18 Best universities for Child Psychology in North Rhine-Westphalia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North Rhine-Westphalia ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 630K citations received by 18.9K academic papers made by 18 universities in North Rhine-Westphalia 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. Ruhr University Bochum

For Child Psychology

#10 in Germany

#95 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

2. University of Bielefeld

For Child Psychology

#11 in Germany

#96 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,488
Founded: 1969

3. University of Munster

For Child Psychology

#14 in Germany

#103 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

4. University of Cologne

For Child Psychology

#17 in Germany

#109 in Europe

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

5. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Child Psychology

#18 in Germany

#118 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

6. University of Bonn

For Child Psychology

#19 in Germany

#119 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

7. RWTH Aachen University

For Child Psychology

#22 in Germany

#129 in Europe

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

8. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Child Psychology

#37 in Germany

#211 in Europe

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

9. TU Dortmund University

For Child Psychology

#38 in Germany

#215 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

10. Witten/Herdecke University

For Child Psychology

#51 in Germany

#344 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,894
Founded: 1982

11. University of Wuppertal

For Child Psychology

#52 in Germany

#345 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

12. German Sport University Cologne

For Child Psychology

#57 in Germany

#380 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

13. University of Paderborn

For Child Psychology

#64 in Germany

#429 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 19,110
Founded: 1972

14. University of Hagen

For Child Psychology

#68 in Germany

#453 in Europe

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

15. University of Siegen

For Child Psychology

#70 in Germany

#524 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

16. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Child Psychology

#77 in Germany

#661 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 13,671
Founded: 1971

17. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

For Child Psychology

#79 in Germany

#722 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,633
Founded: 1971

18. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

For Child Psychology

#90 in Germany

#844 in Europe

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

Closest to North Rhine-Westphalia states to learn Child Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Hesse	7	7
Rhineland-Palatinate	7	15
Lower Saxony	11	21
Thuringia	3	27
Hamburg	4	3
Baden-Wurttemberg	11	1
Brandenburg	9	4
Saxony	3	9
Bavaria	13	2

Psychology subfields in North Rhine-Westphalia

Clinical Psychology19

Cognitive Science23

Education Majors22

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution11

Occupational Therapy11

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology8

Social Psychology26

Special Education10