100 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in England

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 2.82M citations received by 178K academic papers made by 108 universities in England 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 Oxford

Oxford

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University of Cambridge

Cambridge

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University College London

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. King's College London

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Founded: 1829

5. University of Manchester

Manchester

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Founded: 1824

6. University of Birmingham

Birmingham

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Founded: 1900

7. Durham University

Durham

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

8. University of Leeds

Leeds

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Founded: 1904

9. London School of Economics and Political Science

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

10. University of Bristol

Bristol

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in the United Kingdom

#16 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

11. University of Warwick

Coventry

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#12 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

12. University of Exeter

Exeter

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#13 in the United Kingdom

#21 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

13. University of Nottingham

Nottingham

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#14 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Founded: 1948

14. University of Sheffield

Sheffield

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#15 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Founded: 1905

15. University of Sussex

Brighton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#17 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

16. University of London

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#18 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

17. Lancaster University

Lancaster

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#19 in the United Kingdom

#33 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

18. University of Southampton

Southampton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#22 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

19. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#23 in the United Kingdom

#43 in Europe

Founded: 1963

20. University of Liverpool

Liverpool

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#24 in the United Kingdom

#46 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

21. Queen Mary University of London

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#25 in the United Kingdom

#47 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

22. University of Reading

Reading

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#26 in the United Kingdom

#49 in Europe

Founded: 1892

23. University of York

York

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#28 in the United Kingdom

#54 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

24. University of Kent

Canterbury

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#29 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

Founded: 1965

25. University of East Anglia

Norwich

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#30 in the United Kingdom

#64 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

26. University of Leicester

Leicester

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#31 in the United Kingdom

#69 in Europe

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

27. Imperial College London

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#32 in the United Kingdom

#73 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

28. University of Essex

Colchester

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#33 in the United Kingdom

#74 in Europe

Founded: 1964

29. Loughborough University

Loughborough

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#34 in the United Kingdom

#82 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

30. Royal Holloway, University of London

Egham

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#35 in the United Kingdom

#84 in Europe

Founded: 1849

31. Birkbeck, University of London

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#38 in the United Kingdom

#94 in Europe

Founded: 1823

32. SOAS, University of London

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#39 in the United Kingdom

#95 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 6,295
Founded: 1916

33. Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#41 in the United Kingdom

#103 in Europe

Founded: 1992

34. University of Surrey

Guildford

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#42 in the United Kingdom

#108 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

35. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#43 in the United Kingdom

#111 in Europe

Founded: 1954

36. Keele University

Keele

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#45 in the United Kingdom

#114 in Europe

Founded: 1962

37. University of Bath

Bath

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#46 in the United Kingdom

#118 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

38. Goldsmiths, University of London

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#48 in the United Kingdom

#127 in Europe

Founded: 1904

39. Brunel University London

Uxbridge

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#50 in the United Kingdom

#134 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

40. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#51 in the United Kingdom

#139 in Europe

Founded: 1992

41. Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#54 in the United Kingdom

#162 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

42. University of the West of England

Bristol

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#55 in the United Kingdom

#167 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

43. Middlesex University

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#56 in the United Kingdom

#168 in Europe

Founded: 1973

44. Oxford Brookes University

Oxford

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#57 in the United Kingdom

#169 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

45. University of Hertfordshire

Hatfield

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#58 in the United Kingdom

#173 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

46. University of Plymouth

Plymouth

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#59 in the United Kingdom

#178 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

47. University of East London

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#60 in the United Kingdom

#179 in Europe

Founded: 1992

48. City, University of London

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#61 in the United Kingdom

#196 in Europe

Founded: 1966

49. Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#62 in the United Kingdom

#202 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

50. University of Portsmouth

Portsmouth

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#63 in the United Kingdom

#205 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

51. University of Westminster

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#64 in the United Kingdom

#209 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

52. De Montfort University

Leicester

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#65 in the United Kingdom

#219 in Europe

Founded: 1992

53. University of Huddersfield

Huddersfield

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#66 in the United Kingdom

#220 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

54. University of Roehampton

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#67 in the United Kingdom

#227 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

55. University of Bradford

Bradford

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#68 in the United Kingdom

#229 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

56. University of Salford

Salford

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#71 in the United Kingdom

#245 in Europe

Founded: 1967

57. Coventry University

Coventry

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#72 in the United Kingdom

#246 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

58. Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#73 in the United Kingdom

