100 Best universities for Linguistics in the United Kingdom

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Linguistics. A graph of 16.3M citations received by 679K academic papers made by 145 universities in the United Kingdom 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

England | Oxford

For Linguistics

#1 in Europe

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University College London

England | London

For Linguistics

#2 in Europe

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Linguistics

#3 in Europe

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Linguistics

#4 in Europe

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

5. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Linguistics

#6 in Europe

#33 in the World

Founded: 1824

6. Imperial College London

England | London

For Linguistics

#8 in Europe

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

7. King's College London

England | London

For Linguistics

#12 in Europe

#71 in the World

Founded: 1829

8. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Linguistics

#15 in Europe

#82 in the World

Founded: 1905

9. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Linguistics

#16 in Europe

#83 in the World

Founded: 1900

10. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Linguistics

#17 in Europe

#84 in the World

Founded: 1948

11. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Linguistics

#20 in Europe

#90 in the World

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

12. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Linguistics

#25 in Europe

#107 in the World

Founded: 1904

13. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Linguistics

#28 in Europe

#113 in the World

Founded: 1451

14. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Linguistics

#32 in Europe

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

15. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Linguistics

#33 in Europe

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

16. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Linguistics

#35 in Europe

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

17. University of York

England | York

For Linguistics

#37 in Europe

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

18. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Linguistics

#41 in Europe

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

19. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Linguistics

#43 in Europe

#141 in the World

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

20. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Linguistics

#45 in Europe

#143 in the World

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

21. University of London

England | London

For Linguistics

#46 in Europe

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

22. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Linguistics

#50 in Europe

#153 in the World

Founded: 1963

23. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Linguistics

#55 in Europe

#168 in the World

Founded: 1997

24. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Linguistics

#57 in Europe

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

25. Durham University

England | Durham

For Linguistics

#69 in Europe

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

26. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Linguistics

#70 in Europe

#208 in the World

Founded: 1892

27. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Linguistics

#84 in Europe

#248 in the World

Founded: 1964

28. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Linguistics

#90 in Europe

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

29. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Linguistics

#94 in Europe

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

30. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Linguistics

#95 in Europe

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

31. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Linguistics

#98 in Europe

#275 in the World

Founded: 1495

32. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Linguistics

#99 in Europe

#279 in the World

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

33. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Linguistics

#105 in Europe

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

34. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Linguistics

#109 in Europe

#294 in the World

Founded: 1823

35. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Linguistics

#128 in Europe

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

36. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Linguistics

#136 in Europe

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

37. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Linguistics

#137 in Europe

#349 in the World

Founded: 1893

38. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Linguistics

#144 in Europe

#359 in the World

Founded: 1964

39. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Linguistics

#147 in Europe

#368 in the World

Founded: 1967

40. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Linguistics

#149 in Europe

#372 in the World

Founded: 1965

41. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Linguistics

#151 in Europe

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

42. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Linguistics

#154 in Europe

#398 in the World

Founded: 1968

43. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Linguistics

#161 in Europe

#411 in the World

Founded: 1920

44. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Linguistics

#164 in Europe

#416 in the World

Founded: 1849

45. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Linguistics

#170 in Europe

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

46. City, University of London

England | London

For Linguistics

#181 in Europe

#457 in the World

Founded: 1966

47. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Linguistics

#188 in Europe

#465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

48. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Linguistics

#190 in Europe

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

49. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Linguistics

#191 in Europe

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

50. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Linguistics

#209 in Europe

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

51. Keele University

England | Keele

For Linguistics

#210 in Europe

#517 in the World

Founded: 1962

52. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Linguistics

#211 in Europe

#521 in the World

Founded: 1904

53. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Linguistics

#215 in Europe

#531 in the World

Founded: 1954

54. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Linguistics

#223 in Europe

#553 in the World

Founded: 1966

55. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Linguistics

#233 in Europe

#579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

56. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Linguistics

#241 in Europe

#596 in the World

Founded: 1992

57. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Linguistics

#245 in Europe

#604 in the World

Founded: 1992

58. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Linguistics

#247 in Europe

#611 in the World

Founded: 1967

59. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Linguistics

#252 in Europe

#621 in the World

Founded: 1895

60. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Linguistics

#256 in Europe

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

61. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Linguistics

#257 in Europe

#632 in the World

Founded: 1992

62. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Linguistics

#278 in Europe

#703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

63. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Linguistics

#280 in Europe

#709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

64. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Linguistics

#282 in Europe

#712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

65. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Linguistics

#289 in Europe

#734 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

66. SOAS, University of London

England | London

For Linguistics

#290 in Europe

#736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 6,295
Founded: 1916

67. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Linguistics

#308 in Europe

#772 in the World

Founded: 1872

68. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Linguistics

#309 in Europe

#774 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

69. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Linguistics

#312 in Europe

#777 in the World

Founded: 1992

70. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Linguistics

#323 in Europe

#804 in the World

Founded: 1992

71. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Linguistics

#329 in Europe

#819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

72. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Linguistics

#337 in Europe

#847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

73. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Linguistics

#339 in Europe

#853 in the World

Founded: 1733

74. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Linguistics

#341 in Europe

#859 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

75. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Linguistics

#350 in Europe

#891 in the World

Founded: 1992

76. Middlesex University

England | London

For Linguistics

#351 in Europe

#896 in the World

Founded: 1973

77. University of Westminster

England | London

For Linguistics

#372 in Europe

#974 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

78. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Linguistics

#376 in Europe

#985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

79. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Linguistics

#378 in Europe

#994 in the World

Founded: 1992

80. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Linguistics

#392 in Europe

#1028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

81. London Business School

England | London

For Linguistics

#396 in Europe

#1041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

82. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Linguistics

#397 in Europe

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

83. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Linguistics

#399 in Europe

#1064 in the World

Founded: 1848

84. London South Bank University

England | London

For Linguistics

#411 in Europe

#1103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

85. University of East London

England | London

For Linguistics

#416 in Europe

#1124 in the World

Founded: 1992

86. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Linguistics

#417 in Europe

#1125 in the World

Founded: 1841

87. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Linguistics

#426 in Europe

#1144 in the World

Founded: 1992

88. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Linguistics

#433 in Europe

#1172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

89. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Linguistics

#446 in Europe

#1224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

90. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Linguistics

#456 in Europe

#1259 in the World

Founded: 1890

91. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Linguistics

#458 in Europe

#1269 in the World

Founded: 1858

92. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Linguistics

#470 in Europe

#1299 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

93. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Linguistics

#483 in Europe

#1336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

94. Queen Margaret University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Linguistics

#489 in Europe

#1370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2007

95. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Linguistics

#499 in Europe

#1392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

96. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Linguistics

#501 in Europe

#1398 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

97. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Linguistics

#515 in Europe

#1458 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

98. University of West London

England | Ealing

For Linguistics

#532 in Europe

#1529 in the World

Founded: 1990

99. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Linguistics

#541 in Europe

#1571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

100. Birmingham City University

England | Birmingham

For Linguistics

#544 in Europe

#1581 in the World

Founded: 1992

The best cities to study Linguistics in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Oxford, London, Cambridge, and Edinburgh.