39 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Australia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 1.81M citations received by 86.2K academic papers made by 39 universities in Australia 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 Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Oceania

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Oceania

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

3. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Oceania

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Oceania

#60 in the World

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

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Oceania

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

6. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Oceania

#72 in the World

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

7. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in Oceania

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

8. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in Oceania

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

9. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in Oceania

#165 in the World

Founded: 1971

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in Oceania

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#12 in Oceania

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#15 in Oceania

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#16 in Oceania

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

14. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#17 in Oceania

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#18 in Oceania

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#19 in Oceania

#275 in the World

Founded: 1965

17. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#20 in Oceania

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

18. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#21 in Oceania

#307 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#22 in Oceania

#323 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#23 in Oceania

#335 in the World

Founded: 1966

21. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#24 in Oceania

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,607
Founded: 1966

22. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#27 in Oceania

#375 in the World

Founded: 1887

23. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#28 in Oceania

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

24. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#30 in Oceania

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#32 in Oceania

#526 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#33 in Oceania

#529 in the World

Founded: 1908

27. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#34 in Oceania

#582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#35 in Oceania

#605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1967

29. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#36 in Oceania

#611 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

30. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#37 in Oceania

#777 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#38 in Oceania

#899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

32. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#39 in Oceania

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

33. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#40 in Oceania

#1026 in the World

Founded: 1990

34. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#41 in Oceania

#1029 in the World

Founded: 1987

35. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#42 in Oceania

#1039 in the World

Founded: 1967

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#43 in Oceania

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#44 in Oceania

#1223 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#45 in Oceania

#1249 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

39. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#46 in Oceania

#1378 in the World

Founded: 1989

The best cities to study Theology / Divinity / Religious studies in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, and Clayton.