29 Best universities for Social Psychology in Portugal

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 513K citations received by 35.3K 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

#83 in Europe

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Social Psychology

#137 in Europe

#398 in the World

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

3. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Social Psychology

#154 in Europe

#435 in the World

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

4. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Social Psychology

#181 in Europe

#490 in the World

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

5. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#219 in Europe

#578 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

6. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#247 in Europe

#644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

7. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Social Psychology

#271 in Europe

#719 in the World

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

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Social Psychology

#403 in Europe

#1112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#459 in Europe

#1317 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

10. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#469 in Europe

#1349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1971

11. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Social Psychology

#480 in Europe

#1396 in the World

Founded: 1979

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

Portugal | Vila Real

For Social Psychology

#546 in Europe

#1676 in the World

Founded: 1986

13. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Social Psychology

#559 in Europe

#1739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

14. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Social Psychology

#574 in Europe

#1782 in the World

Founded: 1973

15. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#576 in Europe

#1790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

16. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Social Psychology

#696 in Europe

#2347 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

17. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Social Psychology

#735 in Europe

#2532 in the World

Founded: 1996

18. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Social Psychology

#768 in Europe

#2710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

19. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Social Psychology

#782 in Europe

#2788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

20. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Social Psychology

#793 in Europe

#2846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

21. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Social Psychology

#811 in Europe

#2938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

22. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Social Psychology

#821 in Europe

#3010 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Social Psychology

#854 in Europe

#3226 in the World

Founded: 1979

24. European University - Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Social Psychology

#921 in Europe

#3608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

25. Higher School of Nursing, Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Social Psychology

#943 in Europe

#3718 in the World

Founded: 2004

26. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

Portugal | Barcelos

For Social Psychology

#952 in Europe

#3779 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1994

27. Piaget Institute

Portugal | Almada

For Social Psychology

#1047 in Europe

#4408 in the World

Founded: 1979

28. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Social Psychology

#1079 in Europe

#4568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

29. Polytechnic Institute of Beja

Portugal | Beja

For Social Psychology

#1226 in Europe

#5175 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 Psychology26

Cognitive Science23

Education Majors28

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution8

Occupational Therapy14

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology8

Special Education4