Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies Schools in Asia

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Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 3.03M citations received by 491K academic papers made by 1,518 universities in Asia 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. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Israel
#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

2. Tel Aviv University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Israel
#74 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

3. University of Haifa

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Israel
#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1963

4. National University of Singapore

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Singapore
#86 in the World
Enrollment
30,098
Founded
1905

5. University of Hong Kong

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in China
#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

6. Bar-Ilan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Israel
#127 in the World
Enrollment
16,787
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1955

7. Peking University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in China
#138 in the World
Enrollment
44,730
Founded
1898

8. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Israel
#151 in the World
Enrollment
17,225
Founded
1969

9. University of Tokyo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Japan
#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

10. Wuhan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in China
#205 in the World
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

11. Nanyang Technological University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Singapore
#222 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1955

12. Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in China
#227 in the World
Founded
1963

13. Beijing Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in China
#240 in the World
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1902

14. University of Malaya

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Malaysia
#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1905

15. Kyoto University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Japan
#255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

16. International Islamic University Malaysia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Malaysia
#262 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
21,607
Founded
1983

17. Tsinghua University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in China
#263 in the World
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

18. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in China
#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

19. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in China
#299 in the World
Founded
1937

20. City University of Hong Kong

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in China
#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1984

21. University of Tehran

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Iran
#306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
52,588
Founded
1934

22. State Islamic University of Yogyakarta

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Indonesia
#349 in the World
Founded
2004

23. National University of Malaysia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Malaysia
#350 in the World
Enrollment
28,776
Founded
1970

24. Zhejiang University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in China
#354 in the World
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

25. Nanjing University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in China
#373 in the World
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

26. East China Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#12 in China
#377 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
36,026
Founded
1951

27. Hacettepe University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Turkey
#382 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
16,279
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1967

28. Seoul National University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#392 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

29. Sichuan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#13 in China
#401 in the World
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

30. Fudan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#14 in China
#410 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

31. National Taiwan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Taiwan
#416 in the World
Enrollment
31,799
Founded
1945

32. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Israel
#417 in the World
Founded
1924

33. Yonsei University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
29,502
Founded
1957

34. Shandong University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#15 in China
#432 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

35. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Iran
#437 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
14,440
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1934

36. MARA University of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Malaysia
#445 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1956

37. Xiamen University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#16 in China
#447 in the World
Enrollment
40,302
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
1921

38. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#17 in China
#450 in the World
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

39. Putra Malaysia University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Malaysia
#452 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1973

40. Hohai University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#18 in China
#455 in the World
Founded
1915

41. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#19 in China
#461 in the World
Enrollment
71,970
Founded
1953

42. Marmara University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Turkey
#475 in the World
Enrollment
14,066
Founded
1982

43. Ankara University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Turkey
#479 in the World
Enrollment
28,757
Founded
1946

44. University of Indonesia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Indonesia
#491 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
46,978
Founded
1950

45. Renmin University of China

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#20 in China
#496 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
24,201
Founded
1937

46. Istanbul University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Turkey
#498 in the World
Enrollment
35,190
Founded
1933

47. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#21 in China
#502 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1991

48. University of Science, Malaysia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Malaysia
#513 in the World
Founded
1969

49. Central China Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#22 in China
#515 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1903

50. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Iran
#521 in the World
Enrollment
10,355
Founded
1960

51. University of Delhi

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in India
#522 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1922

52. Nankai University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#23 in China
#527 in the World
Enrollment
26,568
Founded
1919

53. Gadjah Mada University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Indonesia
#536 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1949

54. Osaka University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Japan
#544 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

55. Nanjing Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#24 in China
#553 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1952

56. Dalian University of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#25 in China
#557 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1949

57. Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Indonesia
#562 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
31,643
Founded
1957

58. King AbdulAziz University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#565 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1967

59. Keio University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Japan
#566 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

60. Hong Kong Baptist University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#26 in China
#570 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1956

61. Hokkaido University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Japan
#584 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

62. Middle East Technical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Turkey
#588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
14,928
Founded
1956

63. University of Tsukuba

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Japan
#592 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

64. Lanzhou University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#27 in China
#596 in the World
Founded
1909

65. Tohoku University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in Japan
#602 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

66. Banaras Hindu University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in India
#606 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1915

67. National Cheng Kung University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Taiwan
#607 in the World
Enrollment
21,292
Founded
1931

68. University of Technology Malaysia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in Malaysia
#608 in the World
Founded
1904

69. Central South University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#28 in China
#615 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

70. Sakarya University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Turkey
#616 in the World
Founded
1992

71. Jilin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#29 in China
#627 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
68,000
Founded
1946

72. Southwest University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#30 in China
#628 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
2005

73. King Saud University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#636 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
61,412
Founded
1957

74. Tongji University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#31 in China
#644 in the World
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1907

75. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in India
#656 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1969

76. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#32 in China
#663 in the World
Enrollment
40,346
Founded
1896

77. Tarbiat Modares University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Iran
#667 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
9,270
Founded
1982

78. Bilkent University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in Turkey
#674 in the World
Enrollment
11,701
Founded
1984

79. Selcuk University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in Turkey
#676 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
9,817
Founded
1975

80. Airlangga University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Indonesia
#678 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1954

81. Korea University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#680 in the World
Enrollment
24,351
Founded
1905

82. National Chiao Tung University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Taiwan
#691 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1958

83. International Islamic University, Islamabad

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Pakistan
#696 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1980

84. American University of Beirut

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Lebanon
#701 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
7,220
Founded
1866

85. Nagoya University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in Japan
#714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

86. Zhengzhou University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#33 in China
#718 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1956

87. Kyushu University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in Japan
#721 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

88. Northern University of Malaysia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in Malaysia
#724 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1984

89. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Iran
#740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
9,905
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1946

90. Diponegoro University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Indonesia
#746 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
38,503
Founded
1957

91. Waseda University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in Japan
#748 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

92. Weizmann Institute of Science

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in Israel
#749 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,380
Founded
1934

93. Social Sciences University of Ankara

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in Turkey
#750 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
2013

94. Singapore Management University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Singapore
#753 in the World
Enrollment
9,697
Founded
2000

95. Gazi University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in Turkey
#764 in the World
Enrollment
31,353
Founded
1982

96. Tianjin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#34 in China
#774 in the World
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

97. Mahidol University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Thailand
#776 in the World
Enrollment
6,332
Founded
1888

98. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#35 in China
#778 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1920

99. Ataturk University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in Turkey
#780 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
11,086
Founded
1957

100. Indonesia University of Education

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in Indonesia
#783 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1954