59 Best universities for Finance 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 Finance. A graph of 88K citations received by 23.7K academic papers made by 59 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 Finance

#316 in Europe

#763 in the World

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

2. Lviv Polytechnic National University

For Finance

#397 in Europe

#981 in the World

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

3. Sumy State University

For Finance

#400 in Europe

#986 in the World

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

4. Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics

For Finance

#436 in Europe

#1086 in the World

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

5. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

For Finance

#462 in Europe

#1177 in the World

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

6. Kyiv National Economic University

For Finance

#474 in Europe

#1199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1906

7. Ternopil National Economic University

Ukraine | Ternopil

For Finance

#475 in Europe

#1200 in the World

Founded: 1966

8. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Finance

#539 in Europe

#1432 in the World

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

9. Dnipropetrovsk National University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Finance

#542 in Europe

#1448 in the World

Founded: 1918

10. National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

For Finance

#582 in Europe

#1617 in the World

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

11. Odessa National University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Finance

#605 in Europe

#1749 in the World

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

12. National Aviation University

For Finance

#612 in Europe

#1785 in the World

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

13. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

For Finance

#628 in Europe

#1836 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1898

14. Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Finance

#630 in Europe

#1853 in the World

Founded: 1875

15. Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Finance

#638 in Europe

#1894 in the World

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

16. National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Finance

#724 in Europe

#2322 in the World

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

17. Zaporizhzhya National Technical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Finance

#745 in Europe

#2457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1900

18. Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture

For Finance

#749 in Europe

#2469 in the World

Founded: 1930

19. Dnipropetrovsk State Agrarian and Economic University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Finance

#750 in Europe

#2478 in the World

Founded: 1922

20. Odessa National Polytechnic University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Finance

#751 in Europe

#2491 in the World

Founded: 1918

21. National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

For Finance

#767 in Europe

#2589 in the World

Founded: 1615

22. Khmelnytskyi National University

Ukraine | Khmelnytskyi

For Finance

#772 in Europe

#2600 in the World

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

23. Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University

Ukraine | Poltava

For Finance

#777 in Europe

#2626 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1818

24. Uzhhorod National University

Ukraine | Uzhhorod

For Finance

#807 in Europe

#2801 in the World

Founded: 1945

25. Lesya Ukrainka East European National University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Finance

#809 in Europe

#2804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1940

26. Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University

Ukraine | Vinnytsia

For Finance

#815 in Europe

#2840 in the World

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

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

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Finance

#822 in Europe

#2881 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1922

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

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Finance

#830 in Europe

#2935 in the World

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

29. National University of Food Technologies

For Finance

#839 in Europe

#2969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1884

30. Odessa National Maritime University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Finance

#879 in Europe

#3110 in the World

Founded: 1930

31. East Ukrainian National University

Ukraine | Sievierodonetsk

For Finance

#902 in Europe

#3232 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1920

32. Sumy National Agrarian University

For Finance

#910 in Europe

#3276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1977

33. Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Finance

#947 in Europe

#3467 in the World

Founded: 1930

34. National Mining University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Finance

#977 in Europe

#3607 in the World

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

35. Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Finance

#979 in Europe

#3618 in the World

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

36. Kryvyi Rih National University

Ukraine | Kryvyi Rih

For Finance

#983 in Europe

#3628 in the World

Founded: 2011

37. National Aerospace University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Finance

#986 in Europe

#3638 in the World

Founded: 1930

38. Zaporizhzhya National University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Finance

#987 in Europe

#3642 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1930

39. Donetsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Pokrovsk

For Finance

#996 in Europe

#3704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1924

40. Lutsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Finance

#1005 in Europe

#3757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1966

41. Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies

Ukraine | Odesa

For Finance

#1013 in Europe

#3781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1902

42. Donetsk State University of Management

Ukraine | Mariupol

For Finance

#1051 in Europe

#4013 in the World

Founded: 1992

43. Black Sea National University

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Finance

#1068 in Europe

#4099 in the World

Founded: 1996

44. National University of Shipbuilding

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Finance

#1073 in Europe

#4138 in the World

Founded: 1920

45. Kherson State University

Ukraine | Kherson

For Finance

#1075 in Europe

#4149 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1917

46. V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University

For Finance

#1085 in Europe

#4214 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1918

47. Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Finance

#1109 in Europe

#4360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1930

48. Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Finance

#1112 in Europe

#4385 in the World

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

49. Kherson National Technical University

Ukraine | Kherson

For Finance

#1114 in Europe

#4411 in the World

Founded: 1959

50. Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University

Ukraine | Starobilsk

For Finance

#1118 in Europe

#4420 in the World

Founded: 1921

51. Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Finance

#1122 in Europe

#4443 in the World

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

52. Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies

For Finance

#1126 in Europe

#4477 in the World

Founded: 1784

53. National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Finance

#1133 in Europe

#4511 in the World

Founded: 1930

54. Ukrainian Academy of Printing

For Finance

#1139 in Europe

#4528 in the World

Founded: 1930

55. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

For Finance

#1147 in Europe

#4586 in the World

Enrollment: 3,300
Founded: 1918

56. Lviv National Medical University

For Finance

#1196 in Europe

#4875 in the World

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

57. National Forestry University of Ukraine

For Finance

#1197 in Europe

#4886 in the World

Founded: 1874

58. South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Finance

#1208 in Europe

#4937 in the World

Founded: 1817

59. O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University

For Finance

#1210 in Europe

#4946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1841

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

Economics subfields in Ukraine

Actuarial Science8

Agricultural Economics6

Development Studies65

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics24

Environmental Economics19

International Economics19

International Relations and Diplomacy11

International Trade24

Investment Banking and Stock trading14

Political Economy7