103 public universities in Ukraine in 2026
The public universities in Ukraine offer accessible education to as many students as possible, with recognised programs and a strong tradition of academic research.
103 public universities
Ukraine has public institutions offering a wide range of programs, often with government-regulated fees and a strong tradition of academic research.
Kryvyi Rih National University
A technical university in Kryvyi Rih, founded in 1922, at the heart of Ukraine's largest mining and steel basin.
West Ukrainian National University
A major economics school in Ternopil, founded in 1966, grown into the west's leading multidisciplinary university.
National Medical University O.O. Bogomolets
Founded in 1841, Bogomolets University is Ukraine's foremost medical school, in the heart of Kyiv.
Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University
A public medical school in Ivano-Frankivsk, founded in 1945, training the physicians of the Ukrainian Carpathians.
Odesa National Medical University
An Odesa medical institution founded in 1900, training physicians and pharmacists on the Black Sea coast.
Donetsk National Medical University
An eastern-Ukrainian medical school founded in 1930, relocated to Kramatorsk and Pokrovsk, long popular with international students.
Kharkiv National Medical University
A Kharkiv medical school founded in 1805, among the oldest and most international in Ukraine.
Ternopil National Medical University Ivan Horbachevsky
A public medical school in Ternopil, founded in 1957, highly international and a pioneer of English-taught programmes.
National Pirogov Memorial Medical University Vinnytsia
A public medical school in Vinnytsia, founded in 1921, a pioneer of English-taught programmes and highly international.
Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies Lviv
Ukraine's leading veterinary school in Lviv, heir to the Galician veterinary tradition, training veterinarians and biotechnologists.
Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics
Ukraine's leading hub for electronics, computer science and telecommunications, founded in Kharkiv in 1930.
Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design
A public Kyiv school heir to an 1884 technological institute, training textile engineers, chemists and designers.
Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs
A major university of Ukraine's Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kharkiv, training police and security officers.
National University of Water and Environmental Engineering
A public university in Rivne, founded in 1966, Ukraine's hub for water and environmental engineering.
National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine
Ukraine's largest agricultural university, founded in 1898, a hub of life and environmental sciences in Kyiv.
National University of Food Technologies
Unique in the world: the largest university dedicated to food technologies, founded in Kyiv in 1930.
Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics
A public Kyiv economics school, founded in 1946, training the managers of commerce, tourism and hospitality.
National University Odessa Law Academy
Ukraine's largest law school, founded in Odesa in 1997, training the country's jurists and judges.
Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman
Ukraine's foremost school of economics, founded in 1906, training economists, financiers and managers in Kyiv.
Ivan 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.
Lesya Ukrainka East European National University
A public university in Lutsk, founded in 1940, the leading multidisciplinary institution of the Volhynia region.
Kyiv National Linguistic University
Ukraine's leading university for foreign languages, founded in Kyiv in 1948, training translators and interpreters.
Odesa 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.
Dnipro National University Oles Honchar
A classical university in Dnipro, founded in 1918, a major research hub of Ukraine's south-east.