20 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Israel

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 444K citations received by 26.8K 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

#42 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

#79 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

#136 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

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

6. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#48 in Asia

#443 in the World

Founded: 1924

7. Ariel University

Israel | Ariel

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#150 in Asia

#862 in the World

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

8. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#157 in Asia

#878 in the World

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

9. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#274 in Asia

#1275 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1994

10. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#565 in Asia

#2057 in the World

Founded: 1957

11. Sapir College

Israel | Sderot

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#571 in Asia

#2075 in the World

Founded: 1963

12. Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel

Israel | Jezreel Valley

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#615 in Asia

#2183 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

13. Netanya Academic College

Israel | Netanya

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#652 in Asia

#2270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1994

14. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#735 in Asia

#2464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

15. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#867 in Asia

#2760 in the World

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

16. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#894 in Asia

#2823 in the World

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

17. Holon Institute of Technology

Israel | Holon

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#991 in Asia

#3045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

18. Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies

Israel | Jerusalem

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#998 in Asia

#3053 in the World

Enrollment: 400
Founded: 1984

19. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1015 in Asia

#3088 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

#1546 in Asia

#4228 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.