Linguistics in Washington, DC: 7 Best colleges Ranked 2026

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Linguistics. A graph of 879K citations received by 32.2K academic papers made by 7 universities in Washington 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. Georgetown University

For Linguistics

#1 in District of Columbia

#57 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,083

2. George Washington University

For Linguistics

#2 in District of Columbia

#93 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $46,485

3. American University in Washington

For Linguistics

#3 in District of Columbia

#161 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,676

4. Catholic University of America

For Linguistics

#4 in District of Columbia

#208 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $32,705
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $42,657

5. Gallaudet University

For Linguistics

#5 in District of Columbia

#262 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 901
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $15,944

6. Howard University

For Linguistics

#6 in District of Columbia

#271 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $33,368

7. University of the District of Columbia

For Linguistics

#8 in District of Columbia

#662 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,883
Enrollment: 4,202

Universities for Linguistics near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Marymount University	179	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	24	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	235	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	95	Fairfax, Virginia
48	St. John's College	468	Annapolis, Maryland
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	169	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	378	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	110	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	296	Baltimore, Maryland
60	Johns Hopkins University	13	Baltimore, Maryland