Colleges

The 81 US colleges offering behavioral sciences — filter by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach.

University of Phoenix-Arizona

For-profit

Phoenix, Arizona · Large city · 4 mi to Phoenix

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
21%
Students
85,991
To beach
163 mi
Grads in major
77

Purdue University Global

Public

West Lafayette, Indiana · Small city · 63 mi to Indianapolis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
50%
Students
30,828
To beach
83 mi
Grads in major
179

San Jose State University

Public

San Jose, California · Large city · < 1 mi to San Jose

Admission
85%
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$79k
Grad rate
69%
Students
27,601
To beach
12 mi
Grads in major
42

American River College

Public

Sacramento, California · Large suburb · 9 mi to Sacramento

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
37%
Students
25,621
To beach
39 mi
Grads in major
18

Clemson University

Public

Clemson, South Carolina · Midsize suburb · 28 mi to Greenville

Admission
38%
SAT
1353
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
87%
Students
23,300
To beach
187 mi
Grads in major
5

San Jacinto Community College

Public

Pasadena, Texas · Midsize city · 17 mi to Houston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
30%
Students
22,969
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
350

Northern Arizona University

Public

Flagstaff, Arizona · Small city · 123 mi to Phoenix

Admission
90%
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
61%
Students
22,903
To beach
278 mi
Grads in major
1

University of Iowa

Public

Iowa City, Iowa · Small city · 23 mi to Cedar Rapids

Admission
84%
SAT
1200
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$65k
Grad rate
75%
Students
22,264
To beach
195 mi
Grads in major
327

University of Kansas

Public

Lawrence, Kansas · Small city · 37 mi to Kansas City

Admission
93%
SAT
1190
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
69%
Students
21,217
To beach
448 mi
Grads in major
62

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Public

Chapel Hill, North Carolina · Small city · 10 mi to Durham

Admission
15%
SAT
1439
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
91%
Students
20,752
To beach
115 mi
Grads in major
503

The University of Arizona Global Campus

Public

Chandler, Arizona · Large city · 8 mi to San Diego

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$31k
Earnings
$35k
Grad rate
11%
Students
20,152
To beach
7 mi
Grads in major
150

University of California-Santa Cruz

Public

Santa Cruz, California · Small city · 26 mi to San Jose

Admission
66%
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$68k
Grad rate
75%
Students
17,940
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
—

City College of San Francisco

Public

San Francisco, California · Large city · 4 mi to San Francisco

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
40%
Students
17,348
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
4

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Public

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Large city · 3 mi to Milwaukee

Admission
91%
SAT
1090
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
49%
Students
16,758
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
9

Rowan University

Public

Glassboro, New Jersey · Large suburb · 17 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
78%
SAT
1212
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
67%
Students
15,841
To beach
12 mi
Grads in major
10

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Public

Denver, Colorado · Large city · 1 mi to Denver

Admission
99%
SAT
1019
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
32%
Students
15,002
To beach
745 mi
Grads in major
1

California State University-Dominguez Hills

Public

Carson, California · Small city · 13 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
93%
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
43%
Students
12,538
To beach
7 mi
Grads in major
21

Glendale Community College

Public

Glendale, Arizona · Large suburb · 11 mi to Phoenix

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
16%
Students
11,975
To beach
166 mi
Grads in major
108

Loyola University Chicago

Private

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 9 mi to Chicago

Admission
82%
SAT
1297
Net price
$36k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
73%
Students
11,737
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
38

Chabot College

Public

Hayward, California · Large suburb · 19 mi to San Francisco

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
47%
Students
11,392
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
9

MiraCosta College

Public

Oceanside, California · Large suburb · 34 mi to San Diego

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
41%
Students
10,278
To beach
4 mi
Grads in major
10

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Public

Newark, New Jersey · Large city · 9 mi to New York

Admission
65%
SAT
1337
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$84k
Grad rate
73%
Students
9,019
To beach
4 mi
Grads in major
6

California Baptist University

Private

Riverside, California · Large city · 5 mi to Riverside

Admission
85%
SAT
—
Net price
$26k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
62%
Students
8,179
To beach
34 mi
Grads in major
7

Wilmington University

Private

New Castle, Delaware · Large suburb · 29 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
20%
Students
7,906
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
—

Central Washington University

Public

Ellensburg, Washington · Distant town · 94 mi to Seattle

Admission
91%
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
54%
Students
7,833
To beach
88 mi
Grads in major
6

Imperial Valley College

Public

Imperial, California · Fringe rural · 97 mi to San Diego

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$1k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
45%
Students
7,652
To beach
65 mi
Grads in major
153

University of West Georgia

Public

Carrollton, Georgia · Distant town · 43 mi to Atlanta

Admission
52%
SAT
1032
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$50k
Grad rate
43%
Students
7,520
To beach
222 mi
Grads in major
25

Brown University

Private

Providence, Rhode Island · Midsize city · < 1 mi to Providence

Admission
5%
SAT
1546
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$93k
Grad rate
96%
Students
7,226
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
27

