 86% | 61% | 2,627 |
| Lee University | Cleveland | $23,790 | 71% | 62% | 2,617 |
| Smith College | Northampton | $65,178 | 21% | 89% | 2,544 |
| Truman State University | Kirksville | $9,838 | 84% | 68% | 2,513 |
| Trinity University | San Antonio | $53,676 | 26% | 83% | 2,505 |
| Augsburg University | Minneapolis | $45,452 | 82% | 52% | 2,494 |
| Saint Edward's University | Austin | $51,384 | 81% | 63% | 2,493 |
| Vassar College | Poughkeepsie | $71,030 | 19% | 90% | 2,444 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit | $32,946 | 75% | 68% | 2,438 |
| University of Connecticut-Stamford | Stamford | $18,150 | 83% | 57% | 2,432 |
| Colby College | Waterville | $69,600 | 7% | 89% | 2,407 |
| Ohio State University-Newark Campus | Newark | $9,488 | N/A | 30% | 2,396 |
| Denison University | Granville | $67,000 | 17% | 79% | 2,380 |
| Gannon University | Erie | $40,656 | 74% | 68% | 2,365 |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley | $67,176 | 14% | 91% | 2,300 |
| Utica University | Utica | $26,930 | 92% | 56% | 2,278 |
| Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley | $67,018 | 36% | 85% | 2,169 |
| Trinity College | Hartford | $70,770 | 29% | 83% | 2,146 |
| Macalester College | Saint Paul | $68,104 | 29% | 89% | 2,131 |
| Gettysburg College | Gettysburg | $66,640 | 39% | 83% | 2,099 |
| Carleton College | Northfield | $68,892 | 20% | 90% | 2,086 |
| Tiffin University | Tiffin | $34,790 | 80% | 41% | 2,051 |
| Union College | Schenectady | $69,039 | 44% | 83% | 2,046 |
| Hamilton College | Clinton | $68,960 | 14% | 91% | 2,030 |
| Colorado College | Colorado Springs | $70,734 | 18% | 87% | 2,014 |
| Saint Mary's College of California | Moraga | $57,803 | 87% | 70% | 1,947 |
| Amherst College | Amherst | $70,480 | 9% | 94% | 1,911 |
| Eckerd College | Saint Petersburg | $51,884 | 76% | 67% | 1,888 |
| Washington and Lee University | Lexington | $68,045 | 14% | 94% | 1,881 |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles | $66,274 | 44% | 83% | 1,877 |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick | $67,832 | 7% | 95% | 1,873 |
| Davidson College | Davidson | $64,410 | 13% | 91% | 1,867 |
| Emmanuel College | Boston | $48,550 | 76% | 67% | 1,854 |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest | $56,402 | 57% | 74% | 1,813 |
| Northeastern University Professional Programs | Boston | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,802 |
| Mount St. Mary's University | Emmitsburg | $48,630 | 74% | 62% | 1,768 |
| Bates College | Lewiston | $66,590 | 13% | 90% | 1,760 |
| The College of Wooster | Wooster | $61,640 | 60% | 74% | 1,730 |
| Grinnell College | Grinnell | $68,106 | 15% | 88% | 1,729 |
| Mount Saint Mary's University | Los Angeles | $49,564 | 73% | 53% | 1,719 |
| Canisius University | Buffalo | $34,500 | 72% | 69% | 1,685 |
| St. Francis College | Brooklyn | $28,775 | N/A | 54% | 1,684 |
| Lebanon Valley College | Annville | $52,080 | 84% | 69% | 1,684 |
| Simmons University | Boston | $46,874 | 70% | 72% | 1,670 |
| Pomona College | Claremont | $65,420 | 7% | 93% | 1,666 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore | $65,494 | 7% | 93% | 1,613 |
| Lindsey Wilson College | Columbia | $27,808 | N/A | 41% | 1,585 |
| University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | $36,460 | 96% | 58% | 1,567 |
| Lincoln University | Lincoln University | $12,512 | 66% | 48% | 1,539 |
| Whitman College | Walla Walla | $64,050 | 38% | 81% | 1,531 |
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus | Hartford | $18,130 | 88% | 65% | 1,525 |
| LeTourneau University | Longview | $37,160 | 38% | 60% | 1,468 |
| Southern Nazarene University | Bethany | $31,190 | N/A | 50% | 1,455 |
| Haverford College | Haverford | $70,688 | 12% | 90% | 1,430 |
