Linguistics in Guangzhou: 16 Best universities Ranked 2025

Below is a list of best universities in Guangzhou ranked based on their research performance in Linguistics. A graph of 748K citations received by 64K academic papers made by 16 universities in Guangzhou 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. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Linguistics

#14 in China

#23 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

2. South China University of Technology

For Linguistics

#33 in China

#56 in Asia

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

3. South China Normal University

For Linguistics

#69 in China

#144 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1933

4. Jinan University

For Linguistics

#75 in China

#159 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

5. Guangdong University of Technology

For Linguistics

#78 in China

#165 in Asia

Founded: 1956

6. Guangzhou University

For Linguistics

#89 in China

#208 in Asia

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

7. Southern Medical University

For Linguistics

#93 in China

#218 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 13,380
Founded: 1951

8. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

For Linguistics

#97 in China

#227 in Asia

Founded: 1969

9. Guangzhou Medical University

For Linguistics

#100 in China

#230 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

10. South China Agricultural University

For Linguistics

#144 in China

#377 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

11. Guangdong University of Finance and Economics

For Linguistics

#296 in China

#888 in Asia

Founded: 1983

12. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

For Linguistics

#301 in China

#903 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

13. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

For Linguistics

#362 in China

#1166 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1958

14. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

For Linguistics

#438 in China

#1492 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1927

15. Guangdong University of Education

For Linguistics

#448 in China

#1528 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1955

16. Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

For Linguistics

#538 in China

#2425 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1953

Universities for Linguistics near Guangzhou

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
20	Foshan University	312	Foshan
53	Dongguan University of Technology	299	Dongguan
78	Zhaoqing University	367	Zhaoqing
92	United International College	379	Zhuhai
95	Shenzhen University	54	Shenzhen
108	Macao Polytechnic Institute	380	Macau
109	Lingnan University	245	Hong Kong
112	University of Macau	60	Macau
113	Macau University of Science and Technology	196	Macau
121	Education University of Hong Kong	134	Hong Kong