Best universities for psychology

University of Bath comes top for psychology, with 80% of graduates in professional jobs and a median salary of £29k 15 months after graduating. University of Warwick, UCL and University of Exeter complete the top four.

127 unis ranked£26k typical early salary45% in graduate jobs

#1 for psychology100

University of Bath

Satisfaction87%better than 70% of psychology unis
Stay on course96%better than 91% of psychology unis
Graduate jobs80%better than 99% of psychology unis
Early salary£29kbetter than 92% of psychology unis

Half of students who started had more than 173 UCAS points, counting all their qualifications

Ranked 2 to 5

2University of Warwick9088% satisfied, £30k salary
3UCL8987% satisfied, £30k salary
4University of Exeter8584% satisfied, £28k salary
5University of Cambridge8388% satisfied, £28k salary

Scores are out of 100 and relative to other unis offering psychology. Data: Discover Uni, September 2026.

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Best for…

Happiest studentsBuckinghamshire New University95%positive about their course
Highest early salaryUniversity of Warwick£30kmedian, 15 months after graduating
Best for graduate jobsUniversity of Bath80%of working graduates in professional jobs
Best if you’re aiming below ABBAston University75/100half of starters had under 116 UCAS points

Full psychology ranking

Tap a column to sort. Bars show where each uni sits between the lowest and highest for psychology. ^* Ranked on fewer than five measures because some data isn’t published. ~ estimate = we couldn’t get the university’s own offer, so it’s estimated from similar courses. Check the course page.

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Region Fits my grades Placement year Year abroad Foundation year

