95 Best universities for Child Psychology in Germany

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 3.44M citations received by 93.8K academic papers made by 95 universities in Germany 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. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Child Psychology

#28 in Europe

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Child Psychology

#36 in Europe

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

3. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Child Psychology

#39 in Europe

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

4. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Child Psychology

#66 in Europe

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

5. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Child Psychology

#69 in Europe

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

6. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Child Psychology

#73 in Europe

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

7. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Child Psychology

#75 in Europe

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

8. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Child Psychology

#80 in Europe

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

9. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Child Psychology

#91 in Europe

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 31,088
Founded: 1409

10. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Child Psychology

#95 in Europe

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

11. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Child Psychology

#96 in Europe

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,488
Founded: 1969

12. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Child Psychology

#98 in Europe

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

13. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Child Psychology

#102 in Europe

#324 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

14. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Child Psychology

#103 in Europe

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

15. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Child Psychology

#104 in Europe

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

16. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Child Psychology

#105 in Europe

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

17. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Child Psychology

#109 in Europe

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

18. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Child Psychology

#118 in Europe

#360 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

19. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Child Psychology

#119 in Europe

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

20. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Child Psychology

#123 in Europe

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

21. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Child Psychology

#124 in Europe

#372 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

22. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Child Psychology

#129 in Europe

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

23. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Child Psychology

#137 in Europe

#410 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

24. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Child Psychology

#143 in Europe

#422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

25. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Child Psychology

#144 in Europe

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

26. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Child Psychology

#147 in Europe

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

27. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Child Psychology

#152 in Europe

#439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,345
Founded: 1558

28. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Child Psychology

#153 in Europe

#445 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

29. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Child Psychology

#157 in Europe

#450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

30. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Child Psychology

#160 in Europe

#455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,564
Founded: 1970

31. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Child Psychology

#167 in Europe

#478 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

32. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Child Psychology

#170 in Europe

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

33. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Child Psychology

#187 in Europe

#532 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

34. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Child Psychology

#191 in Europe

#545 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

35. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Child Psychology

#196 in Europe

#551 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

36. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Child Psychology

#197 in Europe

#557 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

37. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Child Psychology

#211 in Europe

#586 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

38. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Child Psychology

#215 in Europe

#599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

39. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Child Psychology

#216 in Europe

#604 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

40. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Child Psychology

#234 in Europe

#654 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

41. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Child Psychology

#237 in Europe

#662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

42. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Child Psychology

#261 in Europe

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

43. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Child Psychology

#274 in Europe

#778 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

44. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Child Psychology

#275 in Europe

#784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

45. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Child Psychology

#279 in Europe

#798 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

46. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Child Psychology

#281 in Europe

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

47. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Child Psychology

#289 in Europe

#831 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

48. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Child Psychology

#295 in Europe

#853 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

49. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Child Psychology

#300 in Europe

#863 in the World

Enrollment: 12,996
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1419

50. University of Kassel

For Child Psychology

#330 in Europe

#971 in the World

Enrollment: 25,043
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

51. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Child Psychology

#344 in Europe

#1007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,894
Founded: 1982

52. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Child Psychology

#345 in Europe

#1011 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

53. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Child Psychology

#356 in Europe

#1043 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

54. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Child Psychology

#369 in Europe

#1083 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

55. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Child Psychology

#372 in Europe

#1093 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

56. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Child Psychology

#374 in Europe

#1105 in the World

Enrollment: 13,607
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

57. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Child Psychology

#380 in Europe

#1116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

58. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Child Psychology

#384 in Europe

#1134 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

59. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Child Psychology

#389 in Europe

#1143 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

60. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Child Psychology

#400 in Europe

#1196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 17,794
Founded: 1745

61. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Child Psychology

#412 in Europe

#1234 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

62. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Child Psychology

#423 in Europe

#1262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,975
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

63. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Child Psychology

#426 in Europe

#1279 in the World

Enrollment: 8,392
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

64. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Child Psychology

#429 in Europe

#1287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 19,110
Founded: 1972

65. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Child Psychology

#432 in Europe

#1292 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

66. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Child Psychology

#434 in Europe

#1300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,773
Founded: 1972

67. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Child Psychology

#442 in Europe

#1347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,052
Founded: 1994

68. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Child Psychology

#453 in Europe

#1408 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

69. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Child Psychology

#476 in Europe

#1501 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

70. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Child Psychology

#524 in Europe

#1760 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

71. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Child Psychology

#553 in Europe

#1888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,084
Founded: 1973

72. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Child Psychology

#584 in Europe

#2079 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

73. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Child Psychology

#601 in Europe

#2155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,910
Founded: 1980

74. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Child Psychology

#621 in Europe

#2261 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

75. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Child Psychology

#624 in Europe

#2284 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

76. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Child Psychology

#637 in Europe

#2383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 11,846
Founded: 1973

77. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Child Psychology

#661 in Europe

#2503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 13,671
Founded: 1971

78. College of Education, Ludwigsburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ludwigsburg

For Child Psychology

#700 in Europe

#2754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 5,620
Founded: 1962

79. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Child Psychology

#722 in Europe

#2879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,633
Founded: 1971

80. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Child Psychology

#723 in Europe

#2882 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

81. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Child Psychology

#728 in Europe

#2906 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

82. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Child Psychology

#730 in Europe

#2913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,274
Founded: 1778

83. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Child Psychology

#734 in Europe

#2921 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

84. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Child Psychology

#735 in Europe

#2922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,280
Founded: 2013

85. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Child Psychology

#751 in Europe

#3006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

86. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Child Psychology

#753 in Europe

#3011 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

87. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Child Psychology

#812 in Europe

#3325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,210
Founded: 1991

88. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Child Psychology

#815 in Europe

#3345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,446
Founded: 1775

89. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Child Psychology

#819 in Europe

#3368 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

90. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Child Psychology

#844 in Europe

#3535 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

91. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Child Psychology

#884 in Europe

#3714 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

92. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Child Psychology

#895 in Europe

#3806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 9,145
Founded: 1996

93. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Child Psychology

#906 in Europe

#3832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,586
Founded: 1971

94. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Child Psychology

#911 in Europe

#3853 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

95. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Child Psychology

#922 in Europe

#3910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,289
Founded: 1974

The best cities to study Child Psychology in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Heidelberg, Munich, Hamburg, and Berlin.

Psychology subfields in Germany

Clinical Psychology86

Cognitive Science118

Education Majors106

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution52

Neuroscience146

Occupational Therapy44

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology28

Social Psychology150

Special Education41