University of Divinity
divinity.edu.au (official website)
About University of Divinity
The University of Divinity is a specialist university for theology and related fields, made up of a collegiate group of theological colleges from several Christian denominations. It began in 1910 as the Melbourne College of Divinity under an act of the Victorian Parliament, set up by representatives of the churches to provide degree-level theological education. It started operating as a university under its present name on 1 January 2012.
Administration is based at Box Hill in Melbourne, and teaching takes place across the member colleges, which are located in Melbourne and in other cities including Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. It awards degrees in theology, ministry, philosophy, counselling and related disciplines, with research degrees also offered. The university positions itself as a national collegiate institution, so students are generally enrolled through one of its colleges rather than on a single central campus. It is one of two large theological college groupings in Australia.
- Founded
- 1910
- Campuses
- Box Hill, Melbourne (VIC), Adelaide (SA), Brisbane (QLD), Perth (WA)
- Known for
- Theology and ministry degreesCollegiate model with member collegesMulti-denominational Christian collegesResearch degrees in divinity
Written by us from the university's own website and public sources; check details with the university. As at October 2026. Sources: en.wikipedia.org. Report an inaccuracy.
World ranking history
University of Divinity does not appear in the THE, ARWU, QS world rankings we track. These rankings mostly measure research volume and reputation, so smaller, specialist and teaching-focused universities are often not listed.
Ranks as published; bands such as 301–350 are not exact places, and "=" marks a tie. "In Australia" is the position among Australian universities in the same edition; universities sharing a band or a tie share a position. Each ranking measures different things, mostly research, and none of them is combined here. *Our copy of QS 2027 covers ranks 1–300 only.
Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings (timeshighereducation.com). Source: Academic Ranking of World Universities, ShanghaiRanking Consultancy (shanghairanking.com). Source: QS Quacquarelli Symonds (www.qs.com). Copyright © QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd. Rank figures are reproduced as single facts with attribution; copyright stays with each publisher and we will remove them on request. See data sources.
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University category: TEQSA National Register (Australian University). State and public/private status: Department of Education list of higher education institutions. Students: total enrolled students, all levels of course, 2024, Department of Education Higher Education Statistics (© Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0).