97 Best universities for Child Psychology in Germany

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 3.69M citations received by 97.1K academic papers made by 97 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

#27 in Europe

#133 in the World

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

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Child Psychology

#38 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

#40 in Europe

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

4. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Child Psychology

#64 in Europe

#249 in the World

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

5. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Child Psychology

#69 in Europe

#258 in the World

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

6. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Child Psychology

#74 in Europe

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

7. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Child Psychology

#75 in Europe

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

8. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Child Psychology

#79 in Europe

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

9. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Child Psychology

#88 in Europe

#300 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

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

11. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Child Psychology

#100 in Europe

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

12. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Child Psychology

#101 in Europe

#322 in the World

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

13. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Child Psychology

#102 in Europe

#324 in the World

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

14. 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

15. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Child Psychology

#105 in Europe

#328 in the World

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

16. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Child Psychology

#106 in Europe

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

17. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Child Psychology

#109 in Europe

#337 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

18. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Child Psychology

#118 in Europe

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

19. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Child Psychology

#120 in Europe

#369 in the World

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

20. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Child Psychology

#121 in Europe

#373 in the World

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

21. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Child Psychology

#123 in Europe

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

22. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Child Psychology

#126 in Europe

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

23. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Child Psychology

#132 in Europe

#394 in the World

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

24. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Child Psychology

#140 in Europe

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

25. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Child Psychology

#145 in Europe

#420 in the World

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

26. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Child Psychology

#148 in Europe

#428 in the World

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

27. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Child Psychology

#153 in Europe

#442 in the World

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

28. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Child Psychology

#156 in Europe

#449 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

29. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Child Psychology

#158 in Europe

#453 in the World

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

30. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Child Psychology

#162 in Europe

#458 in the World

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

31. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Child Psychology

#168 in Europe

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

32. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Child Psychology

#172 in Europe

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

33. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Child Psychology

#192 in Europe

#542 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

34. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Child Psychology

#193 in Europe

#544 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

35. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Child Psychology

#194 in Europe

#548 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

36. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Child Psychology

#200 in Europe

#557 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

37. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Child Psychology

#207 in Europe

#577 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

38. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Child Psychology

#213 in Europe

#589 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

#218 in Europe

#607 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

40. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Child Psychology

#236 in Europe

#659 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

41. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Child Psychology

#240 in Europe

#671 in the World

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

42. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Child Psychology

#261 in Europe

#734 in the World

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

43. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Child Psychology

#275 in Europe

#782 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

44. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Child Psychology

#278 in Europe

#791 in the World

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

45. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Child Psychology

#279 in Europe

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

46. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Child Psychology

#284 in Europe

#806 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

47. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Child Psychology

#292 in Europe

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

48. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Child Psychology

#297 in Europe

#859 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

49. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Child Psychology

#304 in Europe

#883 in the World

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

50. University of Kassel

For Child Psychology

#330 in Europe

#969 in the World

Enrollment: 21,352
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

51. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Child Psychology

#344 in Europe

#1003 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

52. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Child Psychology

#348 in Europe

#1010 in the World

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

53. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Child Psychology

#352 in Europe

#1026 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

54. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Child Psychology

#368 in Europe

#1080 in the World

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

55. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Child Psychology

#370 in Europe

#1087 in the World

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

56. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Child Psychology

#372 in Europe

#1091 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

57. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Child Psychology

#378 in Europe

#1101 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

58. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Child Psychology

#383 in Europe

#1117 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

59. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Child Psychology

#388 in Europe

#1140 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

60. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Child Psychology

#403 in Europe

#1199 in the World

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

61. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Child Psychology

#405 in Europe

#1203 in the World

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

62. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Child Psychology

#416 in Europe

#1236 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

63. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Child Psychology

#425 in Europe

#1257 in the World

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

64. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Child Psychology

#428 in Europe

#1261 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

65. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Child Psychology

#436 in Europe

#1306 in the World

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

66. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Child Psychology

#437 in Europe

#1316 in the World

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

67. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Child Psychology

#446 in Europe

#1386 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

#1418 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

69. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Child Psychology

#474 in Europe

#1486 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

70. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Child Psychology

#527 in Europe

#1740 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

71. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Child Psychology

#556 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

#586 in Europe

#2069 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

73. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Child Psychology

#604 in Europe

#2177 in the World

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

74. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Child Psychology

#618 in Europe

#2246 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

75. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Child Psychology

#620 in Europe

#2253 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

76. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Child Psychology

#644 in Europe

#2401 in the World

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

77. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Child Psychology

#679 in Europe

#2593 in the World

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

78. College of Education, Ludwigsburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ludwigsburg

For Child Psychology

#699 in Europe

#2737 in the World

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

79. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Child Psychology

#709 in Europe

#2795 in the World

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

80. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Child Psychology

#724 in Europe

#2891 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

81. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Child Psychology

#726 in Europe

#2904 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

82. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Child Psychology

#733 in Europe

#2927 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

83. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Child Psychology

#738 in Europe

#2940 in the World

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

84. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Child Psychology

#744 in Europe

#2964 in the World

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

85. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Child Psychology

#756 in Europe

#3020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

86. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Child Psychology

#758 in Europe

#3031 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

87. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Child Psychology

#813 in Europe

#3323 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

88. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Child Psychology

#818 in Europe

#3377 in the World

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

89. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Child Psychology

#825 in Europe

#3433 in the World

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

90. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Child Psychology

#833 in Europe

#3477 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

91. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Child Psychology

#861 in Europe

#3624 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

92. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Child Psychology

#879 in Europe

#3690 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

93. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Child Psychology

#899 in Europe

#3824 in the World

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

94. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Child Psychology

#907 in Europe

#3874 in the World

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

95. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Child Psychology

#916 in Europe

#3914 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

96. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Child Psychology

#917 in Europe

#3922 in the World

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

97. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Child Psychology

#932 in Europe

#3981 in the World

Enrollment: 47,098
Founded: 1993

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 Science120

Education Majors107

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution52

Neuroscience148

Occupational Therapy46

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology28

Social Psychology150

Special Education40