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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
| 1 | University of Notre Dame |
| 2 | University of Oxford |
| 3 | Harvard University |
| 4 | Durham University |
| 5 | Boston College |
| 6 | University of Chicago |
| 7 | University of Cambridge |
| 8 | KU Leuven |
| 9 | Duke University |
| 10 | Yale University |
| 11 | Universität Heidelberg |
| 12 | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| 13 | University of St Andrews |
| 14 | Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen |
| 15 | Princeton University |
| 16 | Emory University |
| 17 | The University of Edinburgh |
| 18 | Australian Catholic University |
| 19 | University of Toronto |
| 20 | University of Münster |
| 21 | Georgetown University |
| 22 | University of Vienna |
| 23 | Leiden University |
| 24 | Tel Aviv University |
| 25 | International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) |
| 26 | The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) |
| 27 | University of Helsinki |
| 28 | Comillas Pontifical University |
| 29 | Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta |
| 30 | Fordham University |
| 31 | University of Birmingham |
| 32 | Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) |
| 33 | University of Aberdeen |
| 34 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC) |
| 35 | The Catholic University of America |
| 36 | Al-Azhar University |
| 37 | Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga |
| 38 | Vanderbilt University |
| 39 | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| 40 | Universiti Malaya (UM) |
| 41 | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| 42 | Pontificia Universidad Javeriana |
| 43 | Boston University |
| 44 | University of California, Berkeley (UCB) |
| 45 | Gadjah Mada University |
| 46 | King's College London |
| 47 | McGill University |
| 48 | University of Exeter |
| 49 | University of Groningen |
| 50 | University of Navarra |
