57 Best universities for Linguistics in Tokyo

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Linguistics. A graph of 1.26M citations received by 92.6K 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: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#4 in Japan

#21 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

3. Keio University

For Linguistics

#10 in Japan

#58 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Linguistics

#12 in Japan

#70 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Linguistics

#13 in Japan

#86 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

6. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Linguistics

#24 in Japan

#164 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

7. Nihon University

For Linguistics

#25 in Japan

#178 in Asia

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

8. Tokai University

For Linguistics

#36 in Japan

#267 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

9. Juntendo University

For Linguistics

#40 in Japan

#294 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

10. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Linguistics

#46 in Japan

#326 in Asia

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

11. Nippon Medical School

For Linguistics

#48 in Japan

#333 in Asia

Founded: 1904

12. Meiji University

For Linguistics

#52 in Japan

#349 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

13. Hosei University

For Linguistics

#56 in Japan

#365 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

14. Toho University

For Linguistics

#62 in Japan

#384 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

15. Kitasato University

For Linguistics

#64 in Japan

#393 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

16. Showa University

For Linguistics

#65 in Japan

#397 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

17. Teikyo University

For Linguistics

#74 in Japan

#445 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

18. Tokyo Denki University

For Linguistics

#75 in Japan

#450 in Asia

Founded: 1907

19. Sophia University

For Linguistics

#80 in Japan

#479 in Asia

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

20. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Linguistics

#86 in Japan

#521 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

21. Tokyo Medical University

For Linguistics

#90 in Japan

#554 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

22. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#98 in Japan

#648 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

23. Ochanomizu University

For Linguistics

#103 in Japan

#701 in Asia

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

24. Toyo University

For Linguistics

#108 in Japan

#751 in Asia

Enrollment: 29,300
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 1887

25. Rikkyo University

For Linguistics

#113 in Japan

#776 in Asia

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

26. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Linguistics

#116 in Japan

#800 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

27. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Linguistics

#126 in Japan

#924 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

28. Gakushuin University

For Linguistics

#128 in Japan

#931 in Asia

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

29. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Linguistics

#132 in Japan

#943 in Asia

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

30. Kogakuin University

For Linguistics

#136 in Japan

#976 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

31. Nippon Dental University

For Linguistics

#142 in Japan

#1028 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1907

32. Hoshi University

For Linguistics

#158 in Japan

#1141 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,640
Founded: 1911

33. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Linguistics

#165 in Japan

#1185 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

34. Musashi University

For Linguistics

#168 in Japan

#1205 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

35. Japan Women's University

For Linguistics

#177 in Japan

#1272 in Asia

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

36. Meiji Gakuin University

For Linguistics

#186 in Japan

#1404 in Asia

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

37. Tokyo City University

For Linguistics

#189 in Japan

#1430 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

38. Daito Bunka University

For Linguistics

#195 in Japan

#1485 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,142
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1923

39. Komazawa University

For Linguistics

#196 in Japan

#1486 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1592

40. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Linguistics

#213 in Japan

#1598 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

41. Takushoku University

For Linguistics

#240 in Japan

#1751 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

42. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Linguistics

#241 in Japan

#1764 in Asia

Founded: 1966

43. Otsuma Women's University

For Linguistics

#243 in Japan

#1772 in Asia

Founded: 1908

44. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Linguistics

#245 in Japan

#1775 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

45. Rissho University

For Linguistics

#253 in Japan

#1836 in Asia

Founded: 1924

46. Seijo University

For Linguistics

#259 in Japan

#1890 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

47. Mejiro University

For Linguistics

#264 in Japan

#1942 in Asia

Founded: 1994

48. Kokushikan University

For Linguistics

#292 in Japan

#2093 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,646
Founded: 1917

49. Tokyo Keizai University

For Linguistics

#298 in Japan

#2131 in Asia

Founded: 1899

50. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Linguistics

#314 in Japan

#2204 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1924

51. Showa Women's University

For Linguistics

#315 in Japan

#2217 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

52. Tokyo Kasei University

For Linguistics

#324 in Japan

#2251 in Asia

Founded: 1881

53. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Linguistics

#325 in Japan

#2253 in Asia

Founded: 1886

54. Taisho University

For Linguistics

#339 in Japan

#2334 in Asia

Founded: 1926

55. Nippon Sport Science University

For Linguistics

#349 in Japan

#2370 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,848
Founded: 1891

56. Tama Art University

For Linguistics

#351 in Japan

#2377 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,366
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1935

57. Kokugakuin University

For Linguistics

#360 in Japan

#2402 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1882

Universities for Linguistics near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Seikei University	152	Musashino
12	Kyorin University	107	Mitaka
14	University of Electro-Communications	20	Chofu
15	International Christian University	156	Mitaka
16	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	106	Kawasaki
18	Tokyo Gakugei University	134	Koganei
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	61	Fuchu
19	Dokkyo University	105	Soka
21	Saitama University	58	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	88	Kunitachi

Universities for Linguistics near Tokyo

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