31 Best universities for Child Psychology in the Netherlands

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the Netherlands ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 3.23M citations received by 67.5K academic papers made by 31 universities in the Netherlands 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 Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Child Psychology

#5 in Europe

#30 in the World

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

2. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Child Psychology

#6 in Europe

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1636

3. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Child Psychology

#7 in Europe

#48 in the World

Founded: 1923

4. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Child Psychology

#10 in Europe

#64 in the World

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

5. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Child Psychology

#12 in Europe

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 33,474
Founded: 1575

6. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Child Psychology

#15 in Europe

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

7. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Child Psychology

#21 in Europe

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

8. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Child Psychology

#26 in Europe

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

9. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Child Psychology

#48 in Europe

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 19,178
Founded: 1927

10. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Child Psychology

#73 in Europe

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

11. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Child Psychology

#142 in Europe

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

12. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Child Psychology

#164 in Europe

#462 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

13. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Child Psychology

#226 in Europe

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

14. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Child Psychology

#435 in Europe

#1302 in the World

Founded: 1619

15. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Child Psychology

#501 in Europe

#1614 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

16. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Child Psychology

#538 in Europe

#1790 in the World

Founded: 1986

17. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Child Psychology

#542 in Europe

#1818 in the World

Founded: 1993

18. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Child Psychology

#623 in Europe

#2263 in the World

Founded: 1996

19. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Child Psychology

#626 in Europe

#2279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

20. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Child Psychology

#667 in Europe

#2542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

21. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Zwolle

For Child Psychology

#707 in Europe

#2788 in the World

Founded: 1986

22. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Child Psychology

#719 in Europe

#2856 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 2004

23. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Child Psychology

#740 in Europe

#2954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 550
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1989

24. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Child Psychology

#742 in Europe

#2960 in the World

Enrollment: 2,331
Founded: 1987

25. Breda University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Child Psychology

#764 in Europe

#3061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1966

26. Hogeschool Leiden, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Leiden

For Child Psychology

#765 in Europe

#3062 in the World

Founded: 1984

27. Nyenrode Business University

Netherlands | Breukelen

For Child Psychology

#773 in Europe

#3102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1946

28. Codarts University of the Arts

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Child Psychology

#805 in Europe

#3277 in the World

Founded: 1930

29. INHolland University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Haarlem

For Child Psychology

#806 in Europe

#3284 in the World

Founded: 2002

30. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Child Psychology

#819 in Europe

#3382 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

31. NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Leeuwarden

For Child Psychology

#906 in Europe

#3868 in the World

Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Child Psychology in the Netherlands based on the number of universities and their ranks are Amsterdam, Utrecht, Nijmegen, and Groningen.

Psychology subfields in the Netherlands

Clinical Psychology29

Cognitive Science23

Education Majors29

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution14

Neuroscience33

Occupational Therapy19

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology12