Best Universities for Child Psychology in Europe

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 20M citations received by 718K academic papers made by 888 universities in Europe 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 College London

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#3 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#23 in the World

Founded: 1829

4. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

5. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Child Psychology

#1 in the Netherlands

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

6. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Child Psychology

#2 in the Netherlands

#46 in the World

Founded: 1923

7. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Child Psychology

#3 in the Netherlands

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

8. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Child Psychology

#1 in Sweden

#53 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

9. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Child Psychology

#4 in the Netherlands

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

10. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Child Psychology

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

11. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#60 in the World

Founded: 1824

12. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Child Psychology

#5 in the Netherlands

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

13. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Child Psychology

#6 in the Netherlands

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

14. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Child Psychology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

15. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Child Psychology

#1 in Switzerland

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

16. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Child Psychology

#2 in Sweden

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

17. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Child Psychology

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

18. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

19. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#99 in the World

Founded: 1900

20. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

21. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#104 in the World

Founded: 1905

22. University of Oslo

For Child Psychology

#1 in Norway

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

23. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#116 in the World

Founded: 1948

24. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Child Psychology

#7 in the Netherlands

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

25. Sapienza University of Rome

For Child Psychology

#1 in Italy

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

26. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Child Psychology

#3 in Sweden

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

27. University of Padua

For Child Psychology

#2 in Italy

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

28. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Child Psychology

#8 in the Netherlands

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

29. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

30. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Child Psychology

#143 in the World

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

31. Lund University

For Child Psychology

#4 in Sweden

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

32. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Child Psychology

#5 in Sweden

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

33. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Child Psychology

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

34. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Child Psychology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#158 in the World

Founded: 1451

35. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

36. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Child Psychology

#169 in the World

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

37. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Child Psychology

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

38. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Child Psychology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#171 in the World

Founded: 1997

39. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Child Psychology

#2 in Norway

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

40. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#174 in the World

Founded: 1904

41. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

42. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Child Psychology

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

43. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Child Psychology

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,800
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1920

44. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

45. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#197 in the World

Founded: 1963

46. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Child Psychology

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

47. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Child Psychology

#2 in Switzerland

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

48. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Child Psychology

#9 in the Netherlands

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 17,378
Founded: 1927

49. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#20 in the United Kingdom

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

50. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#21 in the United Kingdom

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

51. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Child Psychology

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,870
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1934

52. Birkbeck, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#22 in the United Kingdom

#222 in the World

Founded: 1823

53. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#23 in the United Kingdom

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

54. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Child Psychology

#3 in Switzerland

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

55. Umea University

For Child Psychology

#6 in Sweden

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

56. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Child Psychology

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

57. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Child Psychology

#1 in France

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

58. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Child Psychology

#1 in Spain

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

59. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Child Psychology

#2 in Spain

#241 in the World

Founded: 1531

60. University of Kent

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#24 in the United Kingdom

#242 in the World

Founded: 1965

61. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Child Psychology

#3 in Spain

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

62. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#25 in the United Kingdom

#247 in the World

Founded: 1892

63. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Child Psychology

#3 in Italy

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

64. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#26 in the United Kingdom

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

65. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Child Psychology

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

66. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Child Psychology

#4 in Italy

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

67. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Child Psychology

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

68. Goldsmiths, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#27 in the United Kingdom

#262 in the World

Founded: 1904

69. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Child Psychology

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

70. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Child Psychology

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

71. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Child Psychology

#28 in the United Kingdom

#265 in the World

Founded: 1495

72. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#29 in the United Kingdom

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

73. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Child Psychology

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

74. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Child Psychology

#4 in Spain

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

75. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Child Psychology

#10 in the Netherlands

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

76. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Child Psychology

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

77. Bangor University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Child Psychology

#30 in the United Kingdom

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

78. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#31 in the United Kingdom

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

79. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Child Psychology

#3 in Norway

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

80. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Child Psychology

#32 in the United Kingdom

#282 in the World

Founded: 1968

81. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Child Psychology

#7 in Sweden

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 22,441
Founded: 1975

82. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Child Psychology

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

83. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Child Psychology

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1925

84. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Child Psychology

#33 in the United Kingdom

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

85. St George's, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#34 in the United Kingdom

#299 in the World

Founded: 1733

86. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#35 in the United Kingdom

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

87. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Child Psychology

#5 in Italy

#303 in the World

Founded: 1404

88. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Child Psychology

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

89. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Child Psychology

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

90. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Child Psychology

#10 in Germany

#306 in the World

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

91. University of Wales

United Kingdom | Wales

For Child Psychology

#36 in the United Kingdom

#308 in the World

Founded: 1893

92. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Child Psychology

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,321
Founded: 1854

93. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#37 in the United Kingdom

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

94. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#38 in the United Kingdom

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

95. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Child Psychology

#6 in Italy

#315 in the World

Founded: 1321

96. City, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Child Psychology

#39 in the United Kingdom

#316 in the World

Founded: 1966

97. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Child Psychology

#317 in the World

Founded: 2003

98. Swansea University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Child Psychology

#40 in the United Kingdom

#318 in the World

Founded: 1920

99. University of Bielefeld

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Child Psychology

#11 in Germany

#319 in the World

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

100. University of Leipzig

Germany | Saxony

For Child Psychology

#12 in Germany

#321 in the World

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

Psychology subfields in Europe

Clinical Psychology751

Cognitive Science944

Education Majors1022

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution390

Neuroscience1184

Occupational Therapy408

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology274

Social Psychology1241

Special Education379