Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Linguistics

If you are looking to study Linguistics in Japan, our index highlights the top 100 domain-leading institutions. To determine these leaders, we isolated 2.92M specialized research publications which collectively generated 66.01M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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Tokyo

University of Tokyo

#1 in Asia #19 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Kyoto

Kyoto University

#2 in Asia #50 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Suita

Osaka University

#6 in Asia #88 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

4

Sendai

Tohoku University

#9 in Asia #114 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

5

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

#26 in Asia #251 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

6

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

#17 in Asia #175 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

7

Nagoya

Nagoya University

#18 in Asia #176 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

8

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

#23 in Asia #219 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

9

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

#19 in Asia #186 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

10

Tokyo

Keio University

#15 in Asia #162 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

11

Tokyo

Waseda University

#29 in Asia #266 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

12

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

#130 in Asia #751 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

13

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

#147 in Asia #816 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

14

Yokohama

Kanto Gakuin University

#824 in Asia #2774 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1884 Founded

15

Tokyo

Tokyo Polytechnic University

#769 in Asia #2632 in the World

46% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1966 Founded

16

Takasaki

Takasaki City University of Economics

#1776 in Asia #5043 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1957 Founded

17

Osaka

Osaka University of Economics

#1101 in Asia #3483 in the World

38% Acceptance

7,337 Enrollment

1949 Founded

18

Nagoya

Aichi University

#881 in Asia #2927 in the World

24% Acceptance

9,879 Enrollment

1946 Founded

19

Kyoto

Kyoto Sangyo University

#469 in Asia #1776 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1965 Founded

20

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Institute of Technology

#285 in Asia #1207 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1907 Founded

21

Hirakata

Kansai Gaidai University

#1557 in Asia #4535 in the World

50% Acceptance

10,116 Enrollment

1945 Founded

22

Ebetsu

Sapporo Gakuin University

#1896 in Asia #5284 in the World

51% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1946 Founded

23

Tottori

Tottori University

#230 in Asia #1044 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

24

Tokyo

Toyo University

#341 in Asia #1370 in the World

36% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1887 Founded

25

Sendai

Tohoku Institute of Technology

#1273 in Asia #3893 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1964 Founded

26

Nishitokyo

Musashino University

#733 in Asia #2535 in the World

46% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1950 Founded

27

Miyoshi

Tokai Gakuen University

#1688 in Asia #4810 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1995 Founded

28

Kumamoto

Prefectural University of Kumamoto

#1317 in Asia #3991 in the World

34% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1947 Founded

29

Kanoya

National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

#1357 in Asia #4086 in the World

34% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1981 Founded

30

Hachioji

Tokyo University of Technology

#617 in Asia #2224 in the World

27% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1986 Founded

31

Ashikaga

Ashikaga Institute of Technology

#1716 in Asia #4891 in the World

31% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1967 Founded

32

Tokyo

Tokyo Woman’s Christian University

#1085 in Asia #3449 in the World

42% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1918 Founded

33

Tokyo

Meiji University

#154 in Asia #841 in the World

47% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1881 Founded

34

Sakado

Kagawa Nutrition University

#1095 in Asia #3472 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1961 Founded

35

Nara

Tezukayama University

#1605 in Asia #4647 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1964 Founded

36

Maebashi

Maebashi Institute of Technology

#2064 in Asia #5649 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1997 Founded

37

Kobe

University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences

#1733 in Asia #4946 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1988 Founded

38

Ichihara

Teikyo Heisei University

#1366 in Asia #4103 in the World

39% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

39

Fukuoka

Nakamura Gakuen University

#1536 in Asia #4498 in the World

42% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

1965 Founded

40

Yokohama

Kanagawa University

#360 in Asia #1423 in the World

47% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1949 Founded

41

Tokyo

Meiji Gakuin University

#747 in Asia #2560 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1877 Founded

42

Takamatsu

Kagawa University

#275 in Asia #1180 in the World

18% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

43

Osaka

Osaka Institute of Technology

#523 in Asia #1927 in the World

42% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1922 Founded

44

Nagoya

Nanzan University

#757 in Asia #2586 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1949 Founded

45

Kyoto

Ryukoku University

#393 in Asia #1556 in the World

50% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1639 Founded

46

Kawasaki

St. Marianna University School of Medicine

#372 in Asia #1466 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1971 Founded

47

Hino

Jissen Women’s University

#1272 in Asia #3890 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1899 Founded

48

Ebetsu

Rakuno Gakuen University

#841 in Asia #2820 in the World

31% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1933 Founded

49

Tokyo

Bunkyo Gakuin University

#2353 in Asia #6261 in the World

51% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1924 Founded

50

Tokyo

Ochanomizu University

#326 in Asia #1331 in the World

12% Acceptance

2,075 Enrollment

1874 Founded

51

Sendai

Tohoku Fukushi University

#1191 in Asia #3706 in the World

42% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1962 Founded

52

Nishinomiya

#1547 in Asia #4518 in the World

43% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1873 Founded

53

Miyashiro

Nippon Institute of Technology

#1033 in Asia #3310 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1967 Founded

