29 Best universities for Social Psychology in Portugal

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 767K citations received by 39.5K academic papers made by 29 universities in Portugal 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 of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#74 in Europe

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Social Psychology

#134 in Europe

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

3. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Social Psychology

#150 in Europe

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

4. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Social Psychology

#177 in Europe

#485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

5. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#216 in Europe

#584 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

6. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#226 in Europe

#610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

7. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Social Psychology

#269 in Europe

#712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Social Psychology

#391 in Europe

#1077 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#456 in Europe

#1322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,205
Founded: 1971

10. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Social Psychology

#468 in Europe

#1394 in the World

Founded: 1979

11. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#516 in Europe

#1566 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

12. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Social Psychology

#552 in Europe

#1759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

13. University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro

Portugal | Vila Real

For Social Psychology

#553 in Europe

#1760 in the World

Enrollment: 6,515
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1986

14. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Social Psychology

#566 in Europe

#1820 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

15. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#568 in Europe

#1830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

16. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Social Psychology

#693 in Europe

#2358 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

17. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Social Psychology

#734 in Europe

#2563 in the World

Founded: 1996

18. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Social Psychology

#755 in Europe

#2665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

19. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Social Psychology

#787 in Europe

#2843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

20. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Social Psychology

#791 in Europe

#2867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

21. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Social Psychology

#828 in Europe

#3013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

22. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Social Psychology

#841 in Europe

#3127 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Social Psychology

#874 in Europe

#3281 in the World

Founded: 1979

24. European University - Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#905 in Europe

#3434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

25. Higher School of Nursing, Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Social Psychology

#920 in Europe

#3537 in the World

Founded: 2004

26. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

Portugal | Barcelos

For Social Psychology

#951 in Europe

#3730 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1994

27. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Social Psychology

#1057 in Europe

#4414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

28. Piaget Institute

Portugal | Almada

For Social Psychology

#1083 in Europe

#4593 in the World

Founded: 1979

29. Polytechnic Institute of Beja

Portugal | Beja

For Social Psychology

#1249 in Europe

#5331 in the World

Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1979

The best cities to study Social Psychology in Portugal based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lisbon, Porto, Braga, and Coimbra.

Psychology subfields in Portugal

Child Psychology28

Clinical Psychology27

Cognitive Science26

Education Majors29

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution8

Occupational Therapy17

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology10

Special Education4