29 Best universities for Child Psychology in the Netherlands

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 2.25M citations received by 59.4K academic papers made by 29 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

#33 in the World

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

2. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Child Psychology

#6 in Europe

#46 in the World

Founded: 1923

3. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Child Psychology

#7 in Europe

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

4. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Child Psychology

#9 in Europe

#54 in the World

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

5. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Child Psychology

#12 in Europe

#74 in the World

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

6. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Child Psychology

#13 in Europe

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

7. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Child Psychology

#24 in Europe

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

8. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Child Psychology

#28 in Europe

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

9. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Child Psychology

#48 in Europe

#203 in the World

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

10. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Child Psychology

#75 in Europe

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

11. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Child Psychology

#141 in Europe

#417 in the World

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

12. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Child Psychology

#164 in Europe

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

13. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Child Psychology

#214 in Europe

#587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

14. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Child Psychology

#383 in Europe

#1109 in the World

Founded: 1619

15. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Child Psychology

#451 in Europe

#1378 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

16. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Child Psychology

#494 in Europe

#1597 in the World

Founded: 1986

17. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Child Psychology

#517 in Europe

#1701 in the World

Founded: 1993

18. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Child Psychology

#569 in Europe

#1938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

19. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Child Psychology

#594 in Europe

#2060 in the World

Founded: 1996

20. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Child Psychology

#646 in Europe

#2411 in the World

Founded: 2004

21. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Child Psychology

#672 in Europe

#2592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

22. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Zwolle

For Child Psychology

#685 in Europe

#2660 in the World

Founded: 1986

23. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Child Psychology

#690 in Europe

#2680 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

#691 in Europe

#2689 in the World

Founded: 1987

25. INHolland University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Haarlem

For Child Psychology

#748 in Europe

#2996 in the World

Founded: 2002

26. Hogeschool Leiden, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Leiden

For Child Psychology

#758 in Europe

#3061 in the World

Founded: 1984

27. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Child Psychology

#776 in Europe

#3131 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

28. Codarts University of the Arts

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Child Psychology

#792 in Europe

#3221 in the World

Founded: 1930

29. NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Leeuwarden

For Child Psychology

#857 in Europe

#3597 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, Nijmegen, Utrecht, and Groningen.

Psychology subfields in the Netherlands

Clinical Psychology29

Cognitive Science24

Education Majors29

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution14

Neuroscience32

Occupational Therapy19

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology13