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Cornell University tops our list of 725 Public Bachelor's Social Sciences & Psychology universities in the United States at #13 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by University of Chicago (QS World #13) and Princeton University (QS World #15). The universities on this list offer 3,444 matching courses between them.
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Public University · 8 courses in Bachelor's Social Sciences & Psychology
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53 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #13 (Cornell University) to #593 (University of Central Florida); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Washington has the largest research record in this group, with 98,078,141 citations and an h-index of 3,639. 18 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 725 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Texas (3), New York (3) and Massachusetts (3) account for the most of those we can place. Ohio State University-Main Campus is the largest, with 45,638 students.
Within the subject, the largest areas are Social Sciences & Psychology (3,295), Communication & Media (26), Psychology (20) and Anthropology (20). The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 96% are full-time and 128 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). Humboldt State University offers the widest choice, with 61 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 27 of these universities. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at USD 5,274 a year and University of Washington-Tacoma Campus the most at USD 43,404; the middle of the range is about USD 19,531. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Cornell University (QS World #13), University of Chicago (QS World #13) and Princeton University (QS World #15) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at about USD 5,274 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
725 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
128 of these courses are listed as online.
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