Best Universities for Linguistics in Asia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Linguistics. A graph of 28.1M citations received by 2.8M academic papers made by 2,456 universities in Asia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Tokyo

For Linguistics

#1 in Japan

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Linguistics

#1 in China

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Linguistics

#1 in Singapore

#49 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

4. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Linguistics

#2 in China

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

5. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Linguistics

#1 in Israel

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

6. Kyoto University

For Linguistics

#2 in Japan

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

7. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Linguistics

#2 in Israel

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

8. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Linguistics

#2 in Singapore

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

9. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Linguistics

#3 in China

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

10. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Linguistics

#4 in China

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

11. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Linguistics

#5 in China

#99 in the World

Founded: 1963

12. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Linguistics

#6 in China

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

13. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Linguistics

#7 in China

#108 in the World

Founded: 1937

14. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#8 in China

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

15. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Linguistics

#9 in China

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

16. Osaka University

For Linguistics

#3 in Japan

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

17. Wuhan University

For Linguistics

#10 in China

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

18. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#3 in Israel

#130 in the World

Founded: 1924

19. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Linguistics

#1 in South Korea

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

20. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Linguistics

#11 in China

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

21. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#4 in Japan

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

22. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Linguistics

#12 in China

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

23. Tohoku University

For Linguistics

#5 in Japan

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

24. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Linguistics

#13 in China

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

25. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Linguistics

#14 in China

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

26. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Linguistics

#15 in China

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

27. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Linguistics

#4 in Israel

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

28. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Linguistics

#6 in Japan

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

29. University of Science and Technology of China

For Linguistics

#16 in China

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

30. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Linguistics

#2 in South Korea

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

31. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Linguistics

#17 in China

#209 in the World

Founded: 1952

32. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Linguistics

#1 in Taiwan

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

33. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Linguistics

#18 in China

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

34. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Linguistics

#2 in Taiwan

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

35. Nagoya University

For Linguistics

#7 in Japan

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

36. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Linguistics

#19 in China

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

37. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Linguistics

#20 in China

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

38. University of Haifa

For Linguistics

#5 in Israel

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

39. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Linguistics

#21 in China

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

40. Dalian University of Technology

For Linguistics

#22 in China

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

41. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Linguistics

#6 in Israel

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1955

42. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Linguistics

#7 in Israel

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

43. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Linguistics

#23 in China

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

44. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Linguistics

#3 in South Korea

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

45. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Linguistics

#24 in China

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

46. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Linguistics

#25 in China

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

47. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Linguistics

#8 in Japan

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

48. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Linguistics

#26 in China

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

49. Shandong University

For Linguistics

#27 in China

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

50. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Linguistics

#28 in China

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

51. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Linguistics

#29 in China

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

52. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Linguistics

#9 in Japan

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

53. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Linguistics

#3 in Taiwan

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

54. Xidian University

For Linguistics

#30 in China

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

55. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Linguistics

#31 in China

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

56. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Linguistics

#32 in China

#328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

57. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Linguistics

#33 in China

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

58. Keio University

For Linguistics

#10 in Japan

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

59. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Linguistics

#4 in South Korea

#344 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

60. University of Tehran

For Linguistics

#1 in Iran

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

61. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Linguistics

#34 in China

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

62. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Linguistics

#35 in China

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

63. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Linguistics

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

64. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Linguistics

#1 in India

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

65. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Linguistics

#11 in Japan

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

66. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Linguistics

#36 in China

#378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

67. Xiamen University

For Linguistics

#37 in China

#382 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

68. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Linguistics

#38 in China

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

69. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Linguistics

#39 in China

#387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

70. Waseda University

For Linguistics

#12 in Japan

#401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

71. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Linguistics

#5 in South Korea

#405 in the World

Founded: 1398

72. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Linguistics

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

73. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Linguistics

#2 in India

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

74. Indian Statistical Institute

India | West Bengal

For Linguistics

#3 in India

#424 in the World

Founded: 1931

75. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Linguistics

#40 in China

#428 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

76. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Linguistics

#41 in China

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

77. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Linguistics

#42 in China

#432 in the World

Founded: 1896

78. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Linguistics

#4 in Taiwan

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 16,647
Founded: 1911

79. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Linguistics

#43 in China

#437 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

80. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Linguistics

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

81. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#1 in Turkey

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

82. China University of Mining and Technology

For Linguistics

#44 in China

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

83. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Linguistics

#45 in China

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

84. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Linguistics

#46 in China

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

85. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#2 in Turkey

#468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 14,928
Founded: 1956

86. Tokyo University of Science

For Linguistics

#13 in Japan

#471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

87. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Linguistics

#4 in India

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

88. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#3 in Turkey

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

89. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Linguistics

#490 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

90. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Linguistics

#47 in China

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

91. Kobe University

For Linguistics

#14 in Japan

#492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

92. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Linguistics

#48 in China

#506 in the World

Founded: 1958

93. Soochow University

For Linguistics

#49 in China

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

94. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Linguistics

#5 in Taiwan

#514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,812
Founded: 1974

95. Hefei University of Technology

For Linguistics

#50 in China

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

96. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Linguistics

#5 in India

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

97. Chiba University

For Linguistics

#15 in Japan

#528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

98. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Linguistics

#530 in the World

Founded: 1904

99. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Linguistics

#16 in Japan

#532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

100. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

For Linguistics

#6 in India

#533 in the World

Founded: 1959

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Asia

Anthropology1524

Archaeology2496

Broadcast Journalism283

Classics and Ancient History824

Communications and Public Relations1139

Criminology and Criminal Justice186

Early Childhood Education150

Education Majors1590

Forensic Science320

Gender Studies464

Human Rights Law152

Intellectual Property and Patent Law346

International Law227

International Relations and Diplomacy261

Journalism and Digital Media491

Law Enforcement180

Library and Information science925

Media Studies215

Military science211

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution205

Occupational Safety and Health243

Political Economy231

Political Science2655

Public Policy / Administration409

Radio and Television broadcasting341

Special Education149

Sports / Exercise science273

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies1518

Urban and Regional planning381