39 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Australia

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 1.17M citations received by 75.3K 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

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Oceania

#42 in the World

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

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Oceania

#50 in the World

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

4. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Oceania

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Oceania

#64 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%
Founded: 1949

7. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in Oceania

#160 in the World

Founded: 1971

8. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in Oceania

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in Oceania

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in Oceania

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#13 in Oceania

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

12. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#14 in Oceania

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

13. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#15 in Oceania

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#16 in Oceania

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#17 in Oceania

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#18 in Oceania

#276 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#20 in Oceania

#285 in the World

Founded: 1965

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#21 in Oceania

#288 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#22 in Oceania

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

20. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#23 in Oceania

#323 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#26 in Oceania

#346 in the World

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

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#27 in Oceania

#364 in the World

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

23. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#28 in Oceania

#399 in the World

Founded: 1887

24. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#30 in Oceania

#431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#31 in Oceania

#497 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#33 in Oceania

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#34 in Oceania

#526 in the World

Founded: 1908

28. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#35 in Oceania

#556 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#36 in Oceania

#693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

30. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#37 in Oceania

#716 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#38 in Oceania

#884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

32. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#39 in Oceania

#965 in the World

Founded: 1990

33. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#40 in Oceania

#971 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#41 in Oceania

#972 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

35. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#42 in Oceania

#1041 in the World

Founded: 1987

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#43 in Oceania

#1079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#44 in Oceania

#1163 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#45 in Oceania

#1276 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#46 in Oceania

#1337 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, Clayton, and Canberra.