28 Best universities for Child Psychology in Portugal

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 232K citations received by 15.4K 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

#111 in Europe

#341 in the World

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

2. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Child Psychology

#123 in Europe

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

3. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Child Psychology

#150 in Europe

#439 in the World

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

4. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Child Psychology

#158 in Europe

#455 in the World

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

5. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Child Psychology

#233 in Europe

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

6. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Child Psychology

#263 in Europe

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

7. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Child Psychology

#325 in Europe

#941 in the World

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

8. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Child Psychology

#435 in Europe

#1294 in the World

Founded: 1979

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

Portugal | Vila Real

For Child Psychology

#460 in Europe

#1426 in the World

Founded: 1986

10. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Child Psychology

#469 in Europe

#1458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1971

11. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Child Psychology

#483 in Europe

#1531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

12. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Child Psychology

#488 in Europe

#1548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

13. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Child Psychology

#496 in Europe

#1604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

14. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Child Psychology

#523 in Europe

#1737 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

15. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Child Psychology

#540 in Europe

#1800 in the World

Founded: 1973

16. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Child Psychology

#628 in Europe

#2287 in the World

Founded: 1996

17. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Child Psychology

#640 in Europe

#2359 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Child Psychology

#676 in Europe

#2614 in the World

Founded: 1979

19. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Child Psychology

#686 in Europe

#2661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

20. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Child Psychology

#696 in Europe

#2710 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

21. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Child Psychology

#714 in Europe

#2794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

22. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Child Psychology

#717 in Europe

#2824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

23. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Child Psychology

#721 in Europe

#2860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

24. Higher School of Nursing, Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Child Psychology

#753 in Europe

#3037 in the World

Founded: 2004

25. Piaget Institute

Portugal | Almada

For Child Psychology

#826 in Europe

#3412 in the World

Founded: 1979

26. European University - Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Child Psychology

#836 in Europe

#3482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

27. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Child Psychology

#851 in Europe

#3581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

28. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

Portugal | Barcelos

For Child Psychology

#869 in Europe

#3678 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1994

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 Psychology26

Cognitive Science23

Education Majors28

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution8

Occupational Therapy14

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology8

Social Psychology29

Special Education4