What you would study
- Bachelor's
- BA / BSc Psychology
- Master's / PhD
- MSc Psychology, Clinical Psychology doctorate
- Class 12 stream
- any
- Careers
- Explore Psychology careers →
Exams you may need
- For bachelor's
- SAT (USA) · IELTS/TOEFL
- For master's
- GRE (USA, some) · IELTS/TOEFL
Ranked for Psychology
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025
51–75Australian Catholic UniversityAustralia · World 601–70051–75Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing, China · World 101–15051–75Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹61.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide51–75Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdam, Netherlands · World 101–150Admission guide51–75Humboldt University of BerlinBerlin, Germany51–75Leiden UniversityLeiden, Netherlands · World 101–150Admission guide51–75Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts, United States · World #3 · UG fees ~₹63.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide51–75Purdue University, West LafayetteWest Lafayette, Indiana, United States · World 101–150Admission guide51–75Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey, United States · World 151–200Admission guide51–75The University of EdinburghEdinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom · World #37Admission guide51–75The University of GeorgiaAthens, United States · World 301–40051–75The University of New South WalesKensington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · World #80Admission guide51–75The University of QueenslandSt Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia · World #65Admission guide51–75University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona, United States · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹39.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide51–75University of BristolBristol, United Kingdom · World #98 · UG fees ~₹32.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide51–75University of California, IrvineIrvine, California, United States · World #79 · UG fees ~₹54.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide51–75University of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, San Diego, California, United States · World #20 · UG fees ~₹48.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide51–75University of ChicagoChicago, IL, United States · World #10 · UG fees ~₹67.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide51–75University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado, United States · World #62 · UG fees ~₹43 lakh/yrAdmission guide51–75University of HoustonHouston, TX, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹21.6 lakh/yr51–75University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina, United States · World #39 · UG fees ~₹45.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide51–75University of SydneyCamperdown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · World #72 · UG fees ~₹33.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide51–75Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri, United States · World #26 · UG fees ~₹63 lakh/yrAdmission guide51–75Western UniversityLondon, Ontario, Canada · World 301–400Admission guide51–75York UniversityToronto, Ontario, Canada · World 601–700Admission guide76–100Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹70 lakh/yrAdmission guide76–100Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹68.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide76–100Deakin UniversityMelbourne, Victoria, Australia · World 201–30076–100Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC, United States · World 401–500 · UG fees ~₹65.2 lakh/yr76–100Maastricht UniversityMaastricht, Netherlands · World 301–400Admission guide76–100Macquarie UniversitySydney, New South Wales, Australia · World 201–30076–100Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan, United States · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹42.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide76–100Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, Texas, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹38.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide76–100University of CalgaryCalgary, Alberta, Canada · World 151–200Admission guide76–100Tilburg UniversityTilburg, Netherlands · World 701–80076–100University of BirminghamBirmingham, United Kingdom · World 151–200Admission guide76–100University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA, United States · World #2176–100University of CologneCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · World 151–200Admission guide76–100University of KentKent, United Kingdom · World 401–50076–100University of LeipzigLeipzig, Germany · World 201–30076–100University of MannheimMannheim, Germany · World 701–80076–100University of MarburgMarburg, Germany · World 301–40076–100University of Missouri, ColumbiaUnited States · World 201–30076–100University of OsloNorway · World #8376–100University of ReginaRegina, Canada · World 901–100076–100University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California, United States · World #68 · UG fees ~₹70.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide76–100University of TuebingenTübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany · World 151–200Admission guide76–100University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah, United States · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹31.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide76–100University of ViennaVienna, Austria · World 101–15076–100University of WaterlooWaterloo, Ontario, Canada · World 151–200Admission guide
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 — Psychology. Beyond the top 100 ranks are published in bands.
Where Psychology leads
careers, and the same path in IndiaCareers it opens
Or study it in India
- BA / B.Sc Psychology · After 12th
- M.A. · After graduation
- PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) · After master's
- BSW · After 12th
- MSW · After graduation
- SET / SLET (State Eligibility Test for Assistant Professor) · After master's