Kaohsiung's 14 best Linguistics universities [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kaohsiung ranked based on their research performance in Linguistics. A graph of 223K citations received by 10.6K academic papers made by 14 universities in Kaohsiung 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. National Sun Yat-Sen University

For Linguistics

#8 in Taiwan

#199 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 9,201
Founded: 1980

2. Kaohsiung Medical University

For Linguistics

#21 in Taiwan

#420 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,288
Founded: 1953

3. I-Shou University

For Linguistics

#22 in Taiwan

#437 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,707
Founded: 1986

4. National University of Kaohsiung

For Linguistics

#34 in Taiwan

#775 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,323
Founded: 2000

5. National Kaohsiung Normal University

For Linguistics

#43 in Taiwan

#915 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,834
Founded: 1967

6. National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences

For Linguistics

#46 in Taiwan

#925 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1963

7. Fooyin University

For Linguistics

#52 in Taiwan

#1085 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,651
Founded: 1958

8. Kao Yuan University

For Linguistics

#58 in Taiwan

#1174 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,230
Founded: 1986

9. Cheng Shiu University

For Linguistics

#62 in Taiwan

#1257 in Asia

Founded: 1965

10. National Kaohsiung Marine University

For Linguistics

#71 in Taiwan

#1478 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1946

11. National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism

For Linguistics

#87 in Taiwan

#1687 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,446
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1995

12. Tung Fang Design of University

For Linguistics

#88 in Taiwan

#1692 in Asia

Enrollment: 711
Founded: 1966

13. Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages

For Linguistics

#90 in Taiwan

#1742 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,595
Founded: 1966

14. Fortune Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#98 in Taiwan

#1898 in Asia

Enrollment: 32
Founded: 1989

Universities for Linguistics near Kaohsiung

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
30	National Pingtung University of Science and Technology	53	Pingtung City
42	National University of Tainan	41	Tainan
43	National Cheng Kung University	3	Tainan
43	Kun Shan University	49	Tainan
46	Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology	45	Tainan
96	National Chiayi University	38	Chiayi
107	National Chung Cheng University	11	Minxiong
122	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	19	Douliu
123	National Formosa University	40	Huwei
157	Da-Yeh University	39	Dacun

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Kaohsiung

Aesthetics7

Anthropology11

Archaeology13

Communications and Public Relations7

Law14

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies7