18 Best universities for Child Psychology in Switzerland

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 954K citations received by 23.7K 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

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Child Psychology

#14 in Europe

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Child Psychology

#42 in Europe

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

3. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Child Psychology

#49 in Europe

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

4. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Child Psychology

#97 in Europe

#313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

5. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Child Psychology

#103 in Europe

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Child Psychology

#113 in Europe

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

7. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Child Psychology

#151 in Europe

#437 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

8. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Child Psychology

#208 in Europe

#582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Child Psychology

#251 in Europe

#701 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Child Psychology

#321 in Europe

#941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Child Psychology

#485 in Europe

#1552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Child Psychology

#566 in Europe

#1931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Child Psychology

#591 in Europe

#2105 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Child Psychology

#613 in Europe

#2221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

15. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Child Psychology

#666 in Europe

#2535 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

16. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Child Psychology

#676 in Europe

#2584 in the World

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Child Psychology

#754 in Europe

#3011 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

18. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Child Psychology

#923 in Europe

#3936 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 Psychology17

Cognitive Science17

Education Majors18

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution12

Occupational Therapy13

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology7

Social Psychology19

Special Education7