57 Best universities for Linguistics in Tokyo

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Linguistics. A graph of 1.68M citations received by 103K 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

#1 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#5 in Japan

#27 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Keio University

For Linguistics

#10 in Japan

#63 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Linguistics

#12 in Japan

#76 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Linguistics

#15 in Japan

#114 in Asia

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

6. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Linguistics

#24 in Japan

#183 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

7. Nihon University

For Linguistics

#27 in Japan

#211 in Asia

Founded: 1889

8. Tokai University

For Linguistics

#36 in Japan

#290 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

9. Juntendo University

For Linguistics

#38 in Japan

#322 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

10. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Linguistics

#42 in Japan

#346 in Asia

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

11. Nippon Medical School

For Linguistics

#44 in Japan

#357 in Asia

Founded: 1904

12. Hosei University

For Linguistics

#49 in Japan

#398 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

13. Meiji University

For Linguistics

#53 in Japan

#409 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

14. Toho University

For Linguistics

#62 in Japan

#447 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

15. Kitasato University

For Linguistics

#63 in Japan

#448 in Asia

Founded: 1962

16. Tokyo Denki University

For Linguistics

#69 in Japan

#479 in Asia

Founded: 1907

17. Showa University

For Linguistics

#77 in Japan

#539 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

18. Teikyo University

For Linguistics

#82 in Japan

#558 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

19. Sophia University

For Linguistics

#83 in Japan

#560 in Asia

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

20. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Linguistics

#85 in Japan

#587 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

21. Tokyo Medical University

For Linguistics

#90 in Japan

#637 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

22. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#94 in Japan

#735 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

23. Ochanomizu University

For Linguistics

#96 in Japan

#761 in Asia

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

24. Rikkyo University

For Linguistics

#99 in Japan

#784 in Asia

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

25. Toyo University

For Linguistics

#108 in Japan

#868 in Asia

Founded: 1887

26. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Linguistics

#117 in Japan

#924 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

27. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Linguistics

#120 in Japan

#955 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

28. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Linguistics

#128 in Japan

#1020 in Asia

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

29. Gakushuin University

For Linguistics

#129 in Japan

#1048 in Asia

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

30. Kogakuin University

For Linguistics

#137 in Japan

#1091 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

31. Nippon Dental University

For Linguistics

#153 in Japan

#1215 in Asia

Founded: 1907

32. Hoshi University

For Linguistics

#160 in Japan

#1288 in Asia

Founded: 1911

33. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Linguistics

#167 in Japan

#1333 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

34. Japan Women's University

For Linguistics

#169 in Japan

#1355 in Asia

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

35. Musashi University

For Linguistics

#177 in Japan

#1387 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

36. Tokyo City University

For Linguistics

#183 in Japan

#1454 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

37. Meiji Gakuin University

For Linguistics

#188 in Japan

#1539 in Asia

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

38. Komazawa University

For Linguistics

#202 in Japan

#1645 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

39. Daito Bunka University

For Linguistics

#203 in Japan

#1649 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

40. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Linguistics

#212 in Japan

#1694 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

41. Takushoku University

For Linguistics

#213 in Japan

#1702 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

42. Otsuma Women's University

For Linguistics

#244 in Japan

#1884 in Asia

Founded: 1908

43. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Linguistics

#246 in Japan

#1921 in Asia

Founded: 1966

44. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Linguistics

#251 in Japan

#1961 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

45. Rissho University

For Linguistics

#258 in Japan

#1998 in Asia

Founded: 1924

46. Seijo University

For Linguistics

#269 in Japan

#2050 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

47. Mejiro University

For Linguistics

#282 in Japan

#2133 in Asia

Founded: 1994

48. Kokushikan University

For Linguistics

#289 in Japan

#2192 in Asia

Founded: 1917

49. Tokyo Keizai University

For Linguistics

#298 in Japan

#2231 in Asia

Founded: 1899

50. Showa Women's University

For Linguistics

#304 in Japan

#2266 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

51. Tokyo Kasei University

For Linguistics

#310 in Japan

#2293 in Asia

Founded: 1881

52. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Linguistics

#330 in Japan

#2362 in Asia

Founded: 1924

53. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Linguistics

#338 in Japan

#2387 in Asia

Founded: 1886

54. Taisho University

For Linguistics

#351 in Japan

#2452 in Asia

Founded: 1926

55. Nippon Sport Science University

For Linguistics

#354 in Japan

#2464 in Asia

Founded: 1891

56. Tama Art University

For Linguistics

#365 in Japan

#2485 in Asia

Founded: 1935

57. Kokugakuin University

For Linguistics

#375 in Japan

#2517 in Asia

Founded: 1882

Universities for Linguistics near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Seikei University	156	Musashino
12	Kyorin University	109	Mitaka
14	University of Electro-Communications	20	Chofu
15	International Christian University	136	Mitaka
16	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	103	Kawasaki
16	Tokyo University of Foreign Studies	155	Fuchu
18	Tokyo Gakugei University	132	Koganei
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	58	Fuchu
19	Dokkyo University	105	Soka
21	Saitama University	60	Saitama

Universities for Linguistics near Tokyo

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