74 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in France

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 28.7M citations received by 1.43M academic papers made by 74 universities in France 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. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#213 in Europe

#530 in the World

Founded: 1947

2. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#221 in Europe

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1872

3. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#222 in Europe

#558 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

4. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#223 in Europe

#559 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

5. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#238 in Europe

#597 in the World

Enrollment: 43,700
Founded: 1971

6. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#260 in Europe

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 50,822
Founded: 1621

7. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#283 in Europe

#709 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

8. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#313 in Europe

#773 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

9. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#318 in Europe

#784 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

10. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#341 in Europe

#836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,889
Founded: 1970

11. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#371 in Europe

#946 in the World

Founded: 1945

12. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#381 in Europe

#973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1794

13. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#407 in Europe

#1056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 16,161
Founded: 1971

14. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#409 in Europe

#1058 in the World

Enrollment: 31,001
Founded: 1964

15. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#410 in Europe

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,037
Founded: 1150

16. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#417 in Europe

#1082 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 22,023
Founded: 1968

17. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#423 in Europe

#1107 in the World

Enrollment: 55,000
Founded: 1339

18. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#430 in Europe

#1128 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

19. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#453 in Europe

#1208 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

20. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#459 in Europe

#1239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Enrollment: 8,681
Founded: 1968

21. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#468 in Europe

#1273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 60,404
Founded: 2012

22. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#475 in Europe

#1312 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

23. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#485 in Europe

#1336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 32,302
Founded: 2019

24. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#486 in Europe

#1348 in the World

Enrollment: 31,388
Founded: 1960

25. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#496 in Europe

#1401 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

26. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#513 in Europe

#1474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 25,078
Founded: 1431

27. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#519 in Europe

#1500 in the World

Enrollment: 13,820
Founded: 1991

28. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#524 in Europe

#1520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1747

29. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#530 in Europe

#1536 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

30. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#532 in Europe

#1540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1881

31. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#533 in Europe

#1543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 37,252
Founded: 1460

32. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#537 in Europe

#1562 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

33. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#542 in Europe

#1587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,400
Founded: 1794

34. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#549 in Europe

#1621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1907

35. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#550 in Europe

#1627 in the World

Enrollment: 34,169
Founded: 1722

36. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#562 in Europe

#1689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1783

37. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#565 in Europe

#1695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1972

38. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#575 in Europe

#1740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

39. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#577 in Europe

#1747 in the World

Enrollment: 2,469
Founded: 1987

40. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#580 in Europe

#1777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 25,687
Founded: 1971

41. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#585 in Europe

#1804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,465
Founded: 1432

42. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#589 in Europe

#1820 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

43. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#611 in Europe

#1935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 16,221
Founded: 1970

44. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#612 in Europe

#1936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

45. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#618 in Europe

#1946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1900

46. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#628 in Europe

#1988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,490
Founded: 1970

47. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#633 in Europe

#2005 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

48. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#641 in Europe

#2054 in the World

Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 1912

49. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#645 in Europe

#2074 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

50. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#668 in Europe

#2210 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

51. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#674 in Europe

#2244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1984

52. Paris-Est Creteil Val-de-Marne University

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#686 in Europe

#2289 in the World

Enrollment: 32,779
Founded: 1970

53. Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#692 in Europe

#2348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,300
Founded: 2007

54. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#695 in Europe

#2358 in the World

Founded: 1892

55. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#697 in Europe

#2368 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

56. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#699 in Europe

#2381 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

57. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#715 in Europe

#2471 in the World

Enrollment: 22,971
Founded: 1548

58. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#722 in Europe

#2510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 8,730
Founded: 1970

59. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#727 in Europe

#2534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1906

60. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#729 in Europe

#2543 in the World

Enrollment: 8,691
Founded: 1993

61. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#730 in Europe

#2544 in the World

Enrollment: 6,864
Founded: 1984

62. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#733 in Europe

#2548 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

63. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#741 in Europe

#2602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,091
Founded: 1992

64. American University of Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#743 in Europe

#2610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1962

65. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#748 in Europe

#2639 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

66. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#766 in Europe

#2726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

67. Sorbonne University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#767 in Europe

#2730 in the World

Enrollment: 55,600
Founded: 2018

68. Catholic University of Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#770 in Europe

#2747 in the World

Founded: 1875

69. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#777 in Europe

#2797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 14,800
Founded: 2013

70. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#791 in Europe

#2904 in the World

Enrollment: 17,553
Founded: 1970

71. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#798 in Europe

#2935 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

72. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#801 in Europe

#2942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 5,383
Founded: 1957

73. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#809 in Europe

#2993 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1991

74. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#818 in Europe

#3029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 13,400
Founded: 1970

The best cities to study Theology / Divinity / Religious studies in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille, and Strasbourg.