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Public

Oshkosh, Wisconsin · Small city · 43 mi to Green Bay

Admission
87%
SAT
1090
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
46%
Students
6,877
To beach
42 mi
Grads in major
31

Northern Michigan University

Public

Marquette, Michigan · Remote town · 144 mi to Green Bay

Admission
84%
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
52%
Students
6,556
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
1

Duke University

Private

Durham, North Carolina · Large city · 2 mi to Durham

Admission
6%
SAT
1548
Net price
$30k
Earnings
$98k
Grad rate
97%
Students
6,442
To beach
111 mi
Grads in major
3

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Public

Green Bay, Wisconsin · Midsize city · 5 mi to Green Bay

Admission
89%
SAT
1120
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
48%
Students
6,341
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
—

Eastern Washington University

Public

Cheney, Washington · Fringe town · 14 mi to Spokane

Admission
91%
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
43%
Students
6,222
To beach
217 mi
Grads in major
7

Shasta College

Public

Redding, California · Midsize suburb · 148 mi to Sacramento

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
23%
Students
6,128
To beach
94 mi
Grads in major
9

University of Houston-Clear Lake

Public

Houston, Texas · Midsize city · 20 mi to Houston

Admission
91%
SAT
1060
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$59k
Grad rate
52%
Students
6,078
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
46

Mercy University

Private

Dobbs Ferry, New York · Large suburb · 22 mi to New York

Admission
86%
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
46%
Students
5,735
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
2

Johns Hopkins University

Private

Baltimore, Maryland · Large city · 3 mi to Baltimore

Admission
6%
SAT
1553
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$88k
Grad rate
94%
Students
5,693
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
12

Purdue University Northwest

Public

Hammond, Indiana · Large suburb · 22 mi to Chicago

Admission
72%
SAT
1024
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
43%
Students
5,671
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
10

United States Air Force Academy

Public

USAF Academy, Colorado · Fringe rural · 13 mi to Colorado Springs

Admission
14%
SAT
1350
Net price
—
Earnings
—
Grad rate
88%
Students
4,114
To beach
711 mi
Grads in major
42

Vincennes University

Public

Vincennes, Indiana · Remote town · 49 mi to Evansville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
39%
Students
3,657
To beach
204 mi
Grads in major
28

South Mountain Community College

Public

Phoenix, Arizona · Large city · 5 mi to Phoenix

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
16%
Students
3,645
To beach
161 mi
Grads in major
77

York College of Pennsylvania

Private

York, Pennsylvania · Midsize suburb · 23 mi to Lancaster

Admission
74%
SAT
1162
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$61k
Grad rate
64%
Students
3,265
To beach
42 mi
Grads in major
—

Temple College

Public

Temple, Texas · Small city · 35 mi to Waco

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
32%
Students
3,178
To beach
165 mi
Grads in major
13

Lynn University

Private

Boca Raton, Florida · Small city · 23 mi to West Palm Beach

Admission
73%
SAT
1134
Net price
$44k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
52%
Students
2,859
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
2

University of Tulsa

Private

Tulsa, Oklahoma · Large city · 3 mi to Tulsa

Admission
62%
SAT
1389
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$61k
Grad rate
72%
Students
2,813
To beach
443 mi
Grads in major
39

George Fox University

Private

Newberg, Oregon · Fringe town · 20 mi to Portland

Admission
94%
SAT
1197
Net price
$32k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
72%
Students
2,699
To beach
46 mi
Grads in major
42

University of Mount Saint Vincent

Private

Bronx, New York · Large city · 15 mi to New York

Admission
85%
SAT
1090
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$66k
Grad rate
57%
Students
2,692
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
4

Campbell University

Private

Buies Creek, North Carolina · Fringe town · 26 mi to Raleigh

Admission
87%
SAT
—
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
61%
Students
2,680
To beach
86 mi
Grads in major
2

Athens State University

Public

Athens, Alabama · Fringe town · 22 mi to Huntsville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
—
Earnings
$50k
Grad rate
—
Students
2,446
To beach
288 mi
Grads in major
6

Lewis-Clark State College

Public

Lewiston, Idaho · Small city · 88 mi to Spokane

Admission
88%
SAT
—
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
40%
Students
2,385
To beach
259 mi
Grads in major
14

Point Park University

Private

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large city · < 1 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
97%
SAT
—
Net price
$26k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
59%
Students
2,331
To beach
109 mi
Grads in major
3

Hill College

Public

Hillsboro, Texas · Distant town · 32 mi to Waco

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
32%
Students
2,253
To beach
197 mi
Grads in major
17

Elizabethtown College

Private

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 17 mi to Lancaster

Admission
78%
SAT
1204
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
76%
Students
1,868
To beach
49 mi
Grads in major
58

Franklin and Marshall College

Private

Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Small city · 1 mi to Lancaster

Admission
28%
SAT
1392
Net price
$36k
Earnings
$76k
Grad rate
84%
Students
1,799
To beach
36 mi
Grads in major
51

