20 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Israel

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 421K citations received by 26.3K 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

#38 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

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

3. University of Haifa

Israel | Haifa

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Asia

#95 in the World

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

4. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in Asia

#137 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

#10 in Asia

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

6. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#46 in Asia

#437 in the World

Founded: 1924

7. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#143 in Asia

#851 in the World

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

8. Ariel University

Israel | Ariel

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#156 in Asia

#892 in the World

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

9. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#268 in Asia

#1293 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1994

10. Sapir College

Israel | Sderot

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#558 in Asia

#2067 in the World

Founded: 1963

11. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#577 in Asia

#2114 in the World

Founded: 1957

12. Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel

Israel | Jezreel Valley

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#618 in Asia

#2196 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

13. Netanya Academic College

Israel | Netanya

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#633 in Asia

#2237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1994

14. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#713 in Asia

#2431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

15. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#858 in Asia

#2764 in the World

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

16. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#898 in Asia

#2853 in the World

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

17. Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies

Israel | Jerusalem

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#968 in Asia

#3012 in the World

Enrollment: 400
Founded: 1984

18. Holon Institute of Technology

Israel | Holon

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#992 in Asia

#3068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

19. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1011 in Asia

#3115 in the World

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

20. Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design

Israel | Jerusalem

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1541 in Asia

#4230 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.