#249 in Europe

Founded: 1992

59. Leeds Beckett University

Leeds

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#74 in the United Kingdom

#251 in Europe

Founded: 1992

60. Bournemouth University

Poole

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#75 in the United Kingdom

#270 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

61. Aston University

Birmingham

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#76 in the United Kingdom

#278 in Europe

Founded: 1895

62. London Business School

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#77 in the United Kingdom

#283 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

63. London Metropolitan University

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#78 in the United Kingdom

#284 in Europe

Founded: 1848

64. Canterbury Christ Church University

Canterbury

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#79 in the United Kingdom

#286 in Europe

Founded: 2005

65. Cranfield University

Cranfield

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#80 in the United Kingdom

#287 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

66. University of Central Lancashire

Preston

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#81 in the United Kingdom

#290 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

67. University of Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#82 in the United Kingdom

#295 in Europe

Founded: 1992

68. St George's, University of London

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#83 in the United Kingdom

#301 in Europe

Founded: 1733

69. University of Brighton

Brighton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#84 in the United Kingdom

#304 in Europe

Founded: 1992

70. University of Derby

Derby

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#85 in the United Kingdom

#312 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

71. London South Bank University

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#86 in the United Kingdom

#327 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

72. Teesside University

Middlesbrough

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#88 in the United Kingdom

#342 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

73. University of Sunderland

Sunderland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#89 in the United Kingdom

#346 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

74. Liverpool Hope University

Liverpool

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#90 in the United Kingdom

#356 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

75. Staffordshire University

Stoke-on-Trent

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#91 in the United Kingdom

#358 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

76. University of Chester

Chester

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#92 in the United Kingdom

#359 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

77. University of Greenwich

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#94 in the United Kingdom

#364 in Europe

Founded: 1890

78. University of Lincoln

Lincoln

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#95 in the United Kingdom

#375 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

79. Heythrop College

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#96 in the United Kingdom

#384 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1614

80. Birmingham City University

Birmingham

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#98 in the United Kingdom

#396 in Europe

Founded: 1992

81. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#99 in the United Kingdom

#397 in Europe

Founded: 1992

82. Anglia Ruskin University

Cambridge

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#100 in the United Kingdom

#399 in Europe

Founded: 1858

83. Edge Hill University

Ormskirk

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#101 in the United Kingdom

#406 in Europe

Founded: 2006

84. University of Northampton

Northampton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#102 in the United Kingdom

#413 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

85. University of Worcester

Worcester

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#103 in the United Kingdom

#414 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Enrollment: 10,798
Founded: 2005

86. University of Winchester

Winchester

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#104 in the United Kingdom

#417 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

87. University of Bedfordshire

Luton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#106 in the United Kingdom

#424 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

88. University of Gloucestershire

Cheltenham

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#107 in the United Kingdom

#431 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

89. York St John University

York

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#108 in the United Kingdom

#438 in Europe

Founded: 1841

90. Bath Spa University

Bath

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#110 in the United Kingdom

#501 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,863
Founded: 1975

91. University of Bolton

Bolton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#112 in the United Kingdom

#530 in Europe

Founded: 2004

92. University of the Arts London

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#114 in the United Kingdom

#588 in Europe

Founded: 1986

93. University of Cumbria

Carlisle

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#116 in the United Kingdom

#601 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

94. University of West London

Ealing

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#118 in the United Kingdom

#628 in Europe

Founded: 1990

95. School of Advanced Study, University of London

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#119 in the United Kingdom

#633 in Europe

Founded: 1994

96. Regent's University London

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#120 in the United Kingdom

#648 in Europe

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1984

97. University of Buckingham

Buckingham

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#122 in the United Kingdom

#652 in Europe

Founded: 1973

98. University of Chichester

Chichester

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#123 in the United Kingdom

#659 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

99. St Mary's University, Twickenham

Twickenham

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#124 in the United Kingdom

#662 in Europe

Founded: 1850

100. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

London

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#125 in the United Kingdom

#670 in Europe

Founded: 1932

Closest to England states to learn Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	9	20
Scotland	15	4

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