28 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Istanbul

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 38.8K citations received by 6.93K academic papers made by 28 universities in Istanbul 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. Marmara University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Turkey

#42 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

2. Istanbul University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Turkey

#46 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

3. Bogazici University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#14 in Turkey

#120 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

4. Istanbul Technical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#19 in Turkey

#138 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

5. Koc University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#23 in Turkey

#158 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

6. Yildiz Technical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#28 in Turkey

#184 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

7. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#53 in Turkey

#302 in Asia

Founded: 2010

8. Yeditepe University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#67 in Turkey

#359 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

9. Sabanci University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#69 in Turkey

#367 in Asia

Founded: 1996

10. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#73 in Turkey

#389 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

11. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#80 in Turkey

#433 in Asia

Founded: 2010

12. Istanbul Aydin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#83 in Turkey

#444 in Asia

Founded: 2007

13. Istanbul Medipol University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#86 in Turkey

#468 in Asia

Founded: 2009

14. Istanbul Arel University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#93 in Turkey

#513 in Asia

Founded: 2007

15. Dogus University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#94 in Turkey

#533 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

16. Maltepe University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#98 in Turkey

#575 in Asia

Founded: 1997

17. Ozyegin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#99 in Turkey

#592 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

18. Uskudar University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#100 in Turkey

#593 in Asia

Founded: 2011

19. Istanbul Sehir University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#105 in Turkey

#650 in Asia

Founded: 2008

20. Beykent University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#107 in Turkey

#705 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

21. Istanbul Commerce University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#110 in Turkey

#772 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,730
Founded: 2001

22. Galatasaray University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#112 in Turkey

#797 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

23. Istanbul Kultur University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#115 in Turkey

#826 in Asia

Founded: 1997

24. Kadir Has University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#117 in Turkey

#845 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

25. Nisantasi University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#119 in Turkey

#923 in Asia

Founded: 2009

26. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#120 in Turkey

#929 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

27. Okan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#122 in Turkey

#1118 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 12,908
Founded: 1999

28. Altinbas University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#123 in Turkey

#1168 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 2008

Universities for Theology / Divinity / Religious studies near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	77	Gebze
47	University of Yalova	72	Yalova
87	Kocaeli University	26	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	18	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	64	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	6	Sakarya
129	Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University	82	Bilecik
166	Kirklareli University	55	Kirklareli
182	Balikesir University	59	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	61	Duzce