14 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Belgium

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Belgium ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 219K citations received by 16.4K academic papers made by 14 universities in Belgium 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. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Europe

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

2. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#61 in Europe

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

3. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#72 in Europe

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

4. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#107 in Europe

#281 in the World

Founded: 2003

5. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#113 in Europe

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

6. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#119 in Europe

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 11,101
Founded: 1970

7. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#140 in Europe

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

8. University of Namur

Belgium | Namur

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#484 in Europe

#1293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1849

9. University of Mons

Belgium | Mons

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#548 in Europe

#1549 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2009

10. Hasselt University

Belgium | Hasselt

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#597 in Europe

#1787 in the World

Enrollment: 3,310
Founded: 1973

11. Evangelical Theological Faculty, Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#604 in Europe

#1826 in the World

Enrollment: 300
Founded: 1919

12. University College Ghent

Belgium | Ghent

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#684 in Europe

#2214 in the World

Founded: 1995

13. Institute of Tropical Medicine

Belgium | Antwerp

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#768 in Europe

#2661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1906

14. Erasmus University College, Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#793 in Europe

#2812 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1995

The best cities to study Theology / Divinity / Religious studies in Belgium based on the number of universities and their ranks are Leuven, Ghent, Liege, and Antwerp.