The following are the top ten schools in American psychology.
I. Stanford University Department of Psychology
The department only awards doctoral degrees, not master's degrees alone.
Doctoral degree courses mainly cover the following fields: cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, neuropsychology, personality psychology and social psychology. Does not include clinical psychology, organizational management psychology, parapsychology.
There are 12 laboratories in this department, including infant research center, cognitive neuropsychology laboratory, culture and emotion laboratory, psychophysiology laboratory, etc.
The applicant's course, GPA, GRE score (including personal psychology test), recommendation letter and personal statement are all factors to be considered. The department enrolls about 15 freshmen every year.
Department of Psychology, University of Michigan
The department only awards doctoral degrees, not master's degrees alone. Students admitted as doctoral students can apply for a master's degree if they meet certain conditions.
The factors considered by the admission committee are GRE scores (not necessarily in individual GRE exams), letters of recommendation and GPA.
The main degree courses cover the following fields: American culture (doctor), bioengineering (master, doctor), communication (doctor), education and psychology (doctor), neuropsychology (doctor), social work and psychology (doctor), city, technology and environmental planning.
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota Shuangcheng
The department mainly awards doctoral degrees, and the doctoral degree courses cover the following fields: biological psychopathology, clinical psychology and psychopathology, cognitive and biological psychology, consulting psychology, differential psychology/behavioral genetics, industrial/organizational psychology, personality research, psychometrics/econometric psychology, school psychology and social psychology. Among them, only psychometrics can also award MA degrees.
In 2004, 59 out of 446 applicants were admitted to the department, of which 68% were women. The average GPA score is 3.67, the average GRE score is 1355 (V-625, Q-730), and the average GRE score is 7 10.
The department is rich in research resources, and its subordinate research institutions include: cognitive science center, political psychology research center, personal and social research center, interest measurement research center, Minnesota twins and adoption research center, Minnesota twins and family research center, etc.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Psychology
The department awards three degrees: master, master and doctor. Doctoral and master's degree courses cover eight fields: physiological psychology, brain and cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, econometric psychology, social-personality-organizational psychology, visual cognition and sports performance psychology. The master's degree program covers two fields: personal psychology and applied psychometrics.
Applicants must have a GPA of at least 3.0/4.0 in the last academic year. If you apply for a doctorate, you should also meet the following requirements: at least 15 hours of psychology courses, 1 psychology experimental courses, 1 statistics courses, and other experimental courses in 1 academic year. The admission committee will also examine the GRE scores and letters of recommendation of the applicants. Applicants who have taken other mathematics courses other than algebra, have previous research experience and have a clear career plan will be given priority. The undergraduate major of MS degree applicants should be applied psychology or applied psychometrics. If the applicant's mother tongue is not English, he must also take the TOEFL and TSE exams.
Yale university psychology department
The department mainly has five research fields: behavioral neurology, clinical psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology and social/personality psychology. Subordinate research centers and projects include: Bush Center for Child Development and Social Research, Center for Diet and Weight Disorders, Home TV Research and Consultation Center, Psychological System Science Research Project, PACE Center, 2 1 Century School Project, etc.
The admission committee will examine the applicants' GRE scores (individual GRE tests are not necessary), transcripts, letters of recommendation and examples of research results.
Six, Harvard University Department of Psychology
The department only awards doctoral degrees, but the school of education of the school will award a master's degree in psychology alone. Those who do not have a master's degree can also apply for a doctorate in psychology.
The admission committee shall examine the applicants' GRE scores (GRE single test is not a necessary condition, and the average GRE score of students admitted to this department is 1350), transcripts, letters of recommendation, and research interests and potentials. Because the research direction of the department is biased towards econometric analysis, it is best for applicants to take courses related to mathematics and statistics at the undergraduate level.
Main research fields: social psychology, developmental psychology, experimental psychopathology, clinical psychology, cognitive psychology, cognitive neurology, behavioral neurology and behavioral psychology.
Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
The department only awards doctoral degrees, not master's degrees alone.
The department is determined to train scholar-type research talents, and consists of four colleges: School of Personality and Social Studies; College of Cognitive and Brain Sciences; School of Human Development; Institute of industrial relations. Doctoral degree courses mainly cover four areas: clinical psychology; Cognitive, brain and behavioral psychology; Developmental psychology; Social/personality psychology.
The average annual admission rate of this department is 5%. The applicant's previous relevant experience, recommendation letter, personal statement, GPA and GRE scores (including personal psychological test) are all factors to be considered. The department pays special attention to the applicant's previous research experience.
Department of Psychology, UCLA
The department only awards doctoral degrees, not master's degrees alone.
Generally speaking, applicants with a bachelor's degree in psychology will be given priority, and applicants from other majors (mathematics, physics, biology and sociology) will also be considered. Applicants must take GRE test, GRE psychology test and TOEFL/IELTS test. To apply for TA, TSE must be above 50 points.
The following degree holders are not allowed to apply: three-year general degree holders; Degree winners in accounting, business, library management, social work, physical education, health education and other majors; Winner of a four-year degree, diploma or advanced certificate from a technical school, vocational school or junior college.
1998 to 2002, the average number of applicants was 463, and the average number of applicants was 60, with an admission rate of 13%. The proportion of international students is 9%.
Carnegie Mellon University Department of Psychology
The department awards doctorates.
His main research interests are cognitive psychology, cognitive neurology, developmental psychology and social/personality/health psychology. In addition, the Department of Psychology and the Department of Social and Decision Science also have a joint project to award doctoral degrees in psychology and behavioral decision science. Students who are interested in cognitive neurology are also eligible to participate in the basic center of cognitive neurology, whose main research directions are: cognitive neurology, computational neurology, systematic neurology, cellular neurology and molecular neurology.
The admission committee shall examine the applicant's recommendation letter, GRE, TOEFL and TSE scores.
Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The main research fields of this department are: brain biology and behavioral psychology, clinical psychology, cognitive and cognitive neurology, developmental psychology, perceptual psychology, social and personality psychology. There are 16 research laboratories, mainly including cognitive development and communication laboratory, affective neurology laboratory, language and cognitive neurology laboratory and visual neurology laboratory.
The minimum application requirements for this department are: bachelor degree in psychology or related major; The lowest GPA is 3.0/4.0; Minimum GRE score1200; The minimum TOEFL score is 550. The minimum application conditions for clinical psychology major are: undergraduate GPA × 393.9+GRE score ≥ 2600; Devote oneself to research work.
The admission committee should examine the applicant's recommendation letter, GRE scores, transcripts and personal statements. If the undergraduate has research experience, the admission opportunities will increase. From 2000 to 2002, the average annual admission rate of graduate students in this department was 5.7%.