100 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Germany

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 1.26M citations received by 66.9K academic papers made by 106 universities in Germany 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 Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#45 in Europe

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

2. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#66 in Europe

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

3. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#75 in Europe

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

4. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#78 in Europe

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

5. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#85 in Europe

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

6. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#96 in Europe

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

7. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#102 in Europe

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

8. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#107 in Europe

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

9. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#115 in Europe

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

10. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#116 in Europe

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

11. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#120 in Europe

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

12. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#123 in Europe

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

13. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#139 in Europe

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

14. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#143 in Europe

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

15. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#145 in Europe

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

16. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#160 in Europe

#422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

17. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#162 in Europe

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 31,088
Founded: 1409

18. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#170 in Europe

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

19. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#176 in Europe

#456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,488
Founded: 1969

20. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#180 in Europe

#461 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

21. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#192 in Europe

#490 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

22. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#204 in Europe

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,345
Founded: 1558

23. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#206 in Europe

#515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

24. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#207 in Europe

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

25. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#209 in Europe

#520 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

26. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#214 in Europe

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

27. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#217 in Europe

#536 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

28. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#218 in Europe

#538 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

29. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#222 in Europe

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

30. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#229 in Europe

#561 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

31. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#230 in Europe

#562 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

32. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#242 in Europe

#598 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

33. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#244 in Europe

#606 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

34. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#250 in Europe

#616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

35. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#258 in Europe

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

36. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#259 in Europe

#643 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

37. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#276 in Europe

#695 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

38. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#300 in Europe

#752 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

39. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#301 in Europe

#757 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

40. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#306 in Europe

#767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

41. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#309 in Europe

#779 in the World

Enrollment: 25,043
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

42. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#337 in Europe

#852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,052
Founded: 1994

43. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#347 in Europe

#883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,773
Founded: 1972

44. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#348 in Europe

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

45. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#350 in Europe

#889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

46. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#377 in Europe

#981 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,564
Founded: 1970

47. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#381 in Europe

#988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 19,110
Founded: 1972

48. Munich School of Philosophy

Bavaria | Munich

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#386 in Europe

#1003 in the World

Enrollment: 342
Founded: 1925

49. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#387 in Europe

#1004 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

50. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#392 in Europe

#1014 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

51. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#396 in Europe

#1027 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

52. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#404 in Europe

#1047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,210
Founded: 1991

53. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#405 in Europe

#1049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,894
Founded: 1982

54. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#406 in Europe

#1050 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

55. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#411 in Europe

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,975
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

56. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#413 in Europe

#1065 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

57. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#423 in Europe

#1105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 17,794
Founded: 1745

58. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#433 in Europe

#1122 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

59. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#435 in Europe

#1126 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

60. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#451 in Europe

#1184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 11,846
Founded: 1973

61. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#454 in Europe

#1202 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

62. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#470 in Europe

#1243 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

63. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#471 in Europe

#1244 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

64. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#479 in Europe

#1284 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

65. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#481 in Europe

#1290 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

66. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#486 in Europe

#1297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,910
Founded: 1980

67. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#509 in Europe

#1400 in the World

Enrollment: 12,996
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1419

68. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#517 in Europe

#1455 in the World

Enrollment: 8,392
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

69. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#538 in Europe

#1538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

70. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#549 in Europe

#1572 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

71. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#552 in Europe

#1579 in the World

Enrollment: 13,607
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

72. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#622 in Europe

#1906 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

73. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#627 in Europe

#1924 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

74. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#629 in Europe

#1930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,084
Founded: 1973

75. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#648 in Europe

#2011 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

76. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#650 in Europe

#2023 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

77. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#654 in Europe

#2048 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

78. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#660 in Europe

#2087 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

79. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#673 in Europe

#2168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,280
Founded: 2013

80. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#680 in Europe

#2195 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

81. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#699 in Europe

#2260 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

82. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#706 in Europe

#2280 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

83. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#723 in Europe

#2401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

84. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#724 in Europe

#2402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,278
Founded: 1957

85. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#733 in Europe

#2454 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

86. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#734 in Europe

#2456 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

87. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#735 in Europe

#2462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,446
Founded: 1775

88. University of Flensburg

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#760 in Europe

#2576 in the World

Enrollment: 5,333
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1946

89. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#809 in Europe

#2866 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

90. College of Education, Ludwigsburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ludwigsburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#811 in Europe

#2879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 5,620
Founded: 1962

91. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#814 in Europe

#2887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 13,671
Founded: 1971

92. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#858 in Europe

#3093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

93. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#892 in Europe

#3309 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

94. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#904 in Europe

#3397 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

95. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#910 in Europe

#3468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

96. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#913 in Europe

#3496 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

97. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#915 in Europe

#3500 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

98. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#918 in Europe

#3516 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

99. Berlin University of the Arts

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#926 in Europe

#3588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 4,201
Founded: 1975

100. Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Esslingen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#929 in Europe

#3598 in the World

Enrollment: 6,211
Founded: 1914

The best cities to study Theology / Divinity / Religious studies in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Hamburg, Heidelberg, and Berlin.