Psychology

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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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210 99%196 92%213 100%206 97%188 88%190 89%162 76%169 80%165 78%167 79%174 82%209 98%141 66%180 85%174 82%198 93%156 73%150 70%156 73%160 75%157 74%154 72%161 75%157 74%202 95%151 71%152 71%131 62%138 65%139 65%149 70%143 67%136 64%162 76%143 67%141 66%137 64%128 60%181 85%129 60%169 79%129 61%130 61%127 60%127 59%138 65%132 62%129 61%165 77%122 57%126 59%121 57%170 80%168 79%134 63%156 73%138 65%103 48%121 57%122 57%170 80%131 62%118 55%126 59%124 58%117 55%131 61%111 52%124 58%127 59%120 56%120 56%129 61%119 56%119 56%128 60%125 59%125 59%115 54%118 56%111 52%121 57%122 57%121 57%155 73%128 60%121 57%107 50%116 55%106 50%117 55%120 56%127 60%103 49%117 55%131 62%108 51%115 54%115 54%116 54%113 53%117 55%126 59%105 49%108 51%110 51%133 63%119 56%98 46%102 48%111 52%110 52%107 50%122 57%104 49%159 75%106 50%103 49%
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3.54 89%n/a3.24 81%3.18 80%3.24 81%3.04 76%3.08 77%3.00 75%3.21 80%2.95 74%2.98 74%3.06 77%3.26 81%2.89 72%3.10 78%2.76 69%3.15 79%3.07 77%3.07 77%2.86 71%3.01 75%2.91 73%2.95 74%3.00 75%3.05 76%3.01 75%2.93 73%3.10 78%3.01 75%3.03 76%2.97 74%2.85 71%2.86 71%3.13 78%3.09 77%3.14 79%2.99 75%3.06 76%3.18 79%2.96 74%3.12 78%3.02 76%3.07 77%3.21 80%2.95 74%2.89 72%2.92 73%3.18 80%2.95 74%3.07 77%3.11 78%3.31 83%3.02 75%3.09 77%3.10 77%3.39 85%3.15 79%3.10 78%3.10 77%3.30 83%2.89 72%3.02 75%2.98 75%3.01 75%3.07 77%2.80 70%3.09 77%3.03 76%3.36 84%3.11 78%2.86 72%3.05 76%3.20 80%2.97 74%2.93 73%3.05 76%2.88 72%3.22 81%2.95 74%2.89 72%3.05 76%3.12 78%2.96 74%3.11 78%2.88 72%3.13 78%3.16 79%2.94 73%3.22 81%3.25 81%3.05 76%2.75 69%3.21 80%3.40 85%2.84 71%3.08 77%3.05 76%3.09 77%3.27 82%2.83 71%3.24 81%3.18 79%3.45 86%3.05 76%3.35 84%2.90 73%3.06 77%3.04 76%2.94 74%3.26 82%3.05 76%2.68 67%3.13 78%3.15 79%3.28 82%3.21 80%2.62 65%3.40 85%
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3.64 91%3.61 90%3.43 86%3.62 91%3.03 76%3.57 89%3.53 88%3.44 86%3.53 88%3.55 89%3.22 81%3.51 88%3.35 84%3.33 83%3.50 88%3.64 91%3.35 84%3.45 86%3.23 81%3.28 82%3.29 82%3.48 87%3.38 85%3.21 80%3.49 87%3.47 87%3.37 84%3.18 80%3.45 86%3.32 83%3.28 82%3.46 87%3.17 79%2.64 66%2.85 71%2.89 72%3.38 85%3.17 79%3.41 85%2.97 74%3.28 82%3.03 76%3.02 76%3.03 76%3.32 83%2.90 73%3.05 76%2.96 74%3.18 80%3.32 83%3.10 78%2.75 69%3.06 77%3.08 77%3.02 76%2.68 67%2.46 62%2.69 67%2.64 66%2.08 52%2.41 60%2.92 73%2.73 68%2.28 57%2.79 70%2.83 71%2.45 61%2.93 73%2.77 69%2.19 55%2.95 74%2.30 58%2.35 59%2.64 66%2.52 63%2.96 74%2.92 73%2.17 54%2.89 72%2.65 66%2.75 69%2.54 64%3.01 75%1.55 39%2.30 58%2.97 74%2.67 67%2.92 73%2.31 58%2.63 66%2.09 52%3.01 75%2.40 60%2.00 50%2.06 52%n/a2.68 67%1.78 45%2.17 54%2.43 61%2.17 54%1.63 41%1.39 35%2.61 65%2.37 59%2.49 62%2.27 57%2.87 72%2.63 66%2.67 67%2.74 69%2.09 52%1.40 35%n/a1.19 30%n/a1.82 46%n/a
