Ranked 4th in the world for Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies
Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies, 2026
Full ranking profile 36 placements
Every placement the Index records for Durham University. The headline figure is the strongest of these.
| Ranking table | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| QS by Subject 2026 Headline Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies | Quacquarelli Symonds | =4 |
| QS by Subject 2026 Archaeology | Quacquarelli Symonds | =5 |
| Guardian 2026 | Guardian News & Media | =5 |
| QS by Subject 2026 Geography | Quacquarelli Symonds | =6 |
| CUG 2027 | Complete University Guide | =6 |
| Nature 2025 physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =33 |
| THE Impact 2026 peace, justice and strong institutions (SDG 16) | Times Higher Education | =34 |
| Leiden 2025 life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =38 |
| NTU 2025 Space Science | National Taiwan University | =43 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =59 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =85 |
| RUR 2026 international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | =93 |
| Leiden 2025 social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =96 |
| THE-Rep 2025 reputation | Times Higher Education | =101 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | =117 |
| Leiden 2025 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =129 |
| NTU 2025 Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | =160 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | =162 |
| NTU 2025 Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | =164 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | =174 |
| Leiden 2025 physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =193 |
| Nature 2025 Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =221 |
| Leiden 2025 mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =236 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | =241 |
| RUR 2026 research | RUR Rankings Agency | =251 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | =269 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | =277 |
| Nature 2025 biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =306 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | =346 |
| RUR 2026 teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | =368 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =392 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | =392 |
| Leiden 2025 biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =421 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | =486 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =555 |
| RUR 2026 financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | =620 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.