Europe's 100+ best Social Psychology universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 36.9M citations received by 1.58M academic papers made by 1,241 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 Social Psychology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#5 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Social Psychology

#1 in the Netherlands

#28 in the World

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

5. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#36 in the World

Founded: 1829

6. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Social Psychology

#2 in the Netherlands

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

7. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#43 in the World

Founded: 1824

8. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Social Psychology

#3 in the Netherlands

#50 in the World

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

9. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Social Psychology

#1 in Belgium

#53 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

10. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Social Psychology

#1 in Switzerland

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

11. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Social Psychology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

12. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#72 in the World

Founded: 1905

13. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Social Psychology

#4 in the Netherlands

#77 in the World

Founded: 1923

14. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Social Psychology

#5 in the Netherlands

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

15. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#89 in the World

Founded: 1948

16. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Social Psychology

#6 in the Netherlands

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

17. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#94 in the World

Founded: 1900

18. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

19. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Social Psychology

#1 in Finland

#106 in the World

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

20. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#109 in the World

Founded: 1904

21. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Social Psychology

#7 in the Netherlands

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 17,378
Founded: 1927

22. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#111 in the World

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

23. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Social Psychology

#1 in Sweden

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

24. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Social Psychology

#8 in the Netherlands

#113 in the World

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

25. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

26. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Social Psychology

#2 in Sweden

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

27. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Social Psychology

#9 in the Netherlands

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

28. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

29. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Social Psychology

#1 in Norway

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

30. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Social Psychology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#124 in the World

Founded: 1997

31. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Social Psychology

#2 in Belgium

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

32. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Social Psychology

#3 in Sweden

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

33. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Social Psychology

#1 in Italy

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

34. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Social Psychology

#4 in Sweden

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

35. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#149 in the World

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

36. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Social Psychology

#5 in Sweden

#150 in the World

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

37. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

38. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Social Psychology

#10 in the Netherlands

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

39. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Social Psychology

#1 in Denmark

#154 in the World

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

40. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#155 in the World

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

41. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Social Psychology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#157 in the World

Founded: 1451

42. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#20 in the United Kingdom

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

43. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#1 in Austria

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

44. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Social Psychology

#1 in Germany

#168 in the World

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

45. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#21 in the United Kingdom

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

46. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Social Psychology

#2 in Germany

#171 in the World

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

47. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Social Psychology

#2 in Switzerland

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

48. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Social Psychology

#2 in Italy

#180 in the World

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

49. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Social Psychology

#3 in Italy

#181 in the World

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

50. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Social Psychology

#2 in Denmark

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

51. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#22 in the United Kingdom

#190 in the World

Founded: 1963

52. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Social Psychology

#3 in Switzerland

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

53. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Social Psychology

#3 in Germany

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

54. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#23 in the United Kingdom

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

55. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Social Psychology

#1 in France

#201 in the World

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

56. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Social Psychology

#2 in Norway

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

57. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#24 in the United Kingdom

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

58. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Social Psychology

#4 in Germany

#208 in the World

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

59. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#25 in the United Kingdom

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

60. University of Kent

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#26 in the United Kingdom

#211 in the World

Founded: 1965

61. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Social Psychology

#1 in Spain

#212 in the World

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

62. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Social Psychology

#11 in the Netherlands

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

63. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#27 in the United Kingdom

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

64. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#28 in the United Kingdom

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

65. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#29 in the United Kingdom

#227 in the World

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

66. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Social Psychology

#3 in Norway

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

67. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Social Psychology

#4 in Switzerland

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

68. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Social Psychology

#2 in Spain

#232 in the World

Founded: 1531

69. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Social Psychology

#6 in Sweden

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

70. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Social Psychology

#3 in Spain

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

71. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Social Psychology

#5 in Germany

#247 in the World

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

72. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#30 in the United Kingdom

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

73. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Social Psychology

#12 in the Netherlands

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

74. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Social Psychology

#5 in Switzerland

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

75. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Social Psychology

#31 in the United Kingdom

#255 in the World

Founded: 1495

76. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Social Psychology

#7 in Sweden

#256 in the World

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

77. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Social Psychology

#1 in Ireland

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

78. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#32 in the United Kingdom

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

79. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Social Psychology

#4 in Italy

#267 in the World

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

80. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Social Psychology

#6 in Germany

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

81. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Social Psychology

#2 in Finland

#271 in the World

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

82. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Social Psychology

#7 in Germany

#272 in the World

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

83. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#1 in Portugal

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

84. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Social Psychology

#3 in Finland

#275 in the World

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

85. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Social Psychology

#8 in Germany

#281 in the World

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

86. University of Essex

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#33 in the United Kingdom

#282 in the World

Founded: 1964

87. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Social Psychology

#5 in Italy

#283 in the World

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

88. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Social Psychology

#6 in Italy

#284 in the World

Founded: 1321

89. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Social Psychology

#3 in Belgium

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

90. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Social Psychology

#4 in Finland

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,870
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1934

91. University of Wales

United Kingdom | Wales

For Social Psychology

#34 in the United Kingdom

#293 in the World

Founded: 1893

92. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Social Psychology

#35 in the United Kingdom

#294 in the World

Founded: 1964

93. Swansea University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Social Psychology

#36 in the United Kingdom

#296 in the World

Founded: 1920

94. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Social Psychology

#37 in the United Kingdom

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

95. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Social Psychology

#7 in Italy

#302 in the World

Founded: 1404

96. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Social Psychology

#2 in Ireland

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,321
Founded: 1854

97. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Social Psychology

#9 in Germany

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

98. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Social Psychology

#38 in the United Kingdom

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

99. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Social Psychology

#4 in Spain

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

100. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Social Psychology

#10 in Germany

#319 in the World

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

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