39 Best universities for Linguistics in Australia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Linguistics. A graph of 9M citations received by 327K academic papers made by 39 universities in Australia 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 Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Linguistics

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Linguistics

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Linguistics

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Linguistics

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Linguistics

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Linguistics

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

7. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Linguistics

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Linguistics

#10 in Oceania

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Linguistics

#11 in Oceania

#217 in the World

Founded: 1965

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Linguistics

#12 in Oceania

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Linguistics

#13 in Oceania

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Linguistics

#14 in Oceania

#270 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Linguistics

#15 in Oceania

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

14. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Linguistics

#17 in Oceania

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Linguistics

#18 in Oceania

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Linguistics

#19 in Oceania

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,607
Founded: 1966

17. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Linguistics

#20 in Oceania

#396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

18. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Linguistics

#21 in Oceania

#421 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

19. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Linguistics

#22 in Oceania

#432 in the World

Founded: 1887

20. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Linguistics

#23 in Oceania

#434 in the World

Founded: 1966

21. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Linguistics

#25 in Oceania

#486 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Linguistics

#28 in Oceania

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

23. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Linguistics

#29 in Oceania

#619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1967

24. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Linguistics

#30 in Oceania

#673 in the World

Founded: 1908

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Linguistics

#32 in Oceania

#737 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Linguistics

#33 in Oceania

#748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Linguistics

#34 in Oceania

#820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Linguistics

#35 in Oceania

#830 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

29. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Linguistics

#36 in Oceania

#887 in the World

Founded: 1990

30. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Linguistics

#37 in Oceania

#902 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Linguistics

#38 in Oceania

#962 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Linguistics

#39 in Oceania

#1125 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Linguistics

#40 in Oceania

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

34. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Linguistics

#41 in Oceania

#1306 in the World

Founded: 1987

35. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Linguistics

#42 in Oceania

#1472 in the World

Founded: 1870

36. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Linguistics

#43 in Oceania

#1482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

37. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Linguistics

#44 in Oceania

#1493 in the World

Founded: 1989

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Linguistics

#45 in Oceania

#1656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Linguistics

#48 in Oceania

#2612 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

The best cities to study Linguistics in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sydney, Melbourne, St Lucia, and Canberra.

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