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September 29, 2010

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Religion

The National Research Council assessed programs according to 21 different criteria. Here are the NRC’s five major ratings summarizing those criteria. For a detailed explanation, see our FAQ.

S-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they are strong in the criteria that scholars say are most important.
Research: Derived from faculty publications, citation rates, grants, and awards.
Students: Derived from students’ completion rates, financial aid, and other criteria.
Diversity: Reflects gender balance, ethnic diversity, and the proportion of international students.
R-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they have similar features to programs viewed by faculty as top-notch.

Institution, program	S-Rank High	S-Rank Low	Research High	Research Low	Students High	Students Low	Diversity High	Diversity Low	R-Rank High	R-Rank Low
Baylor U. Religion	13	26	5	16	8	26	38	39	7	26
Boston College Theology	9	15	7	20	5	18	17	26	7	19
Boston College Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry	13	25	31	40	1	13	1	2	12	39
Boston U. Religious Studies	12	24	5	17	28	36	11	17	9	25
Brown U. Religious Studies	3	9	5	17	1	10	14	24	1	16
Catholic U. of America Biblical Studies	37	40	12	26	32	40	40	40	27	40
Catholic U. of America Church History	14	25	13	23	20	33	14	25	9	37
Catholic U. of America Historical and Systematic Theology	16	28	4	14	24	35	37	37	22	36
Catholic U. of America Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology	32	38	29	39	10	32	32	36	26	40
Catholic U. of America Religion and Culture	12	27	4	15	7	34	21	31	19	39
Catholic U. of America Spirituality	20	30	19	30	17	31	23	34	12	40
Catholic U. of America Moral Theology and Ethics	27	39	30	38	17	37	16	27	22	40
Claremont Graduate U. Religion	27	35	24	35	36	40	5	11	27	39
Columbia U. Religion	27	34	34	40	16	27	26	35	9	26
Drew U. Religion	16	25	13	27	37	40	1	2	13	40
Duke U. Religion	1	5	1	6	2	11	13	19	1	6
Emory U. Graduate Division of Religion	4	9	7	21	1	8	3	8	2	12
Florida State U. Religion	35	40	22	32	25	37	18	29	22	39
Fordham U. Theology	24	32	25	35	14	24	28	36	13	27
Graduate Theological Union Theology and Religious Studies	28	35	30	39	21	30	5	12	8	38
Harvard U. The Study of Religion	4	9	13	25	6	16	14	22	1	12
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Central Office Bible and Cognate Studies	37	40	34	40	23	33	38	39	17	36
Indiana U. at Blooming- ton Religious Studies	12	24	17	29	24	36	11	17	8	28
Loyola U. Chicago Theology	28	35	34	40	8	18	20	30	18	33
Marquette U. Religious Studies	28	36	14	28	19	30	31	36	20	35
Princeton U. Religion	1	6	1	7	2	12	3	10	5	33
Rice U. Religious Studies	21	34	27	36	2	26	3	7	25	40
Southern Methodist U. Religious Studies	23	34	10	24	28	38	19	27	18	33
Stanford U. Religious Studies	10	22	14	28	1	28	9	15	9	31
Syracuse U. Main Campus Religion	9	16	7	21	7	21	6	13	6	23
Temple U. Religion	22	34	16	30	28	38	4	11	23	37
U. of California at Santa Barbara Religious Studies	11	18	21	31	11	21	4	12	12	26
U. of Chicago Divinity	1	7	1	5	12	24	14	21	1	11
U. of Iowa Religious Studies	36	40	33	40	36	40	18	29	29	40
U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Religious Studies	1	5	1	5	2	14	29	36	1	20
U. of Notre Dame Theology	4	10	5	17	1	9	17	26	1	9
U. of Pennsyl- vania Religious Studies	10	20	3	12	13	27	28	34	5	24
U. of Virginia Religious Studies	14	24	18	30	8	18	24	32	4	19
Vanderbilt U. Religion	11	22	25	34	20	32	3	10	9	26
Yale U. Religious Studies	4	9	5	16	2	12	26	33	2	13
Methodology: This interactive tool is based on rankings developed by the NRC. For a complete explanation of the methods the research council used, go to its site; registration may be required.