The ranking of the best universities in the world will tell about the top universities with programs for the study of theology. The list includes prestigious universities in the USA, Canada, Australia and Europe, which are distinguished by high quality of education and prospects for students.
The presented universities have an international academic reputation, the best teachers and have a great influence on the development of the scientific direction around the world. If you are looking for universities to study theology abroad, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the ranking below.
Top 100 best universities in the world in 2026 QS: Theology
| Rank | University | Overall Score |
| 1 | Harvard University | 92,0 |
| 2 | University of Oxford | 91,9 |
| 3 | University of Notre Dame | 91,8 |
| 4 | Cambridge University | 91,4 |
| 5 | Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen | 89,7 |
| 6 | KU Leuven | 88,9 |
| 7 | Durham University | 88,6 |
| 8 | University of Chicago | 88,1 |
| 9 | Duke University | 87,9 |
| 10 | University of Edinburgh | 86,8 |
| 11 | Boston College | 86,5 |
| 12 | Yale University | 85,8 |
| 13 | Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg | 84,5 |
| 14 | University of St Andrews | 83,7 |
| 15 | Princeton University | 83,2 |
| 16 | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | 82,2 |
| 17 | Berkeley University of California | 80,2 |
| 18 | University of Toronto | 80,0 |
| 19 | Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) | 79,4 |
| 20 | Emory University | 79,1 |
| 21 | University of Vienna | 79,0 |
| 22 | University of Helsinki | 78,0 |
| 23 | Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster | 77,8 |
| 24 | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | 76,7 |
| 25 | University of Aberdeen | 76,6 |
| 26 | Humboldt University of Berlin | 75,3 |
| 27 | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | 75,2 |
| 28 | Australian Catholic University | 75,0 |
| 29 | Universidad Pontificia Comillas | 74,6 |
| 30 | University of Göttingen | 74,1 |
| 31 | University of Navarra | 73,6 |
| 32 | International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) | 73,4 |
| 33 | King's College London | 73,3 |
| 34 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC) | 73,1 |
| 35 | Vanderbilt University | 72,8 |
| =36 | Boston University | 72,7 |
| =36 | Radboud University | 72,7 |
| 38 | Sydney University | 72,6 |
| 39 | University of Birmingham | 72,5 |
| 40 | Stanford University | 72,3 |
| 41 | Yonsei University | 71,9 |
| 42 | University of Oslo | 71,8 |
| =43 | Georgetown University | 71,3 |
| =43 | University of Malaya | 71,3 |
| =43 | University of Zurich | 71,3 |
| 46 | The University of Tokyo | 71,2 |
| 47 | The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) | 70,8 |
| 48 | Catholic University of America | 70,4 |
| 49 | Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin | 70,1 |
| 50 | Leiden University | 69,8 |
| 51-100 | Aarhus University | |
| 51-100 | Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna | |
| 51-100 | Ankara Üniversitesi | |
| 51-100 | Baylor University | |
| 51-100 | Brown University | |
| 51-100 | Claremont Graduate University | |
| 51-100 | Columbia University | |
| 51-100 | Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) | |
| 51-100 | Fordham University | |
| 51-100 | Freie Universitaet Berlin | |
| 51-100 | Gadjah Mada University | |
| 51-100 | International Islamic University Islamabad (IIU) | |
| 51-100 | Johns Hopkins University | |
| 51-100 | King Saud University | |
| 51-100 | Kyoto University | |
| 51-100 | Lund University | |
| 51-100 | Macquarie University | |
| 51-100 | McGill University | |
| 51-100 | Monash University | |
| 51-100 | New York University (NYU) | |
| 51-100 | Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina | |
| 51-100 | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú | |
| 51-100 | Pontificia Universidad Javeriana | |
| 51-100 | Sapienza University of Rome | |
| 51-100 | SOAS University of London | |
| 51-100 | Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" | |
| 51-100 | Tel Aviv University | |
| 51-100 | The Australian National University | |
| 51-100 | University of Exeter | |
| 51-100 | The University of Manchester | |
| 51-100 | The University of Melbourne | |
| 51-100 | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore | |
| 51-100 | Universität Hamburg | |
| 51-100 | Université de Strasbourg | |
| 51-100 | Université PSL | |
| 51-100 | University of Amsterdam | |
| 51-100 | University of British Columbia | |
| 51-100 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | |
| 51-100 | University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) | |
| 51-100 | University of Copenhagen | |
| 51-100 | University of Groningen | |
| 51-100 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | |
| 51-100 | University of Otago | |
| 51-100 | University of Ottawa | |
| 51-100 | University of Texas at Austin | |
| 51-100 | University of Turin | |
| 51-100 | University of Virginia | |
| 51-100 | University of Washington | |
| 51-100 | Uppsala University | |
| 51-100 | Victoria University of Wellington | |