| Trinity Washington University | Washington | $26,610 | 100% | 47% | 1,414 |
| Centre College | Danville | $52,820 | 54% | 83% | 1,400 |
| Claremont McKenna College | Claremont | $67,980 | 10% | 93% | 1,388 |
| Luther College | Decorah | $52,120 | 72% | 73% | 1,379 |
| Bryn Mawr College | Bryn Mawr | $65,920 | 29% | 84% | 1,359 |
| Oglethorpe University | Atlanta | $47,590 | 88% | 54% | 1,352 |
| East Texas Baptist University | Marshall | $30,680 | 58% | 48% | 1,352 |
| Reed College | Portland | $69,350 | 25% | 74% | 1,320 |
| Albion College | Albion | $56,950 | 81% | 59% | 1,300 |
| Cornerstone University | Grand Rapids | $23,000 | 78% | 62% | 1,298 |
| Gordon College | Wenham | $30,700 | 69% | 68% | 1,278 |
| Averett University | Danville | $38,550 | 57% | 46% | 1,231 |
| Pitzer College | Claremont | $65,192 | 25% | 83% | 1,227 |
| Albright College | Reading | $29,082 | 76% | 47% | 1,217 |
| Morningside University | Sioux City | $39,660 | 71% | 52% | 1,163 |
| Knox College | Galesburg | $57,903 | 71% | 68% | 1,127 |
| Lesley University | Cambridge | $34,256 | 97% | 60% | 1,122 |
| La Sierra University | Riverside | $37,710 | 92% | 64% | 1,116 |
| Scripps College | Claremont | $65,950 | 38% | 85% | 1,113 |
| Bay Path University | Longmeadow | $38,302 | 85% | 51% | 1,108 |
| Cornell College | Mount Vernon | $52,660 | 80% | 67% | 1,086 |
| Maryville College | Maryville | $39,284 | 61% | 49% | 1,005 |
| Keuka College | Keuka Park | $39,332 | 68% | 53% | 966 |
| Illinois College | Jacksonville | $38,676 | 78% | 63% | 930 |
| Centenary University | Hackettstown | $37,732 | 83% | 56% | 910 |
| McPherson College | McPherson | $37,310 | 77% | 44% | 872 |
| Wabash College | Crawfordsville | $50,800 | 63% | 77% | 866 |
| Wilson College | Chambersburg | $27,100 | 92% | 50% | 865 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | Athens | $30,814 | 69% | 46% | 846 |
| Hampshire College | Amherst | $58,896 | 75% | 56% | 839 |
| Agnes Scott College | Decatur | $50,604 | 62% | 71% | 836 |
| Westminster University | Salt Lake City | $43,528 | 67% | 66% | 823 |
| Ohio State University-Marion Campus | Marion | $9,488 | N/A | 26% | 794 |
| Bennington College | Bennington | $66,262 | 45% | 69% | 780 |
| Woodbury University | Burbank | $47,056 | 82% | 58% | 779 |
| Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | Mansfield | $9,488 | N/A | 15% | 736 |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | Waterbury | $18,140 | 87% | 56% | 733 |
| Earlham College | Richmond | $53,930 | 73% | 68% | 670 |
| William Peace University | Raleigh | $34,176 | 94% | 45% | 666 |
| Ohio State University-Lima Campus | Lima | $9,488 | N/A | 21% | 621 |
| Sterling College | Sterling | $33,700 | 48% | 34% | 538 |
| Eureka College | Eureka | $29,096 | 85% | 41% | 522 |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point | Groton | $18,140 | 88% | 59% | 454 |
| Paine College | Augusta | $14,596 | 95% | 17% | 388 |
| Warner Pacific University | Portland | $22,220 | 71% | 66% | 375 |
| Cottey College | Nevada | $27,562 | 69% | 59% | 254 |
| Welch College | Gallatin | $21,400 | N/A | 57% | 226 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many colleges offer Research and Experimental Psychology?
There are 225 colleges offering Research and Experimental Psychology programs in the United States as of 2024.
What is the best college for Research and Experimental Psychology?
Based on graduate earnings, Stanford University is among the top colleges for Research and Experimental Psychology with median earnings of $124,080.
What are the top 3 colleges for Research and Experimental Psychology?
The top colleges for Research and Experimental Psychology include Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University.