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 | Andrews University | 17 | 3% | $40,566 |
| 22 | Georgia State University | 17 | 0% | $26,014 |
| 23 | Florida State University | 17 | 0% | $22,168 |
| 24 | Princeton University | 17 | 1% | $70,900 |
| 25 | Southern Adventist University | 16 | 2% | $34,990 |
| 26 | California State University-Long Beach | 16 | 0% | $24,738 |
| 27 | Denver Seminary | 15 | 9% | N/A |
| 28 | Naropa University | 15 | 5% | $50,810 |
| 29 | CUNY Hunter College | 15 | 0% | $22,379 |
| 30 | University of Colorado Boulder | 15 | 0% | $31,044 |
| 31 | Duke University | 15 | 0% | $74,339 |
| 32 | University of Kansas | 14 | 0% | $26,566 |
| 33 | Elim Bible Institute and College | 14 | 23% | $18,334 |
| 34 | Oberlin College | 13 | 2% | $74,636 |
| 35 | California State University-Northridge | 13 | 0% | $22,969 |
| 36 | Appalachian State University | 13 | 0% | $19,194 |
| 37 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 13 | 0% | $23,811 |
| 38 | Southern Wesleyan University | 13 | 3% | $37,856 |
| 39 | University of Central Florida | 13 | 0% | $22,548 |
| 40 | Pepperdine University | 13 | 1% | $73,002 |
| 41 | University of Denver | 13 | 0% | $67,656 |
| 42 | Carson-Newman University | 13 | 2% | $41,320 |
| 43 | Charleston Southern University | 13 | 2% | $40,940 |
| 44 | University of California-Davis | 13 | 0% | $35,177 |
| 45 | Carleton College | 12 | 2% | $71,325 |
| 46 | Florida International University | 12 | 0% | $23,506 |
| 47 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12 | 0% | $26,506 |
| 48 | Colgate University | 12 | 2% | $72,275 |
| 49 | East Texas Baptist University | 12 | 4% | $38,787 |
| 50 | Wake Forest University | 12 | 1% | $71,638 |
| 51 | Rice University | 12 | 1% | $65,150 |
| 52 | Harvard University | 12 | 0% | $71,650 |
| 53 | Faith Theological Seminary | 12 | 71% | $7,360 |
| 54 | Georgetown University | 11 | 0% | $73,840 |
| 55 | Western Kentucky University | 11 | 0% | $21,840 |
| 56 | Trinity International University-Florida | 11 | 21% | $14,680 |
| 57 | Humboldt State University | 11 | 1% | $24,811 |
| 58 | George Mason University | 11 | 0% | $30,284 |
| 59 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 11 | 0% | $32,041 |
| 60 | Catholic University of America | 11 | 1% | $64,560 |
| 61 | St Olaf College | 11 | 2% | $60,590 |
| 62 | Furman University | 11 | 2% | $65,024 |
| 63 | Vanderbilt University | 11 | 0% | $70,146 |
| 64 | Guilford College | 11 | 4% | $52,770 |
| 65 | La Sierra University | 10 | 2% | $48,267 |
| 66 | Pfeiffer University | 10 | 3% | $44,960 |
| 67 | Temple University | 10 | 0% | $33,004 |
| 68 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 10 | 0% | $22,639 |
| 69 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 10 | 0% | $33,503 |
| 70 | Bethel Seminary-St Paul | 10 | 12% | N/A |
| 71 | Ave Maria University | 10 | 4% | $36,261 |
| 72 | Wabash College | 10 | 5% | $57,250 |
| 73 | Gardner-Webb University | 9 | 1% | $46,420 |
| 74 | University of Oregon | 9 | 0% | $27,366 |
| 75 | Shorter University | 9 | 2% | $35,130 |
| 76 | Kalamazoo College | 9 | 3% | $61,531 |
| 77 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 9 | 0% | $24,779 |
| 78 | University of South Florida-Main Campus | 9 | 0% | $23,320 |
| 79 | Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | 9 | 18% | $41,282 |
| 80 | Utah State University | 9 | 0% | $20,504 |
| 81 | Calvin College | 9 | 1% | $48,900 |
| 82 | Claremont School of Theology | 9 | 24% | N/A |
| 83 | Simmons College of Kentucky | 9 | 33% | $6,310 |
| 84 | Augustana College | 9 | 1% | $54,907 |
| 85 | Arizona State University-Tempe | 9 | 0% | $28,048 |
| 86 | Mount Vernon Nazarene University | 8 | 2% | $42,614 |
| 87 | University of California-Riverside | 8 | 0% | $35,242 |
| 88 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 8 | 0% | $21,782 |
| 89 | Trinity International University-Illinois | 8 | 2% | $46,510 |
| 90 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 8 | 1% | $61,287 |
| 91 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 8 | 0% | $27,638 |
| 92 | Brite Divinity School | 8 | 26% | N/A |
| 93 | Westmont College | 8 | 2% | $62,600 |
| 94 | University of Florida | 8 | 0% | $21,211 |
| 95 | St John's Seminary | 8 | 35% | N/A |
| 96 | Seminario Evangelico de Puerto Rico | 8 | 28% | N/A |
| 97 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro | 7 | 0% | $10,709 |
| 98 | Elon University | 7 | 0% | $51,049 |
| 99 | El Paso Community College | 7 | 0% | $4,089 |
| 100 | Hendrix College | 7 | 3% | $63,174 |
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.