ARWU

Psychology 2023

Academic Ranking of World Universities · · Methodology · Source: Academic Ranking of World Universities official website · Editorial Standards

Ranks universities globally for research output and academic impact in psychology.

ARWU relies entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators (Nobel Prizes, Nature/Science papers, Highly Cited Researchers) and uses no reputation surveys.

How does Psychology evaluate universities?

Psychology, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as CNCI, IC, Q1, TOP, each assigned a distinct weight according to a publicly documented methodology. Data sources combine academic peer reviews, employer surveys, bibliometric databases such as Scopus and Web of Science, and institutional self-reported statistics, all independently verified by the publisher's research team. The 2023 edition assessed 499 universities from 15 countries and regions, covering teaching quality, research output, internationalization, and graduate employability across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. Academic Ranking of World Universities recollects raw data annually and cross-checks results to ensure the rankings reflect each institution's most current performance in faculty strength, scholarly productivity, global reach, and student outcomes, providing a reliable reference for prospective students, parents, and education researchers.

Which are the top universities in Psychology 2023?

The top universities in Psychology 2023 are: Aarhus University, Beijing Normal University, Boston University, Brown University, Cornell University. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 499 universities from 15 countries and regions using indicators such as CNCI, IC, Q1, TOP. Rankings reflect weighted performance across multiple dimensions; students should consider methodology differences and their own academic priorities when interpreting results.

How does Psychology differ from other ranking systems?

ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities), created by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2003 as the world's first international university ranking, is based entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators and uses no reputation surveys: alumni winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (10%), faculty winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (20%), highly cited researchers across subject fields (20%), papers published in Nature and Science (20%), papers indexed in SCIE and SSCI (20%), and per-capita academic performance (10%). In contrast, QS and THE both incorporate reputation questionnaires as core weights, while US News combines reputation surveys with bibliometric data. ARWU's transparent methodology and reproducibility make it authoritative for evaluating research strength and academic prestige.

