by our College Data Analytics TeamPacific Graduate School of Psychology earned 14 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 5 in the top 5%, 7 in the top 10% and 2 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #18 of 775 in Most Focused for Mental & Social Health Services, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
Palo Alto University holds 14 ranking badges across 2 fields of study, 5 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. See our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 0 |
| Top 5% | 5 |
| Top 10% | 7 |
| Top 15% | 2 |
| Total | 14 |
Palo Alto University is best known for Health Professions: 5 of its 13 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Mental & Social Health Services, Clinical & Counseling Psychology and General Psychology.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Far Western) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (California) | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Mental & Social Health Services | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| General Psychology | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Palo Alto University earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #10 of 117 in Most Popular Online for Mental & Social Health Services.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental & Social Health Services | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
Palo Alto University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #762 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 16%).
Badges on this page come from rankings drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Palo Alto University appears in 32 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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