69 Best universities for Paleontology 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 Paleontology. A graph of 162K citations received by 34.1K academic papers made by 69 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.

1. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

For Paleontology

#461 in Europe

#1428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1834

2. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

For Paleontology

#512 in Europe

#1674 in the World

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

3. Lviv Polytechnic National University

For Paleontology

#582 in Europe

#1984 in the World

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

4. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Paleontology

#622 in Europe

#2210 in the World

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

5. National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

For Paleontology

#685 in Europe

#2557 in the World

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

6. Sumy State University

For Paleontology

#692 in Europe

#2611 in the World

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

7. Dnipropetrovsk National University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Paleontology

#706 in Europe

#2649 in the World

Founded: 1918

8. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

For Paleontology

#756 in Europe

#2940 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1898

9. Odessa National University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Paleontology

#780 in Europe

#3068 in the World

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

10. O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University

For Paleontology

#785 in Europe

#3099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1841

11. Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Paleontology

#807 in Europe

#3218 in the World

Founded: 1875

12. National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Paleontology

#824 in Europe

#3334 in the World

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

13. National Aviation University

For Paleontology

#835 in Europe

#3392 in the World

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

14. National Mining University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Paleontology

#851 in Europe

#3464 in the World

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

15. Uzhhorod National University

Ukraine | Uzhhorod

For Paleontology

#864 in Europe

#3544 in the World

Founded: 1945

16. Ternopil National Economic University

Ukraine | Ternopil

For Paleontology

#897 in Europe

#3742 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. Lesya Ukrainka East European National University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Paleontology

#906 in Europe

#3800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1940

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

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Paleontology

#908 in Europe

#3813 in the World

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

19. Lviv National Medical University

For Paleontology

#913 in Europe

#3843 in the World

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

20. Zaporizhzhya National Technical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Paleontology

#917 in Europe

#3878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1900

21. Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Paleontology

#921 in Europe

#3902 in the World

Enrollment: 7,512
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1930

22. National University of Food Technologies

For Paleontology

#922 in Europe

#3905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1884

23. Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Paleontology

#924 in Europe

#3914 in the World

Founded: 1930

24. Kyiv National Economic University

For Paleontology

#927 in Europe

#3924 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1906

25. Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics

For Paleontology

#931 in Europe

#3951 in the World

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

26. Sumy National Agrarian University

For Paleontology

#942 in Europe

#4006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1977

27. National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

For Paleontology

#953 in Europe

#4073 in the World

Founded: 1615

28. Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University

Ukraine | Vinnytsia

For Paleontology

#960 in Europe

#4113 in the World

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

29. Dnipropetrovsk State Agrarian and Economic University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Paleontology

#985 in Europe

#4215 in the World

Founded: 1922

30. Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies

For Paleontology

#987 in Europe

#4219 in the World

Founded: 1784

31. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

For Paleontology

#990 in Europe

#4246 in the World

Enrollment: 3,300
Founded: 1918

32. Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy

Ukraine | Poltava

For Paleontology

#991 in Europe

#4248 in the World

Enrollment: 4,118
Founded: 1921

33. Kharkiv National Medical University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Paleontology

#994 in Europe

#4261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1805

34. Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture

For Paleontology

#998 in Europe

#4286 in the World

Founded: 1930

35. Zaporizhia State Medical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Paleontology

#1000 in Europe

#4289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1959

36. Khmelnytskyi National University

Ukraine | Khmelnytskyi

For Paleontology

#1022 in Europe

#4407 in the World

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

37. National Aerospace University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Paleontology

#1026 in Europe

#4427 in the World

Founded: 1930

38. Kherson State University

Ukraine | Kherson

For Paleontology

#1037 in Europe

#4478 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1917

39. Donetsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Pokrovsk

For Paleontology

#1040 in Europe

#4487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1924

40. V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University

For Paleontology

#1064 in Europe

#4564 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1918

41. Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Paleontology

#1067 in Europe

#4571 in the World

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

42. Dnipropetrovsk Medical Academy

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Paleontology

#1072 in Europe

#4583 in the World

Enrollment: 4,756
Founded: 1916

43. Odessa National Polytechnic University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Paleontology

#1077 in Europe

#4608 in the World

Founded: 1918

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

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Paleontology

#1087 in Europe

#4651 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1922

45. Kryvyi Rih National University

Ukraine | Kryvyi Rih

For Paleontology

#1100 in Europe

#4713 in the World

Founded: 2011

46. Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Paleontology

#1102 in Europe

#4720 in the World

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

47. Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University

Ukraine | Poltava

For Paleontology

#1109 in Europe

#4759 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1818

48. East Ukrainian National University

Ukraine | Sievierodonetsk

For Paleontology

#1116 in Europe

#4783 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1920

49. Bukovinian State Medical University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Paleontology

#1149 in Europe

#4941 in the World

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

50. National University of Shipbuilding

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Paleontology

#1152 in Europe

#4959 in the World

Founded: 1920

51. Odessa National Medical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Paleontology

#1163 in Europe

#4995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 8,920
Founded: 1899

52. Odessa National Maritime University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Paleontology

#1177 in Europe

#5055 in the World

Founded: 1930

53. Donetsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Lyman

For Paleontology

#1179 in Europe

#5062 in the World

Founded: 1930

54. Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies

Ukraine | Odesa

For Paleontology

#1187 in Europe

#5109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1902

55. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Paleontology

#1198 in Europe

#5162 in the World

Founded: 1923

56. National Forestry University of Ukraine

For Paleontology

#1201 in Europe

#5183 in the World

Founded: 1874

57. Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University

Ukraine | Starobilsk

For Paleontology

#1203 in Europe

#5185 in the World

Founded: 1921

58. South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Paleontology

#1219 in Europe

#5251 in the World

Founded: 1817

59. Lutsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Paleontology

#1233 in Europe

#5328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1966

60. National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Paleontology

#1241 in Europe

#5377 in the World

Founded: 1930

61. Donetsk State University of Management

Ukraine | Mariupol

For Paleontology

#1255 in Europe

#5465 in the World

Founded: 1992

62. Black Sea National University

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Paleontology

#1266 in Europe

#5523 in the World

Founded: 1996

63. Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Paleontology

#1268 in Europe

#5542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1930

64. National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine

For Paleontology

#1272 in Europe

#5554 in the World

Founded: 1930

65. Zaporizhzhya National University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Paleontology

#1277 in Europe

#5586 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1930

66. Lugansk State Medical University

Ukraine | Luhansk

For Paleontology

#1283 in Europe

#5622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1956

67. Kherson National Technical University

Ukraine | Kherson

For Paleontology

#1318 in Europe

#5833 in the World

Founded: 1959

68. Ukrainian Academy of Printing

For Paleontology

#1323 in Europe

#5848 in the World

Founded: 1930

69. Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Paleontology

#1340 in Europe

#5916 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1967

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