9 best universities in Ukraine in 2026
Ranking based on the average of the three main global rankings: Shanghai (ARWU), Times Higher Education and QS.
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Average rank: #791
No. 1Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Founded in 1834, Taras Shevchenko University is Ukraine's most prestigious, ranked among the best in Eastern Europe.
No. 2National Technical University of Ukraine Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
Founded in 1898, the Igor Sikorsky KPI is Ukraine's largest and most famous school of engineering.
No. 3V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
Founded in 1804, Karazin University is Ukraine's second-oldest university and one of its largest research powerhouses.
No. 4National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute
Founded in 1885, the Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute is one of Ukraine's largest and most prestigious technical universities.
No. 5Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
Founded in 1661, Ivan Franko University in Lviv is Ukraine's oldest university and the leading university of the west.
No. 6Lviv Polytechnic National University
Heir to a technical school founded in Lviv in 1816, the Polytechnic is the great engineering school of western Ukraine.
No. 7National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Founded in 1615, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy is Ukraine's oldest institution of higher learning, today a selective liberal-arts university.
No. 8Odesa National University I.I. Mechnikov
A classical Odesa university founded in 1865, one of Ukraine's oldest and most prestigious, on the Black Sea coast.
No. 9Sumy State University
A public university in Sumy founded in 1948, recognized as one of the best in north-eastern Ukraine.