29 Best universities for Social Psychology in Portugal

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 842K citations received by 40.6K 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

#72 in Europe

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Social Psychology

#128 in Europe

#375 in the World

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

3. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Social Psychology

#150 in Europe

#432 in the World

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

4. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Social Psychology

#176 in Europe

#481 in the World

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

5. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#214 in Europe

#575 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

6. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#223 in Europe

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

7. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Social Psychology

#265 in Europe

#706 in the World

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

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Social Psychology

#383 in Europe

#1059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#452 in Europe

#1305 in the World

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

10. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Social Psychology

#468 in Europe

#1383 in the World

Founded: 1979

11. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#522 in Europe

#1590 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

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

Portugal | Vila Real

For Social Psychology

#548 in Europe

#1720 in the World

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

13. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Social Psychology

#550 in Europe

#1725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

14. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#563 in Europe

#1791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

15. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Social Psychology

#565 in Europe

#1796 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

16. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Social Psychology

#683 in Europe

#2309 in the World

Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1979

17. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Social Psychology

#733 in Europe

#2565 in the World

Founded: 1996

18. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Social Psychology

#755 in Europe

#2686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

19. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Social Psychology

#781 in Europe

#2834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

20. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Social Psychology

#787 in Europe

#2857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

21. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Social Psychology

#826 in Europe

#3035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

22. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Social Psychology

#835 in Europe

#3070 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Social Psychology

#872 in Europe

#3272 in the World

Founded: 1979

24. European University - Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#880 in Europe

#3297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

25. Higher School of Nursing, Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Social Psychology

#922 in Europe

#3552 in the World

Founded: 2004

26. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

Portugal | Barcelos

For Social Psychology

#948 in Europe

#3731 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1994

27. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Social Psychology

#1037 in Europe

#4340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

28. Piaget Institute

Portugal | Almada

For Social Psychology

#1086 in Europe

#4609 in the World

Founded: 1979

29. Polytechnic Institute of Beja

Portugal | Beja

For Social Psychology

#1245 in Europe

#5318 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 Psychology28

Cognitive Science26

Education Majors29

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution8

Occupational Therapy18

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology10

Special Education4