Best Universities for Psychiatry in Europe

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Psychiatry. A graph of 101M citations received by 3.37M academic papers made by 1,154 universities in Europe was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Psychiatry

#1 in the United Kingdom

#2 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Psychiatry

#2 in the United Kingdom

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Psychiatry

#1 in Sweden

#16 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

4. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Psychiatry

#3 in the United Kingdom

#17 in the World

Founded: 1829

5. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Psychiatry

#4 in the United Kingdom

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

6. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Psychiatry

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

7. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Psychiatry

#1 in the Netherlands

#42 in the World

Founded: 1923

8. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Psychiatry

#2 in the Netherlands

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

9. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Psychiatry

#53 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

10. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Psychiatry

#5 in the United Kingdom

#55 in the World

Founded: 1824

11. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Psychiatry

#1 in France

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

12. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Psychiatry

#6 in the United Kingdom

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

13. Lund University

For Psychiatry

#2 in Sweden

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

14. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Psychiatry

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

15. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Psychiatry

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

16. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Psychiatry

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

17. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Psychiatry

#3 in the Netherlands

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

18. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Psychiatry

#7 in the United Kingdom

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

19. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Psychiatry

#4 in the Netherlands

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

20. Sapienza University of Rome

For Psychiatry

#1 in Italy

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

21. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Psychiatry

#2 in Italy

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

22. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Psychiatry

#8 in the United Kingdom

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

23. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Psychiatry

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

24. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Psychiatry

#1 in Switzerland

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

25. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Psychiatry

#9 in the United Kingdom

#100 in the World

Founded: 1900

26. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Psychiatry

#3 in Sweden

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

27. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Psychiatry

#10 in the United Kingdom

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

28. University of Oslo

For Psychiatry

#1 in Norway

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

29. University of Padua

For Psychiatry

#3 in Italy

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

30. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Psychiatry

#5 in the Netherlands

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

31. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Psychiatry

#6 in the Netherlands

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

32. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Psychiatry

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

33. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Psychiatry

#11 in the United Kingdom

#113 in the World

Founded: 1451

34. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Psychiatry

#12 in the United Kingdom

#115 in the World

Founded: 1948

35. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Psychiatry

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

36. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Psychiatry

#4 in Sweden

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

37. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Psychiatry

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

38. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Psychiatry

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

39. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Psychiatry

#1 in Spain

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

40. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Psychiatry

#13 in the United Kingdom

#133 in the World

Founded: 1904

41. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Psychiatry

#4 in Italy

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

42. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Psychiatry

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

43. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Psychiatry

#14 in the United Kingdom

#139 in the World

Founded: 1905

44. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Psychiatry

#7 in the Netherlands

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

45. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Psychiatry

#15 in the United Kingdom

#144 in the World

Founded: 1963

46. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Psychiatry

#8 in the Netherlands

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

47. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Psychiatry

#2 in Switzerland

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

48. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Italy | Lombardy

For Psychiatry

#5 in Italy

#152 in the World

Founded: 1921

49. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Psychiatry

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

50. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Psychiatry

#16 in the United Kingdom

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

51. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Psychiatry

#17 in the United Kingdom

#164 in the World

Founded: 1997

52. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Psychiatry

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

53. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Psychiatry

#10 in Germany

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

54. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Psychiatry

#11 in Germany

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

55. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Psychiatry

#1 in Greece

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

56. St George's, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Psychiatry

#18 in the United Kingdom

#175 in the World

Founded: 1733

57. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Psychiatry

#19 in the United Kingdom

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

58. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Psychiatry

#2 in Norway

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

59. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Psychiatry

#2 in France

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

60. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Psychiatry

#12 in Germany

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

61. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Psychiatry

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

62. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Psychiatry

#2 in Spain

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

63. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Psychiatry

#6 in Italy

#189 in the World

Founded: 1321

64. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Psychiatry

#13 in Germany

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

65. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Psychiatry

#14 in Germany

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

66. Umea University

For Psychiatry

#5 in Sweden

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

67. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Psychiatry

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

68. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Psychiatry

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

69. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Psychiatry

#3 in Switzerland

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

70. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Psychiatry

#15 in Germany

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

71. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Psychiatry

#7 in Italy

#200 in the World

Founded: 1404

72. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Psychiatry

#16 in Germany

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

73. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Psychiatry

#17 in Germany

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

74. University of Lubeck

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Psychiatry

#18 in Germany

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

75. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Psychiatry

#19 in Germany

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

76. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Psychiatry

#8 in Italy

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 49,108
Founded: 1343

77. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Psychiatry

#20 in the United Kingdom

#221 in the World

Founded: 1495

78. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Psychiatry

#4 in Switzerland

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

79. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Psychiatry

#20 in Germany

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

80. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Psychiatry

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

81. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Psychiatry

#9 in Italy

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

82. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Psychiatry

#5 in Switzerland

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

83. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Psychiatry

#10 in Italy

#231 in the World

Founded: 1990

84. University of Verona

For Psychiatry

#11 in Italy

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

85. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Psychiatry

#21 in Germany

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

86. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Psychiatry

#21 in the United Kingdom

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

87. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Psychiatry

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

88. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Psychiatry

#22 in Germany

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

89. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Psychiatry

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,800
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1920

90. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Psychiatry

#23 in Germany

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

91. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Psychiatry

#22 in the United Kingdom

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

92. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Psychiatry

#3 in Norway

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

93. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Psychiatry

#1 in the Czech Republic

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 49,508
Founded: 1348

94. University of Pavia

Italy | Lombardy

For Psychiatry

#12 in Italy

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

95. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Psychiatry

#24 in Germany

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

96. University of Leipzig

Germany | Saxony

For Psychiatry

#25 in Germany

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 31,088
Founded: 1409

97. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

Italy | Lombardy

For Psychiatry

#13 in Italy

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1996

98. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Psychiatry

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1925

99. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Psychiatry

#23 in the United Kingdom

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

100. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Psychiatry

#275 in the World

Founded: 2003

Medicine subfields in Europe

Anatomy and Physiology980

Anesthesiology688

Bioethics/Medical Ethics358

Biomedical Engineering528

Clinical Psychology751

Critical Care Nursing561

Epidemiology390

Family medicine634

Forensic Science309

Gastroenterology and Hepatology538

Health Science842

Healthcare Management (MHA)705

Medical Physics371

Neurosurgery318

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)711

Occupational Therapy408

Oncology and Cancer research752

Ophthalmology480

Orthodontics618

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine594

Pharmacology757

Physical Therapy885

Plastic Surgery319

Public Health1106

Radiation Therapy440

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1017

Respiratory Therapy333

Sonography and Ultrasound329

Sports / Exercise science394

Sports Medicine690