18 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Norway

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Norway ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 232K citations received by 11.5K academic papers made by 18 universities in Norway 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 Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#38 in Europe

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

2. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#118 in Europe

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

3. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#134 in Europe

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

4. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Norway | Tromso

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#224 in Europe

#554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 17,808
Founded: 1968

5. Norwegian School of Economics

Norway | Bergen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#366 in Europe

#950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 3,453
Founded: 1936

6. University of Stavanger

Norway | Stavanger

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#444 in Europe

#1161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1994

7. University of Agder

Norway | Kristiansand

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#464 in Europe

#1220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Enrollment: 14,096
Founded: 1994

8. BI Norwegian Business School

Norway | Oslo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#477 in Europe

#1279 in the World

Founded: 1943

9. University College of Southeast Norway

Norway | Kongsberg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#564 in Europe

#1640 in the World

Enrollment: 17,067
Founded: 2016

10. MF Norwegian School of Theology

Norway | Oslo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#565 in Europe

#1642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1907

11. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Norway | Aas

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#600 in Europe

#1817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 6,345
Founded: 1859

12. Nord University

Norway | Bodo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#670 in Europe

#2147 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2015

13. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

Norway | Bergen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#675 in Europe

#2172 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 2017

14. Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

Norway | Oslo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#714 in Europe

#2363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1968

15. Ostfold University College

Norway | Halden

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#771 in Europe

#2633 in the World

Founded: 1994

16. Volda University College

Norway | Volda

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#896 in Europe

#3331 in the World

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1894

17. Kristiania University College

Norway | Oslo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#922 in Europe

#3528 in the World

Founded: 2016

18. Molde University College

Norway | Molde

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1016 in Europe

#4189 in the World

Enrollment: 2,400
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Theology / Divinity / Religious studies in Norway based on the number of universities and their ranks are Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, and Tromso.