43 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Ohio

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ohio ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 514K citations received by 26.1K academic papers made by 43 universities in Ohio 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. Ohio State University

Columbus

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#19 in the United States

#21 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#63 in the United States

#71 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,000

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#87 in the United States

#100 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

4. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#107 in the United States

#125 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#115 in the United States

#133 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#135 in the United States

#157 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

7. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#165 in the United States

#189 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,794

8. University of Akron

Akron

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#202 in the United States

#229 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

9. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#215 in the United States

#243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,795
Enrollment: 14,074

10. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#217 in the United States

#245 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

11. Wright State University

Dayton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#247 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $8,942
Enrollment: 10,603

12. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#296 in the United States

#328 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $51,624

13. Denison University

Granville

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#379 in the United States

#417 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,721

14. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#382 in the United States

#420 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $19,447
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,363

15. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#426 in the United States

#471 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1431
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $46,859

16. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#430 in the United States

#475 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $33,623

17. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#476 in the United States

#523 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $30,030

18. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#498 in the United States

#546 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,029
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1973

19. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#503 in the United States

#551 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1128
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $23,537

20. Capital University

Columbus

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#524 in the United States

#575 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,395

21. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#549 in the United States

#601 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,004

22. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#572 in the United States

#624 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,086

23. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#631 in the United States

#686 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

24. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#642 in the United States

#697 in North America

Enrollment: 510
Male:Female: 60:40

25. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#649 in the United States

#704 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1288
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,941

26. Urbana University

Urbana

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#653 in the United States

#709 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $21,774
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,344

27. Ashland University

Ashland

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#680 in the United States

#737 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1122
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,610

28. Walsh University

North Canton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#700 in the United States

#758 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,933

29. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#714 in the United States

#772 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,150

30. Malone University

Canton

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#885 in the United States

#954 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,390

31. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#893 in the United States

#962 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,457
Receiving Aid: 100%

32. Marietta College

Marietta

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#904 in the United States

#973 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,007

33. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Delaware

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#912 in the United States

#982 in North America

Enrollment: 186
Male:Female: 37:63

34. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#921 in the United States

#991 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Net Price: $23,006
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $45,481

35. Hiram College

Hiram

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#977 in the United States

#1049 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,868
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,726

36. Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#987 in the United States

#1060 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,070
Male:Female: 81:19
Founded: 1919

37. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1006 in the United States

#1079 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,032
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,790

38. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1007 in the United States

#1080 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $24,061
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,910

39. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1016 in the United States

#1089 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1008
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $19,695

40. Franklin University

Columbus

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1042 in the United States

#1116 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,576
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,166

41. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1045 in the United States

#1119 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $15,964
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $33,414

42. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1046 in the United States

#1120 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $28,463
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $3,217

43. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1072 in the United States

#1148 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,991

Closest to Ohio states to learn Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	5	134
Indiana	27	25
Kentucky	20	48
Pennsylvania	78	9
Virginia	36	28
Michigan	30	2
District of Columbia	10	34
Maryland	22	23
Illinois	55	6
Tennessee	28	38
North Carolina	32	1
New Jersey	21	16
New York	107	8
Wisconsin	24	12
South Carolina	17	84
Connecticut	17	7
Georgia	29	35
Missouri	25	46
Iowa	17	37
Vermont	6	91
Massachusetts	53	5
Rhode Island	8	56
Alabama	18	77
New Hampshire	11	78
Arkansas	12	103
Mississippi	8	167
Minnesota	25	27
Maine	7	258
Kansas	10	62
Louisiana	19	89
Florida	34	26
Oklahoma	11	79
Nebraska	7	96
South Dakota	5	469
North Dakota	3	245
Texas	62	14
Colorado	17	50
New Mexico	5	108
Utah	6	54
Idaho	4	305
Arizona	6	22
Puerto Rico	3	775
Washington	18	15
Oregon	14	109
California	101	3
Hawaii	5	102