57 Best universities for Linguistics in Tokyo

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Linguistics. A graph of 1.78M citations received by 105K academic papers made by 57 universities in Tokyo 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 Japan

#2 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#5 in Japan

#30 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Keio University

For Linguistics

#10 in Japan

#66 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Linguistics

#12 in Japan

#77 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Linguistics

#16 in Japan

#122 in Asia

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

6. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Linguistics

#24 in Japan

#190 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

7. Nihon University

For Linguistics

#27 in Japan

#221 in Asia

Founded: 1889

8. Tokai University

For Linguistics

#36 in Japan

#304 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

9. Juntendo University

For Linguistics

#37 in Japan

#324 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

10. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Linguistics

#42 in Japan

#361 in Asia

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

11. Nippon Medical School

For Linguistics

#43 in Japan

#370 in Asia

Founded: 1904

12. Hosei University

For Linguistics

#49 in Japan

#411 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

13. Meiji University

For Linguistics

#54 in Japan

#419 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

14. Toho University

For Linguistics

#63 in Japan

#462 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

15. Kitasato University

For Linguistics

#64 in Japan

#463 in Asia

Founded: 1962

16. Tokyo Denki University

For Linguistics

#70 in Japan

#505 in Asia

Founded: 1907

17. Showa University

For Linguistics

#77 in Japan

#562 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

18. Sophia University

For Linguistics

#82 in Japan

#579 in Asia

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

19. Teikyo University

For Linguistics

#83 in Japan

#583 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

20. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Linguistics

#84 in Japan

#605 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

21. Tokyo Medical University

For Linguistics

#89 in Japan

#654 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

22. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#93 in Japan

#751 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

23. Ochanomizu University

For Linguistics

#96 in Japan

#792 in Asia

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

24. Rikkyo University

For Linguistics

#97 in Japan

#794 in Asia

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

25. Toyo University

For Linguistics

#109 in Japan

#894 in Asia

Founded: 1887

26. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Linguistics

#117 in Japan

#953 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

27. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Linguistics

#126 in Japan

#1010 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

28. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Linguistics

#128 in Japan

#1050 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

29. Gakushuin University

For Linguistics

#130 in Japan

#1074 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,240
Founded: 1877

30. Kogakuin University

For Linguistics

#136 in Japan

#1109 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

31. Nippon Dental University

For Linguistics

#155 in Japan

#1262 in Asia

Founded: 1907

32. Hoshi University

For Linguistics

#161 in Japan

#1328 in Asia

Founded: 1911

33. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Linguistics

#168 in Japan

#1364 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

34. Japan Women's University

For Linguistics

#173 in Japan

#1389 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,572
Founded: 1901

35. Musashi University

For Linguistics

#178 in Japan

#1430 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

36. Tokyo City University

For Linguistics

#182 in Japan

#1456 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

37. Meiji Gakuin University

For Linguistics

#188 in Japan

#1569 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,176
Founded: 1877

38. Daito Bunka University

For Linguistics

#205 in Japan

#1682 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

39. Komazawa University

For Linguistics

#206 in Japan

#1684 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

40. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Linguistics

#213 in Japan

#1719 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

41. Takushoku University

For Linguistics

#217 in Japan

#1739 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

42. Otsuma Women's University

For Linguistics

#244 in Japan

#1919 in Asia

Founded: 1908

43. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Linguistics

#247 in Japan

#1937 in Asia

Founded: 1966

44. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Linguistics

#254 in Japan

#1986 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

45. Rissho University

For Linguistics

#258 in Japan

#2006 in Asia

Founded: 1924

46. Seijo University

For Linguistics

#269 in Japan

#2091 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

47. Mejiro University

For Linguistics

#277 in Japan

#2127 in Asia

Founded: 1994

48. Kokushikan University

For Linguistics

#288 in Japan

#2211 in Asia

Founded: 1917

49. Tokyo Keizai University

For Linguistics

#298 in Japan

#2253 in Asia

Founded: 1899

50. Showa Women's University

For Linguistics

#302 in Japan

#2267 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

51. Tokyo Kasei University

For Linguistics

#310 in Japan

#2298 in Asia

Founded: 1881

52. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Linguistics

#326 in Japan

#2357 in Asia

Founded: 1924

53. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Linguistics

#339 in Japan

#2412 in Asia

Founded: 1886

54. Taisho University

For Linguistics

#351 in Japan

#2465 in Asia

Founded: 1926

55. Nippon Sport Science University

For Linguistics

#352 in Japan

#2468 in Asia

Founded: 1891

56. Tama Art University

For Linguistics

#365 in Japan

#2503 in Asia

Founded: 1935

57. Kokugakuin University

For Linguistics

#374 in Japan

#2522 in Asia

Founded: 1882

Universities for Linguistics near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
12	Kyorin University	108	Mitaka
14	University of Electro-Communications	20	Chofu
15	International Christian University	135	Mitaka
16	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	103	Kawasaki
16	Tokyo University of Foreign Studies	154	Fuchu
18	Tokyo Gakugei University	133	Koganei
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	59	Fuchu
19	Dokkyo University	106	Soka
21	Saitama University	60	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	85	Kunitachi

Universities for Linguistics near Tokyo

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Tokyo