18 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Switzerland

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Switzerland ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 432K citations received by 16.5K academic papers made by 18 universities in Switzerland 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 Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#36 in Europe

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#73 in Europe

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#86 in Europe

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

4. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#105 in Europe

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#135 in Europe

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#149 in Europe

#389 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#166 in Europe

#434 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#196 in Europe

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#260 in Europe

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#364 in Europe

#945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

11. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#394 in Europe

#1022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#514 in Europe

#1438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

13. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#594 in Europe

#1799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

14. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#743 in Europe

#2507 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#834 in Europe

#2951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#895 in Europe

#3326 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#974 in Europe

#3920 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#979 in Europe

#3952 in the World

The best cities to study Theology / Divinity / Religious studies in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zurich, Geneva, Bern, and Lausanne.