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Where psychology is the biggest part of what the school does: the share of bachelor's degrees awarded in the field.

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All divisionsDivision IDivision IIDivision III
51.5%
#1 · University of Mount Saint Vincent
Division III · Skyline Conference · Bronx, NY
7.1%
Median
of 1,068 schools, all divisions
7.3×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
19.3%
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1University of Mount Saint VincentDivision III · Skyline Conference · Bronx, NY51.5%
  2. 2Colorado Christian UniversityDivision II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Lakewood, CO26.5%
  3. 3Queens College (New York)Division II · East Coast Conference · Queens, NY21.6%
  4. 4Claflin UniversityDivision II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Orangeburg, SC21.5%
  5. 5Medgar Evers CollegeDivision III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Brooklyn, NY21.0%
  6. 6Tiffin UniversityDivision II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Tiffin, OH20.9%
  7. 7Chicago State UniversityDivision I · Northeast Conference · Chicago, IL20.6%
  8. 8University of California, MercedDivision II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Merced, CA20.0%
  9. 9The City College of New YorkDivision III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY19.9%
  10. 10California State University, StanislausDivision II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Turlock, CA19.3%
  11. 11College of Staten IslandDivision II · East Coast Conference · Staten Island, NY19.3%
  12. 12Clark University (Massachusetts)Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Worcester, MA19.1%
  13. 13Hunter CollegeDivision III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY18.8%
  14. 14Lewis & Clark CollegeDivision III · Northwest Conference · Portland, OR18.8%
  15. 15Menlo CollegeDivision II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Atherton, CA18.3%

Every school, all divisions

0.0%51.5%
#1 · University of Mount Saint Vincentevery school

The spread across 1,068 schools; the median is 7.1%.

How it is measured

First majors, bachelor’s degrees; schools awarding at least 100 bachelor’s degrees. Share, not headcount: a big university can award more degrees and still rank lower.

