Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies Schools in Latin America

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Below is a list of best universities in Latin America ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 362K citations received by 63.4K academic papers made by 228 universities in Latin America 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. University of Sao Paulo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Brazil
#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

2. National Autonomous University of Mexico

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Mexico
#259 in the World
Enrollment
360,883
Founded
1551

3. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Brazil
#360 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
67,329
Founded
1920

4. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Brazil
#362 in the World
Founded
1934

5. State University of Campinas

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Brazil
#402 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1966

6. University of Buenos Aires

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Argentina
#424 in the World
Enrollment
262,932
Founded
1821

7. Federal University of Minas Gerais

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Brazil
#480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1927

8. University of Brasilia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Brazil
#517 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1962

9. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Chile
#520 in the World
Enrollment
33,971
Founded
1888

10. University of Chile

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Chile
#523 in the World
Founded
1842

11. Federal University of Santa Catarina

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in Brazil
#530 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1960

12. Sao Paulo State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in Brazil
#575 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1976

13. Federal University of Sao Paulo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in Brazil
#591 in the World
Founded
1933

14. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in Brazil
#598 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1941

15. University of America in Colombia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Colombia
#652 in the World
Founded
1958

16. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in Brazil
#694 in the World
Founded
1950

17. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#12 in Brazil
#710 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1946

18. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#13 in Brazil
#736 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1960

19. Fluminense Federal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#14 in Brazil
#771 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1960

20. Federal University of Parana

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#15 in Brazil
#810 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1912

21. Federal University of Bahia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#16 in Brazil
#829 in the World
Founded
1946

23. Federal University of Ceara

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#18 in Brazil
#953 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1954

24. Federal University of Pernambuco

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#19 in Brazil
#954 in the World
Founded
1946

25. Metropolitan Autonomous University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Mexico
#956 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
61,908
Founded
1974

26. Federal University of Paraiba

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#20 in Brazil
#1003 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1955

27. State University of Maringa

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#21 in Brazil
#1005 in the World
Founded
1970

28. Pontifical Javeriana University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Colombia
#1039 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1623

29. National University of Colombia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Colombia
#1050 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
54,284
Founded
1867

30. University of the Northeast

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Mexico
#1062 in the World
Founded
1970

31. Federal University of Goias

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#22 in Brazil
#1066 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1960

32. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#23 in Brazil
#1132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1958

33. Federal University of Espirito Santo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#24 in Brazil
#1150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,744
Founded
1954

34. National University of La Plata

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Argentina
#1157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1905

35. University of Antioquia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Colombia
#1169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1803

36. University of Costa Rica

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
30,436
Founded
1940

37. Monterrey Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Mexico
#1175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
92,736
Founded
1943

38. Federal University of Santa Maria

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#25 in Brazil
#1207 in the World
Founded
1960

40. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Peru
#1272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1917

41. Federal University of Sao Carlos

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#27 in Brazil
#1278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1968

42. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#28 in Brazil
#1325 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1959

43. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#29 in Brazil
#1343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
23,988
Founded
1969

44. Federal University of Pelotas

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#30 in Brazil
#1373 in the World
Founded
1969

45. National University of Cordoba

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Argentina
#1374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
178,288
Founded
1613

46. University of the Andes, Colombia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Colombia
#1385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Founded
1949

47. Diego Portales University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Chile
#1414 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1982

48. Federal University of Uberlandia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#31 in Brazil
#1461 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1969

49. Federal University of Para

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#32 in Brazil
#1499 in the World
Founded
1957

50. University of the Republic

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Uruguay
#1536 in the World
Enrollment
209,129
Founded
1833

51. Southern University of Chile

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Chile
#1554 in the World
Founded
1954

52. University of Ribeirao Preto

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#33 in Brazil
#1562 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1924

53. Autonomous University of Yucatan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Mexico
#1579 in the World
Founded
1812

54. Federal University of Mato Grosso

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#34 in Brazil
#1586 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1970

55. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Chile
#1613 in the World
Founded
1928

56. Brasil University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#35 in Brazil
#1639 in the World
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1989

57. Torcuato di Tella University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Argentina
#1678 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1991

58. University of Guadalajara

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Mexico
#1679 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Founded
1792

59. University of Concepcion

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Chile
#1702 in the World
Founded
1920

60. State University of Londrina

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#36 in Brazil
#1750 in the World
Founded
1970

61. Federal University of Sergipe

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#37 in Brazil
#1764 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1963

62. Central University of Venezuela

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Venezuela
#1775 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1721

63. Colegio de Mexico

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in Mexico
#1780 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1940

64. State University of Ceara

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#38 in Brazil
#1798 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

65. National Polytechnic Institute

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in Mexico
#1819 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
170,000
Founded
1936

66. University of Santiago de Chile

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in Chile
#1841 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1849

67. Adolfo Ibanez University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in Chile
#1857 in the World
Founded
1953

68. Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#39 in Brazil
#1877 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1941

69. Federal University of Vicosa

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#40 in Brazil
#1886 in the World
Founded
1922

70. National University of Rosario

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Argentina
#1887 in the World
Founded
1968

71. Federal University of Piaui

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#41 in Brazil
#1890 in the World
Founded
1973

72. El Rosario University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Colombia
#1926 in the World
Enrollment
13,226
Founded
1653

73. National University of Cuyo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Argentina
#1929 in the World
Founded
1939

74. University of the Valley

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in Colombia
#1933 in the World
Founded
1945

75. Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in Argentina
#1951 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1958

76. University of the Andes

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Venezuela
#1969 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1810

77. University of Veracruz

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in Mexico
#1999 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1944

78. Rio de Janeiro State Federal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#42 in Brazil
#2001 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1969

79. University of the West Indies, Mona

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Jamaica
#2011 in the World
Enrollment
49,092
Founded
1948

80. Federal University of Campina Grande

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#43 in Brazil
#2012 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
2002

81. University of Pernambuco

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#44 in Brazil
#2015 in the World
Founded
1990

82. Ibero-American University, Mexico City

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in Mexico
#2024 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1943

83. Federal University of Maranhao

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#45 in Brazil
#2032 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1966

84. National Major San Marcos University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Peru
#2036 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
32,399
Founded
1551

85. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#46 in Brazil
#2111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1969

86. Federal University of Lavras

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#47 in Brazil
#2174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1908

87. Autonomous University of the State of Mexico

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in Mexico
#2175 in the World
Founded
1956

88. University of Fortaleza

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#48 in Brazil
#2185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1973

89. Federal University of Technology - Parana

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#49 in Brazil
#2189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1909

90. National University of the South

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in Argentina
#2204 in the World
Founded
1956

91. University of Valparaiso

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in Chile
#2232 in the World
Founded
1911

92. Methodist University of Sao Paulo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#50 in Brazil
#2301 in the World
Founded
1970

93. State University of Feira de Santana

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#51 in Brazil
#2315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1976

94. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#52 in Brazil
#2335 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1910

95. Federal University of Alagoas

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#53 in Brazil
#2337 in the World
Founded
1961

96. Autonomous University of Puebla

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#12 in Mexico
#2338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Founded
1587

97. National University of Mar del Plata

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in Argentina
#2356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1975

98. Santa Catarina State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#54 in Brazil
#2357 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1965

99. Mackenzie Presbyterian University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#55 in Brazil
#2376 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1952

100. Center for Research and Teaching in Economics

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#13 in Mexico
#2379 in the World
Founded
1974