Top Language Universities & Colleges in UK in 2025 - Fees, Requirements & Eligibility
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With over 90 Universities offering language courses under various disciplines, one can find a considerable number of the best language universities in UK. 

Ranked under 5 by THE, the University of Cambridge provides more than 10 undergraduate, postgraduate and research courses in literature and linguistics. One can opt from 18th-century romantic studies to criticism and culture and modern and medieval languages as their field of research.
The annual tuition fee ranges from INR 25 up to 40 Lakhs in universities like the University of Oxford. The University of Bristol, the University of Birmingham and the University of York also offer an array of advanced courses focusing on linguistics and other language studies.
 

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#1University of Oxford logo

University of Oxford, Oxford

England, Uk
Tuition:  $50.9K/Yr (£38,550/Yr)Living$18.1K/Yr (£13,680/Yr)Admission B.A Philosophy and Modern Langua...SAT1470IELTS7PTE66$50.9K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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9.0/10(10 Users)Ranked 1 by THE in 2026Ranked 4 by QS in 2026
#2University of Cambridge logo

University of Cambridge, Cambridge

England, Uk21%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $41.2K/Yr (£31,230/Yr)Admission M.Phil Asian and Middle Eastern ...TOEFL100$45.2K/Yr
Course duration: 11 months
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9.7/10(6 Users)
#3Imperial College London logo

Imperial College London, London

England, Uk18%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $55.2K/Yr (£41,833/Yr)Living$4.9K/Yr (£3,686/Yr)Admission M.S Translational NeuroscienceDuolingo115TOEFL92PTE62$62.4K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.7/10(26 Users)Ranked 8 by THE in 2026Ranked 2 by QS in 2026
#4University College London logo

University College London, London

England, Uk25%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $45.6K/Yr (£34,557/Yr)Living$26.5K/Yr (£20,058/Yr)Admission M.A Applied LinguisticsIELTS7PTE76$46.7K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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9.0/10(12 Users)
#5University of Edinburgh logo

University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Scotland, Uk10%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $39.5K/Yr (£29,900/Yr)Living$6.9K/Yr (£5,200/Yr)Admission M.Sc LinguisticsIELTS7.0$39.5K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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9.0/10(29 Users)Ranked 29 by THE in 2026Ranked 34 by QS in 2026
#6King's College London logo

King's College London, London

England, Uk13%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $32.7K/Yr (£24,786/Yr)Living$20.6K/Yr (£15,636/Yr)Admission B.A English Language and Linguis...IELTS6.5PTE62$32.7K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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8.3/10(26 Users)Ranked 38 by THE in 2026Ranked 31 by QS in 2026
#7The University of Manchester logo

The University of Manchester, Manchester

England, Uk76%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $42.2K/Yr (£32,000/Yr)Living$11.3K/Yr (£8,580/Yr)Admission B.A German StudiesSAT1290IELTS6.5PTE42$42.2K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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8.7/10(38 Users)
#8University of Bristol logo

University of Bristol, Bristol

England, Uk67%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $39.3K/Yr (£29,739/Yr)Living$12.8K/Yr (£9,720/Yr)Admission M.A TranslationIELTS6.5PTE67$41.3K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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6.3/10(16 Users)
#9University of Birmingham logo

University of Birmingham, Birmingham

England, Uk13%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $30.1K/Yr (£22,779/Yr)Living$11.5K/Yr (£8,694/Yr)Admission M.A Applied LinguisticsTOEFL88PTE67$33.4K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.0/10(27 Users)
#10University of Sheffield logo

University of Sheffield, Sheffield

England, Uk85%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $33.5K/Yr (£25,380/Yr)Living$10.6K/Yr (£8,012/Yr)Admission M.Sc Computer Science With Speec...IELTS6.5PTE61$39.2K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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9.3/10(20 Users)
#11University of Leeds logo

University of Leeds, Leeds

England, Uk56.67%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $32.8K/Yr (£24,821/Yr)Living$3.7K/Yr (£2,832/Yr)Admission M.A Professional Language and In...Duolingo110IELTS6.5PTE64$34K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.7/10(56 Users)
#12University of Warwick logo

University of Warwick, Coventry

England, Uk14%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $33.9K/Yr (£25,696/Yr)Living$1.1K/Yr (£800/Yr)Admission M.A Teaching English to Speakers...IELTS6.5PTE62$34.5K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.0/10(58 Users)
#13University of Southampton logo

University of Southampton, Southampton

England, Uk75%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $29.4K/Yr (£22,300/Yr)Living$18.7K/Yr (£14,136/Yr)Admission B.S Mathematics with GermanIELTS6.5PTE51$29.4K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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9.0/10(16 Users)Ranked 129 by THE in 2026Ranked 87 by QS in 2026
#14Queen Mary, University of London logo

Queen Mary, University of London, London

England, Uk44%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $41.8K/Yr (£31,692/Yr)Living$8.7K/Yr (£6,571/Yr)Admission M.A Applied Linguistics for Engl...TOEFL92PTE71$46.5K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.3/10(25 Users)
#15Newcastle University logo

Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne

England, Uk87%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $32.5K/Yr (£24,625/Yr)Admission M.A Applied Linguistics and TESO...Duolingo125IELTS6.5PTE70$34.2K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.3/10(19 Users)
#16University of York logo

University of York, York

England, Uk79%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $31.6K/Yr (£23,938/Yr)Living$10.1K/Yr (£7,657/Yr)Admission M.A Phonetics and PhonologyDuolingo120TOEFL87PTE60$31.5K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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5.7/10(12 Users)
#17University of St Andrews logo

University of St Andrews, St Andrews

Scotland, Uk
Tuition:  $35.1K/Yr (£26,593/Yr)Living$19.3K/Yr (£14,590/Yr)Admission M.A Art History and GermanIELTS7PTE65$34.2K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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10.0/10(5 Users)
#18Durham University logo

Durham University, Durham

England, Uk83%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $33K/Yr (£24,986/Yr)Living$15.1K/Yr (£11,436/Yr)Admission M.A Applied Linguistics for TESO...IELTS7$31.5K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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9.3/10(6 Users)
#19Lancaster University logo

Lancaster University, Lancaster

England, Uk19%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $31K/Yr (£23,462/Yr)Living$16.6K/Yr (£12,542/Yr)Admission M.A Applied Linguistics (TESOL)TOEFL87PTE58$31.5K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.3/10(19 Users)
#20University of Leicester logo

University of Leicester, Leicester

England, Uk72%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $28K/Yr (£21,233/Yr)Living$8.8K/Yr (£6,700/Yr)Admission M.A English Language and Linguis...Duolingo105IELTS6.0PTE59$26K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.7/10(9 Users)Ranked 192 by THE in 2026Ranked 326 by QS in 2026