Ukraine — university guide
The 105 universities in Ukraine in 2026
An informative guide to the 105 higher education institutions in Ukraine: international rankings, tuition fees, programs and practical information for your orientation.
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Universities
103
Public
2
Private
#791
Best ranking
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
13,300 UAH
Min bachelor fee
63
Programs
Bachelor fee range in Ukraine
Based on the 13 universities in Ukraine that published their fees.
Min13,300 UAHMax66,500 UAH
Universities in Ukraine: public, private, rankings, fees and programs
103
Public universities
The public institutions in Ukraine
103universities
2
Private universities
The private institutions in Ukraine
2universities
9
Best universities
Ranked by overall average
9universities
13
The cheapest
Universities with the lowest fees
13universities
105
University fees
Tuition fee analysis
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63
Programs
Fields offered in Ukraine
63programs
List of universities in Ukraine in 2026
105 universities listedKhmelnytsky National University
Public12 12 programs· A multidisciplinary public university in Khmelnytskyi, founded in 1962, the academic hub of western Podillia.
Kryvyi Rih National University
Public10 10 programs· A technical university in Kryvyi Rih, founded in 1922, at the heart of Ukraine's largest mining and steel basin.
West Ukrainian National University
Public12 12 programs· A major economics school in Ternopil, founded in 1966, grown into the west's leading multidisciplinary university.
National Medical University O.O. Bogomolets
Public5 5 programs· Founded in 1841, Bogomolets University is Ukraine's foremost medical school, in the heart of Kyiv.
Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University
Public5 5 programs· A public medical school in Ivano-Frankivsk, founded in 1945, training the physicians of the Ukrainian Carpathians.
Odesa National Medical University
Public5 5 programs· An Odesa medical institution founded in 1900, training physicians and pharmacists on the Black Sea coast.
Donetsk National Medical University
Public5 5 programs· An eastern-Ukrainian medical school founded in 1930, relocated to Kramatorsk and Pokrovsk, long popular with international students.
Kharkiv National Medical University
Public5 5 programs· A Kharkiv medical school founded in 1805, among the oldest and most international in Ukraine.
Ternopil National Medical University Ivan Horbachevsky
Public5 5 programs· A public medical school in Ternopil, founded in 1957, highly international and a pioneer of English-taught programmes.
National Pirogov Memorial Medical University Vinnytsia
Public5 5 programs· 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
Public8 8 programs· Ukraine's leading veterinary school in Lviv, heir to the Galician veterinary tradition, training veterinarians and biotechnologists.
Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics
Public8 8 programs· Ukraine's leading hub for electronics, computer science and telecommunications, founded in Kharkiv in 1930.
Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design
Public10 10 programs· A public Kyiv school heir to an 1884 technological institute, training textile engineers, chemists and designers.
Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs
Public6 6 programs· A major university of Ukraine's Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kharkiv, training police and security officers.
National University of Water and Environmental Engineering
Public10 10 programs· 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
Public11 11 programs· Ukraine's largest agricultural university, founded in 1898, a hub of life and environmental sciences in Kyiv.
National University of Food Technologies
Public10 10 programs· Unique in the world: the largest university dedicated to food technologies, founded in Kyiv in 1930.
Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics
Public10 10 programs· A public Kyiv economics school, founded in 1946, training the managers of commerce, tourism and hospitality.
National University Odessa Law Academy
Public6 6 programs· 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
Public12 12 programs· Ukraine's foremost school of economics, founded in 1906, training economists, financiers and managers in Kyiv.
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
#1201Public16 16 programs· 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
Public14 14 programs· A public university in Lutsk, founded in 1940, the leading multidisciplinary institution of the Volhynia region.
Kyiv National Linguistic University
Public6 6 programs· Ukraine's leading university for foreign languages, founded in Kyiv in 1948, training translators and interpreters.
Odesa National University I.I. Mechnikov
#1204Public15 15 programs· A classical Odesa university founded in 1865, one of Ukraine's oldest and most prestigious, on the Black Sea coast.