Psychology — Complete University Guide 2027

Subject-level ranking from the Complete University Guide for Psychology in UK universities. University of Oxford leads this subject in 2027.

118 UK universities ranked · See the overall Complete University Guide table →

Rank	University	Score
TEF G · #1	University of Oxford	—
TEF S · #2	University of Cambridge	—
TEF B · #3	University of St Andrews	—
#4	London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London	—
#5	UCL (University College London)	—
#6	University of Bath	—
#7	University of Exeter	—
#8	University of Warwick	—
#9	Loughborough University	—
#10	Durham University	—
#11	University of York	—
#12	King's College London, University of London	—
#13	University of Bristol	—
#14	Cardiff University	—
#15	University of Birmingham	—
#16	University of Sheffield	—
#17	University of Glasgow	—
#18	University of Leeds	—
#19	The University of Edinburgh	—
#20	University of Liverpool	—
#21	University of Southampton	—
#22	Lancaster University	—
#23	University of Nottingham	—
#24	University of Manchester	—
#25	University of East Anglia UEA	—
#26	Royal Holloway, University of London	—
#27	Newcastle University	—
#28	University of Strathclyde	—
#29	University of Surrey	—
#30	Aston University, Birmingham	—
#31	University of Leicester	—
#32	University of Aberdeen	—
#33	University of Reading	—
#34	Queen Mary University of London	—
#35	Heriot-Watt University	—
#36	University of Sussex	—
#37	Queen's University Belfast	—
#38	University of Hull	—
#39	City (City St George's, University of London)	—
#40	University of Plymouth	—
#41	Bangor University	—
#42	Swansea University	—
#43	University of Dundee	—
#44	University of Suffolk	—
#45	University of Kent	—
#46	University of Lincoln	—
#47	University of Chichester	—
#48	Northumbria University, Newcastle	—
#49	Ulster University	—
#50	Edge Hill University	—
#51	University of Stirling	—
#52	Manchester Metropolitan University	—
#53	University of Portsmouth	—
#54	Nottingham Trent University	—
#55	Glasgow Caledonian University	—
#56	Cardiff Metropolitan University	—
#57	Bristol, UWE	—
#58	University of Huddersfield	—
#59	University of Chester	—
#60	University of Hertfordshire	—
#61	Edinburgh Napier University	—
#62	University of Essex	—
#63	Abertay University	—
#64	Keele University	—
#65	University of South Wales	—
#66	Oxford Brookes University	—
#67	Liverpool John Moores University	—
#68	York St John University	—
#69	University of Central Lancashire	—
#70	Canterbury Christ Church University	—
#71	University of Sunderland	—
#72	Bournemouth University	—
#73	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	—
#74	Liverpool Hope University	—
#75	University of Bradford	—
#76	University of Roehampton	—
#77	Aberystwyth University	—
#78	University of Staffordshire	—
#79	Brunel University of London	—
#80	Leeds Beckett University	—
#81	St Mary's University, Twickenham	—
#82	Bishop Grosseteste University	—
#83	Bath Spa University	—
#84	University of Winchester	—
#85	Teesside University	—
#86	London Metropolitan University	—
#87	University of Gloucestershire	—
#88	Plymouth Marjon University	—
#89	Coventry University	—
#90	University of Salford	—
#91	Goldsmiths, University of London	—
#92	Sheffield Hallam University	—
#93	Anglia Ruskin University	—
#94	University of Derby	—
#95	University of Worcester	—
#96	Birmingham City University	—
#97	University of Buckingham	—
#98	University of Greenwich	—
#99	University of Westminster, London	—
#100	London South Bank University	—
#101	University of Bedfordshire	—
#102	University of East London	—
#103	Kingston University	—
#104	University of Brighton	—
#105	Middlesex University	—
#106	Leeds Trinity University	—
#107	University of West London	—
#108	University of Wolverhampton	—
#109	University of Cumbria	—
#110	University of Greater Manchester	—
#111	Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh	—
#112	Birmingham Newman University	—
#113	De Montfort University	—
#114	Southampton, Solent University	—
#115	University of Northampton	—
#116	Buckinghamshire New University	—
#117	University of the West of Scotland	—
#118	Wrexham University	—

Other subjects in the Complete University Guide

Accounting and Finance 104 Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering 33 African and Middle Eastern Studies 7 Agriculture and Forestry 19 American Studies 6 Anthropology 23 Archaeology 25 Architecture 57 Art and Design 82 Asian Studies 12 Biological Sciences 87 Biomedical Sciences 87 Building 37 Business and Management Studies 124 Celtic Studies 6 Chemical Engineering 33 Chemistry 48 Childhood and Youth Studies 46 Civil Engineering 59 Classics 24 Communication and Media Studies 92 Complementary Medicine 10 Computer Science 118 Counselling, Psychotherapy and Occupational Therapy 47 Creative Writing 47 Dentistry 16 Drama, Dance and Cinematics 96 Economics 76 Education 91 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 71 English 89 Food Science 35 Forensic Science 37 French 42 General Engineering 31 Geography and Environmental Science 70 Geology 29 German 31 Health Studies 30 History 91 History of Art, Architecture and Design 23 Iberian Languages 43 Information Technology and Systems 18 Italian 23 Land and Property Management 11 Law 113 Linguistics 24 Manufacturing and Production Engineering 31 Marketing 93 Materials Technology 12 Mathematics 65 Mechanical Engineering 74 Medical Technology and Bioengineering 45 Medicine 40 Music 80 Nursing and Midwifery 86 Optometry, Ophthalmics and Orthoptics 14 Paramedic Science 45 Pharmacology and Pharmacy 47 Philosophy 45 Physics and Astronomy 46 Physiotherapy 48 Politics 77 Russian and East European Languages 13 Social Policy 33 Social Work 75 Sociology 103 Speech and Language Therapy 19 Sports Science 86 Theology and Religious Studies 17 Tourism, Transport, Travel and Heritage Studies 53 Town and Country Planning and Landscape Design 22 Veterinary Medicine 13

How subject rankings work

CUG combines entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality, research intensity, academic services spend, facilities spend, graduate prospects (outcomes + on-track), student-staff ratio, and continuation.

Subject rankings apply the same methodology to courses within a single discipline. They tend to reorder the overall table — a top-10 overall university may rank lower in a specific subject, and vice versa.