26 Best universities for Clinical Psychology in Portugal

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 206K citations received by 13.5K academic papers made by 26 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

#109 in Europe

#330 in the World

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

2. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Clinical Psychology

#111 in Europe

#334 in the World

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

3. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#136 in Europe

#403 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

4. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Clinical Psychology

#138 in Europe

#407 in the World

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

5. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#235 in Europe

#686 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

6. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#296 in Europe

#864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

7. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Clinical Psychology

#297 in Europe

#874 in the World

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

8. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#375 in Europe

#1112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1971

9. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Clinical Psychology

#433 in Europe

#1359 in the World

Founded: 1979

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

Portugal | Vila Real

For Clinical Psychology

#436 in Europe

#1375 in the World

Founded: 1986

11. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#443 in Europe

#1407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

12. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Clinical Psychology

#473 in Europe

#1576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

13. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Clinical Psychology

#474 in Europe

#1577 in the World

Founded: 1973

14. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Clinical Psychology

#528 in Europe

#1811 in the World

Founded: 1996

15. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Clinical Psychology

#531 in Europe

#1826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

16. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Clinical Psychology

#546 in Europe

#1885 in the World

Founded: 1991

17. Higher School of Nursing, Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Clinical Psychology

#558 in Europe

#1940 in the World

Founded: 2004

18. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Clinical Psychology

#570 in Europe

#2011 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

19. Piaget Institute

Portugal | Almada

For Clinical Psychology

#618 in Europe

#2307 in the World

Founded: 1979

20. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Clinical Psychology

#627 in Europe

#2356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

21. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Clinical Psychology

#659 in Europe

#2523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

22. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#660 in Europe

#2529 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

23. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Clinical Psychology

#692 in Europe

#2747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

24. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Clinical Psychology

#699 in Europe

#2768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

25. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Clinical Psychology

#711 in Europe

#2849 in the World

Founded: 1979

26. European University - Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#723 in Europe

#2932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

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 Science23

Education Majors28

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution8

Occupational Therapy14

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology8

Social Psychology29

Special Education4