49 Best universities for Literature in Ukraine

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ukraine ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 21.5K citations received by 9.86K academic papers made by 49 universities in Ukraine was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

For Literature

#336 in Europe

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1834

2. Lviv Polytechnic National University

For Literature

#488 in Europe

#1336 in the World

Enrollment: 31,973
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1844

3. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

For Literature

#492 in Europe

#1350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,770
Founded: 1661

4. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Literature

#518 in Europe

#1456 in the World

Enrollment: 16,860
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1804

5. National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

For Literature

#580 in Europe

#1732 in the World

Enrollment: 22,278
Male:Female: 69:31
Founded: 1898

6. Dnipropetrovsk National University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Literature

#612 in Europe

#1875 in the World

Founded: 1918

7. Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Literature

#650 in Europe

#2034 in the World

Founded: 1875

8. Sumy State University

For Literature

#661 in Europe

#2086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 13,622
Founded: 1993

9. Lesya Ukrainka East European National University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Literature

#715 in Europe

#2307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1940

10. Odessa National University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Literature

#726 in Europe

#2341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1865

11. National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

For Literature

#729 in Europe

#2396 in the World

Founded: 1615

12. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

For Literature

#730 in Europe

#2397 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1898

13. Zaporizhzhya National Technical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Literature

#761 in Europe

#2529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1900

14. South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Literature

#788 in Europe

#2685 in the World

Founded: 1817

15. Uzhhorod National University

Ukraine | Uzhhorod

For Literature

#817 in Europe

#2834 in the World

Founded: 1945

16. National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Literature

#826 in Europe

#2873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 14,770
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1885

17. National Aviation University

For Literature

#833 in Europe

#2931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1933

18. Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics

For Literature

#873 in Europe

#3161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1946

19. National University of Food Technologies

For Literature

#888 in Europe

#3276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1884

20. Odessa National Maritime University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Literature

#908 in Europe

#3390 in the World

Founded: 1930

21. Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Literature

#925 in Europe

#3470 in the World

Founded: 1930

22. Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University

Ukraine | Vinnytsia

For Literature

#929 in Europe

#3484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 5,720
Founded: 1937

23. Odessa National Polytechnic University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Literature

#965 in Europe

#3715 in the World

Founded: 1918

24. Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University

Ukraine | Starobilsk

For Literature

#971 in Europe

#3755 in the World

Founded: 1921

25. Khmelnytskyi National University

Ukraine | Khmelnytskyi

For Literature

#977 in Europe

#3797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 7,170
Founded: 1962

26. Lviv National Medical University

For Literature

#978 in Europe

#3805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 6,273
Founded: 1784

27. O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University

For Literature

#986 in Europe

#3834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1841

28. Kherson State University

Ukraine | Kherson

For Literature

#988 in Europe

#3855 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1917

29. National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine

For Literature

#990 in Europe

#3868 in the World

Founded: 1930

30. Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture

For Literature

#994 in Europe

#3886 in the World

Founded: 1930

31. Ternopil National Economic University

Ukraine | Ternopil

For Literature

#998 in Europe

#3906 in the World

Founded: 1966

32. Dnipropetrovsk State Agrarian and Economic University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Literature

#1027 in Europe

#4032 in the World

Founded: 1922

33. Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University

Ukraine | Poltava

For Literature

#1028 in Europe

#4048 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1818

34. Kyiv National Economic University

For Literature

#1038 in Europe

#4093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1906

35. National Mining University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Literature

#1040 in Europe

#4100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 8,260
Founded: 1899

36. Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Literature

#1041 in Europe

#4108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1945

37. O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Literature

#1045 in Europe

#4131 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1922

38. Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Literature

#1046 in Europe

#4135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1930

39. Black Sea National University

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Literature

#1054 in Europe

#4182 in the World

Founded: 1996

40. National University of Shipbuilding

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Literature

#1055 in Europe

#4203 in the World

Founded: 1920

41. Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies

Ukraine | Odesa

For Literature

#1061 in Europe

#4227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1902

42. Sumy National Agrarian University

For Literature

#1063 in Europe

#4232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1977

43. Kharkiv National Medical University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Literature

#1080 in Europe

#4292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1805

44. East Ukrainian National University

Ukraine | Sievierodonetsk

For Literature

#1081 in Europe

#4298 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1920

45. V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University

For Literature

#1084 in Europe

#4318 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1918

46. Bukovinian State Medical University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Literature

#1092 in Europe

#4342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1944

47. Zaporizhia State Medical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Literature

#1097 in Europe

#4365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1959

48. Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Literature

#1098 in Europe

#4367 in the World

Enrollment: 4,331
Male:Female: 74:26
Founded: 1967

49. Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Literature

#1106 in Europe

#4399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1930

The best cities to study Literature in Ukraine based on the number of universities and their ranks are Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, and Dnipro.