18 Best universities for Child Psychology in Switzerland

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 892K citations received by 22.9K 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

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Child Psychology

#43 in Europe

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

3. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Child Psychology

#49 in Europe

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

4. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Child Psychology

#101 in Europe

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

5. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Child Psychology

#107 in Europe

#335 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

#150 in Europe

#434 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

#249 in Europe

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Child Psychology

#315 in Europe

#933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Child Psychology

#491 in Europe

#1586 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

#562 in Europe

#1926 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

#587 in Europe

#2104 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Child Psychology

#616 in Europe

#2234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

15. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Child Psychology

#677 in Europe

#2588 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

#680 in Europe

#2602 in the World

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Child Psychology

#758 in Europe

#3032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

18. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Child Psychology

#914 in Europe

#3875 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 Psychology6

Social Psychology19

Special Education6