31 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in the Netherlands

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the Netherlands ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 1.14M citations received by 44.2K academic papers made by 31 universities in the Netherlands 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 Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Europe

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

2. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#16 in Europe

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1636

3. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#20 in Europe

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

4. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#23 in Europe

#62 in the World

Founded: 1923

5. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#32 in Europe

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

6. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#39 in Europe

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 33,474
Founded: 1575

7. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#41 in Europe

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

8. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#47 in Europe

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

9. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#54 in Europe

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 19,178
Founded: 1927

10. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#63 in Europe

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

11. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#70 in Europe

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

12. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#128 in Europe

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

13. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#233 in Europe

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

14. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#467 in Europe

#1242 in the World

Founded: 1619

15. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#499 in Europe

#1363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 550
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1989

16. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#515 in Europe

#1440 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

17. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#648 in Europe

#1999 in the World

Founded: 1993

18. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Zwolle

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#665 in Europe

#2081 in the World

Founded: 1986

19. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#669 in Europe

#2102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

20. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#681 in Europe

#2177 in the World

Enrollment: 2,331
Founded: 1987

21. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#683 in Europe

#2190 in the World

Founded: 1996

22. Nyenrode Business University

Netherlands | Breukelen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#742 in Europe

#2486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1946

23. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#759 in Europe

#2572 in the World

Founded: 1986

24. Breda University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#766 in Europe

#2596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1966

25. INHolland University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Haarlem

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#797 in Europe

#2798 in the World

Founded: 2002

26. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#808 in Europe

#2858 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 2004

27. Utrecht School of the Arts

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#812 in Europe

#2886 in the World

Founded: 1987

28. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#867 in Europe

#3131 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

29. NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Leeuwarden

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#935 in Europe

#3650 in the World

Founded: 2008

30. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#938 in Europe

#3684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

31. Ede Christian University

Netherlands | Ede

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#971 in Europe

#3915 in the World

Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Theology / Divinity / Religious studies in the Netherlands based on the number of universities and their ranks are Amsterdam, Utrecht, Nijmegen, and Groningen.