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Appendix A: School Rankings

Published by the National Research Counsil (NRC).
Note to Students: The rankings below should be considered no more than a rough approximation. You would be well advised to consult as many faculty members as possible for feedback on your top school choices before applying to graduate school. Admission to graduate school is competitive, so apply to as many schools as possible; have your friends, family, and academic advisors look over your application materials; and if you receive letters of rejection, don't lose your sense of humor!

Rank School Department Score
1 Stanford University Psychology 72
3.5 University ofMichigan--Ann Arbor Psychology 70
3.5 Yale University Psychology 70
3.5 University ofCalifornia--Los Angeles Psychology 70
3.5 University of Illinoisat Urbana-Champaign Psychology 70
6 Harvard University Psychology 69
7 University ofMinnesota--Twin Cities Psychology 68
9.5 University ofPennsylvania Psychology 67
9.5 University ofCalifornia--Berkeley Psychology 67
9.5 University ofCalifornia--San Diego Psychology 67
9.5 Carnegie MellonUniversity Psychology 67
12.5 University ofWashington Psychology 66
12.5 PrincetonUniversity Psychology 66
14.5 Cornell University Psychology 65
14.5 University ofWisconsin--Madison Psychology 65
16.5 Columbia University Psychology 64
16.5 University of Texas atAustin Psychology 64
21.5 University ofChicago Psychology 63
21.5 Indiana University atBloomington Psychology 63
21.5 University ofVirginia Psychology 63
21.5 Ohio StateUniversity--Columbus Psychology 63
21.5 University of Oregon Psychology 63
21.5 University ofColorado at Boulder Psychology 63
21.5 NorthwesternUniversity Psychology 63
21.5 University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill Psychology 63
26 University ofCalifornia--Irvine Psychology 62
29.5 University ofMassachusetts Amherst Psychology 61
29.5 Rutgers StateUniversity--New Brunswick Psychology 61
29.5 University of SouthernCalifornia Psychology 61
29.5 Purdue University Psychology 61
29.5 University ofRochester Psychology 61
29.5 Pennsylvania StateUniversity Psychology 61
35 Duke University Psy./Neuroscience 60
35 Johns Hopkins University Psychology 60
35 New York University Psychology 60
35 University of Iowa Psychology 60
35 Brown University Psychology 60
39.5 University of Florida Psychology 59
39.5 Stony Brook University Psychology 59
39.5 VanderbiltUniversity Psychology 59
39.5 Uniformed Services U.of the Health Sciences Medical Psychology 59
44 City University ofNew York Graduate Center Psychology 58
44 University of Arizona Psychology 58
44 Emory University Psychology 58
44 PeabodyCollege/Vanderbilt University Psychology 58
44 Michigan State University Psychology 58
48 University ofCalifornia--Davis Psychology 57
48 University of Pittsburgh Psychology 57
48 Arizona State University Psychology 57
51.5 Clark University Psychology 56
51.5 University ofCalifornia--Santa Barbara Psychology 56
51.5 University ofConnecticut Psychology 56
51.5 University of Maryland atCollege Park Psychology 56
57.5 University of Utah Psychology 55
57.5 University of SouthFlorida Psychology 55
57.5 University of Kansas Psychology 55
57.5 University of Miami Psychology 55
57.5 University of Delaware Psychology 55
57.5 University ofCalifornia--Santa Cruz Psychology 55
57.5 University at Albany,SUNY Psychology 55
57.5 University atBuffalo, SUNY Psychology 55
65 University of Denver Psychology 54
65 Temple University Psychology 54
65 Washington Universityin Saint Louis Psychology 54
65 University of Georgia Psychology 54
65 Rice University Psychology 54
65 University ofMissouri--Columbia Psychology 54
65 University of Illinois atChicago Psychology 54
69.5 University of Houston Psychology 53
69.5 University ofCalifornia--Riverside Psychology 53
74.5 Texas A&M University Psychology 52
74.5 Brandeis University Psychology 52
74.5 NortheasternUniversity Psychology 52
74.5 BinghamtonUniversity Psychology 52
74.5 University ofAlabama--Birmingham Psychology 52
74.5 Syracuse University Psychology 52
74.5 Georgia Institute ofTechnology Psychology 52
74.5 University of Hawaiiat Manoa Psychology 52
82.5 Iowa State University Psychology 51
82.5 Wayne State University Psychology 51
82.5 Dartmouth College Psychology 51
82.5 Colorado StateUniversity Psychology 51
82.5 Florida State University Psychology 51
82.5 University of Vermont Psychology 51
82.5 Case Western ReserveUniversity Psychology 51
