36 Best universities for Social Psychology in Uttar Pradesh

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Uttar Pradesh ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 145K citations received by 11.8K academic papers made by 36 universities in Uttar Pradesh 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. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Kanpur

For Social Psychology

#8 in India

#146 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

2. Banaras Hindu University

Varanasi

For Social Psychology

#14 in India

#224 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

3. Aligarh Muslim University

Aligarh

For Social Psychology

#16 in India

#255 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

4. Amity University

Noida

For Social Psychology

#25 in India

#393 in Asia

Founded: 2005

5. University of Allahabad

Allahabad

For Social Psychology

#50 in India

#614 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 26,386
Founded: 1887

6. King George's Medical University

Lucknow

For Social Psychology

#61 in India

#670 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

7. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Lucknow

For Social Psychology

#68 in India

#779 in Asia

Founded: 1983

8. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Allahabad

For Social Psychology

#70 in India

#785 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

9. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Noida

For Social Psychology

#71 in India

#788 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

10. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Allahabad

For Social Psychology

#92 in India

#950 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

11. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Varanasi

For Social Psychology

#93 in India

#954 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

12. Galgotias University

Noida

For Social Psychology

#96 in India

#963 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 31,293
Founded: 2011

13. University of Lucknow

Lucknow

For Social Psychology

#101 in India

#986 in Asia

Founded: 1921

14. GLA University

Chaumuhan

For Social Psychology

#115 in India

#1082 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

15. Sharda University

Greater Noida

For Social Psychology

#127 in India

#1159 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

16. Gautam Buddha University

Greater Noida

For Social Psychology

#152 in India

#1341 in Asia

Founded: 2002

17. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Lucknow

For Social Psychology

#153 in India

#1358 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

18. Dayalbagh Educational Institute

Agra

For Social Psychology

#176 in India

#1517 in Asia

Founded: 1917

19. Chaudhary Charan Singh University

Meerut

For Social Psychology

#180 in India

#1548 in Asia

Founded: 1965

20. Integral University

Lucknow

For Social Psychology

#189 in India

#1589 in Asia

Founded: 2004

21. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

Gorakhpur

For Social Psychology

#201 in India

#1666 in Asia

Enrollment: 300,000
Founded: 1957

22. Swami Vivekanand Subharti University

Meerut

For Social Psychology

#216 in India

#1727 in Asia

Founded: 2008

23. Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology

Gorakhpur

For Social Psychology

#224 in India

#1750 in Asia

Founded: 2013

24. Shiv Nadar University

Dadri

For Social Psychology

#238 in India

#1792 in Asia

Founded: 2011

25. Teerthanker Mahaveer University

Moradabad

For Social Psychology

#253 in India

#1840 in Asia

Founded: 2008

26. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University

Lucknow

For Social Psychology

#263 in India

#1872 in Asia

Founded: 2000

27. Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University

Kalyanpur

For Social Psychology

#291 in India

#1983 in Asia

Founded: 1965

28. Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University

Jaunpur

For Social Psychology

#295 in India

#2007 in Asia

Founded: 1987

29. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Agra

For Social Psychology

#296 in India

#2011 in Asia

Founded: 1927

30. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology

Raebareli

For Social Psychology

#299 in India

#2021 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2007

31. M.J.P. Rohilkhand University

Bareilly

For Social Psychology

#309 in India

#2059 in Asia

Founded: 1975

32. Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Allahabad

For Social Psychology

#310 in India

#2064 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1910

33. Bundelkhand University

Jhansi

For Social Psychology

#329 in India

#2149 in Asia

Founded: 1975

34. Shri Venkateshwara University

Gajraula

For Social Psychology

#338 in India

#2188 in Asia

Founded: 2010

35. Santosh University

Ghaziabad

For Social Psychology

#340 in India

#2214 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1995

36. Shobhit University

Meerut

For Social Psychology

#346 in India

#2232 in Asia

Founded: 2012

Closest to Uttar Pradesh states to learn Social Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Bihar	7	57
Uttarakhand	13	6
Haryana	34	3
Madhya Pradesh	14	40
Jharkhand	5	34
Himachal Pradesh	5	112
Chhattisgarh	5	111
Punjab	17	10
Rajasthan	21	29
Jammu and Kashmir	7	51
Odisha	13	35
West Bengal	24	1
Gujarat	17	33
Maharashtra	21	9
Telangana	8	27
Assam	8	24
Andhra Pradesh	11	65
Tamil Nadu	38	5
Karnataka	28	2
Kerala	10	85

Psychology subfields in Uttar Pradesh

Child Psychology23

Clinical Psychology16

Cognitive Science33

Education Majors20

Neuroscience38

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology3

Psychiatry40