Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies Schools in Europe

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 12.6M citations received by 801K academic papers made by 1,069 universities in Europe 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

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in the United Kingdom

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in the United Kingdom

#11 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in the United Kingdom

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

5. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in the Netherlands

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

6. University of Lodz

Poland | Lodz

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Poland

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 23,188
Founded: 1945

7. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Belgium

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

8. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Poland

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1816

9. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in the United Kingdom

#30 in the World

Founded: 1824

10. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in the United Kingdom

#31 in the World

Founded: 1829

11. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in the United Kingdom

#33 in the World

Founded: 1900

12. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Poland

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 33,549
Founded: 1364

13. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in the United Kingdom

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

14. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in the Netherlands

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

15. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in the United Kingdom

#46 in the World

Founded: 1904

16. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in the United Kingdom

#47 in the World

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

17. Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland | Poznan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Poland

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 37,013
Founded: 1919

18. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in the Netherlands

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

19. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in the United Kingdom

#55 in the World

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

20. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#12 in the United Kingdom

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

21. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in the Netherlands

#60 in the World

Founded: 1923

22. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#13 in the United Kingdom

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

23. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Denmark

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

24. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#14 in the United Kingdom

#67 in the World

Founded: 1948

25. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#15 in the United Kingdom

#68 in the World

Founded: 1451

26. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Finland

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

27. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#16 in the United Kingdom

#73 in the World

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

28. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#17 in the United Kingdom

#78 in the World

Founded: 1905

29. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Sweden

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

30. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Denmark

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

31. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#18 in the United Kingdom

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

32. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in the Netherlands

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

33. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#19 in the United Kingdom

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

34. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#20 in the United Kingdom

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

35. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Poland

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

36. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Switzerland

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

37. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#21 in the United Kingdom

#108 in the World

Founded: 1997

38. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Norway

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

39. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in the Netherlands

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

40. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in the Netherlands

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

41. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#22 in the United Kingdom

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

42. University of Economics of Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Poland

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 11,230
Founded: 1937

43. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Sweden

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

44. University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in Poland

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1968

45. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Germany

#130 in the World

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

46. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

Poland | Lublin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in Poland

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 1944

47. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in the Netherlands

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

48. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Croatia

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

49. University of Wroclaw

Poland | Wroclaw

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in Poland

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 20,158
Founded: 1702

50. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#23 in the United Kingdom

#142 in the World

Founded: 1892

51. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Austria

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

52. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Sweden

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

53. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#24 in the United Kingdom

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

54. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#25 in the United Kingdom

#154 in the World

Founded: 1495

55. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in the Netherlands

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 17,378
Founded: 1927

56. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#26 in the United Kingdom

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

57. Masaryk University

Czech Republic | Brno

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in the Czech Republic

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 32,963
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1919

58. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#27 in the United Kingdom

#158 in the World

Founded: 1963

59. University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in Poland

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 25,063
Founded: 1970

60. University of Kent

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#28 in the United Kingdom

#164 in the World

Founded: 1965

61. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#29 in the United Kingdom

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

62. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Italy

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

63. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Belgium

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

64. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in Poland

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 9,736
Founded: 1954

65. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in the Netherlands

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

66. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Germany

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

67. Wroclaw University of Economics

Poland | Wroclaw

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#12 in Poland

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 11,653
Founded: 1947

68. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Sweden

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

69. University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#13 in Poland

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1968

70. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#14 in Poland

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,443
Founded: 1816

71. Pedagogical University of Cracow

Poland | Krakow

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#15 in Poland

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 14,900
Founded: 1946

72. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in the Netherlands

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

73. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Switzerland

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

74. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#30 in the United Kingdom

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

75. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Germany

#197 in the World

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

76. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#31 in the United Kingdom

#201 in the World

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

77. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#32 in the United Kingdom

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

78. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Germany

#205 in the World

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

79. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Italy

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

80. University of Essex

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#33 in the United Kingdom

#209 in the World

Founded: 1964

81. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Spain

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

82. Cracow University of Economics

Poland | Krakow

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#16 in Poland

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1925

83. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Poland | Olsztyn

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#17 in Poland

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

84. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Belgium

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

85. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Germany

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

86. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Switzerland

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

87. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Ireland

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

88. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Spain

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

89. Birkbeck, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#34 in the United Kingdom

#226 in the World

Founded: 1823

90. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#35 in the United Kingdom

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

91. University of Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#18 in Poland

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

92. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#36 in the United Kingdom

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

93. SOAS, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#37 in the United Kingdom

#237 in the World

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

94. Poznan University of Economics

Poland | Poznan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#19 in Poland

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1926

95. University of Stirling

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#38 in the United Kingdom

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

96. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Germany

#245 in the World

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

97. Royal Holloway, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#39 in the United Kingdom

#246 in the World

Founded: 1849

98. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Ireland

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,321
Founded: 1854

99. Eotvos Lorand University

Hungary | Budapest

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Hungary

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 2,800
Founded: 1635

100. Warsaw School of Economics

Poland | Warsaw

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#20 in Poland

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 11,529
Founded: 1906

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International Relations and Diplomacy337

Journalism and Digital Media534

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Library and Information science866

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Negotiation and Conflict Resolution387

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