31 Best universities for Child Psychology in the Netherlands

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 3.04M citations received by 65.7K 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

#31 in the World

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

2. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Child Psychology

#6 in Europe

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
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

#63 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: 27,713
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

#22 in Europe

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

8. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Child Psychology

#26 in Europe

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

9. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Child Psychology

#48 in Europe

#201 in the World

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

10. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Child Psychology

#74 in Europe

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

11. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Child Psychology

#139 in Europe

#413 in the World

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

12. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Child Psychology

#164 in Europe

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

13. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Child Psychology

#224 in Europe

#630 in the World

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

14. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Child Psychology

#430 in Europe

#1289 in the World

Founded: 1619

15. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Child Psychology

#493 in Europe

#1592 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

16. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Child Psychology

#535 in Europe

#1799 in the World

Founded: 1986

17. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Child Psychology

#549 in Europe

#1857 in the World

Founded: 1993

18. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Child Psychology

#622 in Europe

#2269 in the World

Founded: 1996

19. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Child Psychology

#625 in Europe

#2286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

20. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Child Psychology

#667 in Europe

#2540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

21. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Child Psychology

#708 in Europe

#2810 in the World

Founded: 2004

22. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Child Psychology

#709 in Europe

#2814 in the World

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

23. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Zwolle

For Child Psychology

#738 in Europe

#2942 in the World

Founded: 1986

24. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Child Psychology

#745 in Europe

#2993 in the World

Founded: 1987

25. Hogeschool Leiden, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Leiden

For Child Psychology

#757 in Europe

#3025 in the World

Founded: 1984

26. Breda University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Child Psychology

#759 in Europe

#3042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1966

27. Nyenrode Business University

Netherlands | Breukelen

For Child Psychology

#760 in Europe

#3044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1946

28. Codarts University of the Arts

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Child Psychology

#800 in Europe

#3212 in the World

Founded: 1930

29. INHolland University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Haarlem

For Child Psychology

#804 in Europe

#3244 in the World

Founded: 2002

30. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Child Psychology

#816 in Europe

#3350 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

31. NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Leeuwarden

For Child Psychology

#870 in Europe

#3659 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 Science24

Education Majors29

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution14

Neuroscience33

Occupational Therapy19

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology12