17 Best universities for Social Psychology in Bulgaria

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Bulgaria ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 32.9K citations received by 3.66K academic papers made by 17 universities in Bulgaria 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. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"

Bulgaria | Sofia

For Social Psychology

#585 in Europe

#1889 in the World

Founded: 1888

2. Medical University - Plovdiv

Bulgaria | Plovdiv

For Social Psychology

#789 in Europe

#2870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1945

3. South-West University "Neofit Rilski"

Bulgaria | Blagoevgrad

For Social Psychology

#800 in Europe

#2905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 91
Founded: 1975

4. Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski"

Bulgaria | Plovdiv

For Social Psychology

#879 in Europe

#3296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1961

5. Technical University - Sofia

Bulgaria | Sofia

For Social Psychology

#921 in Europe

#3544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1945

6. Medical University - Sofia

Bulgaria | Sofia

For Social Psychology

#947 in Europe

#3721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 10,460
Male:Female: 48:52
Founded: 1917

7. Trakia University

Bulgaria | Stara Zagora

For Social Psychology

#972 in Europe

#3876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1995

8. Medical University - Varna

Bulgaria | Varna

For Social Psychology

#1049 in Europe

#4393 in the World

Founded: 1961

9. New Bulgarian University

Bulgaria | Sofia

For Social Psychology

#1058 in Europe

#4457 in the World

Founded: 1991

10. University of National and World Economy

Bulgaria | Sofia

For Social Psychology

#1079 in Europe

#4585 in the World

Enrollment: 21,534
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1920

11. University of Ruse "Angel Kanchev"

Bulgaria | Ruse

For Social Psychology

#1082 in Europe

#4599 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1945

12. National Military University "Vasil Levski"

Bulgaria | Veliko Tarnovo

For Social Psychology

#1115 in Europe

#4741 in the World

Founded: 1924

13. University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy

Bulgaria | Sofia

For Social Psychology

#1167 in Europe

#4990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1942

14. Constantine of Preslav University of Shumen

Bulgaria | Shumen

For Social Psychology

#1179 in Europe

#5025 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1971

15. St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo

Bulgaria | Veliko Tarnovo

For Social Psychology

#1207 in Europe

#5142 in the World

Founded: 1963

16. University of Economics - Varna

Bulgaria | Varna

For Social Psychology

#1221 in Europe

#5207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1920

17. Technical University - Varna

Bulgaria | Varna

For Social Psychology

#1223 in Europe

#5219 in the World

Founded: 1962

The best cities to study Social Psychology in Bulgaria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sofia, Plovdiv, Blagoevgrad, and Stara Zagora.

Psychology subfields in Bulgaria

Occupational Therapy3

Psychiatry12

Social Work3