17 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Austria

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Austria ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 220K citations received by 10.3K academic papers made by 17 universities in Austria 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 Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#51 in Europe

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

2. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#172 in Europe

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1669

3. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#200 in Europe

#504 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

4. University of Graz

Austria | Graz

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#225 in Europe

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

5. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#279 in Europe

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

6. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#318 in Europe

#805 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

7. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#353 in Europe

#898 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

8. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#445 in Europe

#1164 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

9. Johannes Kepler University Linz

Austria | Linz

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#465 in Europe

#1224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1966

10. Graz University of Technology

Austria | Graz

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#547 in Europe

#1564 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

11. Medical University of Graz

Austria | Graz

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#665 in Europe

#2108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 4,346
Founded: 2004

12. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#705 in Europe

#2275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 3,607
Founded: 2004

13. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#774 in Europe

#2653 in the World

Founded: 2003

14. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#781 in Europe

#2674 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

15. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#843 in Europe

#3009 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

16. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#887 in Europe

#3280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 8,849
Founded: 1994

17. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#954 in Europe

#3797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

The best cities to study Theology / Divinity / Religious studies in Austria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Vienna, Innsbruck, Graz, and Salzburg.