Considering a degree in Research and Experimental Psychology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Research and Experimental Psychology majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Research and Experimental Psychology degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of California.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davidson College | 2800 | 95600 | 0.9704 | 1,869 | 1454 | 0.1337 | |
| 2 | Stanford University | 3500 | 71800 | 0.9517 | 7,904 | 1535 | 0.0361 | |
| 3 | Amherst College | 5600 | 96200 | 0.9423 | 1,914 | 1514 | 0.0901 | |
| 3 | Smith College | 5600 | 96800 | 0.9426 | 2,549 | 1477 | 0.21 | |
| 5 | Swarthmore College | 5800 | 93800 | 0.9383 | 1,623 | 1520 | 0.0746 | |
| 6 | Trinity College | 6000 | 92800 | 0.9356 | 2,204 | 1393 | 0.2925 | |
| 7 | Bates College | 6400 | 92900 | 0.9309 | 1,760 | 1469 | 0.1332 | |
| 7 | Santa Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.588 | 23,453 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Rio Hondo College | 7100 | 21600 | 0.6726 | 17,441 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 11 | Bowdoin College | 8200 | 89900 | 0.909 | 1,881 | 1505 | 0.0713 | |
| 11 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 8200 | 97100 | 0.916 | 9,164 | 1535 | 0.0399 | |
| 13 | Pomona College | 8400 | 89000 | 0.9051 | 1,700 | 1520 | 0.0709 | |
| 14 | Wellesley College | 8600 | 91300 | 0.906 | 2,407 | 1500 | 0.1405 | |
| 15 | Haverford College | 8800 | 97600 | 0.9099 | 1,431 | 1499 | 0.1237 | |
| 16 | University of Richmond | 9200 | 88400 | 0.896 | 3,055 | 1484 | 0.222 | |
| 17 | Grinnell College | 9400 | 91400 | 0.8973 | 1,788 | 1462 | 0.1451 | |
| 17 | Washington and Lee University | 9400 | 96200 | 0.9025 | 1,886 | 1488 | 0.1397 | |
| 19 | University of Pennsylvania | 9500 | 92900 | 0.8977 | 11,478 | 1536 | 0.054 | |
| 20 | Colgate University | 10200 | 95800 | 0.8932 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 21 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 11000 | 29100 | 0.6225 | 40,684 | 1331 | 0.3915 | |
| 22 | Vassar College | 11200 | 92400 | 0.879 | 2,462 | 1499 | 0.1857 | |
| 23 | Cornell University | 11800 | 93100 | 0.8735 | 16,128 | 1521 | 0.0876 | |
| 24 | Hamilton College | 11900 | 89100 | 0.8667 | 2,031 | 1499 | 0.1362 | |
| 25 | Lafayette College | 12000 | 85800 | 0.8606 | 2,775 | 1427 | 0.3145 | |
| 26 | Albion College | 12300 | 75400 | 0.8374 | 1,308 | 1065 | 0.807 | |
| 27 | University of Michigan-Flint | 12500 | 34900 | 0.6425 | 5,011 | 1109 | 0.7046 | |
| 28 | St Olaf College | 12800 | 75900 | 0.8314 | 3,124 | 1378 | 0.4832 | |
| 29 | Denison University | 13000 | 69300 | 0.8125 | 2,394 | 1412 | 0.1739 | |
| 30 | Middlebury College | 13400 | 89900 | 0.851 | 2,760 | 1499 | 0.1075 | |
| 30 | Pitzer College | 13400 | 92500 | 0.8549 | 1,242 | 1279 | 0.2516 | |
| 30 | Trinity University | 13400 | 69600 | 0.8078 | 2,518 | 1423 | 0.2592 | |
| 33 | Northeastern State University | 13500 | 20800 | 0.3504 | 5,111 | 1055 | 0.9959 | |
| 33 | Union College | 13500 | 92400 | 0.8538 | 2,065 | 1393 | 0.4392 | |
| 35 | University of California-Merced | 13600 | 42000 | 0.6764 | 8,372 | 1070 | 0.9053 | |
| 36 | Duke University | 13700 | 93600 | 0.8538 | 6,523 | 1527 | 0.0571 | |
| 37 | Carleton College | 14100 | 74500 | 0.8109 | 2,128 | 1490 | 0.2041 | |
