NRC Ranking Psychology

The National Research Council assessed programs according to 21 different criteria. Here are the NRC's five major ratings summarizing those criteria. For a detailed explanation, see our FAQ.

S-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they are strong in the criteria that scholars say are most important.
Research: Derived from faculty publications, citation rates, grants, and awards.
Students: Derived from students' completion rates, financial aid, and other criteria.
Diversity: Reflects gender balance, ethnic diversity, and the proportion of international students.
R-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they have similar features to programs viewed by faculty as top-notch.
Institution, program S-Rank High S-Rank Low Research High Research Low Students High Students Low Diversity High Diversity Low R-Rank High R-Rank Low
Adelphi U.
Clinical Psychology
208 224 201 223 209 228 65 137 94 192
American U.
Psychology
206 224 197 224 184 219 71 138 173 228
Arizona State U.
Psychology
28 68 22 66 110 184 32 75 23 69
Auburn U.
Clinical Psychology
117 160 156 206 47 160 113 185 82 171
Auburn U.
Human Development & Family Studies
54 107 44 91 16 144 27 74 53 127
Auburn U.
Industrial & Organizational Psychology
185 220 199 230 41 156 215 232 199 234
Auburn U.
Experimental Psychology
142 203 151 210 28 181 87 165 138 223
Baylor U.
Psychology
81 141 124 183 2 79 63 145 95 191
Bingham-
tonton U. (SUNY)

Cognitive Psychology
56 121 57 110 13 147 220 233 79 153
Bingham-
tonton U. (SUNY)

Behavioral Neuroscience
22 73 14 66 24 144 40 87 36 107
Bingham-
tonton U. (SUNY)

Clinical Psychology
97 150 119 181 10 81 122 197 109 186
Boston College
Psychology
59 113 41 86 36 150 125 206 41 106
Boston U.
Psychology
43 79 40 81 123 191 60 134 36 76
Bowling Green State U.
Psychology
118 166 138 198 16 77 134 198 87 150
Brandeis U.
Psychology
50 106 68 138 5 79 81 164 56 127
Brigham Young U.
Clinical Psychology
211 227 155 190 219 235 227 233 175 225
Brigham Young U.
Psychology
215 230 148 192 175 221 234 236 158 236
Brown U.
Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences: Cognitive Sciences
5 29 5 27 27 155 173 211 4 22
Brown U.
Psychology
39 91 35 92 130 191 72 134 22 98
Bryn Mawr College
Clinical Developmental Psychology
171 212 139 202 144 198 49 117 130 195
Carnegie Mellon U.
Tepper School of Business-Organizational Behavior & Theory
109 161 92 156 20 110 171 217 56 185
Carnegie Mellon U.
Psychology
7 30 11 40 22 118 159 206 10 61
Case Western Reserve U.
Psychology
70 132 45 88 124 198 16 44 58 120
Catholic U. of America
Psychology
167 208 151 207 154 189 51 114 102 197
City U. of New York Graduate Center
Biopsychology
73 130 66 121 55 153 24 63 65 142
City U. of New York Graduate Center
Clinical Psychology
214 228 202 221 220 235 9 27 133 218
City U. of New York Graduate Center
Cognition, Brain, and Behavior
149 197 99 150 181 210 30 82 139 209
City U. of New York Graduate Center
Cognitive Neuroscience
77 148 40 92 175 219 98 165 55 169
City U. of New York Graduate Center
Developmental Psychology
223 231 181 216 225 235 20 54 163 227
City U. of New York Graduate Center
Environmental Psychology
140 204 77 149 204 220 24 61 102 187
City U. of New York Graduate Center
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
210 226 152 195 220 235 89 173 170 216
City U. of New York Graduate Center
Learning Processes and Behavior Analysis
231 235 223 231 221 235 89 157 225 236
City U. of New York Graduate Center
Neuropsychology
81 145 43 83 201 228 101 180 60 130
City U. of New York Graduate Center
Social Personality Psychology
167 214 96 163 218 233 3 11 159 229
Claremont Graduate U.
Psychology
161 209 112 176 222 234 17 43 99 203
Clark U.
Psychology
111 161 122 179 68 172 9 26 74 150
Clemson U.
I/O Psychology
122 183 132 198 38 177 122 200 127 195
Colorado State U.
Psychology
157 198 192 223 108 181 63 136 118 173
Columbia U.
Psychology
6 26 10 36 42 144 131 193 4 18
Cornell U.
Psychology
68 105 79 107 23 104 146 199 61 133
Dartmouth College
Psychological Brain Sciences
11 46 26 77 1 33 216 228 22 71
Drexel U.
Clinical Psychology
73 117 102 164 18 74 63 145 55 120
Drexel U.
JD/Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
147 198 105 160 173 209 32 98 124 224
Duke U.
Psychology
14 45 13 40 28 119 44 106 16 51
Duquesne U.
Psychology
231 235 231 236 198 225 196 218 217 235
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