68 Best universities for Child Psychology in France

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 675K citations received by 28.3K academic papers made by 68 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

#57 in Europe

#237 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Child Psychology

#145 in Europe

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Child Psychology

#167 in Europe

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

4. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Child Psychology

#170 in Europe

#491 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

5. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Child Psychology

#197 in Europe

#551 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

6. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#205 in Europe

#569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,704
Founded: 2019

7. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Child Psychology

#212 in Europe

#581 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

8. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Child Psychology

#230 in Europe

#639 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

9. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Child Psychology

#234 in Europe

#643 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

10. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Child Psychology

#260 in Europe

#737 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

11. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Child Psychology

#262 in Europe

#740 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

12. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Child Psychology

#269 in Europe

#758 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

13. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Child Psychology

#279 in Europe

#788 in the World

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

14. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Child Psychology

#313 in Europe

#910 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

15. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Child Psychology

#317 in Europe

#917 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

16. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Child Psychology

#319 in Europe

#923 in the World

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

17. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Child Psychology

#328 in Europe

#947 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

18. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#330 in Europe

#953 in the World

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

19. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Child Psychology

#346 in Europe

#997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 37,252
Founded: 1460

20. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Child Psychology

#358 in Europe

#1035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 25,078
Founded: 1431

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Child Psychology

#387 in Europe

#1125 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

22. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#400 in Europe

#1158 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

23. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Child Psychology

#403 in Europe

#1176 in the World

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

24. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Child Psychology

#410 in Europe

#1211 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

25. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Child Psychology

#413 in Europe

#1216 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

26. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Child Psychology

#421 in Europe

#1245 in the World

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

27. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Child Psychology

#437 in Europe

#1300 in the World

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

28. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#450 in Europe

#1375 in the World

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

29. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Child Psychology

#471 in Europe

#1471 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

30. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Child Psychology

#493 in Europe

#1589 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

31. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#512 in Europe

#1670 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

32. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Child Psychology

#529 in Europe

#1758 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

33. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Child Psychology

#532 in Europe

#1763 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

34. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Child Psychology

#542 in Europe

#1819 in the World

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

35. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Child Psychology

#547 in Europe

#1853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,490
Founded: 1970

36. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#550 in Europe

#1864 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

37. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#551 in Europe

#1866 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

38. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Child Psychology

#562 in Europe

#1898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1794

39. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Child Psychology

#565 in Europe

#1909 in the World

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

40. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Child Psychology

#572 in Europe

#1947 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

41. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Child Psychology

#581 in Europe

#1990 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

42. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Child Psychology

#582 in Europe

#2006 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

43. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Child Psychology

#601 in Europe

#2093 in the World

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

44. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Child Psychology

#603 in Europe

#2104 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

45. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Child Psychology

#616 in Europe

#2205 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

46. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Child Psychology

#622 in Europe

#2244 in the World

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

47. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Child Psychology

#627 in Europe

#2263 in the World

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

48. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Child Psychology

#648 in Europe

#2415 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

49. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Child Psychology

#654 in Europe

#2446 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

50. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#657 in Europe

#2465 in the World

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

51. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Child Psychology

#665 in Europe

#2515 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

52. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Child Psychology

#670 in Europe

#2546 in the World

Founded: 1907

53. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#673 in Europe

#2598 in the World

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

54. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Child Psychology

#684 in Europe

#2659 in the World

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

55. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Child Psychology

#700 in Europe

#2723 in the World

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

56. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Child Psychology

#707 in Europe

#2758 in the World

Founded: 1892

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#713 in Europe

#2793 in the World

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

58. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Child Psychology

#729 in Europe

#2896 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

59. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Child Psychology

#736 in Europe

#2936 in the World

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

60. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Child Psychology

#750 in Europe

#3021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,687
Founded: 2007

61. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#757 in Europe

#3060 in the World

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

62. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Child Psychology

#759 in Europe

#3062 in the World

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

63. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Child Psychology

#767 in Europe

#3101 in the World

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

64. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Child Psychology

#774 in Europe

#3123 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

65. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Child Psychology

#804 in Europe

#3281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,091
Founded: 1992

66. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Child Psychology

#812 in Europe

#3331 in the World

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

67. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Child Psychology

#833 in Europe

#3458 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

68. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Child Psychology

#840 in Europe

#3491 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 Psychology45

Cognitive Science101

Education Majors84

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution21

Neuroscience114

Occupational Therapy22

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology5

Social Psychology111

Special Education25