100 Best universities for Psychology in the United Kingdom

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Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 146M citations received by 5.15M academic papers made by 150 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. University College London

For Psychology

#1 in Europe
#13 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

2. University of Oxford

For Psychology

#2 in Europe
#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1096

3. University of Cambridge

For Psychology

#3 in Europe
#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

4. King's College London

For Psychology

#5 in Europe
#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1829

6. Imperial College London

For Psychology

#9 in Europe
#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

7. University of Edinburgh

For Psychology

#10 in Europe
#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

9. University of Bristol

For Psychology

#19 in Europe
#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

10. University of Nottingham

For Psychology

#20 in Europe
#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

11. University of Sheffield

For Psychology

#24 in Europe
#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1905

14. University of Southampton

For Psychology

#35 in Europe
#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

15. University of Liverpool

For Psychology

#41 in Europe
#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

16. Newcastle University

For Psychology

#42 in Europe
#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
1963

17. University of London

For Psychology

#43 in Europe
#149 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

18. Cardiff University

For Psychology

#46 in Europe
#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1997

19. University of Warwick

For Psychology

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

20. University of Leicester

For Psychology

#67 in Europe
#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

22. Queen Mary University of London

For Psychology

#77 in Europe
#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1989

23. University of York

For Psychology

#78 in Europe
#240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

24. University of Sussex

For Psychology

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

26. University of Exeter

For Psychology

#88 in Europe
#263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

27. University of Surrey

For Psychology

#94 in Europe
#280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

30. Lancaster University

For Psychology

#109 in Europe
#318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
1964

31. Queen's University Belfast

For Psychology

#110 in Europe
#321 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

32. Loughborough University

For Psychology

#117 in Europe
#338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

34. Durham University

For Psychology

#122 in Europe
#350 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

35. University of East Anglia

For Psychology

#128 in Europe
#364 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

36. University of Reading

For Psychology

#129 in Europe
#366 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Founded
1892

37. University of Bath

For Psychology

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

38. University of St Andrews

For Psychology

#134 in Europe
#381 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

39. University of Strathclyde

For Psychology

#140 in Europe
#397 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
1964

42. Birkbeck, University of London

For Psychology

#158 in Europe
#438 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1823

45. Bangor University

For Psychology

#170 in Europe
#471 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

46. University of Stirling

For Psychology

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

47. City, University of London

For Psychology

#179 in Europe
#488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1966

48. Brunel University London

For Psychology

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

49. University of Plymouth

For Psychology

#184 in Europe
#507 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Founded
1992

50. Aston University

For Psychology

#192 in Europe
#527 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1895

51. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Psychology

#195 in Europe
#534 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1849

52. University of Hull

For Psychology

#200 in Europe
#541 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1954

53. Ulster University

For Psychology

#204 in Europe
#550 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1968

55. University of Hertfordshire

For Psychology

#209 in Europe
#560 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

56. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Psychology

#212 in Europe
#574 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1992

57. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Psychology

#213 in Europe
#582 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1904

59. Nottingham Trent University

For Psychology

#225 in Europe
#615 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

60. University of Salford

For Psychology

#226 in Europe
#616 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1967

61. University of the West of England

For Psychology

#229 in Europe
#632 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

62. University of Portsmouth

For Psychology

#230 in Europe
#635 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

63. University of Bradford

For Psychology

#232 in Europe
#637 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1966

64. University of Central Lancashire

For Psychology

#241 in Europe
#674 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1992

65. Sheffield Hallam University

For Psychology

#252 in Europe
#707 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1992

66. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Psychology

#257 in Europe
#722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1993

67. Oxford Brookes University

For Psychology

#263 in Europe
#743 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

68. Coventry University

For Psychology

#269 in Europe
#760 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

69. Bournemouth University

For Psychology

#282 in Europe
#803 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

70. University of Brighton

For Psychology

#283 in Europe
#804 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

71. University of Huddersfield

For Psychology

#293 in Europe
#830 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

72. Middlesex University

For Psychology

#297 in Europe
#845 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1973

74. Leeds Beckett University

For Psychology

#303 in Europe
#873 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1992

75. Cranfield University

For Psychology

#318 in Europe
#916 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

78. University of Roehampton

For Psychology

#324 in Europe
#929 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
2004

79. University of Westminster

For Psychology

#332 in Europe
#972 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

81. Anglia Ruskin University

For Psychology

#341 in Europe
#999 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1858

82. London South Bank University

For Psychology

#345 in Europe
#1015 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1892

83. University of Lincoln

For Psychology

#350 in Europe
#1034 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
1992

86. Kingston University

For Psychology

#365 in Europe
#1095 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1992

87. University of South Wales

For Psychology

#370 in Europe
#1105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1841

88. London Metropolitan University

For Psychology

#372 in Europe
#1108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1848

89. London Business School

For Psychology

#376 in Europe
#1122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1964

91. Staffordshire University

For Psychology

#378 in Europe
#1126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1992

92. University of Bedfordshire

For Psychology

#382 in Europe
#1139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

93. Teesside University

For Psychology

#383 in Europe
#1144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

94. Edinburgh Napier University

For Psychology

#389 in Europe
#1172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1992

95. University of Derby

For Psychology

#402 in Europe
#1227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

96. University of the West of Scotland

For Psychology

#403 in Europe
#1230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

97. Aberystwyth University

For Psychology

#405 in Europe
#1240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1872

98. Edge Hill University

For Psychology

#410 in Europe
#1257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Founded
2006

99. University of Sunderland

For Psychology

#417 in Europe
#1283 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

100. Robert Gordon University

For Psychology

#431 in Europe
#1355 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

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