100 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in China

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Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 885K citations received by 171K academic papers made by 488 universities in China 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 Hong Kong

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Asia
#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

2. Peking University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in Asia
#138 in the World
Enrollment
44,730
Founded
1898

3. Wuhan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in Asia
#205 in the World
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

4. Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#12 in Asia
#227 in the World
Founded
1963

5. Beijing Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#13 in Asia
#240 in the World
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1902

6. Tsinghua University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#17 in Asia
#263 in the World
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

7. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#18 in Asia
#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

8. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#19 in Asia
#299 in the World
Founded
1937

9. City University of Hong Kong

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#20 in Asia
#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1984

10. Zhejiang University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#24 in Asia
#354 in the World
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

11. Nanjing University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#25 in Asia
#373 in the World
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

12. East China Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#26 in Asia
#377 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
36,026
Founded
1951

13. Sichuan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#29 in Asia
#401 in the World
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

14. Fudan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#30 in Asia
#410 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

15. Shandong University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#34 in Asia
#432 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

16. Xiamen University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#37 in Asia
#447 in the World
Enrollment
40,302
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
1921

17. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#38 in Asia
#450 in the World
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

18. Hohai University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#40 in Asia
#455 in the World
Founded
1915

19. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#41 in Asia
#461 in the World
Enrollment
71,970
Founded
1953

20. Renmin University of China

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#45 in Asia
#496 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
24,201
Founded
1937

21. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#47 in Asia
#502 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1991

22. Central China Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#49 in Asia
#515 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1903

23. Nankai University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#52 in Asia
#527 in the World
Enrollment
26,568
Founded
1919

24. Nanjing Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#55 in Asia
#553 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1952

25. Dalian University of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#56 in Asia
#557 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1949

26. Hong Kong Baptist University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#60 in Asia
#570 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1956

27. Lanzhou University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#64 in Asia
#596 in the World
Founded
1909

28. Central South University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#69 in Asia
#615 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

29. Jilin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#71 in Asia
#627 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
68,000
Founded
1946

30. Southwest University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#72 in Asia
#628 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
2005

31. Tongji University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#74 in Asia
#644 in the World
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1907

32. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#76 in Asia
#663 in the World
Enrollment
40,346
Founded
1896

33. Zhengzhou University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#86 in Asia
#718 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1956

34. Tianjin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#96 in Asia
#774 in the World
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

35. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#98 in Asia
#778 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1920

36. Shaanxi Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#101 in Asia
#786 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
38,000
Founded
1944

37. Hunan Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#103 in Asia
#791 in the World
Founded
1938

38. Hunan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#107 in Asia
#807 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1926

39. Anhui Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#124 in Asia
#890 in the World
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1928

40. Soochow University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#125 in Asia
#891 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
48,901
Founded
1899

41. Shanghai University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#126 in Asia
#894 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1994

42. Chongqing University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#127 in Asia
#895 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

43. South China Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#128 in Asia
#896 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1933

44. Beihang University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#133 in Asia
#903 in the World
Founded
1952

45. Southeast University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#134 in Asia
#909 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

46. Fujian Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#135 in Asia
#911 in the World
Founded
1953

47. Jinan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#136 in Asia
#914 in the World
Enrollment
37,918
Founded
1906

48. University of Macau

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#139 in Asia
#927 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
10,000

49. University of Science and Technology of China

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#140 in Asia
#928 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1958

50. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#141 in Asia
#929 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
39,000
Founded
1956

51. South China University of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#148 in Asia
#951 in the World
Enrollment
42,720
Founded
1952

52. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#149 in Asia
#952 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1940

53. Shandong Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#152 in Asia
#966 in the World
Founded
1950

54. Huaqiao University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#155 in Asia
#975 in the World
Enrollment
31,000
Founded
1960

55. Northeastern University, China

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#159 in Asia
#1004 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
1923

56. Guangzhou University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#166 in Asia
#1024 in the World
Enrollment
34,241
Founded
1927

57. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#167 in Asia
#1026 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1960

58. Henan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#172 in Asia
#1036 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1912

59. Shanghai Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#174 in Asia
#1038 in the World
Founded
1954

60. Jiangsu University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#177 in Asia
#1055 in the World
Enrollment
37,600
Founded
1902

61. Capital Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#178 in Asia
#1061 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
31,559
Founded
1954

62. Northeast Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#179 in Asia
#1064 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
28,024
Founded
1946

63. Shenzhen University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#180 in Asia
#1068 in the World
Enrollment
34,156
Founded
1983

64. Open University of Hong Kong

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#181 in Asia
#1074 in the World
Founded
1989

65. Shanxi University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#195 in Asia
#1145 in the World
Founded
1902

66. Guangxi University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#196 in Asia
#1151 in the World
Founded
1928

67. Anhui University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#197 in Asia
#1153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1928

68. China University of Mining and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#198 in Asia
#1161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1909

69. Northwest Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#201 in Asia
#1173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1902

70. XiangTan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#202 in Asia
#1174 in the World
Enrollment
37,057
Founded
1958

71. Zhejiang Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#203 in Asia
#1176 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

72. Yunnan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#204 in Asia
#1179 in the World
Enrollment
30,443
Founded
1923

73. Yangzhou University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#212 in Asia
#1203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1902

74. Jiangsu Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#214 in Asia
#1208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1957

75. Guangxi Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#215 in Asia
#1212 in the World
Founded
1932

76. Wuhan University of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#222 in Asia
#1225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
540,000
Founded
1946

77. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#226 in Asia
#1240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1938

78. Guangdong University of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#234 in Asia
#1259 in the World
Founded
1956

79. Ocean University of China

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#237 in Asia
#1268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1924

80. Capital Medical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#238 in Asia
#1269 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1960

81. North China Electric Power University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#240 in Asia
#1279 in the World
Founded
1958

82. Northwest University, China

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#241 in Asia
#1280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1912

83. Hefei University of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#242 in Asia
#1284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1945

84. Southwest University of Political Science and Law

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#247 in Asia
#1292 in the World
Founded
1953

85. Harbin Engineering University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#250 in Asia
#1300 in the World
Enrollment
28,278
Founded
1953

86. Jiangnan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#253 in Asia
#1303 in the World
Enrollment
28,000
Founded
2001

87. Hangzhou Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#268 in Asia
#1361 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1978

88. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#272 in Asia
#1372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1955

89. Qingdao University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#275 in Asia
#1389 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
1985

90. Peking Union Medical College

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#278 in Asia
#1394 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1917

91. Jiangxi Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#279 in Asia
#1395 in the World
Founded
1940

92. Southwest Jiaotong University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#281 in Asia
#1397 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
44,000
Founded
1896

93. Sichuan Normal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#284 in Asia
#1407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1952

94. Guangdong Ocean University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#289 in Asia
#1429 in the World
Founded
1935

95. Lingnan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#295 in Asia
#1445 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,243
Founded
1967

96. Xidian University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#296 in Asia
#1448 in the World
Enrollment
35,277
Founded
1931

97. Beijing Jiaotong University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#297 in Asia
#1449 in the World
Founded
1896

98. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#303 in Asia
#1466 in the World
Founded
1969

99. Chang'an University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#306 in Asia
#1470 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2000

100. University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#309 in Asia
#1479 in the World
Enrollment
8,000
Founded
2004

The best cities to study Theology / Divinity / Religious studies in China based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hong Kong, Beijing, Wuhan, and Guangzhou.