Best Universities for Linguistics in Europe

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Linguistics. A graph of 51.9M citations received by 2.81M academic papers made by 1,362 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.

1. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#1 in the United Kingdom

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#2 in the United Kingdom

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#3 in the United Kingdom

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Linguistics

#4 in the United Kingdom

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

5. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Linguistics

#1 in the Netherlands

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

6. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#5 in the United Kingdom

#33 in the World

Founded: 1824

7. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Linguistics

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

8. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#6 in the United Kingdom

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

9. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Linguistics

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

10. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Linguistics

#2 in the Netherlands

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

11. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Linguistics

#3 in the Netherlands

#66 in the World

Founded: 1923

12. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#7 in the United Kingdom

#71 in the World

Founded: 1829

13. University of Oslo

For Linguistics

#1 in Norway

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

14. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Linguistics

#1 in France

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

15. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#8 in the United Kingdom

#82 in the World

Founded: 1905

16. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#9 in the United Kingdom

#83 in the World

Founded: 1900

17. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#10 in the United Kingdom

#84 in the World

Founded: 1948

18. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Linguistics

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

19. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Linguistics

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

20. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#11 in the United Kingdom

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

21. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Linguistics

#4 in the Netherlands

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

22. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Linguistics

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

23. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Linguistics

#1 in Switzerland

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

24. Lund University

For Linguistics

#1 in Sweden

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

25. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#12 in the United Kingdom

#107 in the World

Founded: 1904

26. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Linguistics

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

27. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Linguistics

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

28. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Linguistics

#13 in the United Kingdom

#113 in the World

Founded: 1451

29. Sapienza University of Rome

For Linguistics

#1 in Italy

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

30. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Linguistics

#5 in the Netherlands

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

31. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Linguistics

#2 in Sweden

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

32. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#14 in the United Kingdom

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

33. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#15 in the United Kingdom

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

34. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Linguistics

#2 in Switzerland

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

35. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#16 in the United Kingdom

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

36. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Linguistics

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

37. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#17 in the United Kingdom

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

38. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Linguistics

#6 in the Netherlands

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

39. University of Padua

For Linguistics

#2 in Italy

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

40. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Linguistics

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

41. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#18 in the United Kingdom

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

42. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Linguistics

#3 in Sweden

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

43. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#19 in the United Kingdom

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

44. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Linguistics

#3 in Switzerland

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

45. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#20 in the United Kingdom

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

46. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#21 in the United Kingdom

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

47. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Linguistics

#4 in Switzerland

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

48. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Linguistics

#1 in Spain

#148 in the World

Founded: 1531

49. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Linguistics

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

50. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#22 in the United Kingdom

#153 in the World

Founded: 1963

51. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Linguistics

#3 in Italy

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

52. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Linguistics

#4 in Italy

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

53. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Linguistics

#4 in Sweden

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

54. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Linguistics

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

55. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Linguistics

#23 in the United Kingdom

#168 in the World

Founded: 1997

56. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Linguistics

#7 in the Netherlands

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

57. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#24 in the United Kingdom

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

58. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Linguistics

#2 in Norway

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

59. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Linguistics

#2 in Spain

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

60. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Linguistics

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

61. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Linguistics

#3 in Norway

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

62. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Linguistics

#1 in the Czech Republic

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 49,508
Founded: 1348

63. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Linguistics

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

64. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Linguistics

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

65. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Linguistics

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

66. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Linguistics

#8 in the Netherlands

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

67. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Linguistics

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

68. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Linguistics

#5 in Sweden

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

69. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#25 in the United Kingdom

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

70. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#26 in the United Kingdom

#208 in the World

Founded: 1892

71. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Linguistics

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,321
Founded: 1854

72. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Linguistics

#3 in Spain

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

73. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Linguistics

#5 in Italy

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 49,108
Founded: 1343

74. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Linguistics

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

75. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Linguistics

#2 in France

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

76. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Linguistics

#1 in Russia

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

77. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Linguistics

#10 in Germany

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

78. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Linguistics

#11 in Germany

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

79. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Linguistics

#12 in Germany

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

80. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Linguistics

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

81. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Linguistics

#13 in Germany

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

82. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Linguistics

#14 in Germany

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

83. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Linguistics

#5 in Switzerland

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

84. University of Essex

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#27 in the United Kingdom

#248 in the World

Founded: 1964

85. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Linguistics

#6 in Sweden

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 14,278
Founded: 1827

86. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Linguistics

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

87. Complutense University of Madrid

For Linguistics

#4 in Spain

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

88. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Linguistics

#3 in France

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

89. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Linguistics

#5 in Spain

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

90. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#28 in the United Kingdom

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

91. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Linguistics

#1 in Poland

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1816

92. University of Southern Denmark

Denmark | Odense

For Linguistics

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1966

93. Umea University

For Linguistics

#7 in Sweden

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

94. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Linguistics

#29 in the United Kingdom

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

95. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#30 in the United Kingdom

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

96. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Linguistics

#9 in the Netherlands

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

97. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Linguistics

#10 in the Netherlands

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

98. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Linguistics

#31 in the United Kingdom

#275 in the World

Founded: 1495

99. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Linguistics

#32 in the United Kingdom

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

100. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Linguistics

#6 in Italy

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Europe

Anthropology1005

Archaeology1389

Broadcast Journalism335

Classics and Ancient History715

Communications and Public Relations882

Criminology and Criminal Justice406

Early Childhood Education337

Education Majors1022

Forensic Science309

Gender Studies599

Human Rights Law369

Intellectual Property and Patent Law329

International Law381

International Relations and Diplomacy334

Journalism and Digital Media485

Law Enforcement336

Library and Information science788

Media Studies438

Military science360

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution390

Occupational Safety and Health301

Political Economy431

Political Science1436

Public Policy / Administration523

Radio and Television broadcasting387

Special Education379

Sports / Exercise science394

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies988

Urban and Regional planning583