The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 includes 350 of the best universities in the world for linguistics. This year has shown remarkable growth in Asia. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received the highest academic score this year and the Chinese University of Hong Kong has also made strides, advancing up 23 places to 10th. These rankings signal the growing significance of Asia and the rise of excellence in world-class research to study linguistics.The following table lists over 60 such institutions to pursue higher education in linguistics according to the QS University rankings 2025, along with their academic score, AR (academic rank), Employer score and ER(Employer rank).2025InstitutionCountry / TerritoryAcademicAR rankEmployerER Rank1Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)United States of America100.0194.672Peking UniversityChina (Mainland)93.5399.823Lancaster UniversityUnited Kingdom96.1268.8101+=4University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom91.3699.63=4University of OxfordUnited Kingdom91.54=99.056Harvard UniversityUnited States of America89.711100.017The University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom91.54=81.2428National University of Singapore (NUS)Singapore90.21093.589The University of Hong KongHong Kong SAR, China90.8886.419=10The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)Hong Kong SAR, China90.9780.14511Stanford UniversityUnited States of America87.513=92.8912Fudan UniversityChina (Mainland)86.61997.0613University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)United States of America87.21591.01014University of California, Berkeley (UCB)United States of America86.916=84.22315University of Massachusetts AmherstUnited States of America90.3959.6101+16University of British ColumbiaCanada86.916=86.419=17Seoul National UniversityRepublic of Korea87.513=81.837=18Beijing Foreign Studies UniversityChina (Mainland)88.11268.7101+19UCLUnited Kingdom84.42278.55720University of PennsylvaniaUnited States of America85.02172.797=21Beijing Normal UniversityChina (Mainland)85.32082.235=21The Ohio State UniversityUnited States of America86.71856.2101+=23The University of TokyoJapan82.62488.216=23University of TorontoCanada81.527=86.51825Korea UniversityRepublic of Korea83.92378.65626McGill UniversityCanada81.23085.82127Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)Singapore80.23689.61428Zhejiang UniversityChina (Mainland)80.03789.91329The University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom81.527=78.360==30The University of MelbourneAustralia79.83882.728==30Yonsei UniversityRepublic of Korea81.42979.451=32University of Texas at AustinUnited States of America80.33575.274==33Tsinghua UniversityChina (Mainland)77.05090.112=33University of ChicagoUnited States of America80.83274.48235Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina (Mainland)77.74788.41536Macquarie UniversityAustralia80.633=72.3101+37University of BirminghamUnited Kingdom81.92660.9101+38City University of Hong KongHong Kong SAR, China80.633=74.97939Renmin (People's) University of ChinaChina (Mainland)78.54382.927=40Nanjing UniversityChina (Mainland)78.04582.630==40The University of SydneyAustralia77.94680.943=40University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaUnited States of America79.439=67.7101+43Michigan State UniversityUnited States of America77.44975.274==44HUFS - Hankuk (Korea) University of Foreign StudiesRepublic of Korea79.439=77.763=44The University of ArizonaUnited States of America80.93149.6101+=44University of Maryland, College ParkUnited States of America82.42536.5101+47Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussian Federation78.94190.91148New York University (NYU)United States of America75.656=80.84449University of WashingtonUnited States of America76.851=60.0101+50Leiden UniversityNetherlands78.34467.8101+51The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong SAR, China77.64869.5101+52University of AmsterdamNetherlands75.55876.071=53Georgetown UniversityUnited States of America78.64254.8101+=53KU LeuvenBelgium76.851=73.887==55RUDN UniversityRussian Federation74.76199.34=55University of ZurichSwitzerland76.15469.7101+57The Australian National UniversityAustralia75.656=82.333=58The University of AucklandNew Zealand75.45979.451=59University of Michigan-Ann ArborUnited States of America74.662=69.5101+60University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUnited States of America74.662=69.3101+61Wuhan UniversityChina (Mainland)73.967=81.93662Yale UniversityUnited States of America72.28383.42463The University of QueenslandAustralia73.967=76.567=64University of HelsinkiFinland75.95556.7101+=65Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona)Spain74.065=72.896=65University of ViennaAustria74.662=71.4101+=65Victoria University of WellingtonNew Zealand75.16062.7101+68University of California, San Diego (UCSD)United States of America71.987=81.837=69Waseda UniversityJapan73.575=68.5101+70Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)Mexico73.87182.630==71Hanyang UniversityRepublic of Korea73.967=78.360==71National Taiwan University (NTU)Taiwan71.0100=82.432=71National Tsing Hua UniversityTaiwan73.967=72.995=74Columbia UniversityUnited States of America70.0101+83.125The 2025 rankings show how linguistics has become more significant in countries around the world. As Peking University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, along with other institutions continue to grow, students will benefit from more excellent options to pursue their passion for language studies. The growth of Asian universities promises an exciting future for linguistics education globally.
