Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies Schools in North America

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Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 19.1M citations received by 851K academic papers made by 1,203 universities in North 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 Toronto

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Canada
#2 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

4. University of California - Berkeley

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

5. Stanford University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

6. Harvard University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

7. University of Chicago

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

8. Yale University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

9. Columbia University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

10. University of Pennsylvania

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

11. University of California - Los Angeles

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

12. New York University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

13. Cornell University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

14. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

15. University of Washington - Seattle

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

16. University of Texas at Austin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

17. Princeton University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,811

18. Pennsylvania State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

19. University of British Columbia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Canada
#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

20. Duke University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

21. Ohio State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

22. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

23. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

24. McGill University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Canada
#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

25. Johns Hopkins University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

26. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

27. University of Notre Dame

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,083

28. University of Arizona

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

29. University of Florida

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

30. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

31. University of Southern California

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

32. University of Virginia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

33. University of Pittsburgh

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

34. University of Maryland - College Park

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

35. University of California-San Diego

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

36. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

37. Georgetown University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$37,967

38. Emory University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

39. University of California - Irvine

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

40. University of Iowa

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

41. Vanderbilt University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

42. Boston University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

43. University of California - Davis

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

44. Northwestern University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

45. York University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Canada
#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

46. University of Alberta

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Canada
#83 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

47. University of Rochester

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,900

48. Michigan State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

49. Purdue University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

50. Florida State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

51. Washington University in St Louis

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

52. University of Calgary

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Canada
#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

53. Boston College

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,590

54. Western University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in Canada
#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

55. University of Kentucky

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

56. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

57. University of Colorado Boulder

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
66%

58. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

59. University of Miami

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

60. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

61. University of Utah

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

62. Fordham University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,368

63. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

64. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$14,643

65. Brown University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,608

66. University of Ottawa

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in Canada
#123 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

67. University of California - San Francisco

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

68. Carnegie Mellon University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$32,964

69. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

70. University of Kansas

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
93%

71. Case Western Reserve University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

72. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

73. University of Waterloo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in Canada
#141 in the World
Founded
1957

74. University of South Florida

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

75. University of Connecticut

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

76. Baylor University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$49,727

77. University at Buffalo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

78. George Washington University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,466

79. Queen's University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in Canada
#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

80. University of Georgia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

81. Georgia State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%

82. Syracuse University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$51,520

83. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

84. George Mason University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

85. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
90%

86. Temple University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$11,891
Enrollment
30,205

87. Dartmouth College

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,322

88. McMaster University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in Canada
#183 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

89. University of Alabama

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
84%

90. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

91. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,564
Enrollment
19,764

92. Iowa State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

93. University of California - Riverside

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$21,566
Enrollment
26,426

94. Simon Fraser University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#12 in Canada
#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

95. Loyola University Chicago

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$37,592

96. University of Montreal

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#13 in Canada
#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

97. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

98. Tufts University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,333

99. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

100. Stony Brook University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%