31 Best universities for Psychology in London, ENG

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in London ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 19.4M citations received by 443K 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

#7 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. University of London

For Psychology

#15 in England

#18 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

5. Queen Mary University of London

For Psychology

#19 in England

#22 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

6. St George's, University of London

For Psychology

#22 in England

#26 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1733

7. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Psychology

#26 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

#36 in England

#49 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1966

10. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Psychology

#48 in England

#61 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

11. Middlesex University

For Psychology

#58 in England

#72 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1973

12. University of East London

For Psychology

#61 in England

#75 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1992

13. University of Roehampton

For Psychology

#65 in England

#79 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. University of Greenwich

For Psychology

#68 in England

#82 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1890

16. London South Bank University

For Psychology

#69 in England

#83 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

17. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Psychology

#73 in England

#88 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1791

18. London Business School

For Psychology

#74 in England

#90 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

19. London Metropolitan University

For Psychology

#78 in England

#94 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1848

20. SOAS, University of London

For Psychology

#86 in England

#108 in the United Kingdom

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

21. University of the Arts London

For Psychology

#96 in England

#120 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1986

22. Regent's University London

For Psychology

#102 in England

#129 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1984

23. School of Advanced Study, University of London

For Psychology

#103 in England

#130 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1994

24. Royal College of Art

For Psychology

#104 in England

#131 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1896

25. Royal College of Music

For Psychology

#107 in England

#134 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1882

26. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

For Psychology

#108 in England

#135 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1932

27. Heythrop College

For Psychology

#110 in England

#139 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. Royal Academy of Music, University of London

For Psychology

#117 in England

#146 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1822

31. Richmond, The American International University in London

For Psychology

#119 in England

#149 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

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	48	Uxbridge
29	University of Hertfordshire	56	Hatfield, England
32	Royal Holloway, University of London	52	Egham
43	University of Surrey	27	Guildford
45	Buckinghamshire New University	116	High Wycombe
46	University of Bedfordshire	92	Luton
57	University of Reading	38	Reading, England