Top 10 Universities in Ukraine

Top 10 Universities in Ukraine

Ukraine boasts a robust higher education system with numerous esteemed universities recognized for their academic excellence and research contributions. Here are the top 10 universities in Ukraine, based on the 2023 QS World University Rankings:

1. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

• Ranking: 451-500
• Academic Strengths: Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, Medicine, Natural Sciences
• Notable Alumni: Leonid Kravchuk (first President of Ukraine), Mykhailo Bulgakov (novelist), Volodymyr Zelenskyy (current President of Ukraine)

2. Kharkiv National University

• Ranking: 551-600
• Academic Strengths: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Economics, Biology
• Notable Alumni: Lev Landau (Nobel Laureate in Physics), Ivan Mazepa (Hetman of Ukraine), Volodymyr Vernadsky (geochemist)

3. Lviv National University

• Ranking: 601-650
• Academic Strengths: History, Philosophy, Philology, Law, Economics
• Notable Alumni: Ivan Franko (poet), Stepan Bandera (nationalist leader), Sviatoslav Vakarchuk (musician)

4. National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

• Ranking: 651-700
• Academic Strengths: Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, Economics, Political Science
• Notable Alumni: Oleksandr Turchynov (former Prime Minister of Ukraine), Vitaliy Klitschko (former boxer and Mayor of Kyiv), Andriy Sheptytsky (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Patriarch)

5. National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”

• Ranking: 701-750
• Academic Strengths: Engineering, Technology, Computer Science, Aeronautics
• Notable Alumni: Sergei Korolev (chief designer of the Soviet space program), Valeriy Cheban (cosmonaut), Borys Paton (metallurgist)

6. Sumy State University

• Ranking: 801-1000
• Academic Strengths: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Economics, Biology
• Notable Alumni: Nikolai Baransky (geographer), Oleksandr Berezin (mathematician), Volodymyr Zhyrmunsky (philologist)

7. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

• Ranking: 801-1000
• Academic Strengths: Law, Social Sciences, Economics, History, Philology
• Notable Alumni: Volodymyr Lenin (revolutionary), Alexander Potebnja (linguist), Oleksandr Dovzhenko (filmmaker)

8. National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”

• Ranking: 1001+
• Academic Strengths: Engineering, Technology, Computer Science, Economics, Law
• Notable Alumni: Yuri Kondratyuk (space pioneer), Ivan Kotlyarevsky (writer), Mykola Amosov (cardiothoracic surgeon)

9. Odessa National Polytechnic University

• Ranking: 1001+
• Academic Strengths: Engineering, Technology, Computer Science, Economics, Management
• Notable Alumni: Igor Sikorsky (aviation pioneer), Alexander Popov (physicist), Lev Landau (Nobel Laureate in Physics)

10. National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”

• Ranking: 1001+
• Academic Strengths: Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, Economics, Political Science
• Notable Alumni: Oleksandr Turchynov (former Prime Minister of Ukraine), Vitaliy Klitschko (former boxer and Mayor of Kyiv), Andriy Sheptytsky (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Patriarch)