Clinical Psychology in UK: 100+ Best universities Ranked

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Clinical Psychology. A graph of 146M citations received by 5.15M academic papers made by 121 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. King's College London

England | London

For Clinical Psychology

#1 in Europe

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

2. University College London

England | London

For Clinical Psychology

#2 in Europe

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Clinical Psychology

#3 in Europe

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

4. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Clinical Psychology

#6 in Europe

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Clinical Psychology

#7 in Europe

#34 in the World

Founded: 1824

6. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Clinical Psychology

#16 in Europe

#91 in the World

Founded: 1904

7. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Clinical Psychology

#17 in Europe

#92 in the World

Founded: 1900

8. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Clinical Psychology

#18 in Europe

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

9. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Clinical Psychology

#22 in Europe

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

10. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Clinical Psychology

#23 in Europe

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1997

11. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Clinical Psychology

#26 in Europe

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

12. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Clinical Psychology

#29 in Europe

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

13. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Clinical Psychology

#32 in Europe

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

14. University of London

England | London

For Clinical Psychology

#34 in Europe

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

15. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Clinical Psychology

#37 in Europe

#152 in the World

Founded: 1733

16. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Clinical Psychology

#39 in Europe

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

17. Imperial College London

England | London

For Clinical Psychology

#41 in Europe

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

18. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Clinical Psychology

#48 in Europe

#180 in the World

Founded: 1451

19. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Clinical Psychology

#54 in Europe

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1963

20. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Clinical Psychology

#58 in Europe

#206 in the World

Founded: 1893

21. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Clinical Psychology

#66 in Europe

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

22. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Clinical Psychology

#69 in Europe

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

23. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Clinical Psychology

#73 in Europe

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

24. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Clinical Psychology

#74 in Europe

#268 in the World

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

25. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Clinical Psychology

#76 in Europe

#271 in the World

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

26. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Clinical Psychology

#79 in Europe

#277 in the World

Founded: 1495

27. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Clinical Psychology

#80 in Europe

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

28. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Clinical Psychology

#87 in Europe

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1849

29. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Clinical Psychology

#88 in Europe

#298 in the World

Founded: 1920

30. University of York

England | York

For Clinical Psychology

#90 in Europe

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

31. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Clinical Psychology

#93 in Europe

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

32. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Clinical Psychology

#94 in Europe

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

33. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Clinical Psychology

#103 in Europe

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

34. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Clinical Psychology

#111 in Europe

#341 in the World

Founded: 1965

35. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Clinical Psychology

#112 in Europe

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

36. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Clinical Psychology

#114 in Europe

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1904

37. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Clinical Psychology

#116 in Europe

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1989

38. Keele University

England | Keele

For Clinical Psychology

#119 in Europe

#356 in the World

Founded: 1962

39. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Clinical Psychology

#130 in Europe

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1992

40. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Clinical Psychology

#132 in Europe

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

41. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Clinical Psychology

#134 in Europe

#398 in the World

Founded: 1967

42. City, University of London

England | London

For Clinical Psychology

#136 in Europe

#401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

43. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Clinical Psychology

#137 in Europe

#403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

44. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Clinical Psychology

#142 in Europe

#423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

45. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Clinical Psychology

#148 in Europe

#440 in the World

Founded: 1992

46. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Clinical Psychology

#150 in Europe

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1954

47. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Clinical Psychology

#151 in Europe

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

48. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Clinical Psychology

#156 in Europe

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1968

49. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Clinical Psychology

#158 in Europe

#463 in the World

Founded: 1964

50. Durham University

England | Durham

For Clinical Psychology

#160 in Europe

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

51. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Clinical Psychology

#161 in Europe

#472 in the World

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

52. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Clinical Psychology

#169 in Europe

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1967

53. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Clinical Psychology

#170 in Europe

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1992

54. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Clinical Psychology

#176 in Europe

#510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1823

55. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Clinical Psychology

#182 in Europe

#541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

56. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Clinical Psychology

#186 in Europe

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

57. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Clinical Psychology

#192 in Europe

#566 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

58. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Clinical Psychology

#196 in Europe

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1964

59. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Clinical Psychology

#202 in Europe

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

60. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Clinical Psychology

#203 in Europe

#586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1895

61. University of East London

England | London

For Clinical Psychology

#204 in Europe

#587 in the World

Founded: 1992

62. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Clinical Psychology

#211 in Europe

#609 in the World

Founded: 1992

63. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Clinical Psychology

#217 in Europe

#632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 2004

64. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Clinical Psychology

#221 in Europe

#647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1993

65. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Clinical Psychology

#227 in Europe

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1992

66. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Clinical Psychology

#229 in Europe

#685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1992

67. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Clinical Psychology

#231 in Europe

#695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

68. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Clinical Psychology

#232 in Europe

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1992

69. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Clinical Psychology

#236 in Europe

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

70. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Clinical Psychology

#243 in Europe

#718 in the World

Founded: 1992

71. University of Westminster

England | London

For Clinical Psychology

#245 in Europe

#720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

72. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Clinical Psychology

#247 in Europe

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1895

73. Canterbury Christ Church University

England | Canterbury

For Clinical Psychology

#259 in Europe

#759 in the World

Founded: 2005

74. London South Bank University

England | London

For Clinical Psychology

#263 in Europe

#767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1892

75. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Clinical Psychology

#266 in Europe

#774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1992

76. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Clinical Psychology

#270 in Europe

#784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

77. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Clinical Psychology

#271 in Europe

#785 in the World

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

78. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Clinical Psychology

#276 in Europe

#804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1858

79. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Clinical Psychology

#285 in Europe

#832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1992

80. Middlesex University

England | London

For Clinical Psychology

#288 in Europe

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1973

81. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Clinical Psychology

#294 in Europe

#880 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

82. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Clinical Psychology

#296 in Europe

#884 in the World

Founded: 1992

83. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Clinical Psychology

#299 in Europe

#890 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

84. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Clinical Psychology

#300 in Europe

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1841

85. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Clinical Psychology

#308 in Europe

#929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1966

86. York St John University

England | York

For Clinical Psychology

#317 in Europe

#963 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1841

87. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Clinical Psychology

#319 in Europe

#970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

88. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Clinical Psychology

#324 in Europe

#990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1992

89. Cardiff Metropolitan University

Wales | Cardiff

For Clinical Psychology

#326 in Europe

#997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 2011

90. University of Chester

England | Chester

For Clinical Psychology

#327 in Europe

#998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

91. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Clinical Psychology

#334 in Europe

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1848

92. University of Northampton

England | Northampton

For Clinical Psychology

#338 in Europe

#1030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2005

93. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Clinical Psychology

#342 in Europe

#1047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

94. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Clinical Psychology

#343 in Europe

#1054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1992

95. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Clinical Psychology

#351 in Europe

#1080 in the World

Founded: 1890

96. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Clinical Psychology

#354 in Europe

#1087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

97. Queen Margaret University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Clinical Psychology

#356 in Europe

#1100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

98. University of Worcester

England | Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#358 in Europe

#1104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 10,798
Founded: 2005

99. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Clinical Psychology

#359 in Europe

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Founded: 2006

100. Birmingham City University

England | Birmingham

For Clinical Psychology

#387 in Europe

#1233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1992

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