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The full list · top 100

#SchoolShare of bachelor's degrees in psychologyIn this fieldBachelor's a yearUndergrads
1University of Mount Saint Vincent
Division III · Skyline Conference · Bronx, NY
51.5%4328392,398
2Colorado Christian University
Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Lakewood, CO
26.5%2459256,730
3Queens College (New York)
Division II · East Coast Conference · Queens, NY
21.6%5602,59613,998
4Claflin University
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Orangeburg, SC
21.5%663071,754
5Medgar Evers College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Brooklyn, NY
21.0%773673,846
6Tiffin University
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Tiffin, OH
20.9%803822,669
7Chicago State University
Division I · Northeast Conference · Chicago, IL
20.6%422041,495
8University of California, Merced
Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Merced, CA
20.0%3261,6328,372
9The City College of New York
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY
19.9%3891,95612,356
10California State University, Stanislaus
Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Turlock, CA
19.3%4772,4678,669
11College of Staten Island
Division II · East Coast Conference · Staten Island, NY
19.3%2541,3169,786
12Clark University (Massachusetts)
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Worcester, MA
19.1%944922,369
13Hunter College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY
18.8%5913,14017,378
14Lewis & Clark College
Division III · Northwest Conference · Portland, OR
18.8%824362,194
15Menlo College
Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Atherton, CA
18.3%30164831
16Agnes Scott College
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Decatur, GA
18.2%38—911
17Regent University
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Virginia Beach, VA
17.2%1206964,577
18University of South Carolina Beaufort
Division II · Peach Belt Conference · Bluffton, SC
17.2%653772,067
19Brooklyn College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Brooklyn, NY
16.9%4122,44011,330
20John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY
16.6%4762,87611,678
21Jessup University
Division II · Pacific West Conference · Rocklin, CA
16.5%311881,056
22Centre College
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Danville, KY
16.4%492991,356
23Saint Leo University
Division II · Sunshine State Conference · St. Leo, FL
16.4%1891,1527,603
24The University of Olivet
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Olivet, MI
16.2%29179938
25Georgian Court University
Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Lakewood, NJ
16.1%482981,478
26Penn State Brandywine
Division III · United East Conference · Media, PA
15.9%201261,223
27Kean University
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Union, NJ
15.6%3882,49211,234
28California State University, Dominguez Hills
Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Carson, CA
15.4%4883,16012,730
29Saint Michael's College
Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Colchester, VT
15.2%452971,178
30St. Mary's College of Maryland
Division III · United East Conference · St. Mary's City, MD
15.2%513361,577
31Christopher Newport University
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Newport News, VA
15.1%1551,0264,407
32Crown College (Minnesota)
Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · St. Bonifacius, MN
15.1%221461,379
33Saint Peter's University
Division I · Metro Conference · Jersey City, NJ
15.1%684512,101
34University of Louisiana Monroe
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Monroe, LA
15.0%1601,0666,550
35University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Division I · Horizon League · Green Bay, WI
15.0%1861,2419,853
36Vanguard University
Division II · Pacific West Conference · Costa Mesa, CA
15.0%755001,987
37University of North Carolina Asheville
Division I · Big South Conference · Asheville, NC
14.9%1016792,907
38Southern New Hampshire University
Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Manchester, NH
14.8%3,53823,952159,653
39Western Oregon University
Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference · Monmouth, OR
14.8%1187993,249
40Fort Valley State University
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Fort Valley, GA
14.7%553742,558
41Goucher College
Division III · Landmark Conference · Baltimore, MD
14.7%25170964
42Southern Virginia University
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Buena Vista, VA
14.7%23156967
43Maryville University of Saint Louis
Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · St. Louis, MO
14.6%1631,1206,062
44Clark Atlanta University
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Atlanta, GA
14.4%634393,495
45Norfolk State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Norfolk, VA
14.4%1158005,510
46University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg
Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference · Greensburg, PA
14.4%312151,326
47Lycoming College
Division III · Landmark Conference · Williamsport, PA
14.3%332301,063
48Gardner-Webb University
Division I · Big South Conference · Boiling Springs, NC
14.2%614291,840
49Bethune-Cookman University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Daytona Beach, FL
14.1%412902,414
50California State University, Monterey Bay
Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Seaside, CA
14.1%2501,7775,909
51Albright College
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Reading, PA
13.9%382731,328
52Northeastern State University
Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · Tahlequah, OK
13.9%1571,1265,006
53California State University, Bakersfield
Division I · Big West Conference · Bakersfield, CA
13.8%2972,1488,336
54St. Edward's University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Austin, TX
13.8%856162,731
55Kentucky State University
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Frankfort, KY
13.7%402911,546
56Le Moyne College
Division I · Northeast Conference · Syracuse, NY
13.7%735312,551
57Sonoma State University
Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Rohnert Park, CA
13.6%2291,6835,412
58College of the Holy Cross
Division I · Patriot League · Worcester, MA
13.4%1017513,035
59Florida International University
Division I · Conference USA · Miami, FL
13.3%1,53411,50444,363
60Lehman College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Bronx, NY
13.3%3152,36911,227
61Presbyterian College
Division I · Big South Conference · Clinton, SC
13.3%28211903
62Wesleyan University (Connecticut)
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Middletown, CT
13.3%1027663,066
63Dallas Baptist University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Dallas, TX
13.2%785892,850
64Eastern Washington University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Cheney, WA
13.2%2501,8897,246
65Edward Waters University
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Jacksonville, FL
13.2%2501,8897,246
66Bridgewater State University
Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Bridgewater, MA
13.1%2131,6288,172
67Caldwell University
Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Caldwell, NJ
13.1%392971,448
68Mary Baldwin University
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Staunton, VA
13.1%372821,217
69Worcester State University
Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Worcester, MA
13.1%1118504,734
70California Lutheran University
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Thousand Oaks, CA
13.0%836382,380
71Clayton State University
Division II · Peach Belt Conference · Morrow, GA
13.0%967405,301
72Skidmore College
Division III · Liberty League · Saratoga Springs, NY
13.0%836402,776
73The University of Texas Permian Basin
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Odessa, TX
13.0%1168904,654
74Rowan University
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Glassboro, NJ
12.9%5334,13114,869
75University of Illinois Springfield
Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Springfield, IL
12.9%775972,342
76University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Kenosha, WI
12.9%806183,263
77Albertus Magnus College
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · New Haven, CT
12.8%25195892
78Cameron University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Lawton, OK
12.8%493823,244
79Kentucky Wesleyan College
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Owensboro, KY
12.8%19148834
80Meredith College
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Raleigh, NC
12.7%42—1,309
81New England College
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Henniker, NH
12.7%30237986
82State University of New York at Old Westbury
Division III · Skyline Conference · Old Westbury, NY
12.7%1108684,040
83Wingate University
Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Wingate, NC
12.7%604722,464
84California State University, Northridge
Division I · Big West Conference · Northridge, CA
12.6%1,0378,21032,429
85California State University, San Bernardino
Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · San Bernardino, CA
12.6%5444,32816,067
86Muhlenberg College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Allentown, PA
12.6%645091,788
87University of California, Irvine
Division I · Big West Conference · Irvine, CA
12.6%1,0348,21929,503
88University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Division I · America East Conference · Baltimore, MD
12.6%2862,26310,490
89California State University, Fresno
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fresno, CA
12.5%6445,15921,430
90Fayetteville State University
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Fayetteville, NC
12.5%1401,1235,845
91Montclair State University
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Montclair, NJ
12.5%4713,77718,062
92Biola University
Division II · Pacific West Conference · La Mirada, CA
12.3%957703,395
93Southwest Baptist University
Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Bolivar, MO
12.2%312541,622
94Stony Brook University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Stony Brook, NY
12.2%5464,47217,549
95Upper Iowa University
Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Fayette, IA
12.2%725902,504
96Connecticut College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · New London, CT
12.1%463811,995
97Lesley University
Division III · North Atlantic Conference · Cambridge, MA
12.1%423481,342
98Trevecca Nazarene University
Division II · Gulf South Conference · Nashville, TN
12.1%463801,825
99Colby College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Waterville, ME
12.0%645322,284
100Thomas College
Division III · North Atlantic Conference · Waterville, ME
12.0%181501,581
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