18 Best universities for Child Psychology in Austria

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Austria ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 424K citations received by 12K academic papers made by 18 universities in Austria 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 Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Child Psychology

#58 in Europe

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

2. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Child Psychology

#169 in Europe

#476 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

3. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Child Psychology

#178 in Europe

#504 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

4. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Child Psychology

#183 in Europe

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1669

5. University of Graz

For Child Psychology

#214 in Europe

#590 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

6. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Child Psychology

#324 in Europe

#948 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

7. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Child Psychology

#333 in Europe

#972 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 3,607
Founded: 2004

8. Medical University of Graz

For Child Psychology

#341 in Europe

#994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 4,346
Founded: 2004

9. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Child Psychology

#384 in Europe

#1120 in the World

Enrollment: 22,392
Founded: 1975

10. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Child Psychology

#419 in Europe

#1242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1966

11. Graz University of Technology

For Child Psychology

#420 in Europe

#1245 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

12. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Child Psychology

#429 in Europe

#1262 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

13. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Child Psychology

#555 in Europe

#1887 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

14. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Child Psychology

#587 in Europe

#2072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

15. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Child Psychology

#648 in Europe

#2426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

16. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Child Psychology

#748 in Europe

#2982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 8,849
Founded: 1994

17. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Child Psychology

#750 in Europe

#2993 in the World

Founded: 2003

18. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Child Psychology

#853 in Europe

#3596 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

The best cities to study Child Psychology in Austria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, and Graz.

Psychology subfields in Austria

Clinical Psychology16

Cognitive Science22

Education Majors19

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution7

Occupational Therapy9

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology3

Social Psychology28

Special Education9