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 51.7M citations received by 1.76M academic papers made by 1,282 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

#6 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Social Psychology

#1 in the Netherlands

#27 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

#39 in the World

Founded: 1829

6. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Social Psychology

#2 in the Netherlands

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

7. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#49 in the World

Founded: 1824

8. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Social Psychology

#1 in Belgium

#53 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

9. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Social Psychology

#3 in the Netherlands

#56 in the World

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

10. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Social Psychology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

11. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Social Psychology

#1 in Switzerland

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

12. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Social Psychology

#4 in the Netherlands

#74 in the World

Founded: 1923

13. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#78 in the World

Founded: 1905

14. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Social Psychology

#5 in the Netherlands

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

15. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Social Psychology

#6 in the Netherlands

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

16. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#90 in the World

Founded: 1948

17. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Social Psychology

#7 in the Netherlands

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

18. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#96 in the World

Founded: 1900

19. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Social Psychology

#8 in the Netherlands

#102 in the World

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

20. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

21. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Social Psychology

#9 in the Netherlands

#111 in the World

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

22. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Social Psychology

#1 in Finland

#112 in the World

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

23. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#115 in the World

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

24. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Social Psychology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#116 in the World

Founded: 1997

25. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#117 in the World

Founded: 1904

26. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Social Psychology

#1 in Italy

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

27. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

28. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#15 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

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

30. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Social Psychology

#2 in Belgium

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

31. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Social Psychology

#1 in Sweden

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

32. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Social Psychology

#2 in Sweden

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

33. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Social Psychology

#3 in Sweden

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

34. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Social Psychology

#4 in Sweden

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

35. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Social Psychology

#1 in Denmark

#141 in the World

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

36. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

37. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#147 in the World

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

38. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Social Psychology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#149 in the World

Founded: 1451

39. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#1 in Austria

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

40. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Social Psychology

#1 in Germany

#154 in the World

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

41. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#157 in the World

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

42. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Social Psychology

#10 in the Netherlands

#159 in the World

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

43. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Social Psychology

#5 in Sweden

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

44. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Social Psychology

#2 in Germany

#162 in the World

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

45. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#20 in the United Kingdom

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

46. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Social Psychology

#2 in Switzerland

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

47. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#21 in the United Kingdom

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

48. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Social Psychology

#2 in Italy

#177 in the World

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

49. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#22 in the United Kingdom

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

50. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Social Psychology

#2 in Denmark

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

51. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Social Psychology

#3 in Germany

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

52. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Social Psychology

#3 in Italy

#189 in the World

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

53. University of Kent

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#23 in the United Kingdom

#196 in the World

Founded: 1965

54. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#24 in the United Kingdom

#200 in the World

Founded: 1963

55. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Social Psychology

#2 in Norway

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

56. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#25 in the United Kingdom

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

57. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Social Psychology

#1 in Spain

#205 in the World

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

58. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#26 in the United Kingdom

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

59. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Social Psychology

#4 in Germany

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

60. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#27 in the United Kingdom

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

61. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Social Psychology

#1 in France

#217 in the World

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

62. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Social Psychology

#3 in Switzerland

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

63. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Social Psychology

#3 in Norway

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

64. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Social Psychology

#4 in Switzerland

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

65. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Social Psychology

#2 in Spain

#222 in the World

Founded: 1531

66. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Social Psychology

#3 in Spain

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

67. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#28 in the United Kingdom

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

68. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#29 in the United Kingdom

#233 in the World

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

69. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Social Psychology

#11 in the Netherlands

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

70. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Social Psychology

#5 in Switzerland

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

71. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Social Psychology

#12 in the Netherlands

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

72. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Social Psychology

#6 in Sweden

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

73. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Social Psychology

#4 in Italy

#251 in the World

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

74. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#1 in Portugal

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

75. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Social Psychology

#1 in Ireland

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

76. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#30 in the United Kingdom

#257 in the World

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

77. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Social Psychology

#5 in Germany

#258 in the World

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

78. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Social Psychology

#6 in Germany

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

79. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Social Psychology

#7 in Sweden

#266 in the World

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

80. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Social Psychology

#2 in Finland

#268 in the World

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

81. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Social Psychology

#31 in the United Kingdom

#270 in the World

Founded: 1495

82. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Social Psychology

#5 in Italy

#271 in the World

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

83. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Social Psychology

#3 in Finland

#272 in the World

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

84. University of Essex

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#32 in the United Kingdom

#275 in the World

Founded: 1964

85. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Social Psychology

#4 in Finland

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 18,400
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1925

86. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Social Psychology

#7 in Germany

#281 in the World

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

87. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Social Psychology

#33 in the United Kingdom

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

88. University of Konstanz

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Social Psychology

#8 in Germany

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

89. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Social Psychology

#2 in Ireland

#288 in the World

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

90. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Social Psychology

#9 in Germany

#289 in the World

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

91. Swansea University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Social Psychology

#34 in the United Kingdom

#292 in the World

Founded: 1920

92. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Social Psychology

#6 in Italy

#298 in the World

Founded: 1321

93. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Social Psychology

#3 in Belgium

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

94. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Social Psychology

#7 in Italy

#302 in the World

Founded: 1404

95. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Social Psychology

#4 in Spain

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

96. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Social Psychology

#10 in Germany

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

97. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Social Psychology

#11 in Germany

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

98. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Social Psychology

#5 in Spain

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

99. University of Bielefeld

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Social Psychology

#12 in Germany

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,488
Founded: 1969

100. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Social Psychology

#35 in the United Kingdom

#317 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

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