72 Best universities for Child Psychology in France

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 939K citations received by 32.4K academic papers made by 72 universities in France 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. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#63 in Europe

#247 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Child Psychology

#167 in Europe

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Child Psychology

#174 in Europe

#495 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

4. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Child Psychology

#199 in Europe

#556 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

5. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#210 in Europe

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,690
Founded: 2019

6. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Child Psychology

#217 in Europe

#602 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

7. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Child Psychology

#234 in Europe

#655 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

8. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Child Psychology

#235 in Europe

#658 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

9. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Child Psychology

#238 in Europe

#665 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

10. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Child Psychology

#260 in Europe

#733 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

11. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Child Psychology

#270 in Europe

#766 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

12. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Child Psychology

#283 in Europe

#804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 60,404
Founded: 2012

13. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Child Psychology

#295 in Europe

#851 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

14. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Child Psychology

#300 in Europe

#871 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

15. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Child Psychology

#313 in Europe

#917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,690
Founded: 1854

16. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Child Psychology

#318 in Europe

#931 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

17. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Child Psychology

#335 in Europe

#981 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

18. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Child Psychology

#336 in Europe

#982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,465
Founded: 1432

19. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#343 in Europe

#1000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,536
Founded: 1794

20. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Child Psychology

#363 in Europe

#1066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1460

21. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#371 in Europe

#1090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,523
Founded: 1970

22. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Child Psychology

#392 in Europe

#1154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 22,023
Founded: 1968

23. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#399 in Europe

#1184 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

24. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Child Psychology

#400 in Europe

#1185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,820
Founded: 1431

25. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Child Psychology

#413 in Europe

#1225 in the World

Enrollment: 14,498
Founded: 1979

26. Paris-Est Creteil Val-de-Marne University

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Child Psychology

#415 in Europe

#1231 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

27. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Child Psychology

#418 in Europe

#1241 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

28. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Child Psychology

#445 in Europe

#1371 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

29. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Child Psychology

#457 in Europe

#1428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 25,687
Founded: 1971

30. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Child Psychology

#505 in Europe

#1631 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

31. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Child Psychology

#521 in Europe

#1717 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,900
Founded: 1970

32. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Child Psychology

#535 in Europe

#1780 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

33. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Child Psychology

#547 in Europe

#1856 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

34. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Child Psychology

#553 in Europe

#1884 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

35. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Child Psychology

#561 in Europe

#1908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1984

36. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#569 in Europe

#1945 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

37. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#571 in Europe

#1968 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

38. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Child Psychology

#576 in Europe

#2004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,790
Founded: 1794

39. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#580 in Europe

#2033 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

40. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#599 in Europe

#2150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 11,196
Founded: 1872

41. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Child Psychology

#606 in Europe

#2190 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

42. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Child Psychology

#607 in Europe

#2192 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

43. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Child Psychology

#616 in Europe

#2232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,367
Founded: 1972

44. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Child Psychology

#621 in Europe

#2257 in the World

Enrollment: 9,477
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1995

45. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Child Psychology

#639 in Europe

#2380 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

46. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Child Psychology

#640 in Europe

#2385 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

47. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Child Psychology

#642 in Europe

#2397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 21,997
Founded: 1970

48. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Child Psychology

#649 in Europe

#2436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 5,453
Founded: 1881

49. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Child Psychology

#650 in Europe

#2446 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

50. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Child Psychology

#656 in Europe

#2476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 14,800
Founded: 2013

51. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#672 in Europe

#2553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 15,232
Founded: 1971

52. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Child Psychology

#686 in Europe

#2654 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

53. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Child Psychology

#705 in Europe

#2773 in the World

Founded: 1907

54. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#708 in Europe

#2789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1783

55. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Child Psychology

#713 in Europe

#2836 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

56. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Child Psychology

#725 in Europe

#2895 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

57. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Child Psychology

#731 in Europe

#2916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,993
Founded: 2007

58. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Child Psychology

#745 in Europe

#2969 in the World

Founded: 1892

59. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Child Psychology

#757 in Europe

#3024 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

60. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Child Psychology

#759 in Europe

#3038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,629
Founded: 1970

61. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Child Psychology

#766 in Europe

#3064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,646
Founded: 1900

62. Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#789 in Europe

#3160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,300
Founded: 2007

63. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Child Psychology

#790 in Europe

#3162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,196
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1994

64. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Child Psychology

#793 in Europe

#3195 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

65. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Child Psychology

#800 in Europe

#3236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,067
Founded: 1957

66. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Child Psychology

#804 in Europe

#3276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

67. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Child Psychology

#809 in Europe

#3307 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

68. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Child Psychology

#830 in Europe

#3450 in the World

Enrollment: 39,424
Founded: 1875

69. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Child Psychology

#844 in Europe

#3546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,051
Founded: 1992

70. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Child Psychology

#847 in Europe

#3573 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

71. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#881 in Europe

#3699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1780

72. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Child Psychology

#920 in Europe

#3930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

The best cities to study Child Psychology in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Villeurbanne, Marseille, and Bordeaux.

Psychology subfields in France

Clinical Psychology51

Cognitive Science103

Education Majors92

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution22

Neuroscience118

Occupational Therapy26

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology3

Social Psychology114

Special Education23