Psychology

SUBJECT LEAGUE TABLE 2026
A Psychology degree involves studying the inner workings of the human mind. Our Psychology rankings show the best universities for Psychology in the UK and include courses like Cognitive Neuroscience and Social Psychology, and courses that offer combinations like Psychology with Sport & Exercise Science or Business. Our Psychology league table allows you to filter the top universities for psychology in the UK by region, entry standards, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and more. You can use these filters to compare courses that suit you and decide which you'd like to apply for.
A Psychology degree involves studying the inner workings of the human mind. Our Psychology rankings show the best universities for Psychology in the UK and include courses like Cognitive Neuroscience and Social Psychology, and courses that offer combinations like Psychology with Sport & Exercise Science or Business. Our Psychology league table allows you to filter the top universities for psychology in the UK by region, entry standards, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and more. You can use these filters to compare courses that suit you and decide which you'd like to apply for.
A Psychology degree involves studying the inner workings of the human mind. Our Psychology rankings show the best universities for Psychology in the UK and include courses like Cognitive Neuroscience and Social Psychology, and courses that offer combinations like Psychology with Sport & Exercise Science or Business. Our Psychology league table allows you to filter the top universities for psychology in the UK by region, entry standards, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and more. You can use these filters to compare courses that suit you and decide which you'd like to apply for.
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Entry standards/ Max 220
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Student satisfaction/ Max 4
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Research quality/ Max 4
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Contin - uation/ Max 100
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Graduate prospects – on track/ Max 100
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49 955 159 760 461 469 472 3691 1892 294 1698 6100 15101 6104 6106 4107 13111 6113 6116 2
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84.9 85%84.0 84%83.7 84%83.4 83%83.2 83%82.0 82%81.8 82%79.9 80%79.8 80%79.6 80%79.3 79%79.0 79%78.9 79%78.3 78%78.1 78%78.0 78%76.8 77%74.5 75%72.8 73%
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107 49%152 69%113 51%149 68%140 64%123 56%117 53%100 45%97 44%103 47%105 48%151 69%113 51%120 55%110 50%105 48%99 45%136 62%116 53%
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3.28 82%3.28 82%3.32 83%3.42 85%3.12 78%3.00 75%3.30 83%3.17 79%3.28 82%3.35 84%3.14 79%2.99 75%2.91 73%3.06 77%3.27 82%3.49 87%3.30 83%3.09 77%2.98 75%
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2.69 67%3.08 77%2.75 69%2.68 67%2.46 62%2.79 70%2.87 72%2.63 66%2.63 66%2.67 67%2.61 65%2.30 58%2.06 52%1.78 45%1.63 41%2.00 50%2.37 59%2.27 57%n/a
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85.5 86%85.8 86%88.5 89%91.3 91%92.7 93%90 90%76.5 77%90.2 90%89.3 89%85.4 85%87 87%90.5 91%90.2 90%87.1 87%84.7 85%71.4 71%82.6 83%84.4 84%85.5 86%
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79.0 79%72.0 72%69.0 69%55.0 55%60.0 60%66.0 66%71.0 71%61.0 61%62.0 62%58.0 58%62.0 62%57.0 57%63.0 63%65.0 65%66.0 66%61.0 61%57.0 57%46.0 46%49.0 49%
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80.0 80%72.0 72%71.0 71%76.0 76%67.0 67%67.0 67%80.0 80%72.0 72%65.0 65%64.0 64%70.0 70%65.0 65%70.0 70%69.0 69%72.0 72%85.0 85%63.0 63%61.0 61%69.0 69%
This table was updated on 10 June 2025.
Read the University and subject tables methodology to find out where the data comes from, how the tables are compiled and explanations of the measures used.
All measures used to compile the tables are available on the full table view. Maximum scores for the measures:
Overall score: maximum score of 100
Entry standards: no maximum limit, maximum score in current tables shown in header
Student satisfaction: maximum score of 4
Research quality: maximum score of 4
Continuation: maximum score of 100
Graduate prospects – outcomes: maximum score of 100
Graduate prospects – on track: maximum score of 100
The following institutions have courses in this subject but insufficient data to be included in the ranking:
- - Arden University
- - Health Sciences University (formerly AECC University College)
- - Northeastern University London
- - Norwich University of the Arts
- - Regent's University London
- - Robert Gordon University
- - Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- - The University of Law
- - University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)
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