18 Best universities for Child Psychology in Switzerland

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Switzerland ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 641K citations received by 20.4K academic papers made by 18 universities in Switzerland 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 Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Child Psychology

#15 in Europe

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Child Psychology

#47 in Europe

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Child Psychology

#54 in Europe

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

4. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Child Psychology

#108 in Europe

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Child Psychology

#110 in Europe

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Child Psychology

#115 in Europe

#358 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Child Psychology

#131 in Europe

#394 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Child Psychology

#208 in Europe

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Child Psychology

#236 in Europe

#649 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Child Psychology

#320 in Europe

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Child Psychology

#495 in Europe

#1601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Child Psychology

#584 in Europe

#2015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Child Psychology

#595 in Europe

#2061 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Child Psychology

#639 in Europe

#2341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

15. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Child Psychology

#644 in Europe

#2388 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

16. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Child Psychology

#681 in Europe

#2651 in the World

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Child Psychology

#732 in Europe

#2916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

18. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Child Psychology

#861 in Europe

#3611 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

The best cities to study Child Psychology in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zurich, Geneva, Bern, and Lausanne.

Psychology subfields in Switzerland

Clinical Psychology16

Cognitive Science17

Education Majors18

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution13

Occupational Therapy11

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology8

Social Psychology19

Special Education8