In the 2026 ranking of Ukrainian universities, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv once again topped the list
The annual consolidated ranking of higher education institutions in Ukraine for 2026 has been released. The list includes 240 universities, and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv has topped the ranking for the tenth consecutive year. The ranking also identified other top higher education institutions in the country.
The consolidated ranking is based on data from the three most authoritative studies cited by experts and the media:
- “Top 200 Ukraine”;
- “Scopus”;
- “NMT Score for Contract-Based Enrollment.”
Each of these rankings uses its own criteria, so the final list is a synthesis that provides the most comprehensive picture of the effectiveness of educational institutions.
Top-ranked institutions:
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
- Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
- Lviv Polytechnic National University
- Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
- V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
- Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University
- Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University
- Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University
- O. O. Bogomolets National Medical University
- National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
The top 20 in the ranking includes universities from 11 Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Sumy, and others.
Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts was recognized as the best arts institution, while the Interregional Academy of Personnel Management (MAUP) holds the top spot among private universities.
Source: Osvita.ua
As a reminder, a graduate from Lviv set an educational record by scoring the maximum 800 points on the National Multidisciplinary Test (NMT).
Participants in the main NMT sessions, who took the test on June 4 and 5, can now view their official results on a 100–200-point scale in their personal accounts.
Earlier, the Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment commented on the situation in the Odesa region, where participants in the National Multidisciplinary Test spent nearly 13 hours at the testing center due to prolonged air raid alerts. According to the agency, graduates were offered the option to reschedule the exam for an additional session, but they declined and decided to wait until the testing was over and take the NMT on the same day.