82.5 Bowling Green StateUniversity Psychology 51
90 University of Notre Dame Psychology 50
90 West Virginia University Psychology 50
90 University of Kentucky Psychology 50
90 U. of TexasSouthwestern Medical Center Psychology 50
90 University of SouthCarolina Psychology 50
90 Virginia PolytechnicalInstitute & State U. Psychology 50
90 University of NorthCarolina--Greensboro Psychology 50
97 University ofTennessee--Knoxville Psychology 49
97 Boston University Psychology 49
97 University ofNebraska--Lincoln Psychology 49
97 Virginia CommonwealthUniversity Psychology 49
97 Kent State University Psychology 49
97 Southern IllinoisUniversity Psychology 49
97 University of RhodeIsland Psychology 49
103.5 University of NewHampshire Psychology 48
103.5 University of Texas atArlington Psychology 48
103.5 Georgia State University Psychology 48
103.5 George WashingtonUniversity Psychology 48
103.5 Loyola University ofChicago Psychology 48
103.5 George Mason University Psychology 48
110.5 University of Cincinnati Psychology 47
110.5 Tufts University Psychology 47
110.5 University ofLouisville Psychology 47
110.5 Miami University Psychology 47
110.5 Yeshiva University Psychology 47
110.5 University of Alabama Psychology 47
110.5 University of Tulsa Psychology 47
110.5 University ofMaryland--Baltimore County Psychology 47
119 University of Oklahoma Psychology 46
119 Washington StateUniversity Psychology 46
119 Ohio University Psychology 46
119 University of Maine Psychology 46
119 Howard University Psychology 46
119 Texas Tech University Psychology 46
119 Bryn Mawr College Psychology 46
119 North Carolina StateUniversity Psychology 46
119 Brigham Young University Psychology 46
128.5 Louisiana StateUniversity/A&M College Psychology 45
128.5 American University Psychology 45
128.5 Catholic University ofAmerica Psychology 45
128.5 GeorgetownUniversity Psychology 45
128.5 New Mexico StateUniversity Psychology 45
128.5 University of Texasat Dallas Psy. (was Human Dev.) 45
128.5 Texas ChristianUniversity Psychology 45
128.5 Tulane University Psychology 45
128.5 Claremont GraduateUniversity Psychology 45
128.5 University ofNevada--Reno Psychology 45
136.5 University ofMississippi Psychology 44
136.5 RosalindFranklin University (was Finch Univ.) Psychology 44
136.5 Kansas State University Psychology 44
136.5 Drexel University (wasHahnemann Univ.) Psychology 44
136.5 Saint Louis University Psychology 44
136.5 University ofWisconsin--Milwaukee Psychology 44
143 University of Akron Psychology 43
143 University ofMissouri--St. Louis Psychology 43
143 Northern IllinoisUniversity Psychology 43
143 St. John's University Psychology 43
143 Adelphi University Psychology 43
143 Boston College Psychology 43
143 University of Toledo Psychology 43
148 Lehigh University Psychology 42
148 Fordham University Psychology 42
148 Ball State University Psychology 42
153 University ofMissouri--Kansas City Psychology 41
153 University of Wyoming Psychology 41
153 University ofArkansas--Fayetteville Psychology 41
153 Western MichiganUniversity Psychology 41
153 Auburn University Psychology 41
153 Hofstra University Psychology 41
153 Old Dominion University Psychology 41
159 Illinois Institute ofTechnology Psychology 40
159 University of North Texas Psychology 40
159 Fuller TheologicalSeminary Psychology 40
159 University of Montana Psychology 40
159 University of SouthernMississippi Psychology 40
162.5 Utah State University Psychology 39
162.5 University of New Orleans Psychology 39
165.5 University ofCalifornia--San Francisco Psychology 38
165.5 Baylor University Psychology 38
165.5 Duquesne University Psychology 38
165.5 Oklahoma StateUniversity Psychology 38
168 University of NorthDakota Psychology 37
169.5 University of Puerto Rico Psychology 36
169.5 Fairleigh DickinsonUniversity Psychology 36
171 CA School ofProfessional Psych--Alameda Psychology 35
172 University of NorthernColorado Psychology 34
173.5 Saybrook GraduateSchool Psychology 33
173.5 Pacific Graduate Schoolof Psychology Psychology 33
176 TexasA&M--Commerce Psychology 32
176 CA School ofProfessional Psych--LA Psychology 32
176 CA School ofProfessional Psych--San Diego Psychology 32
179 CA School ofProfessional Psych--Fresno Psychology 31
179 Biola University Psychology 31
179 University of DetroitMercy Psychology 31
181.5 Fielding GraduateUniversity Psychology 30
181.5 Mississippi StateUniversity EducationalPsych. 30
183.5 RutgersState University--Newark Psychology 29
183.5 Texas Woman's University Psychology 29