	University
1	University of Bath4 courses	A*AA+ others	100	87%	96%	80%	£29k	173
2	University of Warwick6 courses	AAB+ others	90	88%	96%	65%	£30k	152
3	UCL7 courses	A*AA+ others	89	87%	96%	60%	£30k	168
4	University of Exeter2 courses	AAA	85	84%	94%	70%	£28k	164
5	University of Cambridge1 course	AAA	83	88%	98%	60%	£28k	201
6	London School of Economics and Political Science^*1 course	A*AA	77	87%	98%	75%	–	228
7	University of Birmingham4 courses	AAB+ others	75	88%	96%	62%	£26k	138
8	Aston University6 courses	BBB	75	87%	90%	64%	£29k	116
9	Loughborough University7 courses	AAB	74	86%	98%	57%	£27.5k	146
10	University of Bristol3 courses	A*AA	72	80%	97%	60%	£30k	158
11	University of Surrey6 courses	AAB	72	89%	93%	56%	£27.5k	121
12	University of York2 courses	AAA	68	84%	94%	59%	£27k	154
13	Queen's University Belfast1 course	AAB–ABB	66	86%	93%	40%	£30k	144
14	Durham University8 courses	AAA	64	84%	96%	53%	£26.5k	158
15	University of Leeds5 courses	AAA+ others	62	83%	92%	59%	£26.2k	151
16	University Centre Peterborough^*1 course	–	61	99%	95%	65%	–	–
17	University of West London7 courses	112 UCAS points	60	84%	89%	65%	£27.4k	103
18	University of St Andrews39 courses	AAB+ others	60	86%	94%	45%	£27k	209
19	University of Sheffield2 courses	AAB	58	91%	95%	42%	£24.5k	146
20	Manchester Metropolitan University^*8 courses	BBB+ others	58	86%	91%	54%	–	122
21	King's College London9 courses	A*AA+ others	58	86%	92%	44%	£27k	158
22	Cardiff University3 courses	AAA–ABB	58	83%	91%	56%	£25.8k	163
23	Oxford University^*3 courses	~A*AA–AAAestimate	57	76%	100%	75%	–	194
24	University of East Anglia12 courses	ABB	56	85%	92%	55%	£25.7k	124
25	University of Aberdeen16 courses	BBC	56	90%	91%	53%	£26k	148
25	University of Reading14 courses	AAB+ others	56	86%	92%	51%	£26k	121
27	City St George's, University of London3 courses	BBB	55	87%	91%	45%	£27k	121
27	University of Glasgow33 courses	AAA–ABB+ others	55	84%	92%	47%	£26k	205
29	University of Southampton^*4 courses	AAB+ others	54	86%	94%	–	–	137
30	University of Edinburgh8 courses	AAA*–AAA+ others	54	81%	94%	50%	£28k	184
31	Nottingham Trent University^*15 courses	~ABB–BBCestimate	54	87%	90%	50%	–	110
32	University of Worcester8 courses	BBC+ others	53	87%	87%	56%	£26k	112
33	University of Sussex13 courses	AAB+ others	53	86%	94%	49%	£25.5k	122
34	Buckinghamshire New University^*4 courses	104–128 UCAS points	52	95%	77%	60%	–	91
35	Queen Mary University of London3 courses	AAB	52	82%	97%	46%	£27k	143
36	University of Plymouth11 courses	112 UCAS points	52	84%	90%	57%	£26k	112
37	University of Manchester^*3 courses	AAA+ others	51	83%	94%	44%	–	155
38	Brunel University of London^*6 courses	ABB–BBB	50	85%	89%	57%	–	116
38	Plymouth Marjon University^*2 courses	BBC–CCC	50	90%	86%	50%	–	111
40	University of Leicester4 courses	BBB	50	86%	95%	44%	£26k	117
40	Liverpool John Moores University^*5 courses	BBB+ others	50	87%	88%	–	–	122
42	University of Chichester3 courses	BCC	49	88%	88%	51%	£25k	112
43	University of Bedfordshire13 courses	112 UCAS points	48	86%	77%	63%	£27k	96
44	Newcastle University^*2 courses	AAB+ others	46	81%	97%	–	–	144
45	Bournemouth University7 courses	ABB–BBC	46	82%	85%	60%	£27k	102
46	Birmingham City University4 courses	BBC	46	87%	84%	58%	£24k	96
47	Northeastern University London^*1 course	ABB–BBB	46	93%	75%	–	–	128
48	University of the Arts, London^*2 courses	120 UCAS points	45	84%	89%	–	–	126
49	Royal Holloway, University of London8 courses	AAA–AAB+ others	44	84%	91%	44%	£26k	127
50	University of Essex36 courses	~BBB–BBCestimate	44	86%	83%	48%	£26k	107
51	London Metropolitan University^*3 courses	BCC+ others	44	89%	85%	–	–	88
52	Leeds Beckett University^*5 courses	112 UCAS points	43	85%	89%	–	–	110
53	University of Nottingham4 courses	AAA+ others	43	81%	93%	46%	£25.7k	143
54	University of Strathclyde^*18 courses	ABB–BBB	42	81%	89%	–	–	195
54	University of Wales: Trinity Saint David^*7 courses	96–112 UCAS points	42	91%	79%	–	–	112
56	University of Northumbria at Newcastle^*4 courses	96–112 UCAS points	42	83%	90%	–	–	117
57	University of Winchester7 courses	BBB–BBC+ others	42	87%	90%	40%	£25.7k	100
58	University of Hertfordshire^*2 courses	120–128 UCAS points	42	86%	80%	–	–	122
59	University of Chester13 courses	BBB–BBC+ others	41	82%	87%	54%	£25.4k	114
59	University of Staffordshire11 courses	CCC+ others	41	87%	87%	38%	£25.4k	114
61	Roehampton University^*12 courses	112–128 UCAS points	41	86%	88%	–	–	87
62	Edinburgh Napier University^*3 courses	BCC	40	86%	86%	–	–	142
63	Aberystwyth University14 courses	BBB–CCC	40	83%	90%	40%	£27k	105
64	University of Cumbria^*6 courses	BBB–BBC+ others	40	88%	77%	–	–	109
65	Southampton Solent University6 courses	104–120 UCAS points	40	87%	83%	44%	£25.8k	102
65	St Mary's University, Twickenham^*7 courses	120 UCAS points	40	86%	87%	40%	–	104
67	University of Dundee^*13 courses	–	39	81%	92%	–	–	158
68	Swansea University^*12 courses	ABB–BBC	39	86%	84%	30%	–	115
69	University of Lancashire8 courses	112–120 UCAS points	39	85%	83%	52%	£24.6k	100
70	University of Suffolk^*4 courses	BBC	39	85%	90%	40%	–	108
71	Oxford Brookes University2 courses	BBB	38	87%	91%	38%	£25k	105
72	University of Lincoln10 courses	BBB–BCC+ others	38	83%	90%	45%	£25k	115
73	Birmingham Newman University^*8 courses	BBC	38	92%	65%	45%	–	82
74	Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh2 courses	BBB+ others	37	76%	95%	50%	£26k	171
75	University of Stirling14 courses	BBB	37	85%	89%	38%	£26k	150
75	Kingston University^*18 courses	120–136 UCAS points	37	84%	85%	45%	–	90
77	University of Liverpool2 courses	ABB	36	78%	96%	48%	£25k	139
78	Coventry University12 courses	BBC+ others	36	88%	72%	48%	£25k	101
79	University of Brighton4 courses	ABB–BCC	36	85%	88%	40%	£25k	109
80	University of East London6 courses	112 UCAS points	35	81%	71%	55%	£27.8k	85
81	Birkbeck, University of London12 courses	BBB+ others	35	86%	78%	42%	£26k	98
82	University of Hull12 courses	BBC	34	81%	87%	40%	£26.5k	119
83	Abertay University6 courses	CCC	34	89%	81%	23%	£26.5k	150
84	Edge Hill University^*12 courses	ABB–BBB+ others	34	82%	88%	30%	–	119
85	University of Portsmouth10 courses	BBB–BBC+ others	34	83%	91%	42%	£25k	107
86	University of South Wales/Prifysgol De Cymru^*13 courses	CCC	34	85%	–	20%	–	103
86	Anglia Ruskin University12 courses	104–120 UCAS points	34	87%	84%	40%	£25k	93
88	University of Huddersfield6 courses	BBB–BBC+ others	34	88%	90%	30%	£24k	115
89	Sheffield Hallam University^*5 courses	BBB+ others	33	79%	89%	–	–	111
90	Middlesex University^*5 courses	BBC	32	85%	76%	–	–	90
91	University of Kent (Part of London and South East University Group)12 courses	ABB+ others	32	81%	91%	45%	£25k	106
92	Cardiff Metropolitan University^*3 courses	96–112 UCAS points+ others	32	81%	85%	35%	–	113
93	Lancaster University11 courses	AAB+ others	32	75%	95%	50%	£25k	139
94	Canterbury Christ Church University10 courses	BBC	31	89%	82%	33%	£24.5k	91
95	UWE, Bristol^*8 courses	120 UCAS points	31	82%	91%	25%	–	109
96	Lincoln Bishop University^*16 courses	96 UCAS points	30	90%	70%	30%	–	90
97	University of the Highlands and Islands^*1 course	–	30	92%	60%	–	–	120
98	University of Wolverhampton4 courses	~BBB–BBCestimate	29	83%	78%	40%	£26k	99
99	Teesside University10 courses	96–120 UCAS points	29	91%	74%	37%	£24k	101
100	University of Greenwich (Part of London and South East University Group)^*6 courses	~BBB–BBCestimate	29	79%	90%	–	–	95
101	University of Westminster6 courses	CCC	29	78%	85%	40%	£28k	97
102	University of the West of Scotland^*2 courses	BCC+ others	28	87%	70%	–	–	109
103	Bath Spa University^*16 courses	BBB–BCC+ others	28	78%	87%	–	–	109
104	Bangor University10 courses	112–136 UCAS points	26	81%	86%	34%	£26k	116
105	University of Derby14 courses	BBB+ others	26	83%	87%	37%	£25k	105
106	Wrexham University^*1 course	96–112 UCAS points	26	78%	65%	–	–	96
107	Glasgow Caledonian University1 course	–	25	81%	87%	32%	£26k	157
108	Heriot-Watt University^*4 courses	BBC	25	77%	83%	–	–	159
108	University of Gloucestershire11 courses	BCC+ others	25	79%	86%	44%	£25.2k	108
110	Ulster University1 course	AAA	22	88%	86%	31%	£22k	116
111	Richmond, The American International University in London^*1 course	BBB	20	81%	60%	–	–	68
112	London South Bank University6 courses	112 UCAS points	19	82%	74%	41%	£25.1k	95
113	Regent's University^*4 courses	–	19	72%	80%	–	–	56
114	Keele University20 courses	BBB+ others	18	82%	83%	28%	£25k	103
115	Leeds Trinity University2 courses	112 UCAS points	18	84%	74%	20%	£25k	101
116	University of Bradford5 courses	BBB	17	84%	78%	29%	£24k	120
117	De Montfort University^*7 courses	BBC+ others	15	77%	88%	32%	–	93
118	University of Sunderland8 courses	104–120 UCAS points	14	87%	78%	20%	£23.7k	108
119	University of Northampton14 courses	BBC+ others	14	81%	77%	37%	£25k	95
120	York St John University9 courses	120 UCAS points	13	82%	86%	26%	£23.5k	109
121	University of Buckingham2 courses	ABB–BBC	12	80%	70%	40%	£23k	102
122	Liverpool Hope University21 courses	BBB+ others	11	86%	78%	24%	£23.5k	97
123	University of Salford4 courses	112 UCAS points	8	84%	87%	18%	£22k	113
124	South East London Teaching Partnership6 courses	CCC	3	70%	77%	40%	£25.5k	108
125	Arden University^*6 courses	–	2	81%	62%	30%	–	48
126	University of Greater Manchester^*16 courses	112 UCAS points	1	70%	68%	–	–	79
127	UoNL^*2 courses	~BBC–CCCestimate	0	63%	62%	–	–	66

