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Psychology 2025

Times Higher Education World University Rankings · · Methodology · Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings official website · Editorial Standards

Evaluates universities worldwide for research output and academic impact in psychology.

THE evaluates universities across five pillars — Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, Industry, and International Outlook — making it one of the most comprehensive ranking systems.

How does Psychology evaluate universities?

Psychology, published by Times Higher Education World University Rankings, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, Industry, International Outlook, 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 2025 edition assessed 654 universities from 10 countries and regions, covering teaching quality, research output, internationalization, and graduate employability across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. Times Higher Education World University Rankings 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 2025?

The top universities in Psychology 2025 are: Stanford University, University of Cambridge, Princeton University, Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley. This edition, published by Times Higher Education World University Rankings, evaluated 654 universities from 10 countries and regions using indicators such as Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, Industry, International Outlook. 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?

THE (Times Higher Education) World University Rankings is among the most comprehensive, evaluating universities across teaching (30%), research environment (30%), research quality (30%), industry income (2.5%), and international outlook (7.5%), with 18 fine-grained indicators. Data sources combine the Elsevier Scopus bibliometric database, academic reputation surveys, and institution-reported statistics. The methodology underwent a major 2024 revision, adding a Research Quality category to reduce reliance on sheer output volume. In comparison, QS leans more on reputation surveys, ARWU is built solely on objective research metrics (Nobel Prizes, highly cited researchers), and US News centers on research productivity and citation impact. THE suits applicants seeking a balanced view of a university's combined research and teaching strength.