54

Koshigaya

Saitama Prefectural University

#2182 in Asia #5893 in the World

45% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1999 Founded

55

Kanda

Nishinippon Institute of Technology

#2024 in Asia #5561 in the World

35% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1967 Founded

56

Hachioji

Chuo University

#205 in Asia #983 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1885 Founded

57

Aomori

Aomori University of Health and Welfare

#2618 in Asia #6799 in the World

41% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1999 Founded

58

Tokyo

Tama Art University

#1074 in Asia #3421 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1935 Founded

59

Tokyo

Tokai University

#106 in Asia #633 in the World

50% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1946 Founded

60

Saitama

Saitama University

#272 in Asia #1171 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

61

Nara

Nara University of Education

#1160 in Asia #3617 in the World

32% Acceptance

1,245 Enrollment

1949 Founded

62

Machida

J. F. Oberlin University

#1096 in Asia #3473 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

63

Kobe

Kobe Women’s University

#1705 in Asia #4867 in the World

32% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1950 Founded

64

Ibaraki

Otemon Gakuin University

#1406 in Asia #4202 in the World

41% Acceptance

1966 Founded

65

Fukuoka

Seinan Gakuin University

#1221 in Asia #3778 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,796 Enrollment

1949 Founded

66

Wakayama

Wakayama University

#589 in Asia #2136 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1949 Founded

67

Tokyo

Musashi University

#740 in Asia #2548 in the World

44% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1949 Founded

68

Takahashi

Kibi International University

#1888 in Asia #5271 in the World

60% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1990 Founded

69

Onna

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

#410 in Asia #1598 in the World

14% Acceptance

237 Enrollment

70

Nagoya

Chukyo University

#625 in Asia #2245 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1927 Founded

71

Kyoto

Doshisha University

#177 in Asia #902 in the World

35% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1920 Founded

72

Kawagoe

Tokyo International University

#1405 in Asia #4197 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,421 Enrollment

1965 Founded

73

Hino

Meisei University

#816 in Asia #2764 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1964 Founded

74

Dazaifu

Fukuoka International University

#2971 in Asia #7657 in the World

43% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1998 Founded

75

Tokyo

Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

#1948 in Asia #5404 in the World

36% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

2006 Founded

76

Tokyo

Tokyo University of the Arts

#305 in Asia #1278 in the World

29% Acceptance

3,217 Enrollment

1949 Founded

77

Sendai

Miyagi University of Education

#1132 in Asia #3550 in the World

31% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1965 Founded

78

Nishinomiya

Mukogawa Women’s University

#622 in Asia #2235 in the World

43% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

1949 Founded

79

Mito

Tokiwa University

#1996 in Asia #5491 in the World

39% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

80

Koshigaya

Bunkyo University

#807 in Asia #2749 in the World

40% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1966 Founded

81

Kami

Kochi University of Technology

#1216 in Asia #3765 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1997 Founded

82

Habikino

International Buddhist University

#1808 in Asia #5110 in the World

45% Acceptance

3,249 Enrollment

83

Ami

Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences

#2303 in Asia #6160 in the World

34% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1995 Founded

84

Tokyo

Nippon Sport Science University

#1047 in Asia #3349 in the World

41% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1891 Founded

85

Tokyo

Juntendo University

#94 in Asia #588 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1836 Founded

86

Sagamihara

Sagami Women’s University

#1610 in Asia #4653 in the World

45% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1949 Founded

87

Nara

Nara Women’s University

#484 in Asia #1819 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,631 Enrollment

1908 Founded

88

Machida

Tamagawa University

#710 in Asia #2466 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

89

Kobe

Konan Women’s University

#1560 in Asia #4539 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1955 Founded

90

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Bunkyo Women’s University

#2281 in Asia #6119 in the World

67% Acceptance

6,572 Enrollment

1966 Founded

91

Fukuoka

Fukuoka Institute of Technology

#768 in Asia #2626 in the World

48% Acceptance

2,058 Enrollment

1963 Founded

92

Utsunomiya

Utsunomiya University

#423 in Asia #1626 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

93

Tokyo

Nippon Dental University

#586 in Asia #2127 in the World

43% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1907 Founded

94

Suita

Osaka Gakuin University

#1674 in Asia #4780 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,879 Enrollment

1962 Founded

95

Oita

Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences

#2606 in Asia #6781 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1998 Founded

96

Nagasaki

Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science

#1388 in Asia #4148 in the World

39% Acceptance

20,720 Enrollment

1942 Founded

97

Kyoto

Ritsumeikan University

#98 in Asia #607 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1899 Founded

98

Kato

Hyogo University of Teacher Education

#1356 in Asia #4085 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,245 Enrollment

1978 Founded

99

Himeji

Himeji Dokkyo University

#1748 in Asia #4976 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded

100

Daito

Osaka Sangyo University

#790 in Asia #2692 in the World

50% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1928 Founded