A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scriptural and textual studies; religious history and politics; and specific studies of particular faith communities and their behavior.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty University | 986 | 5% | $40,075 |
| 2 | Cairn University-Langhorne | 56 | 20% | $40,611 |
| 3 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 52 | 1% | $33,493 |
| 4 | University of St Thomas | 40 | 1% | $56,664 |
| 5 | Vanguard University of Southern California | 39 | 7% | $48,800 |
| 6 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 33 | 1% | $36,659 |
| 7 | Yale University | 30 | 1% | $73,900 |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 28 | 0% | $26,025 |
| 9 | Hartford Seminary | 28 | 61% | N/A |
| 10 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 27 | 0% | $23,694 |
| 11 | Saint Leo University | 27 | 1% | $39,796 |
| 12 | Baylor University | 22 | 1% | $62,527 |
| 13 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 22 | 0% | $76,856 |
| 14 | University of Georgia | 21 | 0% | $26,688 |
| 15 | American Public University System | 21 | 0% | $6,880 |
| 16 | University of Mobile | 20 | 6% | $39,380 |
| 17 | Memphis Theological Seminary | 20 | 47% | N/A |
| 18 | Faith International University | 20 | 28% | $8,775 |
| 19 | Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry | 19 | 49% | N/A |
| 20 | Arizona State University-Skysong | 18 | 0% | $27,521 |
| 21 | Florida State University | 17 | 0% | $22,168 |
| 22 | Georgia State University | 17 | 0% | $26,014 |
| 23 | Andrews University | 17 | 3% | $40,566 |
| 24 | Princeton University | 17 | 1% | $70,900 |
| 25 | California State University-Long Beach | 16 | 0% | $24,738 |
| 26 | Southern Adventist University | 16 | 2% | $34,990 |
| 27 | Duke University | 15 | 0% | $74,339 |
| 28 | University of Colorado Boulder | 15 | 0% | $31,044 |
| 29 | CUNY Hunter College | 15 | 0% | $22,379 |
| 30 | Naropa University | 15 | 5% | $50,810 |
| 31 | Denver Seminary | 15 | 9% | N/A |
| 32 | University of Kansas | 14 | 0% | $26,566 |
| 33 | Elim Bible Institute and College | 14 | 23% | $18,334 |
| 34 | Appalachian State University | 13 | 0% | $19,194 |
| 35 | California State University-Northridge | 13 | 0% | $22,969 |
| 36 | University of Central Florida | 13 | 0% | $22,548 |
| 37 | Charleston Southern University | 13 | 2% | $40,940 |
| 38 | University of California-Davis | 13 | 0% | $35,177 |
| 39 | University of Denver | 13 | 0% | $67,656 |
| 40 | Carson-Newman University | 13 | 2% | $41,320 |
| 41 | Oberlin College | 13 | 2% | $74,636 |
| 42 | Southern Wesleyan University | 13 | 3% | $37,856 |
| 43 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 13 | 0% | $23,811 |
| 44 | Pepperdine University | 13 | 1% | $73,002 |
| 45 | Carleton College | 12 | 2% | $71,325 |
| 46 | Colgate University | 12 | 2% | $72,275 |
| 47 | Wake Forest University | 12 | 1% | $71,638 |
| 48 | East Texas Baptist University | 12 | 4% | $38,787 |
| 49 | Rice University | 12 | 1% | $65,150 |
| 50 | Florida International University | 12 | 0% | $23,506 |
| 51 | Harvard University | 12 | 0% | $71,650 |
| 52 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12 | 0% | $26,506 |
| 53 | Faith Theological Seminary | 12 | 71% | $7,360 |
| 54 | Humboldt State University | 11 | 1% | $24,811 |
| 55 | St Olaf College | 11 | 2% | $60,590 |
| 56 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 11 | 0% | $32,041 |
| 57 | Furman University | 11 | 2% | $65,024 |
| 58 | George Mason University | 11 | 0% | $30,284 |
| 59 | Catholic University of America | 11 | 1% | $64,560 |
| 60 | Georgetown University | 11 | 0% | $73,840 |
| 61 | Guilford College | 11 | 4% | $52,770 |
| 62 | Trinity International University-Florida | 11 | 21% | $14,680 |
| 63 | Western Kentucky University | 11 | 0% | $21,840 |
| 64 | Vanderbilt University | 11 | 0% | $70,146 |
| 65 | Pfeiffer University | 10 | 3% | $44,960 |
| 66 | La Sierra University | 10 | 2% | $48,267 |
| 67 | Temple University | 10 | 0% | $33,004 |
| 68 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 10 | 0% | $33,503 |
| 69 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 10 | 0% | $22,639 |
| 70 | Wabash College | 10 | 5% | $57,250 |
| 71 | Bethel Seminary-St Paul | 10 | 12% | N/A |
| 72 | Ave Maria University | 10 | 4% | $36,261 |
| 73 | Arizona State University-Tempe | 9 | 0% | $28,048 |
| 74 | Utah State University | 9 | 0% | $20,504 |
| 75 | University of South Florida-Main Campus | 9 | 0% | $23,320 |
| 76 | Shorter University | 9 | 2% | $35,130 |
| 77 | Augustana College | 9 | 1% | $54,907 |
| 78 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 9 | 0% | $24,779 |
| 79 | Kalamazoo College | 9 | 3% | $61,531 |
| 80 | University of Oregon | 9 | 0% | $27,366 |
| 81 | Gardner-Webb University | 9 | 1% | $46,420 |
| 82 | Calvin College | 9 | 1% | $48,900 |
| 83 | Claremont School of Theology | 9 | 24% | N/A |
| 84 | Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | 9 | 18% | $41,282 |
| 85 | Simmons College of Kentucky | 9 | 33% | $6,310 |
| 86 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 8 | 0% | $21,782 |
| 87 | University of California-Riverside | 8 | 0% | $35,242 |
| 88 | Mount Vernon Nazarene University | 8 | 2% | $42,614 |
| 89 | University of Florida | 8 | 0% | $21,211 |
| 90 | Westmont College | 8 | 2% | $62,600 |
| 91 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 8 | 1% | $61,287 |
| 92 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 8 | 0% | $27,638 |
| 93 | St John's Seminary | 8 | 35% | N/A |
| 94 | Seminario Evangelico de Puerto Rico | 8 | 28% | N/A |
| 95 | Trinity International University-Illinois | 8 | 2% | $46,510 |
| 96 | Brite Divinity School | 8 | 26% | N/A |
| 97 | El Paso Community College | 7 | 0% | $4,089 |
| 98 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 7 | 0% | $21,297 |
| 99 | Young Harris College | 7 | 3% | $43,389 |
| 100 | Emory University | 7 | 0% | $69,502 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Religion/Religious Studies program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.