What psychology graduates earn

Typical (median) earnings for psychology graduates, across the universities we rank.

£26kAfter 15 months
£22kAfter 3 years
£26.5kAfter 5 years

Highest earnings five years after graduating

The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure. Pay also depends on where people live. Compare earnings across all subjects or see what you’d repay on your student loan.

What the measures mean

Student satisfaction: Average share of final-year students answering positively across the seven themes of the National Student Survey: teaching, learning opportunities, assessment, support, organisation, resources and student voice.
Stay on course: Share of students still studying or having qualified a year after starting. Lower numbers mean more people drop out.
Graduate-level jobs: Of graduates in work 15 months after finishing, the share in professional or managerial roles.
Salary after 15 months: Median salary of graduates in full-time work in the UK, 15 months after finishing.
Entry points (median): The middle UCAS tariff score of students who started: half had more, half had less. It counts all their qualifications (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels, music grades and so on), so it usually sits above the published offer, especially at selective universities. It shows how competitive entry is. Always check the real offer on the university’s course page.

See exactly how the overall score is calculated

Not ranked yet

These offer psychology but don’t yet have enough published data to rank fairly, often because the course is new or small.

University College Birmingham, Blackburn College, Bradford College, Burnley College, Farnborough College of Technology, Hult, Loughborough College, Dn Colleges Group, Norwich University of the Arts, South Essex College of Further and Higher Education, Oldham College, West Herts College, West Suffolk College, University of London, Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, University of Law, City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form College, Hartpury University, UK Management College (UKMC)