Psychology 2025

Times Higher Education World University Rankings · Published: 2025-01-22 · 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 19 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: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, University of Ulster, United Arab Emirates University, Université Grenoble Alpes, University of Akron. This edition, published by Times Higher Education World University Rankings, evaluated 654 universities from 19 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.

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🇦🇷 Argentina

🇦🇺 Australia

🇦🇹 Austria

🇧🇪 Belgium

🇧🇷 Brazil

🇨🇦 Canada

🇨🇱 Chile

🇨🇳 China

🇨🇴 Colombia

🇭🇷 Croatia

🇨🇾 Cyprus

🇨🇿 Czech Republic

🇩🇰 Denmark

🇪🇪 Estonia

🇫🇮 Finland

🇫🇷 France

🇩🇪 Germany

🇬🇭 Ghana

🇬🇷 Greece

🇭🇰 Hong Kong

🇭🇺 Hungary

🇮🇸 Iceland

🇮🇳 India

🇮🇩 Indonesia

🇮🇷 Iran

🇮🇪 Ireland

🇮🇱 Israel

🇮🇹 Italy

🇯🇲 Jamaica

🇯🇵 Japan

🇱🇧 Lebanon

🇱🇹 Lithuania

🇱🇺 Luxembourg

🇲🇴 Macau

🇲🇾 Malaysia

🇲🇹 Malta

🇲🇽 Mexico

🇳🇱 Netherlands

🇳🇿 New Zealand

🇳🇬 Nigeria

🇳🇴 Norway

🇵🇰 Pakistan

🇵🇪 Peru

🇵🇭 Philippines

🇵🇱 Poland

🇵🇹 Portugal

🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

🇷🇴 Romania

🇷🇺 Russia

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia

🇷🇸 Serbia

🇸🇬 Singapore

🇸🇰 Slovakia

🇸🇮 Slovenia

🇿🇦 South Africa

🇰🇷 South Korea

🇪🇸 Spain

🇸🇪 Sweden

🇨🇭 Switzerland

🇹🇼 Taiwan

🇹🇭 Thailand

🇹🇷 Turkey

🇺🇬 Uganda

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

🇺🇸 United States

Total 654 universities

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	University	Country
301-400	UiT The Arctic University of Norway (UiT)	🇳🇴 Norway	37.2	22.3	16.2	60.5	54.9	65.0
301-400	University of Ulster (UU)	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	37.2	16.6	18.0	66.2	39.8	76.0
301-400	United Arab Emirates University (UAEU)	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	37.2	11.9	13.1	70.6	80.2	94.3
301-400	Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)	🇫🇷 France	37.2	21.5	24.5	58.6	65.2	63.9
301-400	University of Akron	🇺🇸 United States	37.2	22.1	24.4	63.3	65.8	21.7
301-400	University of Bonn	🇩🇪 Germany	37.2	27.8	21.8	62.9	66.9	45.8
301-400	University of Bremen	🇩🇪 Germany	37.2	24.9	24.9	60.2	57.2	57.7
301-400	University of Brighton	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	37.2	14.1	19.4	58.0	64.9	76.2
301-400	University of Canterbury	🇳🇿 New Zealand	37.2	21.3	14.4	56.8	60.2	78.9
301-400	Université Clermont Auvergne	🇫🇷 France	37.2	24.0	17.9	56.4	41.6	61.2
301-400	University of Cyprus (UCY)	🇨🇾 Cyprus	37.2	19.4	17.2	65.0	42.0	78.7
301-400	University of Derby	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	37.2	20.4	12.7	67.6	29.0	64.2
301-400	University of Dundee	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	37.2	13.6	17.6	56.9	62.7	87.9
301-400	University of East London (UEL)	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	37.2	28.8	13.3	53.2	30.1	80.3
301-400	University of Fribourg	🇨🇭 Switzerland	37.2	23.8	26.9	57.0	32.9	86.9