Current edition: published 2025-01
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1 Stanford University logo Stanford University (SU) 🇺🇸 United States 92.6 96.2 99.9 87.1 100.0 75.6
2 University of Cambridge logo University of Cambridge 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 90.5 96.2 90.4 87.8 67.3 95.0
3 Princeton University logo Princeton University 🇺🇸 United States 89.3 92.4 90.1 91.3 77.1 72.2
4 Harvard University logo Harvard University 🇺🇸 United States 89.1 97.4 99.9 80.1 85.0 65.8
5 University of California, Berkeley logo University of California, Berkeley (UCB) 🇺🇸 United States 88.5 89.1 98.0 83.0 99.9 72.9
6 University College London logo University College London (UCL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 88.4 91.5 95.9 81.2 70.7 93.4
7 Yale University logo Yale University 🇺🇸 United States 87.4 93.3 99.5 80.3 67.3 67.4
8 University of Pennsylvania logo University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸 United States 84.2 88.6 95.5 75.1 81.6 72.1
9 King's College London logo King's College London (KCL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 83.6 80.5 85.8 79.8 100.0 95.4
10 University of Michigan logo University of Michigan (UM) 🇺🇸 United States 83.0 85.4 97.3 78.3 67.8 54.6
11 = University of Chicago logo University of Chicago (UC) 🇺🇸 United States 82.2 91.1 88.7 74.2 67.3 72.2
11 = University of California, Los Angeles logo University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 🇺🇸 United States 82.2 81.5 98.5 75.9 82.4 57.1
11 = University of Toronto logo University of Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada 82.2 83.2 95.1 71.6 71.2 88.8
14 Columbia University logo Columbia University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 80.6 78.2 91.2 72.6 95.6 80.5
15 University of Amsterdam logo University of Amsterdam (UvA) 🇳🇱 Netherlands 80.2 76.3 82.2 81.5 67.2 87.4
16 New York University logo New York University (NYU) 🇺🇸 United States 79.6 77.2 93.1 73.0 69.9 77.3
17 University of British Columbia logo University of British Columbia (UBC) 🇨🇦 Canada 78.8 69.2 91.4 74.5 72.4 91.5
18 Peking University logo Peking University (PKU) 🇨🇳 China 78.0 81.8 75.9 73.8 77.9 91.2
19 KU Leuven logo KU Leuven (KUL) 🇧🇪 Belgium 77.9 70.8 81.8 77.7 99.4 78.9
20 Johns Hopkins University logo Johns Hopkins University (JHU) 🇺🇸 United States 76.5 80.3 86.0 69.2 75.3 64.6
21 = McGill University logo McGill University 🇨🇦 Canada 75.5 74.2 77.2 72.4 75.0 89.3
21 = Northwestern University logo Northwestern University (NU) 🇺🇸 United States 75.5 73.9 84.7 79.7 67.3 33.4
23 University of Edinburgh logo University of Edinburgh 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 75.4 73.4 72.7 75.3 74.7 93.4
24 Carnegie Mellon University logo Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) 🇺🇸 United States 75.3 70.8 80.2 78.1 72.4 62.0
25 The University of Melbourne logo The University of Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia 74.8 64.7 77.1 76.0 99.7 83.8
26 Duke University logo Duke University 🇺🇸 United States 74.6 68.4 84.8 74.0 96.4 52.0
27 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München logo Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) 🇩🇪 Germany 73.1 63.5 73.6 76.7 100.0 74.7
28 The University of Queensland logo The University of Queensland (UQ) 🇦🇺 Australia 71.9 55.4 72.6 77.3 98.1 88.5
29 Karolinska Institutet logo Karolinska Institutet (KI) 🇸🇪 Sweden 71.7 55.2 77.4 74.0 100.0 84.7
30 University of Minnesota logo University of Minnesota 🇺🇸 United States 71.6 65.1 80.9 73.7 100.0 37.1
31 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam logo Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) 🇳🇱 Netherlands 71.0 54.7 68.5 81.0 75.3 89.3
32 Vanderbilt University logo Vanderbilt University 🇺🇸 United States 70.5 66.4 70.5 74.5 67.3 67.5
33 = Radboud University Nijmegen logo Radboud University Nijmegen 🇳🇱 Netherlands 70.4 62.9 72.4 72.7 67.3 80.7
33 = University of California, Davis logo University of California, Davis (UCD) 🇺🇸 United States 70.4 59.9 75.1 76.4 67.8 64.7
33 = University of California San Diego logo University of California San Diego (UCSD) 🇺🇸 United States 70.4 65.3 79.5 65.9 96.5 63.7
33 = University of Texas at Austin logo University of Texas at Austin 🇺🇸 United States 70.4 64.5 73.4 79.0 77.7 36.5
37 Beijing Normal University logo Beijing Normal University (BNU) 🇨🇳 China 70.3 75.2 72.9 68.4 64.9 55.3
38 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill logo University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) 🇺🇸 United States 69.6 60.0 81.1 74.6 67.3 40.5
39 University of Wisconsin–Madison logo University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW) 🇺🇸 United States 69.5 59.3 76.9 74.8 86.4 45.5
40 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin logo Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) 🇩🇪 Germany 69.1 60.4 73.9 71.4 77.0 68.2
41 University of Groningen logo University of Groningen 🇳🇱 Netherlands 68.9 46.3 71.8 77.5 90.1 88.2
42 University of California, Irvine logo University of California, Irvine (UCI) 🇺🇸 United States 68.7 52.0 70.9 79.3 77.6 65.7
43 University of Washington logo University of Washington (UW) 🇺🇸 United States 68.2 52.8 81.4 71.7 67.3 60.5
44 Brown University logo Brown University 🇺🇸 United States 67.9 72.4 66.3 67.0 67.3 62.6
45 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸🇬 Singapore 67.6 49.7 59.3 82.3 97.7 76.2
46 = Ghent University logo Ghent University 🇧🇪 Belgium 67.1 54.8 67.9 73.2 98.9 62.8
46 = Pennsylvania State University logo Pennsylvania State University (PSU) 🇺🇸 United States 67.1 63.5 69.4 73.5 67.5 41.5
48 = The Ohio State University logo The Ohio State University (OSU) 🇺🇸 United States 67.0 55.0 78.3 71.3 67.3 49.4
48 = University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign logo University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) 🇺🇸 United States 67.0 58.6 71.3 72.4 83.2 48.2
50 The University of Sydney logo The University of Sydney (USYD) 🇦🇺 Australia 66.7 54.6 63.2 72.5 99.8 77.8