18 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Norway

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 247K citations received by 11.7K 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

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

2. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#118 in Europe

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

3. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#132 in Europe

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

4. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Norway | Tromso

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#225 in Europe

#555 in the World

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

5. Norwegian School of Economics

Norway | Bergen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#373 in Europe

#966 in the World

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

6. University of Stavanger

Norway | Stavanger

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#441 in Europe

#1152 in the World

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

7. University of Agder

Norway | Kristiansand

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#456 in Europe

#1204 in the World

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

8. BI Norwegian Business School

Norway | Oslo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#480 in Europe

#1287 in the World

Founded: 1943

9. MF Norwegian School of Theology

Norway | Oslo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#562 in Europe

#1622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1907

10. University College of Southeast Norway

Norway | Kongsberg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#568 in Europe

#1644 in the World

Enrollment: 18,680
Founded: 2016

11. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Norway | Aas

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#594 in Europe

#1792 in the World

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

12. Nord University

Norway | Bodo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#670 in Europe

#2103 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2015

13. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

Norway | Bergen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#673 in Europe

#2132 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 2017

14. Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

Norway | Oslo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#717 in Europe

#2348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1968

15. Ostfold University College

Norway | Halden

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#765 in Europe

#2593 in the World

Founded: 1994

16. Volda University College

Norway | Volda

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#889 in Europe

#3297 in the World

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1894

17. Kristiania University College

Norway | Oslo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#913 in Europe

#3452 in the World

Founded: 2016

18. Molde University College

Norway | Molde

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1020 in Europe

#4220 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.