Ranked 8th in the world for Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies
Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies, 2026
Full ranking profile 49 placements
Every placement the Index records for KU Leuven. The headline figure is the strongest of these.
| Ranking table | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| QS by Subject 2026 Headline Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies | Quacquarelli Symonds | =8 |
| RUR 2026 research | RUR Rankings Agency | =17 |
| QS by Subject 2026 Psychology | Quacquarelli Symonds | =24 |
| NTU 2025 Psychiatry/Psychology | National Taiwan University | =25 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | =29 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Law and Legal Studies | METU (URAP Lab) | =30 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Human Movement & Sports Sciences | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =33 |
| NTU 2025 Microbiology | National Taiwan University | =36 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | =37 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | =39 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Medical and Health Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | =40 |
| NTU 2025 Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | =42 |
| NTU 2025 Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | =42 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =44 |
| THE-Rep 2025 reputation | Times Higher Education | =45 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | =46 |
| NTU 2025 Biology & Biochemistry | National Taiwan University | =46 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Economics | METU (URAP Lab) | =46 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =49 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Education | METU (URAP Lab) | =49 |
| Leiden 2025 biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =50 |
| NTU 2025 Immunology | National Taiwan University | =50 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | =54 |
| NTU 2025 Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | =57 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =59 |
| NTU 2025 Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | =62 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =74 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | =77 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | =78 |
| RUR 2026 financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | =82 |
| Nature 2025 health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =86 |
| NTU 2025 Agriculture | National Taiwan University | =94 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Nursing | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =96 |
| Nature 2025 physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =103 |
| NTU 2025 Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | =104 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | =105 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =108 |
| Nature 2025 biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =109 |
| RUR 2026 international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | =121 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | =123 |
| Leiden 2025 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =144 |
| NTU 2025 Engineering | National Taiwan University | =162 |
| Leiden 2025 physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =274 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | =281 |
| Leiden 2025 social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =352 |
| Nature 2025 Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =361 |
| Leiden 2025 life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =369 |
| Leiden 2025 mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =441 |
| RUR 2026 teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | =450 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.