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100 100%100 100%97.8 98%98 98%98 98%96.9 97%97.8 98%97.8 98%98.6 99%97.7 98%98.4 98%96.5 97%97 97%96.9 97%94.8 95%98.1 98%97.6 98%98.8 99%99 99%98.1 98%98.2 98%97.8 98%97.9 98%96.8 97%97 97%95.9 96%98 98%98.3 98%97.6 98%97 97%98 98%97.8 98%97.3 97%95.7 96%97 97%97.3 97%96.9 97%96.7 97%98.1 98%95.1 95%97.5 98%96.4 96%97.3 97%94.8 95%97.1 97%95.7 96%97.1 97%93.4 93%96.2 96%93.9 94%95.5 96%92.7 93%94.6 95%91.8 92%94.5 95%96.8 97%93.5 94%90.4 90%93.3 93%91.3 91%96.3 96%93.7 94%95.1 95%92.3 92%95 95%94.9 95%93.6 94%95.5 96%90.8 91%93.5 94%92.1 92%93.2 93%93.1 93%96.6 97%95.4 95%90.9 91%92.2 92%95.6 96%95.4 95%92.6 93%94.4 94%94.2 94%90.9 91%95 95%93.9 94%86.1 86%92.3 92%92.3 92%94 94%91.8 92%92.9 93%90.6 91%90.3 90%87.8 88%93.4 93%84.1 84%87.9 88%89.1 89%89.9 90%91.7 92%85.4 85%89.7 90%81.1 81%91.4 91%87.5 88%90.3 90%91.8 92%80.1 80%85.8 86%84.1 84%83.7 84%91.6 92%91.2 91%88.2 88%84.9 85%n/a79 79%81.6 82%
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n/a85.0 85%88.0 88%n/a87.0 87%71.0 71%81.0 81%84.0 84%75.0 75%79.0 79%82.0 82%76.0 76%81.0 81%75.0 75%72.0 72%67.0 67%73.0 73%71.0 71%73.0 73%73.0 73%74.0 74%74.0 74%72.0 72%77.0 77%71.0 71%70.0 70%66.0 66%74.0 74%71.0 71%69.0 69%63.0 63%66.0 66%75.0 75%63.0 63%71.0 71%65.0 65%63.0 63%66.0 66%58.0 58%72.0 72%53.0 53%66.0 66%67.0 67%70.0 70%63.0 63%69.0 69%62.0 62%64.0 64%60.0 60%63.0 63%59.0 59%65.0 65%55.0 55%71.0 71%60.0 60%54.0 54%63.0 63%77.0 77%73.0 73%77.0 77%61.0 61%61.0 61%66.0 66%69.0 69%63.0 63%63.0 63%60.0 60%58.0 58%65.0 65%63.0 63%69.0 69%65.0 65%61.0 61%59.0 59%63.0 63%51.0 51%58.0 58%49.0 49%55.0 55%60.0 60%59.0 59%52.0 52%54.0 54%61.0 61%62.0 62%58.0 58%50.0 50%56.0 56%59.0 59%57.0 57%60.0 60%57.0 57%46.0 46%62.0 62%63.0 63%81.0 81%56.0 56%70.0 70%55.0 55%58.0 58%60.0 60%66.0 66%70.0 70%54.0 54%57.0 57%55.0 55%55.0 55%66.0 66%62.0 62%54.0 54%55.0 55%45.0 45%54.0 54%45.0 45%55.0 55%56.0 56%48.0 48%37.0 37%
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n/a76.0 76%83.0 83%n/a87.0 87%80.0 80%84.0 84%79.0 79%80.0 80%84.0 84%74.0 74%78.0 78%82.0 82%73.0 73%75.0 75%78.0 78%79.0 79%82.0 82%75.0 75%81.0 81%74.0 74%77.0 77%74.0 74%74.0 74%71.0 71%74.0 74%77.0 77%80.0 80%75.0 75%80.0 80%78.0 78%75.0 75%74.0 74%70.0 70%66.0 66%72.0 72%71.0 71%73.0 73%71.0 71%80.0 80%75.0 75%76.0 76%72.0 72%69.0 69%73.0 73%69.0 69%71.0 71%74.0 74%65.0 65%72.0 72%71.0 71%77.0 77%72.0 72%66.0 66%69.0 69%71.0 71%70.0 70%82.0 82%73.0 73%69.0 69%68.0 68%71.0 71%68.0 68%76.0 76%67.0 67%81.0 81%72.0 72%75.0 75%69.0 69%75.0 75%66.0 66%75.0 75%67.0 67%72.0 72%65.0 65%81.0 81%66.0 66%69.0 69%69.0 69%73.0 73%65.0 65%70.0 70%76.0 76%73.0 73%68.0 68%70.0 70%69.0 69%69.0 69%62.0 62%69.0 69%71.0 71%63.0 63%71.0 71%81.0 81%69.0 69%82.0 82%75.0 75%73.0 73%72.0 72%69.0 69%72.0 72%69.0 69%70.0 70%70.0 70%63.0 63%65.0 65%67.0 67%68.0 68%78.0 78%63.0 63%58.0 58%68.0 68%59.0 59%75.0 75%69.0 69%53.0 53%71.0 71%41.0 41%
This table was updated on 24 May 2024.
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