Best Universities for Psychology in Europe

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 245M citations received by 7.45M academic papers made by 1,424 universities in Europe 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

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#2 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. King's College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#26 in the World

Founded: 1829

5. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Psychology

#1 in Sweden

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

6. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Psychology

#1 in the Netherlands

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

7. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Psychology

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

8. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Psychology

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

9. Radboud University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Psychology

#2 in the Netherlands

#49 in the World

Founded: 1923

10. University of Manchester

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#52 in the World

Founded: 1824

11. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

12. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Psychology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

13. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Psychology

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

14. Lund University

For Psychology

#2 in Sweden

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

15. University of Groningen

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Groningen

For Psychology

#3 in the Netherlands

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

16. Utrecht University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Psychology

#4 in the Netherlands

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1636

17. University of Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Psychology

#1 in Switzerland

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

18. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Psychology

#1 in France

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

19. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Psychology

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

20. Sapienza University of Rome

For Psychology

#1 in Italy

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

21. Maastricht University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Psychology

#5 in the Netherlands

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

22. University of Bristol

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#100 in the World

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

23. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#102 in the World

Founded: 1900

24. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Psychology

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

25. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#104 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Psychology

#6 in the Netherlands

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

27. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Psychology

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

28. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Psychology

#2 in Italy

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

29. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Psychology

#3 in Sweden

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

30. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

31. University of Oslo

For Psychology

#1 in Norway

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

32. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#119 in the World

Founded: 1905

33. University of Padua

For Psychology

#3 in Italy

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 70,000
Founded: 1222

34. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Psychology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#123 in the World

Founded: 1451

35. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Psychology

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

36. University of Leeds

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#132 in the World

Founded: 1904

37. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Psychology

#7 in the Netherlands

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

38. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Psychology

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

39. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Psychology

#4 in Sweden

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

40. University of Southampton

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

41. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Psychology

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

42. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Psychology

#1 in Spain

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

43. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Psychology

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

44. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Psychology

#4 in Italy

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 96,945
Founded: 1088

45. University of Bern

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Bern

For Psychology

#2 in Switzerland

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

46. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Psychology

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

47. Leiden University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Leiden

For Psychology

#8 in the Netherlands

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 33,474
Founded: 1575

48. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Psychology

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

49. Cardiff University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Wales

For Psychology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#168 in the World

Founded: 1997

50. Newcastle University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#169 in the World

Founded: 1963

51. University of London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

52. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Psychology

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

53. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Psychology

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

54. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Psychology

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

55. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Psychology

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

56. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Psychology

#10 in Germany

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

57. University of Warwick

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

58. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Psychology

#11 in Germany

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

59. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Psychology

#1 in Greece

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

60. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Psychology

#3 in Switzerland

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

61. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Psychology

#2 in Spain

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

62. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Psychology

#12 in Germany

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

63. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Psychology

#5 in Italy

#211 in the World

Founded: 1321

64. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Psychology

#2 in Norway

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

65. University of Geneva

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Geneva

For Psychology

#4 in Switzerland

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

66. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Psychology

#13 in Germany

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

67. University of York

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#20 in the United Kingdom

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

68. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Psychology

#5 in Switzerland

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

69. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Psychology

#14 in Germany

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

70. Umea University

For Psychology

#5 in Sweden

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

71. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Italy | Lombardy

For Psychology

#6 in Italy

#230 in the World

Founded: 1921

72. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Psychology

#7 in Italy

#231 in the World

Founded: 1404

73. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#21 in the United Kingdom

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

74. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Psychology

#15 in Germany

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

75. University of Leicester

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#22 in the United Kingdom

#236 in the World

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

76. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Psychology

#2 in France

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

77. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Psychology

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

78. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Psychology

#3 in Norway

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

79. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Psychology

#16 in Germany

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

80. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Psychology

#17 in Germany

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

81. University of Lausanne

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Psychology

#6 in Switzerland

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

82. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Psychology

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

83. University of Exeter

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#23 in the United Kingdom

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

84. University of Sussex

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#24 in the United Kingdom

#255 in the World

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

85. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Psychology

#25 in the United Kingdom

#257 in the World

Founded: 1495

86. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Psychology

#6 in Sweden

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

87. University of Basel

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Basel

For Psychology

#7 in Switzerland

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

88. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Psychology

#7 in Sweden

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 22,441
Founded: 1975

89. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Psychology

#18 in Germany

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

90. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Psychology

#19 in Germany

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

91. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Psychology

#20 in Germany

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

92. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Psychology

#8 in Italy

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 47,736
Founded: 1343

93. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Psychology

#9 in Italy

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

94. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Psychology

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 18,400
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1925

95. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Psychology

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,800
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1920

96. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Psychology

#21 in Germany

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

97. University of Oulu

For Psychology

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

98. University of Leipzig

Germany | Saxony

For Psychology

#22 in Germany

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 31,088
Founded: 1409

99. Complutense University of Madrid

For Psychology

#3 in Spain

#300 in the World

Founded: 1508

100. University of Surrey

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#26 in the United Kingdom

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

Psychology subfields in Europe

Child Psychology957

Clinical Psychology812

Cognitive Science1006

Education Majors1096

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution389

Neuroscience1233

Occupational Therapy460

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology264

Social Psychology1286

Special Education375