301-400	Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (NUIG)	🇮🇪 Ireland	37.2	29.2	25.0	57.6	51.9	44.3
301-400	University of Greenwich	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	37.2	10.8	10.7	66.4	30.5	92.6
301-400	Universität Greifswald	🇩🇪 Germany	37.2	22.1	23.9	66.1	44.8	37.9
301-400	University of Guelph	🇨🇦 Canada	37.2	27.5	22.3	57.0	55.3	42.7
301-400	University of Haifa	🇮🇱 Israel	37.2	27.6	26.7	64.0	61.5	30.6
301-400	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UH)	🇺🇸 United States	37.2	22.5	26.5	55.5	67.0	60.1
301-400	University of Hertfordshire	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	37.2	25.4	14.9	61.7	50.0	73.7
301-400	Universität Innsbruck	🇦🇹 Austria	37.2	19.2	16.8	61.7	70.1	88.4
301-400	University of Johannesburg (UJ)	🇿🇦 South Africa	37.2	16.8	19.6	70.2	51.0	62.4
301-400	RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau	🇩🇪 Germany	37.2	20.7	19.7	75.7	41.8	34.7
301-400	University of Klagenfurt (AAU)	🇦🇹 Austria	37.2	16.7	13.4	61.3	37.7	93.4
301-400	University of Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	37.2	25.4	30.1	57.6	71.8	52.4
301-400	University of Memphis	🇺🇸 United States	37.2	28.1	23.7	57.2	68.3	29.0
301-400	University of Minho	🇵🇹 Portugal	37.2	28.1	31.5	46.7	69.7	52.3
301-400	Universidad de Navarra (UNAV)	🇪🇸 Spain	37.2	20.3	17.6	56.8	36.5	81.8
301-400	University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)	🇺🇸 United States	37.2	25.3	27.5	65.4	54.4	32.1
301-400	University of Nicosia	🇨🇾 Cyprus	37.2	15.1	13.6	67.1	17.3	76.6
301-400	Universidad de Oviedo (UO)	🇪🇸 Spain	37.2	29.2	20.3	54.5	56.9	42.7
301-400	Universidade do Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	37.2	31.4	22.4	58.8	46.2	62.8
301-400	University of Saskatchewan (USASK)	🇨🇦 Canada	37.2	28.2	21.1	59.9	67.0	49.2
301-400	University of South Carolina-Columbia	🇺🇸 United States	37.2	18.0	21.3	61.7	61.5	48.6
301-400	University of Strathclyde	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	37.2	24.7	18.0	63.9	45.1	70.0
301-400	University of Tasmania (UTAS)	🇦🇺 Australia	37.2	17.5	17.6	63.9	60.6	64.5
301-400	University of Texas at Arlington	🇺🇸 United States	37.2	22.5	18.0	68.5	59.5	33.1
301-400	University of the Basque Country (EHU)	🇪🇸 Spain	37.2	23.1	21.0	59.0	44.3	44.8
301-400	University of the Witwatersrand (Wits)	🇿🇦 South Africa	37.2	23.9	22.2	52.7	61.3	70.8
301-400	University of Turin (UNITO)	🇮🇹 Italy	37.2	11.3	16.7	71.3	78.9	35.7
301-400	Universitat de València (UV)	🇪🇸 Spain	37.2	30.1	24.7	60.9	53.4	51.8
301-400	University of Waikato	🇳🇿 New Zealand	37.2	19.7	22.2	55.8	62.0	76.5
301-400	University of Warsaw (UW)	🇵🇱 Poland	37.2	27.1	25.4	62.0	41.9	48.4
301-400	University of Windsor	🇨🇦 Canada	37.2	21.2	24.2	62.3	51.6	70.6
301-400	University of Wrocław (UWr)	🇵🇱 Poland	37.2	12.1	14.9	83.5	26.9	46.8
301-400	Universidad de Zaragoza (UNIZAR)	🇪🇸 Spain	37.2	18.1	13.9	70.8	44.1	40.4
301-400	Wayne State University (WSU)	🇺🇸 United States	37.2	21.6	21.3	62.4	88.3	29.2
301-400	Western Sydney University (UWS)	🇦🇺 Australia	37.2	13.2	22.7	68.4	58.7	75.4