Best Universities for Psychology in the World

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Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 550M citations received by 21.8M academic papers made by 6,528 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

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

3. University of Toronto

For Psychology

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

4. Johns Hopkins University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

6. Stanford University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

7. University of Washington - Seattle

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

8. Yale University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

9. University of Pennsylvania

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

11. Columbia University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

12. University of California - Los Angeles

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

13. University of Pittsburgh

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

15. University of California-San Diego

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

16. Cornell University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

17. University of British Columbia

For Psychology

#2 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
20,893
Founded
1908

18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

19. New York University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

20. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

21. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

22. McGill University

For Psychology

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

24. Karolinska Institute

For Psychology

#4 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Enrollment
8,070
Founded
1861

25. Washington University in St Louis

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

26. University of California - Berkeley

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

27. University of Melbourne

For Psychology

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

29. Emory University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

30. University of Southern California

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

31. University of Sydney

For Psychology

#2 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

32. Ohio State University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

33. Northwestern University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

34. Boston University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

35. University of Chicago

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

36. Pennsylvania State University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

37. University of Florida

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

38. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
64%
Net Price
$11,830
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,182

39. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

40. Duke University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

41. University of Iowa

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

42. University of Amsterdam

For Psychology

#6 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

43. University of Queensland

For Psychology

#3 in Oceania
#3 in Australia
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

44. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

45. Catholic University of Leuven

For Psychology

#7 in Europe
#1 in Belgium
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

46. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Psychology

#8 in Europe
#1 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

47. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

48. Baylor College of Medicine

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,610
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

49. McMaster University

For Psychology

#4 in Canada
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

51. University of New South Wales

For Psychology

#4 in Oceania
#4 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

52. University of Texas at Austin

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

54. University of California - Davis

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

55. Monash University

For Psychology

#5 in Oceania
#5 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

56. Michigan State University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

57. Case Western Reserve University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

58. University of Arizona

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

59. University of Alberta

For Psychology

#5 in Canada
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

60. Vanderbilt University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

61. University of Utah

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

62. University of Virginia

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

63. University of Miami

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

64. University of California - Irvine

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

65. University of Calgary

For Psychology

#6 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

66. Tel Aviv University

For Psychology

#1 in Asia
#1 in Israel
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

68. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

69. Western University

For Psychology

#7 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

70. Lund University

For Psychology

#12 in Europe
#2 in Sweden
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

71. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,253
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1963

73. University of Tokyo

For Psychology

#2 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

75. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Psychology

#14 in Europe
#1 in France
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

76. University of Groningen

For Psychology

#15 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

77. University of Montreal

For Psychology

#8 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

78. University of Rochester

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

79. University of Sao Paulo

For Psychology

#1 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

80. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

81. University of Copenhagen

For Psychology

#16 in Europe
#1 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

82. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

83. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,931
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

84. Brown University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,723

85. University of Hong Kong

For Psychology

#3 in Asia
#1 in China
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

86. Oregon Health & Science University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,870
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

87. University of Maryland - College Park

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

88. University of Kentucky

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

89. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

90. Carnegie Mellon University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

91. University of Zurich

For Psychology

#17 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
25,732

92. University of Munich

For Psychology

#18 in Europe
#2 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

93. University of Ottawa

For Psychology

#9 in Canada
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

94. Utrecht University

For Psychology

#19 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

95. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

96. University of Bristol

For Psychology

#20 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

97. Providence College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,970

98. University of Helsinki

For Psychology

#21 in Europe
#1 in Finland
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

100. Kyoto University

For Psychology

#4 in Asia
#2 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897