Best Universities for Linguistics in Europe

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Linguistics. A graph of 81.3M citations received by 3.32M academic papers made by 1,387 universities in Europe 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.

5. University of Amsterdam

For Linguistics

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

7. Catholic University of Leuven

For Linguistics

#1 in Belgium
#36 in the World
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

8. University of Copenhagen

For Linguistics

#1 in Denmark
#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

9. Aarhus University

For Linguistics

#2 in Denmark
#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,020
Founded
1928

11. Utrecht University

For Linguistics

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1636

13. University of Oslo

For Linguistics

#1 in Norway
#78 in the World
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

18. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Linguistics

#1 in France
#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

19. University of Helsinki

For Linguistics

#1 in Finland
#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

20. University of Munich

For Linguistics

#1 in Germany
#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

22. University of Bristol

For Linguistics

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

23. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Linguistics

#2 in Germany
#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

24. University of Zurich

For Linguistics

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
25,732

25. University of Groningen

For Linguistics

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

27. Lund University

For Linguistics

#1 in Sweden
#115 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

28. Ghent University

For Linguistics

#2 in Belgium
#116 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1817

30. Sapienza University of Rome

For Linguistics

#1 in Italy
#120 in the World
Enrollment
100,155
Founded
1303

33. Uppsala University

For Linguistics

#2 in Sweden
#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1477

34. Delft University of Technology

For Linguistics

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

35. Leiden University

For Linguistics

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
33,474
Founded
1575

37. University of York

For Linguistics

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

38. University of Vienna

For Linguistics

#1 in Austria
#129 in the World
Enrollment
93,628
Founded
1365

39. Technical University of Munich

For Linguistics

#3 in Germany
#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

41. Stockholm University

For Linguistics

#3 in Sweden
#136 in the World
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

42. University of Padua

For Linguistics

#2 in Italy
#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
70,000
Founded
1222

44. University of Hamburg

For Linguistics

#4 in Germany
#141 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

45. Karolinska Institute

For Linguistics

#4 in Sweden
#143 in the World
Enrollment
8,070
Founded
1861

50. University of Milan

For Linguistics

#3 in Italy
#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

51. University of Sussex

For Linguistics

#156 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

52. University of Bologna

For Linguistics

#4 in Italy
#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
96,945
Founded
1088

53. University of Granada

For Linguistics

#1 in Spain
#159 in the World
Enrollment
56,842
Founded
1531

54. University of Bergen

For Linguistics

#2 in Norway
#160 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1946

57. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#5 in Sweden
#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
14,278
Founded
1827

60. Charles University

For Linguistics

#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
49,508
Founded
1348

62. University of Lisbon

For Linguistics

#1 in Portugal
#179 in the World
Enrollment
49,769
Founded
1911

63. University of Barcelona

For Linguistics

#2 in Spain
#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
64,236

64. University of Tubingen

For Linguistics

#6 in Germany
#184 in the World
Enrollment
28,238
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

66. Free University of Berlin

For Linguistics

#7 in Germany
#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,908
Founded
1948

67. University of Gothenburg

For Linguistics

#6 in Sweden
#197 in the World
Enrollment
36,003
Founded
1891

68. University of Freiburg

For Linguistics

#8 in Germany
#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

74. University of Liege

For Linguistics

#3 in Belgium
#211 in the World
Enrollment
27,678
Founded
1817

75. University College Dublin

For Linguistics

#1 in Ireland
#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,321
Founded
1854

76. University of Gottingen

For Linguistics

#10 in Germany
#218 in the World
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

79. Aalborg University

For Linguistics

#4 in Denmark
#229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
20,353
Founded
1974

80. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Linguistics

#11 in Germany
#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
39,658
Founded
1743

81. University of Southern Denmark

For Linguistics

#5 in Denmark
#234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1966

83. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Linguistics

#12 in Germany
#242 in the World
Enrollment
36,232
Founded
1809

84. University of Pisa

For Linguistics

#5 in Italy
#244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
47,736
Founded
1343

86. University of Bonn

For Linguistics

#13 in Germany
#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

89. Moscow State University

For Linguistics

#1 in Russia
#253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1755

92. University of Warsaw

For Linguistics

#1 in Poland
#263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1816

94. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#15 in Germany
#267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,321
Founded
2009

95. University of Zagreb

For Linguistics

#1 in Croatia
#268 in the World
Enrollment
65,436
Founded
1874

100. University of Leicester

For Linguistics

#279 in the World
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957