100 Best universities for Linguistics in Japan

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Linguistics. A graph of 6.21M citations received by 407K academic papers made by 382 universities in Japan 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 Tokyo

For Linguistics

#1 in Asia

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Linguistics

#6 in Asia

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

3. Osaka University

For Linguistics

#17 in Asia

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

4. Tohoku University

For Linguistics

#26 in Asia

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#27 in Asia

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

6. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Linguistics

#34 in Asia

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

7. Nagoya University

For Linguistics

#40 in Asia

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

8. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Linguistics

#50 in Asia

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

9. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Linguistics

#55 in Asia

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

10. Keio University

For Linguistics

#63 in Asia

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

11. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Linguistics

#71 in Asia

#403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

12. Waseda University

For Linguistics

#76 in Asia

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

13. Kobe University

For Linguistics

#86 in Asia

#463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

14. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Linguistics

#105 in Asia

#548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

15. Tokyo University of Science

For Linguistics

#114 in Asia

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

16. Chiba University

For Linguistics

#115 in Asia

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

17. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Linguistics

#128 in Asia

#610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

18. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Linguistics

#133 in Asia

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

19. Osaka Prefecture University

For Linguistics

#137 in Asia

#649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

20. University of Electro-Communications

For Linguistics

#161 in Asia

#728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

21. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Linguistics

#170 in Asia

#754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

22. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Linguistics

#174 in Asia

#760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

23. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Linguistics

#178 in Asia

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 10,849
Founded: 1949

24. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Linguistics

#183 in Asia

#780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

25. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Linguistics

#186 in Asia

#792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

26. Ritsumeikan University

For Linguistics

#201 in Asia

#818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

27. Nihon University

For Linguistics

#211 in Asia

#845 in the World

Founded: 1889

28. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Linguistics

#214 in Asia

#850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

29. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Linguistics

#224 in Asia

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

30. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Linguistics

#235 in Asia

#918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

31. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Linguistics

#237 in Asia

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

32. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#242 in Asia

#948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

33. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Linguistics

#251 in Asia

#962 in the World

Founded: 1949

34. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Linguistics

#257 in Asia

#969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

35. Osaka City University

For Linguistics

#278 in Asia

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

36. Tokai University

For Linguistics

#290 in Asia

#1052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

37. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Linguistics

#318 in Asia

#1117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

38. Juntendo University

For Linguistics

#322 in Asia

#1123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

39. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Linguistics

#323 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

40. Mie University

For Linguistics

#330 in Asia

#1150 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

41. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Linguistics

#332 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Founded: 1978

42. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Linguistics

#346 in Asia

#1186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

43. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Linguistics

#356 in Asia

#1213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

44. Nippon Medical School

For Linguistics

#357 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Founded: 1904

45. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Linguistics

#367 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

46. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Linguistics

#368 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

47. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Linguistics

#373 in Asia

#1240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

48. Gifu University

For Linguistics

#383 in Asia

#1260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

49. Hosei University

For Linguistics

#398 in Asia

#1303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

50. University of Fukui

For Linguistics

#402 in Asia

#1315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

51. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Linguistics

#404 in Asia

#1317 in the World

Founded: 1934

52. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Linguistics

#405 in Asia

#1323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

53. Meiji University

For Linguistics

#409 in Asia

#1333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

54. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Linguistics

#411 in Asia

#1336 in the World

Founded: 1972

55. Nagoya City University

For Linguistics

#414 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

56. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Linguistics

#417 in Asia

#1354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

57. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Linguistics

#419 in Asia

#1357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

58. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Linguistics

#427 in Asia

#1372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

59. Kurume University

For Linguistics

#429 in Asia

#1376 in the World

Founded: 1928

60. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Linguistics

#439 in Asia

#1395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

61. Ibaraki University

For Linguistics

#445 in Asia

#1405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

62. Toho University

For Linguistics

#447 in Asia

#1409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

63. Kitasato University

For Linguistics

#448 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Founded: 1962

64. Saga University

For Linguistics

#449 in Asia

#1411 in the World

Founded: 1949

65. Kansai University

For Linguistics

#451 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 29,749
Founded: 1922

66. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Linguistics

#459 in Asia

#1434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

67. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Linguistics

#460 in Asia

#1436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,371
Founded: 1993

68. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Linguistics

#463 in Asia

#1441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

69. Tokyo Denki University

For Linguistics

#479 in Asia

#1476 in the World

Founded: 1907

70. Doshisha University

For Linguistics

#486 in Asia

#1494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Founded: 1920

71. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Linguistics

#497 in Asia

#1525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 31,739
Founded: 1885

72. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Linguistics

#498 in Asia

#1529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,179
Founded: 1949

73. University of Yamanashi

For Linguistics

#514 in Asia

#1560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

74. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Linguistics

#525 in Asia

#1579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

75. Shimane University

For Linguistics

#536 in Asia

#1598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

76. University of Toyama

For Linguistics

#537 in Asia

#1599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,208
Founded: 1975

77. Showa University

For Linguistics

#539 in Asia

#1601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

78. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Linguistics

#543 in Asia

#1605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

79. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Linguistics

#547 in Asia

#1624 in the World

Founded: 1972

80. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Linguistics

#549 in Asia

#1626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

81. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Linguistics

#555 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

82. Teikyo University

For Linguistics

#558 in Asia

#1642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

83. Sophia University

For Linguistics

#560 in Asia

#1645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

84. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Linguistics

#574 in Asia

#1675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,287
Founded: 1875

85. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Linguistics

#587 in Asia

#1700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

86. Oita University

For Linguistics

#597 in Asia

#1718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Founded: 1949

87. Akita University

For Linguistics

#598 in Asia

#1720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

88. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#600 in Asia

#1726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

89. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Linguistics

#635 in Asia

#1781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

90. Tokyo Medical University

For Linguistics

#637 in Asia

#1783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

91. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Linguistics

#666 in Asia

#1833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

92. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Linguistics

#688 in Asia

#1889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

93. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Linguistics

#728 in Asia

#1972 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

94. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#735 in Asia

#1986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

95. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Linguistics

#751 in Asia

#2024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

96. Ochanomizu University

For Linguistics

#761 in Asia

#2045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

97. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Linguistics

#775 in Asia

#2075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 25,679
Founded: 1912

98. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Linguistics

#777 in Asia

#2078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

99. Rikkyo University

For Linguistics

#784 in Asia

#2091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 20,720
Founded: 1922

100. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Linguistics

#788 in Asia

#2097 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

The best cities to study Linguistics in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Sendai.

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