29 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Tamil Nadu

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Below is a list of best universities in Tamil Nadu ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 29.5K citations received by 4.46K academic papers made by 29 universities in Tamil Nadu 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. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#16 in India
#300 in Asia
Founded
1959

2. VIT University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#20 in India
#346 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

3. Amrita University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#22 in India
#370 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
24,500
Male:Female
53:47

4. Annamalai University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#28 in India
#456 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
37,444
Founded
1929

5. Anna University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#34 in India
#543 in Asia
Founded
1978

6. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#42 in India
#627 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
2001

7. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#43 in India
#634 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

8. University of Madras

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#54 in India
#735 in Asia
Founded
1857

9. Bharathiar University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#55 in India
#738 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1982

10. Saveetha University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#76 in India
#877 in Asia
Founded
2005

11. Bharathidasan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#79 in India
#891 in Asia
Founded
1982

12. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#83 in India
#920 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1964

13. Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#97 in India
#1016 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1997

14. Kalasalingam University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#111 in India
#1107 in Asia
Founded
1984

15. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#114 in India
#1152 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
65%
Founded
1971

16. Vels University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#120 in India
#1176 in Asia
Enrollment
6,684
Founded
1992

17. SASTRA University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#145 in India
#1288 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1984

18. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#149 in India
#1307 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

19. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#156 in India
#1335 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1986

20. Madurai Kamaraj University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#172 in India
#1415 in Asia
Founded
1965

21. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#180 in India
#1454 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1990

22. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#182 in India
#1467 in Asia
Enrollment
12,190
Founded
1984

23. Alagappa University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#195 in India
#1505 in Asia
Founded
1985

24. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#197 in India
#1511 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1985

25. Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R.Medical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#202 in India
#1533 in Asia
Founded
1987

26. Periyar University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#205 in India
#1544 in Asia
Founded
1997

27. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#207 in India
#1561 in Asia
Founded
2008

28. Avinashilingam University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#212 in India
#1585 in Asia
Founded
1957

29. Central University of Tamil Nadu

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#215 in India
#1601 in Asia
Founded
2009

Closest to Tamil Nadu states to learn Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni India Flag rank
Karnataka 17 5
Andhra Pradesh 4 70
Telangana 7 18
Kerala 5 73
Maharashtra 14 8
Odisha 7 65
Madhya Pradesh 5 51
Jharkhand 4 71
West Bengal 18 6
Gujarat 13 45
Uttar Pradesh 21 2
Rajasthan 7 50
Haryana 22 1
Uttarakhand 7 7
Assam 6 30
Punjab 12 19
Himachal Pradesh 3 163
Jammu and Kashmir 5 21