28 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Sweden

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Sweden ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 371K citations received by 19.7K academic papers made by 28 universities in Sweden 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. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#28 in Europe

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

2. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#38 in Europe

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

3. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#45 in Europe

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

4. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#60 in Europe

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

5. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#130 in Europe

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

6. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#147 in Europe

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

7. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#154 in Europe

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 22,441
Founded: 1975

8. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#248 in Europe

#609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 14,278
Founded: 1827

9. Orebro University

Sweden | Orebro

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#305 in Europe

#752 in the World

Enrollment: 11,638
Founded: 1977

10. Malmo University

Sweden | Malmo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#309 in Europe

#762 in the World

Enrollment: 15,625
Founded: 1998

11. Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden | Stockholm

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#354 in Europe

#872 in the World

Enrollment: 1,830
Founded: 1909

12. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#374 in Europe

#933 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

13. Karlstad University

Sweden | Karlstad

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#379 in Europe

#942 in the World

Enrollment: 12,935
Founded: 1999

14. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#393 in Europe

#984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,912
Founded: 1829

15. Linnaeus University

Sweden | Vaxjo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#408 in Europe

#1025 in the World

Enrollment: 24,355
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1977

16. Sodertorn University College

Sweden | Huddinge

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#411 in Europe

#1033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 8,684
Founded: 1996

17. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#481 in Europe

#1270 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

18. Jonkoping University

Sweden | Jonkoping

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#491 in Europe

#1334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 9,567
Founded: 1977

19. Mid Sweden University

Sweden | Sundsvall

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#536 in Europe

#1506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 12,306
Founded: 1977

20. Malardalen University

Sweden | Vasteras

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#545 in Europe

#1539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 12,884
Founded: 1977

21. Boras University College

Sweden | Boras

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#578 in Europe

#1681 in the World

Enrollment: 11,279
Founded: 1977

22. Halmstad University

Sweden | Halmstad

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#613 in Europe

#1856 in the World

Enrollment: 8,483
Founded: 1983

23. Kristianstad University College

Sweden | Kristianstad

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#617 in Europe

#1871 in the World

Enrollment: 8,139
Founded: 1977

24. Dalarna University

Sweden | Falun

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#696 in Europe

#2265 in the World

Enrollment: 10,754
Founded: 1977

25. University of Skovde

Sweden | Skovde

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#704 in Europe

#2305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 5,753
Founded: 1977

26. Blekinge Institute of Technology

Sweden | Karlskrona

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#708 in Europe

#2323 in the World

Enrollment: 4,263
Founded: 1989

27. University College West

Sweden | Trollhattan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#726 in Europe

#2378 in the World

Enrollment: 6,767
Founded: 1990

28. Ersta Skondal Bracke University College

Sweden | Stockholm

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#745 in Europe

#2497 in the World

Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 1998

The best cities to study Theology / Divinity / Religious studies in Sweden based on the number of universities and their ranks are Stockholm, Lund, Uppsala, and Gothenburg.