Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies Schools in the World [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 39.8M citations received by 2.48M academic papers made by 4,425 universities in the World 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 Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

4. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

5. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

6. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

7. Stanford University

United States | California

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

8. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

9. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

10. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

11. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

12. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

13. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

14. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

15. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

16. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

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

17. New York University

United States | New York State

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

18. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

19. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

20. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

21. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

22. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

23. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

24. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#19 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

25. University of Lodz

Poland | Lodz

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Europe

#1 in Poland

Enrollment: 23,188
Founded: 1945

26. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

27. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in Europe

#2 in Poland

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1816

28. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

29. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

30. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

31. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1829

32. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

33. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1900

34. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

35. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

36. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#12 in Europe

#3 in Poland

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 33,549
Founded: 1364

37. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#13 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

38. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

39. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#14 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

40. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#24 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

41. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#25 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

42. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

43. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,083

44. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

45. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

46. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#15 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

47. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#16 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

48. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

49. Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland | Poznan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#17 in Europe

#4 in Poland

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 37,013
Founded: 1919

50. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

51. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

52. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#32 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

53. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#33 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

54. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#18 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

55. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#19 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

56. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

57. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#20 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

58. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#34 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

59. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

60. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#21 in Europe

#4 in the Netherlands

Founded: 1923

61. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

62. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#22 in Europe

#13 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

63. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#23 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

64. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

65. Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#37 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,967

66. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#38 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,986

67. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#24 in Europe

#14 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

68. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#25 in Europe

#15 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1451

69. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#39 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

70. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

71. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#26 in Europe

#1 in Finland

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

72. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#40 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

73. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#27 in Europe

#16 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

74. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

75. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#41 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

76. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

77. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Asia

#2 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

78. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#28 in Europe

#17 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

79. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#42 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

80. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#43 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

81. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#44 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

82. York University

Canada | Ontario

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#45 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

83. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#46 in North America

#5 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

84. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#29 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

85. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#47 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,900

86. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#48 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

87. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#49 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

88. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#50 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

89. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#51 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,440

90. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

91. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#30 in Europe

#2 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

92. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#31 in Europe

#18 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

93. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#52 in North America

#6 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

94. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#32 in Europe

#5 in the Netherlands

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

95. University of Haifa

Israel | Haifa

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Asia

#3 in Israel

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

96. Boston College

United States | Massachusetts

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#53 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

97. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#54 in North America

#7 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

98. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#33 in Europe

#19 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

99. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#55 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

100. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#56 in North America

#49 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

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