Best universities for Psychology (2026)

130 UK universities teaching Psychology as a full-time degree, ranked on graduate pay, jobs, student satisfaction, students staying on and entry points.

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#	University	Score	Salary 5 yrs on	Working or studying	Satisfied	Typical UCAS
1	University of Cambridge Cambridge, East of England · TEF Gold	72	£37.5k	90%	88%	200
2	University of Bristol Bristol, City of, South West · TEF Silver	66	£36.5k	88%	87%	160
3	University of Warwick Coventry, West Midlands · TEF Gold	66	£34.5k	85%	87%	152
4	University of Bath Bath and North East Somerset, South West · TEF Gold	66	£34.5k	86%	87%	160
5	King's College London Westminster, London · TEF Silver	64	£46k	84%	85%	152
6	UCL Camden, London · TEF Silver	64	£40k	78%	86%	160
7	University of Durham County Durham, North East · TEF Silver	64	£37k	87%	84%	152
8	University of York York, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	64	£32k	93%	84%	152
9	Loughborough University Charnwood, East Midlands · TEF Gold	64	£31.5k	90%	89%	136
10	University of St Mark & St John Plymouth, South West · TEF Gold	63	—	98%	90%	104
11	University of Exeter Exeter, South West · TEF Gold	62	£32k	82%	85%	168
12	University of St Andrews Scotland	62	£32k	85%	86%	216
13	London School of Economics and Political Science Westminster, London · TEF Silver	62	—	85%	87%	232
14	Queen's University Belfast Northern Ireland	62	—	94%	86%	136
15	University of Glasgow Scotland	60	£30.5k	88%	85%	200
16	University of Strathclyde Scotland	59	£30.5k	90%	82%	200
17	University of Manchester Manchester, North West · TEF Silver	59	£29.5k	92%	84%	152
18	University of Surrey Guildford, South East · TEF Silver	58	£31.5k	86%	89%	120
19	Aston University Birmingham, West Midlands · TEF Gold	58	£30.5k	83%	86%	120
20	University of Birmingham Birmingham, West Midlands · TEF Silver	58	£29k	88%	88%	136
21	University of Sheffield Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	58	£29k	85%	91%	152
22	Nottingham Trent University Nottingham, East Midlands · TEF Gold	58	£28k	92%	87%	104
23	Royal Holloway, University of London Runnymede, South East · TEF Silver	57	£32.5k	87%	83%	120
24	University of Nottingham Nottingham, East Midlands · TEF Silver	57	£32.5k	86%	82%	136
25	Queen Mary University of London Tower Hamlets, London · TEF Silver	57	£32k	84%	83%	136
26	University of Newcastle Upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne, North East · TEF Silver	57	£32k	85%	81%	144
27	Cardiff University Cardiff, Wales	57	£32k	74%	84%	168
28	University of Southampton Southampton, South East · TEF Silver	57	£31.5k	83%	86%	136
29	University of Leeds Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	57	£31.5k	86%	81%	152
30	University of Portsmouth Portsmouth, South East · TEF Gold	57	£31k	88%	83%	104
31	University of Aberdeen Scotland	57	£29k	89%	88%	152
32	University of Leicester Leicester, East Midlands · TEF Gold	57	£28.5k	86%	84%	120
33	Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester, North West · TEF Gold	57	£25.5k	94%	87%	120
34	University of Edinburgh Scotland	56	£33k	80%	81%	168
35	Oxford Brookes University Oxford, South East · TEF Silver	56	£31k	86%	87%	104
36	University of Reading Wokingham, South East · TEF Silver	56	£30.5k	87%	85%	120
37	University of Sussex Brighton and Hove, South East · TEF Silver	56	£30.5k	85%	86%	120
38	University of East Anglia Norwich, East of England · TEF Silver	56	£28.5k	93%	84%	120
39	University of Greenwich (Part of London and South East University Group) Greenwich, London · TEF Gold	56	£27.5k	100%	79%	104
40	Regent's University Westminster, London · TEF Silver	55	£43.5k	—	72%	—
41	University of Lancaster Lancaster, North West · TEF Gold	54	£30.5k	83%	76%	136
42	Kingston University Kingston upon Thames, London · TEF Gold	54	£26.5k	95%	82%	104
43	University of Worcester Worcester, West Midlands · TEF Silver	54	£26.5k	95%	87%	104
44	University of Hull Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	54	£25.5k	95%	81%	120
45	University of Derby Derby, East Midlands · TEF Gold	54	£24.5k	90%	92%	104
46	University of Ulster Northern Ireland	54	—	84%	88%	120
47	University of the Arts, London Southwark, London · TEF Bronze	53	£31.5k	—	84%	120
48	City St George's, University of London Islington, London · TEF Silver	53	£31k	77%	87%	120
49	University of Winchester Winchester, South East · TEF Silver	53	£26.5k	91%	87%	104
50	University of Dundee Scotland	53	£26.5k	90%	82%	168

How the score works: universities are compared within each subject on salary five years after graduating (27%), the share in work or further study (18%), student satisfaction (18%), students staying on (13.5%), typical UCAS points (13.5%, compared within each nation) and the TEF rating (10%, England). 50 is typical. Figures: Discover Uni (Office for Students, HESA), National Student Survey, Graduate Outcomes, HMRC LEO earnings; full-time first degrees.

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What is the best university for Psychology?

On our measures University of Cambridge ranks first for Psychology, followed by University of Bristol, University of Warwick, University of Bath. Rankings depend on what matters to you, so compare pay, jobs and satisfaction.

Which university's Psychology graduates earn the most?

King's College London: typical earnings of £46k five years after graduating (HMRC tax records).