18 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Switzerland

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 466K citations received by 16.8K 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

#35 in Europe

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#73 in Europe

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#85 in Europe

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

4. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#105 in Europe

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#133 in Europe

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#149 in Europe

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#169 in Europe

#441 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#200 in Europe

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#262 in Europe

#649 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#369 in Europe

#952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

11. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#396 in Europe

#1020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#517 in Europe

#1449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

13. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#601 in Europe

#1811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

14. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#744 in Europe

#2489 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#846 in Europe

#3007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#882 in Europe

#3240 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#968 in Europe

#3894 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#969 in Europe

#3897 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.