QS World University Rankings for Linguistics 2018 | Top Universities

Linguistics

Discover where to study with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018: Linguistics.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is the best university in the world for studying linguistics for the fifth year running, with only two institutions breaking into the top 20. The University of Chicago and the University of Toronto have both risen two places to 19th and 20th respectively.

Elsewhere in the world, Peking University is the highest-ranked institution in Asia, while the University of Melbourne holds off a challenge from the the Australian National University (ANU) to remain the top institution in Australia.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).

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Linguistics

Discover where to study with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018: Linguistics.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is the best university in the world for studying linguistics for the fifth year running, with only two institutions breaking into the top 20. The University of Chicago and the University of Toronto have both risen two places to 19th and 20th respectively.

Elsewhere in the world, Peking University is the highest-ranked institution in Asia, while the University of Melbourne holds off a challenge from the the Australian National University (ANU) to remain the top institution in Australia.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

Interested in other courses besides linguistics? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018 cover 48 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.

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Overall Score: 99.3

Employer Reputation

93.9

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Paper

98.4

H-index Citations

99.2

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Overall Score: 93.2

Employer Reputation

60.4

Academic Reputation

97.9

Citations per Paper

88.3

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88.2

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Overall Score: 92.2
Harvard University Harvard University
location Cambridge, United States
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Employer Reputation

100

Academic Reputation

90.6

Citations per Paper

93.9

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100

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Overall Score: 90.8
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge
location Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Employer Reputation

97.2

Academic Reputation

90.8

Citations per Paper

81.4

H-index Citations

86.9

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Overall Score: 90.4
The University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh
location Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Employer Reputation

82.4

Academic Reputation

91.5

Citations per Paper

87.2

H-index Citations

92.7

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Overall Score: 89.8
University of Oxford University of Oxford
location Oxford, United Kingdom
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Employer Reputation

95.6

Academic Reputation

89.3

Citations per Paper

86.5

H-index Citations

89.4

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Overall Score: 89.4
Stanford University Stanford University
location Stanford, United States
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Employer Reputation

91.8

Academic Reputation

88.3

Citations per Paper

93.9

H-index Citations

97.5

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Rank 8 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.2

Employer Reputation

89.8

Academic Reputation

89

Citations per Paper

89

H-index Citations

91.6

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Rank 9 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.2

Employer Reputation

84.4

Academic Reputation

87.1

Citations per Paper

89.1

H-index Citations

91.6

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Overall Score: 87
Peking University Peking University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
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Employer Reputation

91.6

Academic Reputation

88

Citations per Paper

81.3

H-index Citations

67.4

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Overall Score: 85
The University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong
location Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
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Employer Reputation

90.2

Academic Reputation

85.1

Citations per Paper

77.4

H-index Citations

79.7

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Overall Score: 84.5
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania
location Philadelphia, United States
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Employer Reputation

75.7

Academic Reputation

84.7

Citations per Paper

90.3

H-index Citations

92.7

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Rank 13 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.2

Employer Reputation

45.2

Academic Reputation

88

Citations per Paper

89.2

H-index Citations

95.7

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Overall Score: 83.5
University of Amsterdam University of Amsterdam
location Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Employer Reputation

70

Academic Reputation

84.4

Citations per Paper

85.1

H-index Citations

93.7

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Overall Score: 83.4
Lancaster University Lancaster University
location Lancaster,, United Kingdom
QS stars 5 QS Stars

Employer Reputation

64.3

Academic Reputation

85.9

Citations per Paper

84.6

H-index Citations

81.3

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Overall Score: 83.3
UCL UCL
location London, United Kingdom
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Employer Reputation

77.1

Academic Reputation

82.8

Citations per Paper

87.2

H-index Citations

99.2

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Rank 17 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.4

Employer Reputation

88

Academic Reputation

82.5

Citations per Paper

80.6

H-index Citations

72.1

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Rank 18 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.1

Employer Reputation

98.4

Academic Reputation

82.7

Citations per Paper

52.1

H-index Citations

50.4

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Overall Score: 80.6
University of Chicago University of Chicago
location Chicago, United States
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Employer Reputation

83

Academic Reputation

80.2

Citations per Paper

82.1

H-index Citations

81.3

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Rank 20 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.1

Employer Reputation

78.9

Academic Reputation

79.1

Citations per Paper

86.5

H-index Citations

91.6

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Rank 21 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.8

Employer Reputation

84.3

Academic Reputation

79.2

Citations per Paper

81.3

H-index Citations

79.7

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Overall Score: 79.1
The Ohio State University The Ohio State University
location Columbus, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

56.1

Academic Reputation

80.9

Citations per Paper

84.4

H-index Citations

90.5

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Overall Score: 78.9
Leiden University Leiden University
location Leiden, Netherlands
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Employer Reputation

67.9

Academic Reputation

80.6

Citations per Paper

73.8

H-index Citations

79.7

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Rank =24 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.8

Employer Reputation

77.9

Academic Reputation

78.3

Citations per Paper

82.3

H-index Citations

85.6

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Rank =24 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.8

Employer Reputation

73.2

Academic Reputation

78.1

Citations per Paper

86.8

H-index Citations

92.7

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Rank 26 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.4

Employer Reputation

84.5

Academic Reputation

77.7

Citations per Paper

77.7

H-index Citations

78

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Rank 27 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.1

Employer Reputation

80.4

Academic Reputation

78.3

Citations per Paper

74.8

H-index Citations

74.2

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Rank 28 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 77.9

Employer Reputation

63.9

Academic Reputation

78.1

Citations per Paper

86.7

H-index Citations

93.7

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Rank 29 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 77.8
Georgetown University Georgetown University
location Washington D.C., United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

58.6

Academic Reputation

79.1

Citations per Paper

86.8

H-index Citations

85.6

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Rank 30 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 77

Employer Reputation

89

Academic Reputation

76.7

Citations per Paper

70.6

H-index Citations

64.8

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