27 Best universities for Clinical Psychology in Portugal

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 291K citations received by 15.5K academic papers made by 27 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

#101 in Europe

#317 in the World

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

2. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Clinical Psychology

#103 in Europe

#319 in the World

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

3. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#129 in Europe

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

4. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Clinical Psychology

#138 in Europe

#409 in the World

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

5. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Clinical Psychology

#294 in Europe

#864 in the World

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

6. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#295 in Europe

#865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

7. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#314 in Europe

#948 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

8. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#331 in Europe

#987 in the World

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

9. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Clinical Psychology

#429 in Europe

#1344 in the World

Founded: 1979

10. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#432 in Europe

#1356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

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

Portugal | Vila Real

For Clinical Psychology

#441 in Europe

#1394 in the World

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

12. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Clinical Psychology

#462 in Europe

#1508 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

13. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Clinical Psychology

#464 in Europe

#1515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

14. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Clinical Psychology

#513 in Europe

#1774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

15. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Clinical Psychology

#526 in Europe

#1819 in the World

Founded: 1996

16. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Clinical Psychology

#529 in Europe

#1829 in the World

Founded: 1991

17. Higher School of Nursing, Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Clinical Psychology

#541 in Europe

#1878 in the World

Founded: 2004

18. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Clinical Psychology

#550 in Europe

#1915 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

19. Piaget Institute

Portugal | Almada

For Clinical Psychology

#616 in Europe

#2352 in the World

Founded: 1979

20. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Clinical Psychology

#648 in Europe

#2549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

21. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Clinical Psychology

#675 in Europe

#2694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

22. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Clinical Psychology

#680 in Europe

#2728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

23. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#683 in Europe

#2763 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

24. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Clinical Psychology

#699 in Europe

#2845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

25. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Clinical Psychology

#716 in Europe

#2934 in the World

Founded: 1979

26. European University - Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Clinical Psychology

#741 in Europe

#3037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

27. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Clinical Psychology

#792 in Europe

#3371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
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 Therapy17

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology10

Social Psychology29

Special Education4