Best Universities for Psychology in Europe

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 170M citations received by 6.39M academic papers made by 1,414 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 | England

For Psychology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#2 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Psychology

#1 in Sweden

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

5. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#28 in the World

Founded: 1829

6. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Psychology

#1 in the Netherlands

#42 in the World

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

7. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Psychology

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

8. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Psychology

#46 in the World

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

9. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Psychology

#2 in the Netherlands

#50 in the World

Founded: 1923

10. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#53 in the World

Founded: 1824

11. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

12. Lund University

For Psychology

#2 in Sweden

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

13. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Psychology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

14. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Psychology

#1 in France

#75 in the World

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

15. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Psychology

#3 in the Netherlands

#76 in the World

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

16. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Psychology

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

17. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Psychology

#1 in Switzerland

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

18. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Psychology

#92 in the World

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

19. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Psychology

#4 in the Netherlands

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

20. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#96 in the World

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

21. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Psychology

#98 in the World

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

22. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Psychology

#5 in the Netherlands

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

23. Sapienza University of Rome

For Psychology

#1 in Italy

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

24. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Psychology

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

25. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#103 in the World

Founded: 1900

26. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Psychology

#3 in Sweden

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

27. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

28. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Psychology

#2 in Italy

#108 in the World

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

29. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#109 in the World

Founded: 1948

30. University of Oslo

For Psychology

#1 in Norway

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

31. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Psychology

#6 in the Netherlands

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

32. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#115 in the World

Founded: 1905

33. University of Padua

For Psychology

#3 in Italy

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

34. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Psychology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#122 in the World

Founded: 1451

35. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#125 in the World

Founded: 1904

36. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Psychology

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

37. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Psychology

#4 in Sweden

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

38. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

39. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Psychology

#4 in Italy

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

40. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Psychology

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

41. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Psychology

#1 in Spain

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

42. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Psychology

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

43. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Psychology

#7 in the Netherlands

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

44. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Psychology

#8 in the Netherlands

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

45. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#158 in the World

Founded: 1963

46. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Psychology

#2 in Switzerland

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

47. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Psychology

#160 in the World

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

48. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

49. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Psychology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#168 in the World

Founded: 1997

50. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Psychology

#178 in the World

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

51. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Psychology

#182 in the World

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

52. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Psychology

#183 in the World

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

53. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Psychology

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

54. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Psychology

#10 in Germany

#195 in the World

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

55. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Psychology

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

56. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Psychology

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

57. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Psychology

#11 in Germany

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

58. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Psychology

#3 in Switzerland

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

59. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Psychology

#12 in Germany

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

60. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Psychology

#5 in Italy

#205 in the World

Founded: 1321

61. Umea University

For Psychology

#5 in Sweden

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

62. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Psychology

#2 in Norway

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

63. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Psychology

#2 in Spain

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

64. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

65. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Psychology

#13 in Germany

#212 in the World

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

66. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Psychology

#4 in Switzerland

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

67. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Psychology

#14 in Germany

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

68. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Psychology

#2 in France

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

69. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Psychology

#5 in Switzerland

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

70. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Psychology

#1 in Greece

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

71. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Italy | Lombardy

For Psychology

#6 in Italy

#227 in the World

Founded: 1921

72. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Psychology

#15 in Germany

#228 in the World

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

73. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Psychology

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

74. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Psychology

#7 in Italy

#234 in the World

Founded: 1404

75. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Psychology

#16 in Germany

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

76. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#20 in the United Kingdom

#241 in the World

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

77. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Psychology

#21 in the United Kingdom

#243 in the World

Founded: 1495

78. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Psychology

#17 in Germany

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

79. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#22 in the United Kingdom

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

80. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Psychology

#3 in Norway

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

81. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#23 in the United Kingdom

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

82. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Psychology

#18 in Germany

#253 in the World

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

83. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Psychology

#6 in Switzerland

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

84. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#24 in the United Kingdom

#257 in the World

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

85. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Psychology

#19 in Germany

#261 in the World

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

86. St George's, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#25 in the United Kingdom

#262 in the World

Founded: 1733

87. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Psychology

#6 in Sweden

#264 in the World

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

88. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Psychology

#8 in Italy

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 49,108
Founded: 1343

89. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Psychology

#7 in Sweden

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

90. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Psychology

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

91. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Psychology

#7 in Switzerland

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

92. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Psychology

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1925

93. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Psychology

#20 in Germany

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

94. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#26 in the United Kingdom

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

95. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Psychology

#9 in Italy

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

96. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Psychology

#278 in the World

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

97. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Psychology

#10 in Italy

#280 in the World

Founded: 1990

98. University of Oulu

For Psychology

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

99. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Psychology

#21 in Germany

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

100. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Psychology

#27 in the United Kingdom

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

Psychology subfields in Europe

Child Psychology888

Clinical Psychology751

Cognitive Science944

Education Majors1022

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution390

Neuroscience1184

Occupational Therapy408

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology274

Social Psychology1241

Special Education379