Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies Schools in Europe

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 8.32M citations received by 691K academic papers made by 988 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

#9 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

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

5. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in the Netherlands

#18 in the World

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

6. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Belgium

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

7. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in the United Kingdom

#26 in the World

Founded: 1829

8. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Poland

#29 in the World

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

9. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in the United Kingdom

#30 in the World

Founded: 1824

10. University of Lodz

Poland | Lodz

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Poland

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1945

11. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in the United Kingdom

#37 in the World

Founded: 1900

12. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in the United Kingdom

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

13. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in the Netherlands

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

14. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in the United Kingdom

#43 in the World

Founded: 1904

15. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in the United Kingdom

#51 in the World

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

16. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in the United Kingdom

#53 in the World

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

17. 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

18. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Poland

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 41,661
Founded: 1364

19. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in the Netherlands

#59 in the World

Founded: 1923

20. Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland | Poznan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Poland

#60 in the World

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

21. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#13 in the United Kingdom

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

22. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in the Netherlands

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

23. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#14 in the United Kingdom

#69 in the World

Founded: 1948

24. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Finland

#70 in the World

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

25. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#15 in the United Kingdom

#71 in the World

Founded: 1905

26. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#16 in the United Kingdom

#75 in the World

Founded: 1451

27. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Denmark

#76 in the World

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

28. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Sweden

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

29. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#17 in the United Kingdom

#81 in the World

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

30. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#18 in the United Kingdom

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

31. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in the Netherlands

#93 in the World

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

32. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Denmark

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

33. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#19 in the United Kingdom

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

34. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#20 in the United Kingdom

#98 in the World

Founded: 1997

35. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Norway

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

36. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#21 in the United Kingdom

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

37. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#22 in the United Kingdom

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

38. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Sweden

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

39. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Poland

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

40. University of Economics of Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Poland

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 11,230
Founded: 1937

41. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Switzerland

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

42. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in the Netherlands

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

43. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#23 in the United Kingdom

#128 in the World

Founded: 1963

44. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in the Netherlands

#129 in the World

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

45. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Sweden

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

46. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#24 in the United Kingdom

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

47. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#25 in the United Kingdom

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

48. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in the Netherlands

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

49. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#26 in the United Kingdom

#139 in the World

Founded: 1892

50. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#27 in the United Kingdom

#146 in the World

Founded: 1495

51. University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in Poland

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1968

52. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Germany

#152 in the World

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

53. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Austria

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

54. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#28 in the United Kingdom

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

55. University of Wroclaw

Poland | Wroclaw

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in Poland

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 25,500
Founded: 1702

56. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in the Netherlands

#158 in the World

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

57. University of Kent

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#29 in the United Kingdom

#165 in the World

Founded: 1965

58. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in the Netherlands

#166 in the World

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

59. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

Poland | Lublin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in Poland

#167 in the World

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

60. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Sweden

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

61. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Belgium

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

62. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Croatia

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

63. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Italy

#175 in the World

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

64. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#30 in the United Kingdom

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

65. Masaryk University

Czech Republic | Brno

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in the Czech Republic

#179 in the World

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

66. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in Poland

#180 in the World

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

67. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in the Netherlands

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

68. University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in Poland

#187 in the World

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

69. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#31 in the United Kingdom

#190 in the World

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

70. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Germany

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

71. Pedagogical University of Cracow

Poland | Krakow

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#12 in Poland

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 14,900
Founded: 1946

72. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Belgium

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

73. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#32 in the United Kingdom

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

74. University of Essex

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#33 in the United Kingdom

#199 in the World

Founded: 1964

75. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Switzerland

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

76. Cracow University of Economics

Poland | Krakow

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#13 in Poland

#202 in the World

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

77. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Germany

#204 in the World

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

78. Wroclaw University of Economics

Poland | Wroclaw

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#14 in Poland

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 11,653
Founded: 1947

79. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#15 in Poland

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 9,736
Founded: 1954

80. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Germany

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

81. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Germany

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

82. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#34 in the United Kingdom

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

83. Poznan University of Economics

Poland | Poznan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#16 in Poland

#220 in the World

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

84. Royal Holloway, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#35 in the United Kingdom

#221 in the World

Founded: 1849

85. University of Stirling

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#36 in the United Kingdom

#225 in the World

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

86. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Italy

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

87. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Spain

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

88. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Germany

#231 in the World

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

89. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Spain

#237 in the World

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

90. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#37 in the United Kingdom

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

91. University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#17 in Poland

#239 in the World

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

92. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Switzerland

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

93. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Ireland

#244 in the World

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

94. Birkbeck, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#38 in the United Kingdom

#246 in the World

Founded: 1823

95. SOAS, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#39 in the United Kingdom

#247 in the World

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

96. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Germany | Saxony-Anhalt

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in Germany

#251 in the World

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

97. University of Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#18 in Poland

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

98. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in Germany

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

99. University of Wales

United Kingdom | Wales

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#40 in the United Kingdom

#257 in the World

Founded: 1893

100. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Ireland

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

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