Stanford University, located in Palo Alto, California, is ranked as one of the top schools for psychology, primarily due to the fact that it has 17 different research labs for psychological use, and its professors are award-winning. As of 2009, 15,000 undergraduate students attended Stanford and the tuition was $37,380. The acceptance rate is a little more than 10 percent, making it a very competitive school.
The University of Michigan, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, offers degree programs for students in nearly all areas of psychology. It is an incredibly large school, with more than 41,000 students enrolled, as of 2009. This psychology program is appropriate for you if you like independence and striving toward your goals without too much outside guidance or interference. Tuition costs are $11,738 for in-state students and $34,230 for out-of-state students (2009 figures).
Yale is an Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut. Among its psychology program's main research areas are behavioral neuroscience and cognitive and developmental psychology. In 2009, Yale was listed as one of the top 50 colleges overall by College Crunch. At that time, tuition costs were $34,530 for the year, with an additional $10,470 for room and board.
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is one of the top psychological schools. UCLA has more applicants each year than any other school in the country. Among its psychology program's main research areas are cognitive sciences, psychobiology and psychology along with minors in developmental psychology or gerontology. UCLA has more than 40,000 students and was on the "U.S. News & World Report" list of top 25 schools in 2009. The school is free for in-state residents and costs $20,021 for out-of-state individuals (2009 figures).
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign offers psychology classes in a range of areas including clinical, developmental, biological and industrial-organizational psychology. The department has a history of excellence since its founding in 1893. The school as a whole has more than 40,000 students enrolled (2009 figure).