Current edition: published 2023-10
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🇦🇺 Australia
🇦🇹 Austria
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇱 Chile
🇨🇳 China
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇭🇷 Croatia
🇨🇾 Cyprus
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇪🇪 Estonia
🇫🇮 Finland
🇫🇷 France
🇩🇪 Germany
🇬🇷 Greece
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇮🇱 Israel
🇮🇹 Italy
🇯🇵 Japan
🇱🇹 Lithuania
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
🇲🇴 Macau
🇲🇾 Malaysia
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇳🇴 Norway
🇵🇱 Poland
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇷🇺 Russia
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
🇷🇸 Serbia
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇸🇰 Slovakia
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇪🇸 Spain
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇹🇼 Taiwan
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇺🇸 United States
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Country
51-75 Aarhus University logo Aarhus University (AU) 🇩🇰 Denmark - 78.5 89.1 39.8 50.9
51-75 Beijing Normal University logo Beijing Normal University (BNU) 🇨🇳 China - 67.9 71.6 48.3 36.0
51-75 Boston University logo Boston University (BU) 🇺🇸 United States - 74.3 50.3 51.8 45.1
51-75 Brown University logo Brown University 🇺🇸 United States - 68.6 48.1 51.2 47.1
51-75 Cornell University logo Cornell University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States - 81.8 59.6 46.2 49.1
51-75 Emory University logo Emory University 🇺🇸 United States - 71.7 52.8 44.9 40.8
51-75 Erasmus University Rotterdam logo Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) 🇳🇱 Netherlands - 81.5 84.9 46.2 36.0
51-75 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin logo Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) 🇩🇪 Germany - 72.4 79.4 47.4 43.0
51-75 Karolinska Institutet logo Karolinska Institutet (KI) 🇸🇪 Sweden - 76.0 89.0 52.4 27.2
51-75 Massachusetts Institute of Technology logo Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 🇺🇸 United States - 100.0 75.2 32.9 56.1
51-75 Michigan State University logo Michigan State University (MSU) 🇺🇸 United States - 75.5 56.4 52.7 38.5
51-75 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick 🇺🇸 United States - 69.3 50.2 47.2 49.1
51-75 Tel Aviv University logo Tel Aviv University (TAU) 🇮🇱 Israel - 69.6 72.5 43.8 50.9
51-75 University of Edinburgh logo University of Edinburgh 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 76.0 83.4 42.6 49.1
51-75 The University of Western Australia logo The University of Western Australia (UWA) 🇦🇺 Australia - 74.2 82.0 40.6 45.1
51-75 Tilburg University logo Tilburg University (TiU) 🇳🇱 Netherlands - 82.0 81.7 43.1 49.1
51-75 University of California, San Francisco University of California, San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States - 78.6 63.8 53.0 27.2
51-75 Universität Hamburg logo Universität Hamburg (UHH) 🇩🇪 Germany - 73.6 71.7 40.8 45.1
51-75 University of Missouri logo University of Missouri (MU) 🇺🇸 United States - 70.4 52.3 39.3 49.1
51-75 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München logo Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) 🇩🇪 Germany - 79.1 81.3 43.2 38.5
51-75 University of Tübingen logo University of Tübingen 🇩🇪 Germany - 71.6 75.3 41.4 47.1
51-75 University of Warwick logo University of Warwick 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 71.2 83.4 32.8 56.1
51-75 University of Wisconsin–Madison logo University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW) 🇺🇸 United States - 73.0 51.6 51.6 45.1
51-75 Washington University in St. Louis logo Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) 🇺🇸 United States - 73.5 56.1 48.6 45.1
51-75 University of Hong Kong logo University of Hong Kong (HKU) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong - 73.6 75.6 42.0 40.8
76-100 Cardiff University logo Cardiff University 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 82.0 74.5 34.9 38.5
76-100 Carnegie Mellon University logo Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) 🇺🇸 United States - 68.1 62.0 30.3 59.3
76-100 Curtin University logo Curtin University 🇦🇺 Australia - 80.2 82.1 37.9 30.4
76-100 Freie Universität Berlin logo Freie Universität Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany - 70.6 77.4 43.1 33.3
76-100 Heidelberg University logo Heidelberg University 🇩🇪 Germany - 73.3 79.9 41.2 33.3
76-100 Leiden University logo Leiden University 🇳🇱 Netherlands - 76.1 81.7 45.9 30.4
76-100 Macquarie University logo Macquarie University 🇦🇺 Australia - 73.4 80.4 41.9 33.3
76-100 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸🇬 Singapore - 81.1 89.7 39.5 27.2
76-100 Purdue University West Lafayette logo Purdue University West Lafayette 🇺🇸 United States - 75.2 54.2 44.1 38.5
76-100 Hebrew University of Jerusalem logo Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) 🇮🇱 Israel - 72.4 75.8 36.7 43.0
76-100 University of Georgia logo University of Georgia (UGA) 🇺🇸 United States - 75.0 51.4 40.2 40.8
76-100 University of Birmingham logo University of Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 76.8 80.0 35.4 38.5
76-100 University of Colorado Boulder logo University of Colorado Boulder (UCB) 🇺🇸 United States - 77.3 53.9 36.3 45.1
76-100 University of Copenhagen logo University of Copenhagen (UCPH) 🇩🇰 Denmark - 76.1 86.2 38.5 40.8
76-100 University of Florida logo University of Florida (UF) 🇺🇸 United States - 70.7 57.1 44.6 36.0
76-100 University of Geneva University of Geneva (UNIGE) 🇨🇭 Switzerland - 72.1 90.2 38.2 38.5
76-100 University of Oregon logo University of Oregon (UO) 🇺🇸 United States - 78.6 56.3 37.4 40.8
76-100 University of Oslo logo University of Oslo (UiO) 🇳🇴 Norway - 72.3 84.4 46.2 23.6
76-100 The University of Sydney logo The University of Sydney (USYD) 🇦🇺 Australia - 69.9 74.6 47.7 27.2
76-100 University of Utah logo University of Utah (UU) 🇺🇸 United States - 74.0 51.7 44.1 38.5
76-100 University of Vienna logo University of Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria - 79.8 88.9 37.6 40.8
76-100 University of York logo University of York 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 76.1 76.1 33.6 40.8
76-100 Virginia Commonwealth University logo Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) 🇺🇸 United States - 73.2 55.1 41.8 36.0
76-100 Western University logo Western University (UWO) 🇨🇦 Canada - 73.4 77.7 40.3 38.5
76-100 Chinese University of Hong Kong logo Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong - 75.6 74.2 40.4 30.4