QS World University Rankings for Linguistics 2021

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Year 2025

Subject Arts and Humanities

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Rank	University	Overall Score	H-index Citations	Citations per Paper	Academic Reputation
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States	97.9	86.1	89.7	100
2	University of Massachusetts Amherst United States	91.2	76.4	84.5	95.8
3	University of Cambridge United Kingdom	89.2	89.9	82.4	89.1

3	University of Oxford United Kingdom	89.2	90.7	97.2	88.1
5	The University of Edinburgh United Kingdom	89	95.4	88.4	90.4
6	Harvard University United States	87.6	86.1	83.3	86.4
6	Stanford University United States	87.6	100	96.6	85.9
8	University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States	87.3	91.6	88.6	87
9	University of Maryland, College Park United States	86.6	91.6	87.9	87.9
10	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States	86.2	84	85.3	86.1
11	The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR	85	77.8	82.1	86.5

12	University of British Columbia Canada	84.9	76.4	83.6	85.6
13	University of Toronto Canada	84.5	88.1	94.7	84.3
14	McGill University Canada	82.5	80.5	84.2	83
15	Lancaster University United Kingdom	82.3	82.9	85.6	85.3
16	University of Pennsylvania United States	81.5	89	84.8	82.6
17	National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore	81	74.9	86.5	80.4
17	UCL United Kingdom	81	90.7	85.4	81.5
19	The Ohio State University United States	80.8	90.7	83.7	81.6

20	University of Amsterdam Netherlands	80.5	85.1	98.2	81.3
21	University of Chicago United States	80	77.8	81.1	81
22	The Australian National University Australia	79.8	71.6	75.5	81.1
23	The University of Tokyo Japan	79.4	69.7	76.4	79.4
24	Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia	79.1	65.7	63.4	80.2
25	The University of Melbourne Australia	78.8	86.1	82.6	78.1

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Rank	University Overall score Selected indicator will be visible in the table	Overall	H-index Citations	Citations per Paper	Academic Reputation	Employer Reputation
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States	97.9	86.1	89.7	100	90.7
2	University of Massachusetts Amherst United States	91.2	76.4	84.5	95.8	65.3
3	University of Cambridge United Kingdom	89.2	89.9	82.4	89.1	92.8
3	University of Oxford United Kingdom	89.2	90.7	97.2	88.1	93.5
5	The University of Edinburgh United Kingdom	89	95.4	88.4	90.4	75
6	Harvard University United States	87.6	86.1	83.3	86.4	100
6	Stanford University United States	87.6	100	96.6	85.9	90.5
8	University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States	87.3	91.6	88.6	87	87.2
9	University of Maryland, College Park United States	86.6	91.6	87.9	87.9	73.3
10	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States	86.2	84	85.3	86.1	89
11	The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR	85	77.8	82.1	86.5	77.8
12	University of British Columbia Canada	84.9	76.4	83.6	85.6	84.4
13	University of Toronto Canada	84.5	88.1	94.7	84.3	79.4
14	McGill University Canada	82.5	80.5	84.2	83	78.8
15	Lancaster University United Kingdom	82.3	82.9	85.6	85.3	55.9
16	University of Pennsylvania United States	81.5	89	84.8	82.6	67.5
17	National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore	81	74.9	86.5	80.4	85.8
17	UCL United Kingdom	81	90.7	85.4	81.5	70.4
19	The Ohio State University United States	80.8	90.7	83.7	81.6	68.4
20	University of Amsterdam Netherlands	80.5	85.1	98.2	81.3	63.1
21	University of Chicago United States	80	77.8	81.1	81	72.7
22	The Australian National University Australia	79.8	71.6	75.5	81.1	76.1
23	The University of Tokyo Japan	79.4	69.7	76.4	79.4	85.9
24	Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia	79.1	65.7	63.4	80.2	84.9
25	The University of Melbourne Australia	78.8	86.1	82.6	78.1	78.8


1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States
2	University of Massachusetts Amherst United States
3	University of Cambridge United Kingdom
3	University of Oxford United Kingdom
5	The University of Edinburgh United Kingdom
6	Harvard University United States
6	Stanford University United States
8	University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States
9	University of Maryland, College Park United States
10	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States
11	The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR
12	University of British Columbia Canada
13	University of Toronto Canada
14	McGill University Canada
15	Lancaster University United Kingdom
16	University of Pennsylvania United States
17	National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore
17	UCL United Kingdom
19	The Ohio State University United States
20	University of Amsterdam Netherlands
21	University of Chicago United States
22	The Australian National University Australia
23	The University of Tokyo Japan
24	Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia
25	The University of Melbourne Australia