| 38 | Northeastern University | 14500 | 89900 | 0.8387 | 17,432 | 1490 | 0.0522 | |
| 39 | Macalester College | 15000 | 90100 | 0.834 | 2,138 | 1425 | 0.2852 | |
| 40 | Murray State University | 15100 | 27000 | 0.4426 | 7,851 | 1115 | 0.8568 | |
| 41 | Kansas State University | 15800 | 26100 | 0.3945 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 42 | Santa Ana College | 15900 | 35300 | 0.5498 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 15900 | 38400 | 0.5856 | 37,140 | 1406 | 0.4237 | |
| 44 | University of California-Riverside | 17000 | 36500 | 0.5341 | 22,600 | 1199 | 0.7639 | |
| 45 | Scripps College | 17200 | 93900 | 0.8163 | 1,117 | 1475 | 0.3829 | |
| 46 | Occidental College | 17500 | 88100 | 0.8011 | 1,881 | 1447 | 0.4417 | |
| 47 | Barnard College | 17600 | 99700 | 0.8232 | 3,487 | 1499 | 0.0884 | |
| 48 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 18700 | 34100 | 0.4522 | 4,213 | 1124 | 0.8949 | |
| 49 | University of Nevada-Reno | 18900 | 28200 | 0.3295 | 19,117 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 50 | Pennsylvania Western University | 19400 | 29000 | 0.3315 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 51 | Whitman College | 19500 | 84800 | 0.77 | 1,561 | 1399 | 0.3815 | |
| 52 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19600 | 72100 | 0.728 | 3,007 | 1155 | 0.9305 | |
| 53 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 19800 | 32300 | 0.3868 | 15,375 | 1103 | 0.866 | |
| 54 | Stetson University | 20300 | 79100 | 0.7437 | 2,349 | 1179 | 0.716 | |
| 54 | University of Rochester | 20300 | 93100 | 0.7822 | 6,580 | 1462 | 0.4008 | |
| 56 | Luther College | 21500 | 71900 | 0.7014 | 1,384 | 1226 | 0.7154 | |
| 57 | Cottey College | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4154 | 254 | 991 | 0.6918 | |
| 58 | Sterling College | 21900 | 53900 | 0.5943 | 670 | 1070 | 0.4817 | |
| 59 | Niagara University | 22000 | 57400 | 0.6165 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.8737 | |
| 60 | New York University | 22700 | 91800 | 0.7524 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 61 | Lake Forest College | 23700 | 76000 | 0.6877 | 1,814 | 1323 | 0.5681 | |
| 62 | University of Kansas | 23900 | 43000 | 0.4442 | 22,085 | 1176 | 0.9348 | |
| 62 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 23900 | 40500 | 0.4099 | 25,900 | 1375 | 0.5808 | |
| 64 | Wilson College | 24900 | 44400 | 0.4401 | 1,379 | 1055 | 0.9211 | |
| 65 | Western Kentucky University | 25700 | 41800 | 0.3851 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 66 | College of Coastal Georgia | 26100 | 36000 | 0.2751 | 3,468 | 1005 | 0.9813 | |
| 67 | Earlham College | 26500 | 75800 | 0.6512 | 696 | 1233 | 0.7311 | |
| 68 | University of North Georgia | 27200 | 38600 | 0.2957 | 18,322 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
| 69 | Mount St. Mary's University | 27300 | 61400 | 0.5551 | 1,830 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 70 | University of North Alabama | 27600 | 37300 | 0.2601 | 7,662 | 1140 | 0.8731 | |
| 71 | Canisius University | 27800 | 54700 | 0.492 | 1,724 | 1186 | 0.7236 | |
| 72 | St. Francis College | 27900 | 39400 | 0.2922 | 1,719 | 1119 | 0.8427 | |
| 73 | Agnes Scott College | 28300 | 69200 | 0.5908 | 843 | 1269 | 0.6215 | |
