U.S. News & World Report ranks UC Irvine discipline 13th among public universities
UC Irvine's graduate program in psychology, which is administered by the School of Social Ecology's Psychological Science Department and the School of Social Sciences Cognitive Sciences Department, has been ranked No. 13 among public universities (27th overall) in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
“It is no surprise to see our graduate psychology program receive such high national recognition,” says Jon Gould, dean of the School of Social Ecology. “Our faculty are not only world-class researchers, but they are also dedicated to providing a top-flight education to students, many of whom are the first in their family to attend college.”
Earlier this year, UC Irvine was ranked 42nd for the best psychology program among the world’s universities in the 2025 Times Higher Education Rankings by Subject.
The Psychological Science Department’s 30 faculty members include prominent scholars who are experts on child development, memory, trauma and aging, among other topics. Their specialties include everything from developmental, social, personality, health, psychology and law, biological, clinical, cultural, community, environmental, and ecological psychology. They share a strong commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship and to research that has the potential for application to important societal problems.
Psychological science degree programs include:
- Undergraduate Program
- Ph.D. Programs
- Master of Legal and Forensic Psychology
- Post-Baccalaureate Program in Psychological Science
The school has 1,600 undergrads, majoring in psychological science, 110 MLFP students, 64 doctoral students and nine postdoctoral scholars in psychological science this year.
Read more about UCI’s graduate standings in other disciplines.
— Mimi Ko Cruz