19 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in North Rhine-Westphalia

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Below is a list of best universities in North Rhine-Westphalia ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 159K citations received by 12K academic papers made by 19 universities in North Rhine-Westphalia 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 Bonn

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Germany
#88 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

2. University of Cologne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in Germany
#117 in Europe
Enrollment
52,204
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

3. Ruhr University Bochum

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in Germany
#120 in Europe
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

4. University of Munster

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#13 in Germany
#142 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

5. University of Bielefeld

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#23 in Germany
#194 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

6. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#28 in Germany
#218 in Europe
Enrollment
37,473
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1965

7. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#32 in Germany
#237 in Europe
Enrollment
43,281
Founded
2003

8. RWTH Aachen University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#34 in Germany
#241 in Europe
Enrollment
47,521
Founded
1870

9. TU Dortmund University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#39 in Germany
#297 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
34,616
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1968

10. University of Paderborn

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#50 in Germany
#380 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,110
Founded
1972

11. Witten/Herdecke University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#53 in Germany
#402 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,894
Founded
1982

12. University of Siegen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#56 in Germany
#412 in Europe
Enrollment
17,805
Founded
1972

13. University of Wuppertal

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#61 in Germany
#437 in Europe
Enrollment
22,601
Founded
1972

14. University of Hagen

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#66 in Germany
#469 in Europe
Enrollment
71,351
Founded
1974

15. Folkwang University of the Arts

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#80 in Germany
#674 in Europe
Enrollment
1,506
Founded
1927

16. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#82 in Germany
#694 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
13,671
Founded
1971

17. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#88 in Germany
#748 in Europe
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1971

18. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#94 in Germany
#836 in Europe
Enrollment
11,170
Founded
1971

19. German Sport University Cologne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#95 in Germany
#879 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1947

Closest to North Rhine-Westphalia states to learn Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni Germany Flag rank
Hesse 7 4
Rhineland-Palatinate 7 15
Lower Saxony 10 14
Thuringia 4 20
Hamburg 4 2
Baden-Wurttemberg 12 3
Schleswig-Holstein 3 26
Brandenburg 10 5
Saxony 4 17
Bavaria 13 1