| 74 | Knox College | 28400 | 68800 | 0.5872 | 1,136 | 1281 | 0.7079 | |
| 74 | Westminster University | 28400 | 62600 | 0.5466 | 842 | 1233 | 0.6657 | |
| 76 | Regis University | 28500 | 67200 | 0.5755 | 2,689 | 1222 | 0.8646 | |
| 77 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 29100 | 29200 | 0.0034 | 18,288 | 1090 | 0.9068 | |
| 78 | Creighton University | 29300 | 68000 | 0.5694 | 4,377 | 1328 | 0.7975 | |
| 79 | University of Toledo | 29500 | 32600 | 0.0952 | 11,013 | 1229 | 0.9202 | |
| 80 | The College of Wooster | 31000 | 83100 | 0.6268 | 1,738 | 1344 | 0.5953 | |
| 80 | University of North Florida | 31000 | 33000 | 0.0607 | 13,735 | 1150 | 0.5324 | |
| 82 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 31200 | 48800 | 0.361 | 20,591 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 83 | Berry College | 32800 | 60900 | 0.4617 | 2,254 | 1219 | 0.64 | |
| 84 | University of Central Missouri | 33700 | 35800 | 0.0587 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 85 | LeTourneau University | 34000 | 54800 | 0.3798 | 3,187 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 86 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 34200 | 75200 | 0.5454 | 3,135 | 1307 | 0.5493 | |
| 87 | Sacred Heart University | 34300 | 67500 | 0.4922 | 7,204 | 950 | 0.6536 | |
| 88 | University of Oregon | 34700 | 40200 | 0.1372 | 20,622 | 1250 | 0.883 | |
| 89 | Baldwin Wallace University | 35300 | 66100 | 0.4662 | 2,862 | 1203 | 0.757 | |
| 90 | Woodbury University | 35400 | 66600 | 0.4686 | 786 | 1087 | 0.8165 | |
| 91 | New York Institute of Technology | 35500 | 83600 | 0.575 | 3,646 | 1298 | 0.8102 | |
| 92 | Southern Nazarene University | 38200 | 48400 | 0.2108 | 1,456 | 0 | 0 | |
| 93 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 38800 | 53100 | 0.2692 | 30,564 | 1302 | 0.416 | |
| 94 | University of Charleston | 39100 | 51200 | 0.2361 | 2,348 | 1075 | 0.6152 | |
| 95 | Pace University | 40600 | 74800 | 0.4571 | 8,038 | 1260 | 0.7592 | |
| 96 | Oglethorpe University | 42000 | 68600 | 0.3881 | 1,396 | 1216 | 0.8845 | |
| 97 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43600 | 68700 | 0.3652 | 3,666 | 1224 | 0.577 | |
| 98 | Georgia College & State University | 45000 | 52400 | 0.1412 | 6,006 | 1165 | 0.7823 | |
| 99 | University of Delaware | 48000 | 61300 | 0.2171 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 100 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 48700 | 91400 | 0.4673 | 8,192 | 1451 | 0.1398 | |
| 101 | Drexel University | 48900 | 83900 | 0.4172 | 13,309 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 102 | University of Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.0392 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 103 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60900 | 63000 | 0.0334 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 104 | University of California-Irvine | 68900 | 75600 | 0.0886 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2857 | |
| 105 | University of California-Davis | 69800 | 69800 | 0 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 106 | University of California-Berkeley | 70500 | 76100 | 0.0736 | 33,070 | 1407 | 0.1098 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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