18 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Switzerland

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 283K citations received by 14.2K 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

#41 in Europe

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#75 in Europe

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#92 in Europe

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

4. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#101 in Europe

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#138 in Europe

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#148 in Europe

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#151 in Europe

#389 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#183 in Europe

#457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#254 in Europe

#626 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#381 in Europe

#946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

11. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#387 in Europe

#964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#468 in Europe

#1222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

13. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#620 in Europe

#1895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

14. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#731 in Europe

#2425 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#802 in Europe

#2868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#900 in Europe

#3486 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#940 in Europe

#3772 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#962 in Europe

#3941 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.