100 Best universities for Psychiatry in the United Kingdom

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Psychiatry. A graph of 30.2M citations received by 812K academic papers made by 137 universities in the United Kingdom 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

England | London

For Psychiatry

#1 in Europe

#2 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Psychiatry

#2 in Europe

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. King's College London

England | London

For Psychiatry

#4 in Europe

#17 in the World

Founded: 1829

4. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Psychiatry

#5 in Europe

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Psychiatry

#10 in Europe

#55 in the World

Founded: 1824

6. Imperial College London

England | London

For Psychiatry

#12 in Europe

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

7. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Psychiatry

#18 in Europe

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

8. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Psychiatry

#22 in Europe

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

9. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Psychiatry

#25 in Europe

#100 in the World

Founded: 1900

10. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Psychiatry

#27 in Europe

#102 in the World

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

11. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Psychiatry

#33 in Europe

#113 in the World

Founded: 1451

12. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Psychiatry

#34 in Europe

#115 in the World

Founded: 1948

13. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Psychiatry

#40 in Europe

#133 in the World

Founded: 1904

14. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Psychiatry

#43 in Europe

#139 in the World

Founded: 1905

15. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Psychiatry

#45 in Europe

#144 in the World

Founded: 1963

16. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Psychiatry

#50 in Europe

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

17. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Psychiatry

#51 in Europe

#164 in the World

Founded: 1997

18. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Psychiatry

#56 in Europe

#175 in the World

Founded: 1733

19. University of London

England | London

For Psychiatry

#57 in Europe

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

20. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Psychiatry

#77 in Europe

#221 in the World

Founded: 1495

21. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Psychiatry

#86 in Europe

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

22. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Psychiatry

#91 in Europe

#250 in the World

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

23. University of York

England | York

For Psychiatry

#99 in Europe

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

24. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Psychiatry

#101 in Europe

#276 in the World

Founded: 1968

25. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Psychiatry

#105 in Europe

#288 in the World

Founded: 1893

26. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Psychiatry

#113 in Europe

#302 in the World

Founded: 1967

27. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Psychiatry

#120 in Europe

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

28. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Psychiatry

#122 in Europe

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

29. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Psychiatry

#126 in Europe

#338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

30. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Psychiatry

#136 in Europe

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

31. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Psychiatry

#156 in Europe

#418 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

32. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Psychiatry

#164 in Europe

#438 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

33. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Psychiatry

#165 in Europe

#442 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

34. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Psychiatry

#166 in Europe

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

35. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Psychiatry

#168 in Europe

#450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

36. Keele University

England | Keele

For Psychiatry

#169 in Europe

#452 in the World

Founded: 1962

37. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Psychiatry

#177 in Europe

#470 in the World

Founded: 1920

38. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Psychiatry

#178 in Europe

#472 in the World

Founded: 1892

39. Durham University

England | Durham

For Psychiatry

#180 in Europe

#478 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

40. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Psychiatry

#181 in Europe

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

41. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Psychiatry

#187 in Europe

#503 in the World

Founded: 1964

42. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Psychiatry

#189 in Europe

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

43. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Psychiatry

#193 in Europe

#517 in the World

Founded: 1823

44. City, University of London

England | London

For Psychiatry

#196 in Europe

#524 in the World

Founded: 1966

45. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Psychiatry

#203 in Europe

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

46. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Psychiatry

#204 in Europe

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

47. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Psychiatry

#205 in Europe

#559 in the World

Founded: 1965

48. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Psychiatry

#207 in Europe

#563 in the World

Founded: 1954

49. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Psychiatry

#211 in Europe

#576 in the World

Founded: 1849

50. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Psychiatry

#216 in Europe

#592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

51. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Psychiatry

#219 in Europe

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

52. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Psychiatry

#221 in Europe

#605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

53. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Psychiatry

#227 in Europe

#627 in the World

Founded: 1992

54. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Psychiatry

#230 in Europe

#631 in the World

Founded: 1964

55. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Psychiatry

#236 in Europe

#651 in the World

Founded: 1967

56. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Psychiatry

#238 in Europe

#657 in the World

Founded: 1904

57. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Psychiatry

#250 in Europe

#683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

58. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Psychiatry

#251 in Europe

#686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

59. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Psychiatry

#255 in Europe

#691 in the World

Founded: 1895

60. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Psychiatry

#256 in Europe

#692 in the World

Founded: 1992

61. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Psychiatry

#268 in Europe

#741 in the World

Founded: 1992

62. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Psychiatry

#272 in Europe

#760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

63. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Psychiatry

#274 in Europe

#769 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

64. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Psychiatry

#284 in Europe

#808 in the World

Founded: 1791

65. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Psychiatry

#288 in Europe

#822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

66. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Psychiatry

#291 in Europe

#833 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

67. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Psychiatry

#295 in Europe

#841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

68. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Psychiatry

#301 in Europe

#862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

69. Middlesex University

England | London

For Psychiatry

#305 in Europe

#886 in the World

Founded: 1973

70. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Psychiatry

#319 in Europe

#940 in the World

Founded: 1858

71. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Psychiatry

#322 in Europe

#950 in the World

Founded: 1992

72. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Psychiatry

#323 in Europe

#955 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

73. University of East London

England | London

For Psychiatry

#325 in Europe

#963 in the World

Founded: 1992

74. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Psychiatry

#330 in Europe

#976 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

75. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Psychiatry

#335 in Europe

#986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

76. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Psychiatry

#340 in Europe

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

77. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Psychiatry

#342 in Europe

#1018 in the World

Founded: 1841

78. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Psychiatry

#345 in Europe

#1030 in the World

Founded: 1992

79. London South Bank University

England | London

For Psychiatry

#348 in Europe

#1035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

80. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Psychiatry

#349 in Europe

#1037 in the World

Founded: 1992

81. University of Westminster

England | London

For Psychiatry

#354 in Europe

#1062 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

82. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Psychiatry

#355 in Europe

#1065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

83. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Psychiatry

#361 in Europe

#1093 in the World

Founded: 1890

84. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Psychiatry

#362 in Europe

#1096 in the World

Founded: 1992

85. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Psychiatry

#380 in Europe

#1171 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

86. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Psychiatry

#381 in Europe

#1173 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

87. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Psychiatry

#384 in Europe

#1184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

88. Canterbury Christ Church University

England | Canterbury

For Psychiatry

#385 in Europe

#1186 in the World

Founded: 2005

89. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Psychiatry

#386 in Europe

#1191 in the World

Founded: 1992

90. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Psychiatry

#398 in Europe

#1228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

91. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Psychiatry

#401 in Europe

#1264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

92. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Psychiatry

#410 in Europe

#1296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

93. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Psychiatry

#417 in Europe

#1331 in the World

Founded: 2006

94. Queen Margaret University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Psychiatry

#420 in Europe

#1343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2007

95. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Psychiatry

#431 in Europe

#1370 in the World

Founded: 1966

96. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Psychiatry

#438 in Europe

#1412 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

97. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Psychiatry

#448 in Europe

#1451 in the World

Founded: 1848

98. University of Chester

England | Chester

For Psychiatry

#449 in Europe

#1453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

99. Cardiff Metropolitan University

Wales | Cardiff

For Psychiatry

#455 in Europe

#1476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 2011

100. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Psychiatry

#459 in Europe

#1486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

The best cities to study Psychiatry in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are London, Oxford, Cambridge, and Manchester.