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Psychology — The Guardian UK University Guide 2026

Subject-level ranking from the The Guardian UK University Guide for Psychology in UK universities. University of Cambridge leads this subject in 2026.

115 UK universities ranked · See the overall The Guardian UK University Guide table →

RankUniversityScore
TEF G · #1University of Cambridge 100.0
TEF S · #2University of St Andrews 96.6
TEF B · #3University of Oxford 92.8
#4UCL (University College London) 89.5
#5London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London 88.1
#6University of Exeter 85.4
#7University of Bath 83.3
#8University of Wales Trinity Saint David 83.2
#9University of Southampton 82.9
#10King's College London, University of London 81.1
#11University of Staffordshire 80.8
#12Ulster University 80.4
#13Durham University 79.6
#14Loughborough University 79.4
#15University of Glasgow 79.1
#16University of Warwick 78.0
#17University of Sheffield 77.6
#18University of Bristol 74.5
#19University of Surrey 73.2
#20London Metropolitan University 73.1
#20University of Dundee 73.1
#22Abertay University 72.2
#23University of Hertfordshire 72.0
#24University of East London 71.9
#25University of Stirling 71.8
#26University of York 71.7
#27Queen's University Belfast 71.3
#28University of Derby 70.9
#28University of Leeds 70.9
#30Aston University, Birmingham 70.8
#30University of Birmingham 70.8
#32Heriot-Watt University 70.5
#33Royal Holloway, University of London 70.2
#34University of Manchester 70.0
#35Glasgow Caledonian University 69.4
#35University of Huddersfield 69.4
#37Swansea University 69.1
#37University of Leicester 69.1
#37University of South Wales 69.1
#40Cardiff University 68.9
#41University of Wolverhampton 68.8
#42University of West London 68.1
#43University of Aberdeen 67.8
#43University of Liverpool 67.8
#45Plymouth Marjon University 67.7
#46University of Sunderland 67.5
#47University of Chichester 67.4
#48University of Strathclyde 67.2
#49Bangor University 67.0
#50The University of Edinburgh 66.2
#51Bristol, UWE 65.8
#52Nottingham Trent University 65.5
#53Manchester Metropolitan University 65.2
#53University of Reading 65.2
#55Canterbury Christ Church University 65.0
#55Lancaster University 65.0
#57Newcastle University 64.6
#58City (City St George's, University of London) 64.1
#59Liverpool John Moores University 63.8
#60University of Portsmouth 63.6
#61Teesside University 63.1
#62St Mary's University, Twickenham 63.0
#63University of Nottingham 62.9
#64Northumbria University, Newcastle 62.8
#65Edge Hill University 62.2
#66Queen Mary University of London 62.0
#67University of Sussex 61.8
#68University of Plymouth 61.6
#69Goldsmiths, University of London 60.4
#70University of Essex 60.2
#71University of Lincoln 59.6
#72Keele University 59.5
#73Aberystwyth University 59.1
#74London South Bank University 58.5
#74University of Chester 58.5
#76University of Gloucestershire 58.3
#77University of Central Lancashire 57.8
#78University of Hull 56.8
#79University of Roehampton 56.1
#80Buckinghamshire New University 56.0
#81Bath Spa University 54.8
#81Birmingham City University 54.8
#83University of East Anglia UEA 54.5
#84University of the West of Scotland 54.2
#85Southampton, Solent University 54.1
#86Oxford Brookes University 54.0
#87Liverpool Hope University 53.6
#88Sheffield Hallam University 53.4
#89Coventry University 53.0
#90University of Winchester 52.2
#91Bournemouth University 52.0
#92Leeds Trinity University 51.2
#93York St John University 51.0
#94Edinburgh Napier University 50.5
#95Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh 50.2
#95University of Bradford 50.2
#97University of Greater Manchester 50.0
#98University of Cumbria 49.0
#99University of Kent 48.6
#100Middlesex University 48.4
#101De Montfort University 48.3
#102University of Brighton 47.7
#103University of Northampton 46.9
#104University of Bedfordshire 46.6
#105Anglia Ruskin University 45.7
#106University of Worcester 45.4
#107Leeds Beckett University 44.4
#108Cardiff Metropolitan University 44.2
#108Kingston University 44.2
#110University of Greenwich 43.1
#111University of Westminster, London 41.4
#112Brunel University of London 41.2
#113Bishop Grosseteste University 39.2
#114University of Salford 38.3
#115Birmingham Newman University 31.9

Other subjects in the The Guardian UK University Guide

Accounting and finance 100Aerospace engineering 32Anatomy and physiology 26Animal science and agriculture 20Animation and game design 58Anthropology and archaeology 28Architecture 56Biology 83Biomedical science 68Business and management 118Chemical engineering 29Chemistry 49Children's nursing 55Civil engineering 53Classics and ancient history 23Computer science and information systems 110Construction, surveying and planning 41Creative writing 28Criminology 87Dentistry 16Drama and dance 80Earth and marine sciences 38Economics 71Education 91Electrical and electronic engineering 58English 84Fashion and textiles 46Film production and photography 70Fine art 57Forensic science 25General engineering 27General nursing 76Geography 62Graphic design 64Health professions 71History 81History of art 19Hospitality, event management and tourism 45Interior design 35International relations 46Journalism 40Languages and linguistics 49Law 110Marketing and public relations 76Mathematics 55Mechanical engineering 69Media and film studies 75Medicine 36Mental health nursing 67Midwifery 54Music 79Nutrition and food science 30Paramedic science 41Pharmacy and pharmacology 40Philosophy 42Physics 44Physiotherapy 47Politics 60Product design 41Social work 78Sociology and social policy 91Sports science 85Theology and religious studies 15Veterinary science 8Zoology 29

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Uses NSS teaching, NSS feedback, NSS overall satisfaction, student/staff ratio, expenditure per student, average entry tariff, value-added score, and career prospects 15 months after graduation.

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.