100 Best universities for Clinical Psychology in the United Kingdom

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

For Clinical Psychology

#1 in Europe
#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1829

2. University College London

For Clinical Psychology

#2 in Europe
#21 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

3. University of Oxford

For Clinical Psychology

#3 in Europe
#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1096

4. University of Cambridge

For Clinical Psychology

#6 in Europe
#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

6. University of Leeds

For Clinical Psychology

#16 in Europe
#91 in the World
Founded
1904

8. University of Edinburgh

For Clinical Psychology

#18 in Europe
#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

9. University of Southampton

For Clinical Psychology

#22 in Europe
#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

10. Cardiff University

For Clinical Psychology

#23 in Europe
#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1997

11. University of Sheffield

For Clinical Psychology

#26 in Europe
#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1905

12. University of Nottingham

For Clinical Psychology

#29 in Europe
#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

13. University of Bristol

For Clinical Psychology

#32 in Europe
#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

14. University of London

For Clinical Psychology

#34 in Europe
#147 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

16. University of Liverpool

For Clinical Psychology

#39 in Europe
#156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

17. Imperial College London

For Clinical Psychology

#41 in Europe
#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

19. Newcastle University

For Clinical Psychology

#54 in Europe
#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
1963

20. University of Wales

For Clinical Psychology

#58 in Europe
#206 in the World
Founded
1893

21. University of Exeter

For Clinical Psychology

#66 in Europe
#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

22. University of 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

For Clinical Psychology

#73 in Europe
#258 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

24. University of Sussex

For Clinical Psychology

#74 in Europe
#268 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

25. University of Bath

For Clinical Psychology

#76 in Europe
#271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

27. University of Warwick

For Clinical Psychology

#80 in Europe
#278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

28. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Clinical Psychology

#87 in Europe
#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1849

29. Swansea University

For Clinical Psychology

#88 in Europe
#298 in the World
Founded
1920

30. University of York

For Clinical Psychology

#90 in Europe
#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

31. Loughborough University

For Clinical Psychology

#93 in Europe
#308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

32. University of Reading

For Clinical Psychology

#94 in Europe
#309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Founded
1892

33. University of Surrey

For Clinical Psychology

#103 in Europe
#325 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

34. University of Kent

For Clinical Psychology

#111 in Europe
#341 in the World
Founded
1965

35. Nottingham Trent University

For Clinical Psychology

#112 in Europe
#344 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

36. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Clinical Psychology

#114 in Europe
#347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1904

37. Queen Mary University of London

For Clinical Psychology

#116 in Europe
#350 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1989

38. Keele University

For Clinical Psychology

#119 in Europe
#356 in the World
Founded
1962

39. University of Central Lancashire

For Clinical Psychology

#130 in Europe
#384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1992

40. Lancaster University

For Clinical Psychology

#132 in Europe
#393 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
1964

41. University of Dundee

For Clinical Psychology

#134 in Europe
#398 in the World
Founded
1967

42. City, University of London

For Clinical Psychology

#136 in Europe
#401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1966

43. Queen's University Belfast

For Clinical Psychology

#137 in Europe
#403 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

44. University of East Anglia

For Clinical Psychology

#142 in Europe
#423 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

46. University of Hull

For Clinical Psychology

#150 in Europe
#447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1954

47. University of Hertfordshire

For Clinical Psychology

#151 in Europe
#448 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

48. Ulster University

For Clinical Psychology

#156 in Europe
#458 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1968

50. Durham University

For Clinical Psychology

#160 in Europe
#469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

51. University of Stirling

For Clinical Psychology

#161 in Europe
#472 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

52. University of Salford

For Clinical Psychology

#169 in Europe
#493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1967

53. University of Plymouth

For Clinical Psychology

#170 in Europe
#495 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Founded
1992

54. Birkbeck, University of London

For Clinical Psychology

#176 in Europe
#510 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1823

55. Brunel University London

For Clinical Psychology

#182 in Europe
#541 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

56. University of the West of England

For Clinical Psychology

#186 in Europe
#550 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

57. University of St Andrews

For Clinical Psychology

#192 in Europe
#566 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

58. University of Strathclyde

For Clinical Psychology

#196 in Europe
#575 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
1964

59. Coventry University

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

For Clinical Psychology

#203 in Europe
#586 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1895

63. University of Roehampton

For Clinical Psychology

#217 in Europe
#632 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
2004

64. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Clinical Psychology

#221 in Europe
#647 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1993

65. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Clinical Psychology

#227 in Europe
#672 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1992

66. Sheffield Hallam University

For Clinical Psychology

#229 in Europe
#685 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1992

67. University of Portsmouth

For Clinical Psychology

#231 in Europe
#695 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

68. Leeds Beckett University

For Clinical Psychology

#232 in Europe
#696 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1992

69. University of Brighton

For Clinical Psychology

#236 in Europe
#705 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

71. University of Westminster

For Clinical Psychology

#245 in Europe
#720 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

72. Aston University

For Clinical Psychology

#247 in Europe
#726 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1895

74. London South Bank University

For Clinical Psychology

#263 in Europe
#767 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1892

75. Staffordshire University

For Clinical Psychology

#266 in Europe
#774 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1992

76. University of Huddersfield

For Clinical Psychology

#270 in Europe
#784 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

77. University of Derby

For Clinical Psychology

#271 in Europe
#785 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

78. Anglia Ruskin University

For Clinical Psychology

#276 in Europe
#804 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1858

79. University of Lincoln

For Clinical Psychology

#285 in Europe
#832 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
1992

80. Middlesex University

For Clinical Psychology

#288 in Europe
#858 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1973

81. Oxford Brookes University

For Clinical Psychology

#294 in Europe
#880 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

83. Bournemouth University

For Clinical Psychology

#299 in Europe
#890 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

84. University of South Wales

For Clinical Psychology

#300 in Europe
#895 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1841

85. University of Bradford

For Clinical Psychology

#308 in Europe
#929 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1966

86. York St John University

For Clinical Psychology

#317 in Europe
#963 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1841

87. University of Bedfordshire

For Clinical Psychology

#319 in Europe
#970 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

88. Kingston University

For Clinical Psychology

#324 in Europe
#990 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1992

89. Cardiff Metropolitan University

For Clinical Psychology

#326 in Europe
#997 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
2011

90. University of Chester

For Clinical Psychology

#327 in Europe
#998 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Founded
2005

91. London Metropolitan University

For Clinical Psychology

#334 in Europe
#1024 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1848

92. University of Northampton

For Clinical Psychology

#338 in Europe
#1030 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2005

93. University of the West of Scotland

For Clinical Psychology

#342 in Europe
#1047 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

94. Edinburgh Napier University

For Clinical Psychology

#343 in Europe
#1054 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1992

95. University of Greenwich

For Clinical Psychology

#351 in Europe
#1080 in the World
Founded
1890

96. Teesside University

For Clinical Psychology

#354 in Europe
#1087 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

97. Queen Margaret University

For Clinical Psychology

#356 in Europe
#1100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

98. University of Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#358 in Europe
#1104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
10,798
Founded
2005

99. Edge Hill University

For Clinical Psychology

#359 in Europe
#1106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Founded
2006

100. Birmingham City University

For Clinical Psychology

#387 in Europe
#1233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1992

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