Best Universities for Linguistics in Asia

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Linguistics. A graph of 376K citations received by 57.2K academic papers made by 332 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. Tel Aviv University

For Linguistics

#1 in Israel
#45 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

2. University of Hong Kong

For Linguistics

#1 in China
#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

3. University of Haifa

For Linguistics

#2 in Israel
#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1963

4. City University of Hong Kong

For Linguistics

#2 in China
#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1984

5. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Linguistics

#3 in Israel
#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

7. Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Linguistics

#3 in China
#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1963

8. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Linguistics

#1 in Iran
#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
1,702,231
Founded
1984

9. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Linguistics

#4 in China
#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1937

10. Bar-Ilan University

For Linguistics

#4 in Israel
#110 in the World
Enrollment
16,787
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1955

11. Beijing Normal University

For Linguistics

#5 in China
#139 in the World
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1902

12. Sichuan University

For Linguistics

#6 in China
#149 in the World
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

14. Peking University

For Linguistics

#7 in China
#172 in the World
Enrollment
35,915
Founded
1898

16. University of Tokyo

For Linguistics

#1 in Japan
#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,133
Founded
1877

17. Nanjing University

For Linguistics

#8 in China
#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

18. Zhejiang University

For Linguistics

#9 in China
#218 in the World
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

20. University of Isfahan

For Linguistics

#2 in Iran
#227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1946

22. Central South University

For Linguistics

#12 in China
#243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

23. Southwest University

For Linguistics

#13 in China
#264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
2005

24. Tsinghua University

For Linguistics

#14 in China
#289 in the World
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

25. Education University of Hong Kong

For Linguistics

#15 in China
#292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1994

26. Southeast University

For Linguistics

#16 in China
#301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

27. University of Malaya

For Linguistics

#1 in Malaysia
#302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1905

28. Nagoya University

For Linguistics

#2 in Japan
#319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
16,376
Founded
1939

29. Tohoku University

For Linguistics

#3 in Japan
#323 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
17,665
Founded
1907

30. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Linguistics

#17 in China
#324 in the World
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

31. Anhui University

For Linguistics

#18 in China
#327 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1928

32. Hong Kong Baptist University

For Linguistics

#19 in China
#330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1956

33. Kyoto University

For Linguistics

#4 in Japan
#334 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

34. National University of Malaysia

For Linguistics

#2 in Malaysia
#336 in the World
Enrollment
28,776
Founded
1970

35. University of Tsukuba

For Linguistics

#5 in Japan
#339 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

36. Keio University

For Linguistics

#6 in Japan
#340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
33,437
Founded
1858

37. East China Normal University

For Linguistics

#20 in China
#345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
36,026
Founded
1951

38. National Tsing Hua University

For Linguistics

#1 in Taiwan
#346 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
16,547
Founded
1911

39. Waseda University

For Linguistics

#7 in Japan
#347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

40. National Taiwan University

For Linguistics

#2 in Taiwan
#350 in the World
Enrollment
32,500
Founded
1945

42. Fudan University

For Linguistics

#22 in China
#356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

43. Liaoning Normal University

For Linguistics

#23 in China
#359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1951

44. Shanghai University

For Linguistics

#24 in China
#362 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1994

45. Sebelas Maret University

For Linguistics

#1 in Indonesia
#368 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1976

46. King Saud University

For Linguistics

#369 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
61,412
Founded
1957

47. Soochow University

For Linguistics

#25 in China
#371 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
48,901
Founded
1899

48. Central China Normal University

For Linguistics

#26 in China
#372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1903

49. Putra Malaysia University

For Linguistics

#3 in Malaysia
#376 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1973

50. Dalian University of Technology

For Linguistics

#27 in China
#384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1949

51. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Linguistics

#28 in China
#388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

52. National Taiwan Normal University

For Linguistics

#3 in Taiwan
#392 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
10,893
Founded
1922

53. Nanjing Normal University

For Linguistics

#29 in China
#395 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1952

54. South China Normal University

For Linguistics

#30 in China
#404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1933

55. University of Tehran

For Linguistics

#3 in Iran
#405 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
52,588
Founded
1934

56. Beijing Language and Culture University

For Linguistics

#31 in China
#406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1962

57. Chongqing University

For Linguistics

#32 in China
#408 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

58. Osaka University

For Linguistics

#8 in Japan
#410 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
23,044
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

59. Jilin University

For Linguistics

#33 in China
#411 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
68,000
Founded
1946

60. Seoul National University

For Linguistics

#412 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

61. Shandong University

For Linguistics

#34 in China
#428 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

63. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Linguistics

#9 in Japan
#439 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

64. Bogazici University

For Linguistics

#1 in Turkey
#444 in the World
Enrollment
3,998
Founded
1971

66. University of Macau

For Linguistics

#37 in China
#447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
10,000

67. Beijing Foreign Studies University

For Linguistics

#38 in China
#448 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1941

69. Hiroshima University

For Linguistics

#10 in Japan
#456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
15,077
Founded
1949

70. National Chiao Tung University

For Linguistics

#4 in Taiwan
#461 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1958

71. King AbdulAziz University

For Linguistics

#462 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1967

72. Wuhan University

For Linguistics

#39 in China
#464 in the World
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

73. Jinan University

For Linguistics

#40 in China
#466 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
37,918
Founded
1906

74. Hacettepe University

For Linguistics

#2 in Turkey
#469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
16,279
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1967

75. National Chengchi University

For Linguistics

#5 in Taiwan
#470 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
14,612
Founded
1927

76. Tongji University

For Linguistics

#41 in China
#472 in the World
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1907

77. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#11 in Japan
#477 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

78. University of Jordan

For Linguistics

#1 in Jordan
#480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1962

79. Qufu Normal University

For Linguistics

#42 in China
#481 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1955

81. Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

For Linguistics

#4 in Iran
#498 in the World
Enrollment
15,860
Founded
1955

82. Sophia University

For Linguistics

#12 in Japan
#499 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

84. Henan University

For Linguistics

#44 in China
#509 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1912

85. Lingnan University

For Linguistics

#45 in China
#510 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1967

87. Allameh Tabataba'i University

For Linguistics

#5 in Iran
#515 in the World
Enrollment
13,637
Male:Female
47:53
Founded
1984

88. National Cheng Kung University

For Linguistics

#6 in Taiwan
#518 in the World
Enrollment
20,292
Founded
1931

89. Shandong University of Finance and Economics

For Linguistics

#47 in China
#519 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1952

90. Northwest Normal University

For Linguistics

#48 in China
#520 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1902

91. Kyushu University

For Linguistics

#13 in Japan
#522 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

92. State University of Semarang

For Linguistics

#2 in Indonesia
#526 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1965

93. Tarbiat Modares University

For Linguistics

#6 in Iran
#527 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
9,270
Founded
1982

94. Jimei University

For Linguistics

#49 in China
#529 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1996

96. Renmin University of China

For Linguistics

#50 in China
#536 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
24,201
Founded
1937

98. Middle East Technical University

For Linguistics

#3 in Turkey
#541 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
14,928
Founded
1956

99. National Chung Cheng University

For Linguistics

#7 in Taiwan
#542 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
10,616
Founded
1989

100. Kobe University

For Linguistics

#14 in Japan
#543 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,870
Founded
1902