Murray State College

Public

Tishomingo, Oklahoma · Remote rural · 98 mi to Oklahoma City

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
27%
Students
1,786
To beach
323 mi
Grads in major
28

Trevecca Nazarene University

Private

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 2 mi to Nashville

Admission
69%
SAT
1091
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
53%
Students
1,737
To beach
380 mi
Grads in major
3

Mid-America Christian University

Private

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Large city · 9 mi to Oklahoma City

Admission
92%
SAT
1020
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
44%
Students
1,666
To beach
414 mi
Grads in major
—

Saint Francis University

Private

Loretto, Pennsylvania · Distant rural · 71 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
77%
SAT
1155
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
74%
Students
1,557
To beach
135 mi
Grads in major
14

Concordia University-Irvine

Private

Irvine, California · Large city · 34 mi to Riverside

Admission
66%
SAT
—
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$65k
Grad rate
58%
Students
1,536
To beach
6 mi
Grads in major
20

Missouri Baptist University

Private

Saint Louis, Missouri · Large suburb · 14 mi to St. Louis

Admission
69%
SAT
910
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
48%
Students
1,488
To beach
263 mi
Grads in major
10

New Mexico Highlands University

Public

Las Vegas, New Mexico · Remote town · 88 mi to Albuquerque

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
26%
Students
1,451
To beach
546 mi
Grads in major
1

East Texas Baptist University

Private

Marshall, Texas · Distant town · 36 mi to Shreveport

Admission
58%
SAT
—
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
47%
Students
1,352
To beach
180 mi
Grads in major
8

Columbia College

Private

Columbia, South Carolina · Midsize city · 3 mi to Columbia

Admission
94%
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
37%
Students
1,343
To beach
104 mi
Grads in major
3

Clovis Community College

Public

Clovis, New Mexico · Remote town · 94 mi to Lubbock

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
34%
Students
1,309
To beach
548 mi
Grads in major
14

Concordia University-Nebraska

Private

Seward, Nebraska · Distant town · 21 mi to Lincoln

Admission
86%
SAT
—
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
65%
Students
1,283
To beach
473 mi
Grads in major
11

Andrews University

Private

Berrien Springs, Michigan · Fringe town · 21 mi to South Bend

Admission
82%
SAT
1150
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
72%
Students
1,224
To beach
11 mi
Grads in major
3

The University of Montana-Western

Public

Dillon, Montana · Remote town · 132 mi to Missoula

Admission
100%
SAT
—
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
51%
Students
1,198
To beach
486 mi
Grads in major
1

College of the Siskiyous

Public

Weed, California · Distant rural · 186 mi to Eugene

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
33%
Students
1,190
To beach
87 mi
Grads in major
2

University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online

Public

Manchester, New Hampshire · Midsize city · 1 mi to Manchester

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$66k
Grad rate
30%
Students
1,157
To beach
33 mi
Grads in major
14

Mount St. Joseph University

Private

Cincinnati, Ohio · Large suburb · 7 mi to Cincinnati

Admission
59%
SAT
1183
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
56%
Students
1,129
To beach
183 mi
Grads in major
2

Glenville State University

Public

Glenville, West Virginia · Remote rural · 59 mi to Charleston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
34%
Students
1,096
To beach
183 mi
Grads in major
11

The University of Tennessee Southern

Public

Pulaski, Tennessee · Distant town · 41 mi to Huntsville

Admission
87%
SAT
1083
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
37%
Students
864
To beach
314 mi
Grads in major
14

Tennessee Wesleyan University

Private

Athens, Tennessee · Distant town · 49 mi to Chattanooga

Admission
69%
SAT
1090
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
48%
Students
846
To beach
294 mi
Grads in major
6

Rochester Christian University

Private

Rochester Hills, Michigan · Large suburb · 24 mi to Detroit

Admission
98%
SAT
—
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
44%
Students
792
To beach
25 mi
Grads in major
3

Dakota Wesleyan University

Private

Mitchell, South Dakota · Remote town · 66 mi to Sioux Falls

Admission
73%
SAT
—
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
48%
Students
670
To beach
357 mi
Grads in major
5

Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies

Private

Springfield, Missouri · Midsize city · 1 mi to Springfield

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
43%
Students
632
To beach
437 mi
Grads in major
2

University of Maine at Fort Kent

Public

Fort Kent, Maine · Remote rural · 261 mi to Portland

Admission
98%
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$51k
Grad rate
39%
Students
599
To beach
60 mi
Grads in major
14

East-West University

Private

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 1 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$30k
Grad rate
16%
Students
468
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
7

Life Pacific University

Private

San Dimas, California · Large suburb · 24 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
96%
SAT
—
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
40%
Students
456
To beach
29 mi
Grads in major
16

Red Lake Nation College

Public

Red Lake, Minnesota · Remote rural · 108 mi to Fargo

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
—
Grad rate
46%
Students
332
To beach
155 mi
Grads in major
1

Sisseton Wahpeton College

Public

Sisseton, South Dakota · Remote rural · 92 mi to Fargo

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$32k
Grad rate
21%
Students
194
To beach
251 mi
Grads in major
4