28 Best universities for Child Psychology in Portugal

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 322K citations received by 17.7K academic papers made by 28 universities in Portugal 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 Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Child Psychology

#97 in Europe

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

2. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Child Psychology

#110 in Europe

#346 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

3. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Child Psychology

#140 in Europe

#415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

4. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Child Psychology

#158 in Europe

#451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

5. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Child Psychology

#258 in Europe

#728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

6. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Child Psychology

#296 in Europe

#857 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

7. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Child Psychology

#317 in Europe

#937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

8. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Child Psychology

#435 in Europe

#1307 in the World

Founded: 1979

9. University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro

Portugal | Vila Real

For Child Psychology

#456 in Europe

#1418 in the World

Enrollment: 6,515
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1986

10. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Child Psychology

#459 in Europe

#1429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,205
Founded: 1971

11. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Child Psychology

#473 in Europe

#1488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

12. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Child Psychology

#487 in Europe

#1572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

13. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Child Psychology

#497 in Europe

#1608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

14. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Child Psychology

#528 in Europe

#1771 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

15. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Child Psychology

#532 in Europe

#1790 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

16. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Child Psychology

#635 in Europe

#2353 in the World

Founded: 1996

17. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Child Psychology

#638 in Europe

#2387 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Child Psychology

#651 in Europe

#2454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

19. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Child Psychology

#671 in Europe

#2568 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

20. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Child Psychology

#683 in Europe

#2628 in the World

Founded: 1979

21. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Child Psychology

#697 in Europe

#2718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

22. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Child Psychology

#716 in Europe

#2844 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

23. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Child Psychology

#718 in Europe

#2856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

24. Higher School of Nursing, Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Child Psychology

#769 in Europe

#3081 in the World

Founded: 2004

25. European University - Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Child Psychology

#847 in Europe

#3540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

26. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

Portugal | Barcelos

For Child Psychology

#873 in Europe

#3665 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1994

27. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Child Psychology

#891 in Europe

#3743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

28. Piaget Institute

Portugal | Almada

For Child Psychology

#901 in Europe

#3815 in the World

Founded: 1979

The best cities to study Child Psychology in Portugal based on the number of universities and their ranks are Porto, Lisbon, Coimbra, and Braga.

Psychology subfields in Portugal

Clinical Psychology27

Cognitive Science26

Education Majors29

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution8

Occupational Therapy17

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology10

Social Psychology29

Special Education4