28 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Sweden

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 566K citations received by 21.9K 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

#30 in Europe

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

2. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#43 in Europe

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

3. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#52 in Europe

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

4. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#67 in Europe

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

5. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#137 in Europe

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

6. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#158 in Europe

#416 in the World

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

7. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#164 in Europe

#430 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

8. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#270 in Europe

#668 in the World

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

9. Malmo University

Sweden | Malmo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#303 in Europe

#752 in the World

Enrollment: 15,625
Founded: 1998

10. Orebro University

Sweden | Orebro

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#338 in Europe

#858 in the World

Enrollment: 11,638
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1977

11. Linnaeus University

Sweden | Vaxjo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#385 in Europe

#995 in the World

Enrollment: 24,355
Founded: 1977

12. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#392 in Europe

#1005 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

13. Sodertorn University College

Sweden | Huddinge

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#393 in Europe

#1016 in the World

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

14. Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden | Stockholm

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#407 in Europe

#1058 in the World

Enrollment: 1,830
Founded: 1909

15. Karlstad University

Sweden | Karlstad

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#410 in Europe

#1067 in the World

Enrollment: 12,935
Founded: 1999

16. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#414 in Europe

#1086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,773
Founded: 1829

17. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#510 in Europe

#1402 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

18. Jonkoping University

Sweden | Jonkoping

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#522 in Europe

#1464 in the World

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

19. Mid Sweden University

Sweden | Sundsvall

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#563 in Europe

#1626 in the World

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

20. Malardalen University

Sweden | Vasteras

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#582 in Europe

#1708 in the World

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

21. Kristianstad University College

Sweden | Kristianstad

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#641 in Europe

#1975 in the World

Enrollment: 8,139
Founded: 1977

22. Boras University College

Sweden | Boras

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#642 in Europe

#1976 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1977

23. Halmstad University

Sweden | Halmstad

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#650 in Europe

#2002 in the World

Enrollment: 8,483
Founded: 1983

24. University College West

Sweden | Trollhattan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#712 in Europe

#2305 in the World

Enrollment: 6,767
Founded: 1990

25. Blekinge Institute of Technology

Sweden | Karlskrona

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#731 in Europe

#2448 in the World

Enrollment: 4,263
Founded: 1989

26. Dalarna University

Sweden | Falun

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#753 in Europe

#2533 in the World

Enrollment: 10,754
Founded: 1977

27. University of Skovde

Sweden | Skovde

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#780 in Europe

#2677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 5,753
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1977

28. Ersta Skondal Bracke University College

Sweden | Stockholm

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#838 in Europe

#2968 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.