There are several hundred higher education institutions in Ukraine, including a number of leading universities that are highly ranked in various ratings. Today we present the best of them.
When choosing a higher education institution (HEI) to continue your education, you may have many questions and doubts. But to do this, you need to look at some national and international rankings to get objective and reliable information. Today we present you two rankings, one of which was developed by the Center for International Projects "Euroeducation" together with the international group of experts IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence, and the other was compiled in accordance with the National H-index.
Rating from the Centre for International Projects "Euroeducation"
The performance of Ukrainian universities in 2024 was assessed using 6 international and 4 national indicators.
Among them, the most important criteria are:
- academic activity;
- research and publishing activity;
- comparison of research achievements through the analysis of university websites;
- contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals;
- the impact of universities on society in four main areas: research, outreach, management and teaching.
The best Ukrainian universities in 2024 by the Centre for International Projects "Euroeducation"
| Ranking | Name of the institution | Sum of HEI indices |
| 1 | National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” | 4.66 |
| 2 | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv | 4.94 |
| 3 | Lviv Polytechnic National University | 5.14 |
| 4 | V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University | 5.93 |
| 5 | Sumy State University | 5.98 |
| 6 | Ivan Franko National University of Lviv | 7.43 |
| 7 | National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine | 11.12 |
| 8 | National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute | 11.57 |
| 9 | Odesa I.I.Mechnikov National University | 11.97 |
| 10 | Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics | 12.68 |
Principles for determining the Top 200 Ukraine 2024 university rankings:
- Openness and transparency. Only open data from the web resources of independent national and international organisations were used. The methodology for calculating university rankings is available to verify the validity of the results.
- Comprehensiveness of the assessment. The work of universities was assessed by a wide range of indicators that take into account the diversity of their activities.
- Priority of European integration. The weights of international indicators (QS, THE, Scopus, Webometrics, THE Impact Rankings, QS Sustainability) are set higher than national ones. These methodologies use large amounts of data to determine the performance of universities and their current positions.
The best higher education institutions according to the National H-index Ranking 2024
The National H-index Ranking is an independent international ranking aimed at assessing the scientific productivity of scientists, research groups and organisations in different countries based on the consolidated Hirsch index.
The ranking takes into account the total H-index of scientific institutions in a particular country using data from the Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar databases. Based on this data, the National H-index Ranking indicator and the corresponding ranked position in the ranking are formed.
The best Ukrainian universities according to the National H-index 2024
| Ranking | Name of the institution | National H-index |
| 1 | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv | 119 |
| 2 | V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University | 85 |
| 3 | Ivan Franko National University of Lviv | 75 |
| 4 | National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” | 73 |
| 5 | Odesa I.I.Mechnikov National University | 65 |
| 6 | Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University | 65 |
| 7 | Sumy State University | 64 |
| 8 | Lviv Polytechnic National University | 63 |
| 9 | National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute | 62 |
| 10 | Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University | 61 |
Using the rankings compiled both in Ukraine and abroad, which use different methods and indicators to compile them, you can choose the institution that meets your requirements. The rankings take into account such indicators as the level of academic and research activity, quality of education, international cooperation, innovative projects, graduate employment, etc.
If a student plans to continue research and/or teaching, it is worth paying attention to higher education institutions that have the highest scores. Higher education institutions provide students with high quality education and open up wide opportunities, contributing to the development of Ukraine.
