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 |
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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 |