20 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Israel

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Israel ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 294K citations received by 23.4K academic papers made by 20 universities in Israel 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. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Asia

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

2. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Asia

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

3. University of Haifa

Israel | Haifa

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Asia

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

4. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Asia

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1955

5. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in Asia

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

6. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#32 in Asia

#417 in the World

Founded: 1924

7. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#92 in Asia

#749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

8. Ariel University

Israel | Ariel

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#129 in Asia

#899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1982

9. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#229 in Asia

#1248 in the World

Enrollment: 7,011
Founded: 1994

10. Sapir College

Israel | Sderot

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#473 in Asia

#1875 in the World

Founded: 1963

11. Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel

Israel | Jezreel Valley

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#539 in Asia

#2064 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

12. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#563 in Asia

#2129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

13. Netanya Academic College

Israel | Netanya

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#566 in Asia

#2137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1994

14. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#567 in Asia

#2139 in the World

Founded: 1957

15. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#725 in Asia

#2502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1949

16. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#798 in Asia

#2659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 14,500
Founded: 1996

17. Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies

Israel | Jerusalem

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#853 in Asia

#2790 in the World

Enrollment: 400
Founded: 1984

18. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#914 in Asia

#2912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,776
Founded: 1969

19. Holon Institute of Technology

Israel | Holon

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#932 in Asia

#2954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

20. Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design

Israel | Jerusalem

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1324 in Asia

#3764 in the World

Founded: 1906

The best cities to study Theology / Divinity / Religious studies in Israel based on the number of universities and their ranks are Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Ramat Gan.