Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies Schools in Oceania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 2.11M citations received by 101K academic papers made by 50 universities in Oceania 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 Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Australia

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Australia

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

3. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Australia

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Australia

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Australia

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

6. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Australia

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

7. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in New Zealand

#111 in the World

Founded: 1883

8. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in Australia

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in Australia

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in Australia

#165 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in Australia

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

12. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in Australia

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

13. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in New Zealand

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,833
Founded: 1897

14. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in New Zealand

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

15. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#12 in Australia

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

16. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#13 in Australia

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

17. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#14 in Australia

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#15 in Australia

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#16 in Australia

#275 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#17 in Australia

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#18 in Australia

#307 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#19 in Australia

#323 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#20 in Australia

#335 in the World

Founded: 1966

24. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#21 in Australia

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,607
Founded: 1966

25. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in New Zealand

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

26. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in New Zealand

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

27. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#22 in Australia

#375 in the World

Founded: 1887

28. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#23 in Australia

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

29. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in New Zealand

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 10,537
Founded: 1964

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#24 in Australia

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in New Zealand

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

32. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#25 in Australia

#526 in the World

Founded: 1970

33. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#26 in Australia

#529 in the World

Founded: 1908

34. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#27 in Australia

#582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

35. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#28 in Australia

#605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1967

36. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#29 in Australia

#611 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

37. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#30 in Australia

#777 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#31 in Australia

#899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

39. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#32 in Australia

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

40. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#33 in Australia

#1026 in the World

Founded: 1990

41. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#34 in Australia

#1029 in the World

Founded: 1987

42. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#35 in Australia

#1039 in the World

Founded: 1967

43. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#36 in Australia

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

44. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#37 in Australia

#1223 in the World

Founded: 1870

45. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#38 in Australia

#1249 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

46. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#39 in Australia

#1378 in the World

Founded: 1989

47. University of the South Pacific

Fiji | Suva

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Fiji

#2011 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

48. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in New Zealand

#2114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

49. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#3945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

50. Fiji National University

Fiji | Suva

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Fiji

#4071 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Oceania

Broadcast Journalism41

Classics and Ancient History49

Communications and Public Relations50

Criminology and Criminal Justice47

Demography53

Early Childhood Education46

Intellectual Property and Patent Law40

International Law39

International Relations and Diplomacy36

Journalism and Digital Media46

Law54

Law Enforcement43

Library and Information science49

Linguistics52

Media Studies48

Military science43

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution46

Occupational Safety and Health45

Philosophy53

Political Economy45

Political Science54

Public Policy / Administration48

Publishing49

Radio and Television broadcasting39

Social Work43

Sociology54

Special Education43

Sports / Exercise science45

Urban and Regional planning45