Nanjing's 18 best Linguistics universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Nanjing ranked based on their research performance in Linguistics. A graph of 877K citations received by 69.9K academic papers made by 18 universities in Nanjing 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. Southeast University

For Linguistics

#20 in China

#37 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

2. Nanjing University

For Linguistics

#21 in China

#41 in Asia

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

3. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Linguistics

#44 in China

#82 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

4. Hohai University

For Linguistics

#62 in China

#126 in Asia

Founded: 1915

5. Nanjing Normal University

For Linguistics

#66 in China

#140 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

6. Nanjing Medical University

For Linguistics

#77 in China

#164 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

7. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Linguistics

#80 in China

#169 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1960

8. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Linguistics

#94 in China

#219 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

9. Nanjing Agricultural University

For Linguistics

#120 in China

#289 in Asia

Founded: 1952

10. Nanjing Tech University

For Linguistics

#137 in China

#358 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

11. Nanjing Forestry University

For Linguistics

#166 in China

#444 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

12. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

For Linguistics

#227 in China

#636 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1956

13. China Pharmaceutical University

For Linguistics

#232 in China

#650 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,465
Founded: 1936

14. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

For Linguistics

#246 in China

#694 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

15. Nanjing Audit University

For Linguistics

#295 in China

#878 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1983

16. Nanjing Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#303 in China

#911 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1915

17. Jiangsu Second Normal University

For Linguistics

#477 in China

#1708 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1952

18. Sanjiang University

For Linguistics

#528 in China

#2230 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,306
Founded: 1992

Universities for Linguistics near Nanjing

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
5	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	39	Baixia
46	Anhui University of Technology	187	Ma'anshan
73	Jiangsu University	64	Zhenjiang
73	Yangzhou University	96	Yangzhou
84	Anhui Normal University	195	Wuhu
86	Anhui Polytechnic University	333	Wuhu
141	Hefei University	279	Hefei
143	University of Science and Technology of China	12	Hefei
144	Anhui Medical University	162	Hefei
144	Anhui Agricultural University	298	Hefei

18 Best universities for Linguistics in Nanjing

1. Southeast University

2. Nanjing University

3. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

4. Hohai University

5. Nanjing Normal University

6. Nanjing Medical University

7. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

8. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

9. Nanjing Agricultural University

10. Nanjing Tech University

11. Nanjing Forestry University

12. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

13. China Pharmaceutical University

14. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

15. Nanjing Audit University

16. Nanjing Institute of Technology

17. Jiangsu Second Normal University

18. Sanjiang University

Universities for Linguistics near Nanjing

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Nanjing