86 Best universities for Clinical Psychology in Germany

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Clinical Psychology. A graph of 3.95M citations received by 95.9K academic papers made by 86 universities in Germany was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Clinical Psychology

#12 in Europe

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

2. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Clinical Psychology

#18 in Europe

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

3. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Clinical Psychology

#21 in Europe

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

4. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Clinical Psychology

#32 in Europe

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

5. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Clinical Psychology

#48 in Europe

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

6. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Clinical Psychology

#50 in Europe

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

7. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Clinical Psychology

#54 in Europe

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

8. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Clinical Psychology

#55 in Europe

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

9. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Clinical Psychology

#61 in Europe

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

10. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Clinical Psychology

#63 in Europe

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 31,088
Founded: 1409

11. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Clinical Psychology

#72 in Europe

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

12. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Clinical Psychology

#77 in Europe

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

13. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Clinical Psychology

#80 in Europe

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

14. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Clinical Psychology

#81 in Europe

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

15. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Clinical Psychology

#91 in Europe

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

16. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Clinical Psychology

#93 in Europe

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

17. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Clinical Psychology

#94 in Europe

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

18. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Clinical Psychology

#95 in Europe

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

19. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Clinical Psychology

#96 in Europe

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

20. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Clinical Psychology

#107 in Europe

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

21. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Clinical Psychology

#115 in Europe

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

22. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Clinical Psychology

#117 in Europe

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

23. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Clinical Psychology

#118 in Europe

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

24. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Clinical Psychology

#120 in Europe

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

25. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Clinical Psychology

#123 in Europe

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,564
Founded: 1970

26. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Clinical Psychology

#125 in Europe

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

27. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Clinical Psychology

#128 in Europe

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

28. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Clinical Psychology

#132 in Europe

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

29. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Clinical Psychology

#152 in Europe

#446 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

30. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Clinical Psychology

#156 in Europe

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

31. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Clinical Psychology

#159 in Europe

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

32. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Clinical Psychology

#167 in Europe

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

33. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Clinical Psychology

#171 in Europe

#483 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

34. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Clinical Psychology

#177 in Europe

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,345
Founded: 1558

35. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Clinical Psychology

#199 in Europe

#575 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

36. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Clinical Psychology

#212 in Europe

#613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

37. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Clinical Psychology

#215 in Europe

#626 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

38. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Clinical Psychology

#221 in Europe

#640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

39. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Clinical Psychology

#227 in Europe

#656 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

40. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Clinical Psychology

#237 in Europe

#690 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

41. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Clinical Psychology

#259 in Europe

#755 in the World

Enrollment: 12,996
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1419

42. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Clinical Psychology

#261 in Europe

#762 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

43. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Clinical Psychology

#268 in Europe

#777 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

44. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Clinical Psychology

#272 in Europe

#788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,894
Founded: 1982

45. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Clinical Psychology

#317 in Europe

#947 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

46. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Clinical Psychology

#325 in Europe

#971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

47. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Clinical Psychology

#331 in Europe

#985 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

48. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Clinical Psychology

#336 in Europe

#995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

49. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Clinical Psychology

#337 in Europe

#996 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

50. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Clinical Psychology

#348 in Europe

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 17,794
Founded: 1745

51. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Clinical Psychology

#349 in Europe

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

52. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Clinical Psychology

#356 in Europe

#1054 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

53. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Clinical Psychology

#388 in Europe

#1179 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

54. University of Kassel

For Clinical Psychology

#390 in Europe

#1186 in the World

Enrollment: 21,352
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

55. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Clinical Psychology

#398 in Europe

#1211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

56. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Clinical Psychology

#424 in Europe

#1298 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

57. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Clinical Psychology

#441 in Europe

#1406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,910
Founded: 1980

58. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Clinical Psychology

#449 in Europe

#1465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 13,671
Founded: 1971

59. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Clinical Psychology

#455 in Europe

#1486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,975
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

60. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Clinical Psychology

#468 in Europe

#1544 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

61. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Clinical Psychology

#469 in Europe

#1545 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

62. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Clinical Psychology

#471 in Europe

#1556 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

63. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Clinical Psychology

#498 in Europe

#1695 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

64. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Clinical Psychology

#511 in Europe

#1746 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

65. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Clinical Psychology

#524 in Europe

#1804 in the World

Enrollment: 8,392
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

66. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Clinical Psychology

#539 in Europe

#1870 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

67. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Clinical Psychology

#548 in Europe

#1896 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

68. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Clinical Psychology

#549 in Europe

#1912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,773
Founded: 1972

69. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Clinical Psychology

#556 in Europe

#1965 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,052
Founded: 1994

70. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Clinical Psychology

#575 in Europe

#2064 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

71. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Clinical Psychology

#576 in Europe

#2066 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

72. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Clinical Psychology

#593 in Europe

#2193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,210
Founded: 1991

73. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Clinical Psychology

#603 in Europe

#2242 in the World

Enrollment: 13,607
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

74. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Clinical Psychology

#609 in Europe

#2272 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

75. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Clinical Psychology

#614 in Europe

#2327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,084
Founded: 1973

76. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Clinical Psychology

#618 in Europe

#2360 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

77. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Clinical Psychology

#629 in Europe

#2412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,633
Founded: 1971

78. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Clinical Psychology

#638 in Europe

#2478 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

79. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Clinical Psychology

#666 in Europe

#2667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 19,110
Founded: 1972

80. Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Esslingen

For Clinical Psychology

#671 in Europe

#2686 in the World

Enrollment: 6,211
Founded: 1914

81. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Clinical Psychology

#678 in Europe

#2729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,274
Founded: 1778

82. Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Bavaria | Coburg

For Clinical Psychology

#705 in Europe

#2872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 5,025
Founded: 1971

83. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Clinical Psychology

#721 in Europe

#2954 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

84. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Clinical Psychology

#724 in Europe

#2966 in the World

Enrollment: 47,098
Founded: 1993

85. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Clinical Psychology

#765 in Europe

#3222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,280
Founded: 2013

86. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Clinical Psychology

#774 in Europe

#3293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,289
Founded: 1974

The best cities to study Clinical Psychology in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Heidelberg, Hamburg, Munich, and Berlin.

Psychology subfields in Germany

Child Psychology97

Cognitive Science120

Education Majors107

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution52

Neuroscience148

Occupational Therapy46

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology28

Social Psychology150

Special Education40