Best Universities for Psychology in the World

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 127M citations received by 2.64M academic papers made by 3,654 universities in the World 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. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Psychology

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,037

2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Psychology

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

3. Stanford University

United States | California

For Psychology

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $20,023

4. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Psychology

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,511

5. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Psychology

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $15,461
Enrollment: 44,589

6. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Psychology

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,126

7. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Psychology

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1327
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 56%

8. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

9. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Psychology

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,167

10. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Psychology

#9 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

11. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Psychology

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1332
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 78%

12. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Psychology

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

13. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1209

14. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1096

15. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Psychology

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 58%

16. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Psychology

#13 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

17. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Psychology

#14 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

18. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Psychology

#15 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

19. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Psychology

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 64%

20. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Psychology

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

21. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Psychology

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 70%

22. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Psychology

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,233

23. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Psychology

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,201
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

24. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Psychology

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,241

25. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Psychology

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,932

26. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Psychology

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,344

27. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Psychology

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

28. New York University

United States | New York State

For Psychology

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,417

29. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Psychology

#26 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

30. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Psychology

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 63%

31. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#4 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1829

32. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Psychology

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,522

33. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Psychology

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 66%

34. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Psychology

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 71%

35. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Psychology

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

36. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Psychology

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,759

37. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Psychology

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,672

38. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Psychology

#33 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 67%

39. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Psychology

#34 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

40. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Psychology

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

41. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Psychology

#35 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 94%

42. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Psychology

#36 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

43. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Psychology

#5 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 31,123
Founded: 1632

44. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Psychology

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

45. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Psychology

#37 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,584

46. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Psychology

#38 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

47. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Psychology

#39 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $29,154

48. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Psychology

#6 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1636

49. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Psychology

#40 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,254

50. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Psychology

#41 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $25,804

51. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Psychology

#42 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

52. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Psychology

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1949

53. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Psychology

#7 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1861

54. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#8 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1824

55. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Psychology

#43 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

56. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Psychology

#44 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

57. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Psychology

#45 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,998

58. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Psychology

#46 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 74%

59. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Psychology

#47 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 85%

60. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Psychology

#9 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1583

61. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Psychology

#48 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,685

62. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Psychology

#49 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 60%

63. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Psychology

#50 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 96%

64. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Psychology

#51 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 61%

65. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Psychology

#52 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,659

66. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Psychology

#53 in North America

#49 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

67. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Psychology

#54 in North America

#50 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 85%

68. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Psychology

#10 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

69. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Psychology

#11 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

70. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Psychology

#55 in North America

#51 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $36,002

71. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Psychology

#56 in North America

#52 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 95%

72. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Psychology

#57 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1908

73. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Psychology

#58 in North America

#53 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,726

74. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#12 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 23,590
Founded: 1909

75. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Psychology

#59 in North America

#54 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 67%

76. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Psychology

#13 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1880

77. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Psychology

#60 in North America

#55 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,983

78. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Psychology

#61 in North America

#56 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 77%

79. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Psychology

#62 in North America

#6 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

80. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Psychology

#63 in North America

#57 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 93%

81. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#14 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1948

82. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Psychology

#64 in North America

#58 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

83. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Psychology

#65 in North America

#59 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

84. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Psychology

#15 in Europe

#4 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1923

85. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Psychology

#66 in North America

#60 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

86. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Psychology

#67 in North America

#61 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 90%

87. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Psychology

#68 in North America

#7 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 30,117
Founded: 1887

88. University of Oregon

United States | Oregon

For Psychology

#69 in North America

#62 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 89%

89. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#16 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1900

90. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Psychology

#70 in North America

#8 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 45,360
Founded: 1878

91. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Psychology

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1958

92. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Psychology

#1 in New Zealand

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1883

93. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#17 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1905

94. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Psychology

#18 in Europe

#5 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

95. Temple University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Psychology

#71 in North America

#63 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $11,161
Enrollment: 37,236

96. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Psychology

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

97. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#19 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 170,000
Founded: 1836

98. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Psychology

#20 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1997

99. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Psychology

#1 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

100. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Psychology

#2 in Asia

#2 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

Psychology subfields in the World

Child Psychology1258

Clinical Psychology1284

Cognitive Science1024

Education Majors1378

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution1000

Neuroscience1054

Occupational Therapy1011

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology1007

Social Psychology1774

Social Work1044

Special Education1009