55 Best universities for Child Psychology in Germany

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 706K citations received by 13.2K academic papers made by 55 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. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Child Psychology

#43 in Europe

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 50,918
Founded: 1472

2. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Child Psychology

#49 in Europe

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 28,515
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

3. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Child Psychology

#50 in Europe

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,413
Founded: 1386

4. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Child Psychology

#64 in Europe

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

5. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Child Psychology

#66 in Europe

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1948

6. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Child Psychology

#71 in Europe

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 28,878
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

7. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Child Psychology

#82 in Europe

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 44,692
Founded: 1780

8. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Child Psychology

#84 in Europe

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 35,587
Founded: 1809

9. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Child Psychology

#86 in Europe

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,758
Founded: 1527

10. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Child Psychology

#95 in Europe

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 46,429
Founded: 1914

11. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Child Psychology

#96 in Europe

#323 in the World

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

12. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Child Psychology

#97 in Europe

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 18,219
Founded: 1558

13. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Child Psychology

#98 in Europe

#325 in the World

Enrollment: 11,268
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

14. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Child Psychology

#99 in Europe

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

15. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Child Psychology

#100 in Europe

#332 in the World

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

16. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Child Psychology

#101 in Europe

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

17. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Child Psychology

#102 in Europe

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 24,391
Founded: 1457

18. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Child Psychology

#109 in Europe

#360 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

19. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Child Psychology

#113 in Europe

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

20. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Child Psychology

#116 in Europe

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 25,015
Founded: 1969

21. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Child Psychology

#118 in Europe

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 27,727
Founded: 1607

22. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Child Psychology

#119 in Europe

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

23. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Child Psychology

#120 in Europe

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

24. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Child Psychology

#132 in Europe

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 15,260
Founded: 1970

25. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Child Psychology

#134 in Europe

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 21,558
Founded: 1962

26. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Child Psychology

#136 in Europe

#408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

27. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Child Psychology

#137 in Europe

#412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

28. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Child Psychology

#145 in Europe

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 8,077
Founded: 1710

29. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Child Psychology

#159 in Europe

#459 in the World

Enrollment: 14,106
Founded: 1974

30. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Child Psychology

#161 in Europe

#465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,680
Founded: 1948

31. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Child Psychology

#162 in Europe

#466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 10,747
Founded: 1967

32. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Child Psychology

#188 in Europe

#527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Enrollment: 12,161
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1972

33. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Child Psychology

#190 in Europe

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 49,382
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

34. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Child Psychology

#191 in Europe

#534 in the World

Enrollment: 25,277
Founded: 1665

35. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Child Psychology

#196 in Europe

#553 in the World

Enrollment: 11,800
Founded: 1907

36. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Child Psychology

#198 in Europe

#556 in the World

Enrollment: 14,427
Founded: 1993

37. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Child Psychology

#205 in Europe

#574 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

38. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Child Psychology

#207 in Europe

#577 in the World

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

39. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Child Psychology

#208 in Europe

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 3,345
Founded: 1964

40. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Child Psychology

#209 in Europe

#581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

41. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Child Psychology

#213 in Europe

#598 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

42. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Child Psychology

#224 in Europe

#623 in the World

Enrollment: 11,736
Founded: 1456

43. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Child Psychology

#237 in Europe

#660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

44. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Child Psychology

#263 in Europe

#721 in the World

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

45. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Child Psychology

#266 in Europe

#736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

46. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Child Psychology

#274 in Europe

#760 in the World

Enrollment: 1,253
Founded: 2001

47. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Child Psychology

#275 in Europe

#761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

48. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Child Psychology

#282 in Europe

#782 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

49. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Child Psychology

#297 in Europe

#848 in the World

Enrollment: 21,949
Founded: 1972

50. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Child Psychology

#315 in Europe

#926 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

51. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Child Psychology

#332 in Europe

#985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,256
Founded: 1965

52. University of Kassel

For Child Psychology

#333 in Europe

#990 in the World

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

53. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Child Psychology

#354 in Europe

#1061 in the World

Enrollment: 6,048
Founded: 1978

54. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Child Psychology

#369 in Europe

#1114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 33,577
Founded: 1946

55. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Child Psychology

#395 in Europe

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

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

Psychology subfields in Germany

Clinical Psychology52

Cognitive Science63

Education Majors23

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution57

Occupational Therapy46

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology40

Social Psychology70

Special Education40