Psychology 2018

As with last year, 12 of the top 20 universities for psychology are based in the US, including number-one institution Harvard University. Only the University of Amsterdam in the top 20 is based in a non-English-speaking country, with the UK, Canada and Australia the other countries to be represented.

A whopping 91 of the universities ranked below are based in the US, but there are 34 other countries represented too. Outside of the English-speaking world, Germany is one of the most dominant countries with 23 universities, although none of these feature in the top 50.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

Interested in other courses besides psychology? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018 cover 48 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.