19 Best universities for Clinical Psychology in North Rhine-Westphalia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North Rhine-Westphalia ranked based on their research performance in Clinical Psychology. A graph of 614K citations received by 17.4K academic papers made by 19 universities in North Rhine-Westphalia 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. Ruhr University Bochum

For Clinical Psychology

#12 in Germany

#78 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

2. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Clinical Psychology

#16 in Germany

#92 in Europe

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

3. University of Cologne

For Clinical Psychology

#18 in Germany

#96 in Europe

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

4. University of Munster

For Clinical Psychology

#20 in Germany

#105 in Europe

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

5. University of Bonn

For Clinical Psychology

#21 in Germany

#114 in Europe

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

6. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Clinical Psychology

#24 in Germany

#121 in Europe

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

7. RWTH Aachen University

For Clinical Psychology

#28 in Germany

#132 in Europe

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

8. University of Bielefeld

For Clinical Psychology

#32 in Germany

#167 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,488
Founded: 1969

9. Witten/Herdecke University

For Clinical Psychology

#44 in Germany

#270 in Europe

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

10. TU Dortmund University

For Clinical Psychology

#46 in Germany

#325 in Europe

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

11. University of Wuppertal

For Clinical Psychology

#47 in Germany

#330 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

12. German Sport University Cologne

For Clinical Psychology

#50 in Germany

#347 in Europe

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

13. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Clinical Psychology

#57 in Germany

#443 in Europe

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

14. University of Siegen

For Clinical Psychology

#62 in Germany

#474 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

15. University of Hagen

For Clinical Psychology

#64 in Germany

#509 in Europe

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

16. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

For Clinical Psychology

#77 in Germany

#625 in Europe

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

17. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

For Clinical Psychology

#78 in Germany

#655 in Europe

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

18. University of Paderborn

For Clinical Psychology

#81 in Germany

#672 in Europe

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

19. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

For Clinical Psychology

#84 in Germany

#729 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,263
Founded: 1993

Closest to North Rhine-Westphalia states to learn Clinical Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Hesse	6	8
Rhineland-Palatinate	6	6
Lower Saxony	9	13
Thuringia	3	34
Hamburg	3	2
Baden-Wurttemberg	10	1
Brandenburg	7	4
Saxony	3	7
Bavaria	11	3

Psychology subfields in North Rhine-Westphalia

Child Psychology18

Cognitive Science23

Education Majors22

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution11

Occupational Therapy11

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology8

Social Psychology26

Special Education10