50 Best universities for Literature in Ukraine

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ukraine ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 24.1K citations received by 10.1K academic papers made by 50 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

#340 in Europe

#853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1834

2. Lviv Polytechnic National University

For Literature

#493 in Europe

#1361 in the World

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

3. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

For Literature

#497 in Europe

#1380 in the World

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

4. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Literature

#505 in Europe

#1407 in the World

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

5. National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

For Literature

#583 in Europe

#1739 in the World

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

6. Dnipropetrovsk National University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Literature

#619 in Europe

#1909 in the World

Founded: 1918

7. Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Literature

#644 in Europe

#2010 in the World

Founded: 1875

8. Sumy State University

For Literature

#655 in Europe

#2053 in the World

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

9. Lesya Ukrainka East European National University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Literature

#730 in Europe

#2379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1940

10. Odessa National University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Literature

#739 in Europe

#2421 in the World

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

11. National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

For Literature

#742 in Europe

#2432 in the World

Founded: 1615

12. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

For Literature

#744 in Europe

#2437 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1898

13. Zaporizhzhya National Technical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Literature

#772 in Europe

#2595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1900

14. South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Literature

#802 in Europe

#2738 in the World

Founded: 1817

15. National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Literature

#822 in Europe

#2873 in the World

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

16. Uzhhorod National University

Ukraine | Uzhhorod

For Literature

#828 in Europe

#2924 in the World

Founded: 1945

17. National Aviation University

For Literature

#845 in Europe

#3008 in the World

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

18. Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics

For Literature

#877 in Europe

#3203 in the World

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

19. National University of Food Technologies

For Literature

#898 in Europe

#3329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1884

20. Odessa National Maritime University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Literature

#923 in Europe

#3461 in the World

Founded: 1930

21. Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Literature

#939 in Europe

#3553 in the World

Founded: 1930

22. Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University

Ukraine | Vinnytsia

For Literature

#945 in Europe

#3570 in the World

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

23. Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture

For Literature

#967 in Europe

#3748 in the World

Founded: 1930

24. Lviv National Medical University

For Literature

#970 in Europe

#3760 in the World

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

25. Odessa National Polytechnic University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Literature

#974 in Europe

#3794 in the World

Founded: 1918

26. Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University

Ukraine | Starobilsk

For Literature

#975 in Europe

#3800 in the World

Founded: 1921

27. O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University

For Literature

#979 in Europe

#3827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1841

28. Khmelnytskyi National University

Ukraine | Khmelnytskyi

For Literature

#985 in Europe

#3846 in the World

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

29. Kherson State University

Ukraine | Kherson

For Literature

#993 in Europe

#3880 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1917

30. National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine

For Literature

#996 in Europe

#3891 in the World

Founded: 1930

31. Ternopil National Economic University

Ukraine | Ternopil

For Literature

#1010 in Europe

#3957 in the World

Founded: 1966

32. Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University

Ukraine | Poltava

For Literature

#1024 in Europe

#4050 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1818

33. Dnipropetrovsk State Agrarian and Economic University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Literature

#1026 in Europe

#4059 in the World

Founded: 1922

34. Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Literature

#1032 in Europe

#4080 in the World

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

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

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Literature

#1037 in Europe

#4103 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1922

36. Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Literature

#1047 in Europe

#4134 in the World

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

37. National Mining University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Literature

#1049 in Europe

#4142 in the World

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

38. Kyiv National Economic University

For Literature

#1051 in Europe

#4150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1906

39. Black Sea National University

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Literature

#1059 in Europe

#4221 in the World

Founded: 1996

40. Sumy National Agrarian University

For Literature

#1063 in Europe

#4241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1977

41. National University of Shipbuilding

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Literature

#1068 in Europe

#4262 in the World

Founded: 1920

42. National Aerospace University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Literature

#1075 in Europe

#4297 in the World

Founded: 1930

43. Kharkiv National Medical University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Literature

#1079 in Europe

#4307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1805

44. Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies

Ukraine | Odesa

For Literature

#1080 in Europe

#4310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1902

45. East Ukrainian National University

Ukraine | Sievierodonetsk

For Literature

#1083 in Europe

#4330 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1920

46. V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University

For Literature

#1100 in Europe

#4390 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1918

47. Zaporizhia State Medical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Literature

#1108 in Europe

#4420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1959

48. Bukovinian State Medical University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Literature

#1109 in Europe

#4422 in the World

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

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

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Literature

#1110 in Europe

#4425 in the World

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

50. Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Literature

#1119 in Europe

#4476 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.