Universities in Ukraine

Ukraine has 207 universities and higher education institutions. The oldest institution, Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies Lviv, was founded in 1784. Universities are distributed across 44 cities, with the highest concentration in Kyiv.

207

Total

Public

Private

QS Ranked

Universities by City

Kyiv

33 universities

Other

30 universities

Kharkiv

22 universities

Odesa

12 universities

Dnipro

11 universities

Lviv

11 universities

Zaporizhzhya

6 universities

Horlivka

6 universities

Poltava

6 universities

Ivano-Frankivsk

4 universities

Ternopil

4 universities

Svyatoshyn

4 universities

Mykolayiv

3 universities

Kramatorsk

3 universities

Donetsk

3 universities

All Universities

#	University	City	Founded	QS Rank
1	Academy of Internal Troops of Ukraine	Kharkiv	1931	—
2	Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding	Mykolayiv	1920	—
3	Alfred Nobel University	Dnipro	1993	—
4	American-Ukrainian School of Computer Sciences and Technologies	—	2004	—
5	American University of Kyiv	Kyiv	—	—
6	Berdyan University of Management and Business	—	1992	—
7	Bogdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University	Melitopol	1923	—
8	Bogomolets National Medical University	Kyiv	1841	—
9	Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University	Kyiv	1874	—
10	Bukovinian State Medical University	Chernivtsi	1944	—
11	Bukovinian University	—	1995	—
12	Cherkasy National University	Cherkasy	1921	—
13	Cherkasy State Technological University	Cherkasy	1960	—
14	Chernihiv Polytechnic National University	Chernihiv	1960	—
15	Classic Private University	Zaporizhzhya	1992	—
16	Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University	Lviv	1784	—
17	Dnipro Institute of Infrastructure and Transport	—	1930	—
18	Dnipropetrovsk Regional Institute of Public Administration	Dnipro	1993	—
19	Dnipro State Agrarian University	Dnipro	1922	—
20	Dnipro State Financial Academy	Dnipro	1977	—
21	Dnipro State Medical University	Dnipro	1801	—
22	Dnipro State University of Internal Affairs	Dnipro	1966	—
23	Dniprovsky State Technical University	Kamyanske	1920	—
24	Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture	Kramatorsk	1972	—
25	Donbas State Engineering Academy	Kramatorsk	1952	—
26	Donbas State Pedagogical University	Kramatorsk	1939	—
27	Donbas State Technical University	Alchevsk	1957	—
28	Donetsk Christian University	Donetsk	1991	—
29	Donetsk National Medical University	Donetsk	1930	—
30	Donetsk National Technical University	Drohobych	1921	—
31	Donetsk National University of Economics and Trade	Kryvyy Rih	1920	—
32	Donetsk Railway Transport Institute	Donetsk	1967	—
33	Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs	—	1961	—
34	Drohobych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University	Drohobych	1998	—
35	Drohobych Petroleum and Gas College	—	1945	—
36	East European Slavic University	—	—	—
37	East Ukrainian Volodymyr Dahl National University	Luhansk	1920	—
38	Engineering Institute of Zaporizhzhia National University	Zaporizhzhya	1959	—
39	Evangel Theological Seminary	Kyiv	2000	—
40	First Ukrainian maritime institute	—	2005	—
41	Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy	Lviv	1899	—
42	Hlukhiv National Pedagogical University of Oleksandr Dovzhenko	Hlukhiv	1874	—
43	Horlivka Institute for Foreign Languages	Horlivka	1949	—
44	H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University	Kharkiv	1804	—
45	Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute	Kyiv	1898	—
46	Information-diagnostic Systems Institute	—	—	—
47	International Christian University – Kiev	—	1992	—
48	International European University	Kyiv	1999	—
49	International Institute of Business	—	1993	—
50	International Management Institute	Kyiv	1989	—
51	International Solomon University	Kyiv	1991	—
52	Interregional Academy of Personnel Management	Kyiv	1989	—
53	Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University	Ivano-Frankivsk	1945	—
54	Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas	—	1967	—
55	Ivano-Frankivsk Theological Academy of Greek-Catholic Church	Ivano-Frankivsk	1991	—
56	I. Ya. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University of Ministry of Health Care of Ukraine	Ternopil	1957	—
57	Izmail State University of Humanities	Izmail	1940	—
58	Jewish University of Odesa	—	2003	—
59	Kamianets-Podilskyi Ivan Ohiienko National University	Kamianets-Podilskyi	1918	—
60	Kharkiv College of Textile and Design	—	1935	—
61	Kharkiv Medical Academy of Post-graduate Education	Horlivka	1923	—
62	Kharkiv National Agrarian University named after V.V. Dokuchayev	Saltivka	1816	—
63	Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University	Kharkiv	1930	—
64	Kharkiv National Medical University	Kharkiv	1920	—
65	Kharkiv National University of Construction and Architecture	Kharkiv	1930	—
66	Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics	Kharkiv	1930	—
67	Kharkiv Petro Vasylenko National Technical University of Agriculture	Horlivka	1930	—
68	Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute	Kharkiv	1885	—
69	Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade	Kharkiv	1967	—
70	Kharkiv University of Humanities “People’s Ukrainian Academy”	Kharkiv	1991	—
71	Kharkov Institute of National Economy	Kharkiv	1920	—
72	Kherson National Technical University	Kherson	1959	—
73	Kherson State Maritime Academy	Kherson	1834	—
74	Khmelnytskyi National University	Khmelnytskyi	1962	—
75	KhVVKIU	Kharkiv	1941	—
76	King Danyo University	Ivano-Frankivsk	1997	—
77	Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University	Kremenchuk	1960	—
78	Kryvyi Rih National University	Kryvyy Rih	1922	—
79	Kyiv Academic University	Svyatoshyn	—	—
80	Kyiv International University	Svyatoshyn	1994	—
81	Kyiv Medical University	Kyiv	1992	—
82	Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman	—	1906	—
83	Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University	Kyiv	1904	—
84	Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture	Kyiv	1930	—
85	Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts	—	1956	—
86	Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design	Kyiv	1930	—
87	Kyiv University of Law	Svyatoshyn	1995	—
88	Kyiv University of Management and Entrepreneurship	Kyiv	2011	—
89	Kyiv University of Tourism, Economics and Law	Kyiv	1995	—
90	Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University	Lutsk	1940	—
91	Lugansk National Agrarian University	Kharkiv	1921	—
92	Luhansk State University of Internal Affairs	Luhansk	1993	—
93	Lutsk National Technical University	Lutsk	1966	—
94	Lviv National Academy of Arts	Lviv	1946	—
95	Lviv National Environmental University	Lviv	1856	—
96	Lviv Polytechnic	Lviv	1844	—
97	Lviv State University of Internal Affairs	Lviv	1939	—
98	Lviv State University of Life Safety	Lviv	1947	—
99	Lviv State University of Physical Culture	Lviv	1946	—
100	Lviv University of Trade and Economics	Lviv	1816	—

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Higher Education in Ukraine

Ukraine's higher education system encompasses 207 institutions. The country's oldest institution of higher learning dates back to 1784. Universities are present in 44 different cities across the country, providing broad geographic access to higher education.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many universities are in Ukraine?

Ukraine has 207 universities and higher education institutions.

What is the top university in Ukraine?

Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies Lviv is among the most notable institutions in Ukraine.

Which city in Ukraine has the most universities?

Kyiv has the highest concentration of universities in Ukraine.

What is the oldest university in Ukraine?

Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies Lviv, founded in 1784, is the oldest higher education institution in Ukraine.

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