Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies Schools in Oceania

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 1.36M citations received by 88K 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

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Australia

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Australia

#50 in the World

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

4. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Australia

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Australia

#64 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%
Founded: 1949

7. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in New Zealand

#105 in the World

Founded: 1883

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in Australia

#160 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in Australia

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in Australia

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in Australia

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

12. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in New Zealand

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

13. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in Australia

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

14. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#12 in Australia

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

15. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#13 in Australia

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

16. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#14 in Australia

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#15 in Australia

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#16 in Australia

#276 in the World

Founded: 1966

19. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in New Zealand

#280 in the World

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

20. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#17 in Australia

#285 in the World

Founded: 1965

21. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#18 in Australia

#288 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#19 in Australia

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

23. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#20 in Australia

#323 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in New Zealand

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

25. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in New Zealand

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

26. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#21 in Australia

#346 in the World

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

27. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#22 in Australia

#364 in the World

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

28. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#23 in Australia

#399 in the World

Founded: 1887

29. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in New Zealand

#403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#24 in Australia

#431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#25 in Australia

#497 in the World

Founded: 1970

32. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#7 in New Zealand

#507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

33. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#26 in Australia

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

34. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#27 in Australia

#526 in the World

Founded: 1908

35. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#28 in Australia

#556 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

36. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#29 in Australia

#693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

37. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#30 in Australia

#716 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#31 in Australia

#884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

39. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#32 in Australia

#965 in the World

Founded: 1990

40. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#33 in Australia

#971 in the World

Founded: 1967

41. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#34 in Australia

#972 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

42. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#35 in Australia

#1041 in the World

Founded: 1987

43. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#36 in Australia

#1079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

44. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#37 in Australia

#1163 in the World

Founded: 1870

45. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#38 in Australia

#1276 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#39 in Australia

#1337 in the World

Founded: 1989

47. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in New Zealand

#1986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

48. University of the South Pacific

Fiji | Suva

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Fiji

#2081 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

49. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#3238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

50. Fiji National University

Fiji | Suva

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Fiji

#3907 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Oceania

Broadcast Journalism40

Classics and Ancient History49

Communications and Public Relations49

Criminology and Criminal Justice46

Demography52

Early Childhood Education46

Intellectual Property and Patent Law38

International Law41

International Relations and Diplomacy37

Journalism and Digital Media46

Law53

Law Enforcement42

Library and Information science49

Linguistics52

Media Studies47

Military science40

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution46

Occupational Safety and Health47

Philosophy52

Political Economy43

Political Science53

Public Policy / Administration48

Publishing47

Radio and Television broadcasting40

Social Work44

Sociology54

Special Education44

Sports / Exercise science45

Urban and Regional planning44