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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
88.8 | 92.7 | 82.8 | 87.8 |
| #20 | 81.4 | 81.9 | 75.4 | 89.1 | |
| #32 |
University of Auckland
New Zealand |
77.3 | 73.8 | 77.5 | 85.8 |
| #38 |
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands |
75.6 | 77.4 | 65.8 | 85.9 |
| #45 | 73.6 | 74.9 | 68.1 | 78.7 | |
| #12 |
UCL (University College London)
United Kingdom |
84.1 | 84.0 | 81.0 | 88.8 |
| #20 |
The University of Tokyo
Japan |
81.4 | 80.7 | 94.6 | 63.1 |
| #3 |
Stanford University
United States |
92.0 | 93.2 | 87.8 | 95.1 |
| #9 |
Princeton University
United States |
85.4 | 84.1 | 81.7 | 94.3 |
| #30 |
Peking University
China |
77.7 | 70.3 | 95.1 | 70.1 |
| #33 |
Northwestern University
United States |
76.9 | 70.2 | 77.1 | 93.4 |
| #15 |
New York University (NYU)
United States |
83.4 | 83.3 | 75.5 | 95.7 |
| #15 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
83.4 | 80.5 | 100.0 | 65.7 |
| #42 |
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Singapore |
74.4 | 72.2 | 81.7 | 69.1 |
| #41 |
Monash University
Australia |
74.8 | 67.0 | 87.7 | 74.8 |
| #18 |
McGill University
Canada |
82.8 | 83.9 | 77.4 | 88.1 |
| #19 |
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
United Kingdom |
81.7 | 82.8 | 86.0 | 72.6 |
| #45 |
Kyoto University
Japan |
73.6 | 71.7 | 87.4 | 57.6 |
| #1 |
Harvard University
United States |
97.9 | 100.0 | 96.3 | 95.1 |
| #27 |
Duke University
United States |
78.5 | 73.8 | 77.1 | 92.3 |
| #39 |
Cornell University
United States |
75.3 | 65.4 | 79.6 | 93.4 |
| #11 |
Columbia University
United States |
84.4 | 81.8 | 82.9 | 93.0 |
| #37 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong |
76.3 | 75.2 | 83.4 | 68.6 |
| #34 |
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
United States |
76.8 | 72.6 | 74.3 | 91.1 |
| #24 |
Australian National University (ANU)
Australia |
80.1 | 74.0 | 90.6 | 79.8 |