31 Best universities for Psychology in London, ENG

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in London ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 14.6M citations received by 396K academic papers made by 31 universities in London 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

For Psychology

#1 in England

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. King's College London

For Psychology

#4 in England

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1829

3. Imperial College London

For Psychology

#6 in England

#6 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. University of London

For Psychology

#15 in England

#17 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

5. Queen Mary University of London

For Psychology

#18 in England

#22 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

6. St George's, University of London

For Psychology

#21 in England

#25 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1733

7. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Psychology

#25 in England

#33 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

8. Birkbeck, University of London

For Psychology

#33 in England

#44 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1823

9. City, University of London

For Psychology

#35 in England

#48 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1966

10. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Psychology

#45 in England

#58 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

11. Middlesex University

For Psychology

#55 in England

#69 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1973

12. University of East London

For Psychology

#63 in England

#77 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1992

13. University of Roehampton

For Psychology

#64 in England

#78 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

14. University of Westminster

For Psychology

#66 in England

#80 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

15. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Psychology

#67 in England

#81 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1791

16. London South Bank University

For Psychology

#68 in England

#83 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

17. University of Greenwich

For Psychology

#70 in England

#85 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1890

18. London Business School

For Psychology

#72 in England

#88 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

19. London Metropolitan University

For Psychology

#74 in England

#90 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1848

20. SOAS, University of London

For Psychology

#87 in England

#109 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 6,295
Founded: 1916

21. University of the Arts London

For Psychology

#97 in England

#122 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1986

22. Royal College of Art

For Psychology

#102 in England

#129 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1896

23. School of Advanced Study, University of London

For Psychology

#103 in England

#130 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1994

24. Regent's University London

For Psychology

#104 in England

#131 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1984

25. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

For Psychology

#106 in England

#133 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1932

26. Royal College of Music

For Psychology

#109 in England

#136 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1882

27. Heythrop College

For Psychology

#111 in England

#140 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1614

28. Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

For Psychology

#112 in England

#141 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1906

29. Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

For Psychology

#114 in England

#143 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 2005

30. Richmond, The American International University in London

For Psychology

#117 in England

#147 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

31. Royal Academy of Music, University of London

For Psychology

#118 in England

#148 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1822

Universities for Psychology near London

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
12	University of West London	105	Ealing
16	St Mary's University, Twickenham	127	Twickenham
17	Kingston University	86	Kingston upon Thames
24	Brunel University London	49	Uxbridge
29	University of Hertfordshire	55	Hatfield, England
32	Royal Holloway, University of London	51	Egham
43	University of Surrey	27	Guildford
45	Buckinghamshire New University	116	High Wycombe
46	University of Bedfordshire	93	Luton
57	University of Reading	38	Reading, England