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UvA Psychology #8 in Shanghai Ranking

25 September 2026

The University of Amsterdam’s Psychology programme has risen to eighth place worldwide in the latest Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS), up from tenth place last year.

UvA Psychology is now #8 (was #10) in the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS). GRAS evaluates world universities across 57 subjects in the fields of Natural Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Social Sciences.

Nine objective indicators

GRAS is based on nine objective indicators grouped into five categories: World-Class Faculty, World-Class Research Output, High-Quality Research, Research Impact, and International Collaboration.