World's Best Universities
Psychology
Psychology students learn about the intricacies of the human experience and can go on to work in health facilities, schools, and the government. These are the world's top universities for psychology. See the methodology.
| Rank | School | Overall Score | Academic Reputation Score | Employer Reputation Score | Citations per Paper Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
Harvard University
United States |
97.9 | 100.0 | 96.3 | 95.1 |
| #2 |
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom |
93.2 | 94.2 | 91.1 | 93.7 |
| #3 |
Stanford University
United States |
92.0 | 93.2 | 87.8 | 95.1 |
| #5 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
88.8 | 92.7 | 82.8 | 87.8 |
| #4 |
University of Oxford
United Kingdom |
91.0 | 90.2 | 92.8 | 90.2 |
| #5 |
Yale University
United States |
88.8 | 90.1 | 84.1 | 92.5 |
| #8 |
University of Michigan
United States |
86.0 | 88.8 | 77.6 | 91.7 |
| #7 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
87.4 | 88.0 | 82.5 | 93.4 |
| #13 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
83.7 | 86.5 | 77.8 | 85.7 |
| #9 |
Princeton University
United States |
85.4 | 84.1 | 81.7 | 94.3 |
| #12 |
UCL (University College London)
United Kingdom |
84.1 | 84.0 | 81.0 | 88.8 |
| #18 |
McGill University
Canada |
82.8 | 83.9 | 77.4 | 88.1 |
| #15 |
New York University (NYU)
United States |
83.4 | 83.3 | 75.5 | 95.7 |
| #19 |
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
United Kingdom |
81.7 | 82.8 | 86.0 | 72.6 |
| #10 |
University of Chicago
United States |
85.3 | 82.8 | 84.3 | 92.9 |
| #14 |
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
United States |
83.5 | 82.2 | 79.5 | 92.9 |
| #20 | 81.4 | 81.9 | 75.4 | 89.1 | |
| #11 |
Columbia University
United States |
84.4 | 81.8 | 82.9 | 93.0 |
| #20 |
The University of Tokyo
Japan |
81.4 | 80.7 | 94.6 | 63.1 |
| #15 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
83.4 | 80.6 | 89.0 | 81.9 |
| #15 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
83.4 | 80.5 | 100.0 | 65.7 |
| #22 |
University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Hong Kong |
80.9 | 80.5 | 87.8 | 71.4 |
| #31 |
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
United States |
77.5 | 78.9 | 68.1 | 88.2 |
| #26 |
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom |
78.7 | 77.7 | 76.3 | 85.0 |
| #38 |
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands |
75.6 | 77.4 | 65.8 | 85.9 |