28 Best universities for Clinical Psychology in Portugal

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Clinical Psychology. A graph of 326K citations received by 16.3K academic papers made by 28 universities in Portugal 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. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Clinical Psychology

#99 in Europe

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

2. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Clinical Psychology

#104 in Europe

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

3. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#127 in Europe

#378 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

4. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Clinical Psychology

#136 in Europe

#404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

5. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Clinical Psychology

#292 in Europe

#853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

6. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#293 in Europe

#855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

7. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#312 in Europe

#933 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

8. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#333 in Europe

#988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,205
Founded: 1971

9. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#425 in Europe

#1316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

10. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Clinical Psychology

#427 in Europe

#1320 in the World

Founded: 1979

11. University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro

Portugal | Vila Real

For Clinical Psychology

#440 in Europe

#1391 in the World

Enrollment: 6,515
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1986

12. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Clinical Psychology

#454 in Europe

#1485 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

13. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Clinical Psychology

#461 in Europe

#1508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

14. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Clinical Psychology

#504 in Europe

#1725 in the World

Founded: 1991

15. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Clinical Psychology

#509 in Europe

#1737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

16. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Clinical Psychology

#526 in Europe

#1809 in the World

Founded: 1996

17. Higher School of Nursing, Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Clinical Psychology

#541 in Europe

#1873 in the World

Founded: 2004

18. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Clinical Psychology

#547 in Europe

#1891 in the World

Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1979

19. Piaget Institute

Portugal | Almada

For Clinical Psychology

#624 in Europe

#2389 in the World

Founded: 1979

20. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Clinical Psychology

#656 in Europe

#2577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

21. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Clinical Psychology

#668 in Europe

#2671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

22. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Clinical Psychology

#683 in Europe

#2774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

23. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#687 in Europe

#2784 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

24. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Clinical Psychology

#699 in Europe

#2853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

25. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Clinical Psychology

#719 in Europe

#2943 in the World

Founded: 1979

26. European University - Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#736 in Europe

#3033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

27. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Clinical Psychology

#803 in Europe

#3440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

28. Polytechnic Institute of Beja

Portugal | Beja

For Clinical Psychology

#812 in Europe

#3477 in the World

Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1979

The best cities to study Clinical Psychology in Portugal based on the number of universities and their ranks are Porto, Coimbra, Lisbon, and Braga.

Psychology subfields in Portugal

Child Psychology28

Cognitive Science26

Education Majors29

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution8

Occupational Therapy18

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology10

Social Psychology29

Special Education4