71 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 157K citations received by 32.8K academic papers made by 71 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. National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

For Mechanical Engineering

#379 in Europe

#1053 in the World

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

2. Lviv Polytechnic National University

For Mechanical Engineering

#453 in Europe

#1265 in the World

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

3. National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Mechanical Engineering

#493 in Europe

#1414 in the World

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

4. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

For Mechanical Engineering

#502 in Europe

#1448 in the World

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

5. Sumy State University

For Mechanical Engineering

#548 in Europe

#1628 in the World

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

6. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Mechanical Engineering

#555 in Europe

#1656 in the World

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

7. Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Mechanical Engineering

#631 in Europe

#2016 in the World

Founded: 1930

8. National Aviation University

For Mechanical Engineering

#667 in Europe

#2145 in the World

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

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

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Mechanical Engineering

#668 in Europe

#2146 in the World

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

10. National Aerospace University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Mechanical Engineering

#692 in Europe

#2259 in the World

Founded: 1930

11. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

For Mechanical Engineering

#703 in Europe

#2300 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1898

12. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

For Mechanical Engineering

#719 in Europe

#2418 in the World

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

13. National University of Shipbuilding

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Mechanical Engineering

#724 in Europe

#2442 in the World

Founded: 1920

14. Odessa National Polytechnic University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Mechanical Engineering

#734 in Europe

#2483 in the World

Founded: 1918

15. Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Mechanical Engineering

#742 in Europe

#2540 in the World

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

16. Odessa National Maritime University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Mechanical Engineering

#743 in Europe

#2545 in the World

Founded: 1930

17. Zaporizhzhya National Technical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Mechanical Engineering

#749 in Europe

#2569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1900

18. Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Mechanical Engineering

#765 in Europe

#2668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1930

19. Donetsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Pokrovsk

For Mechanical Engineering

#774 in Europe

#2692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1924

20. East Ukrainian National University

Ukraine | Sievierodonetsk

For Mechanical Engineering

#778 in Europe

#2707 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1920

21. Dnipropetrovsk National University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Mechanical Engineering

#779 in Europe

#2710 in the World

Founded: 1918

22. National Mining University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Mechanical Engineering

#792 in Europe

#2793 in the World

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

23. Odessa National University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Mechanical Engineering

#813 in Europe

#2879 in the World

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

24. Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies

Ukraine | Odesa

For Mechanical Engineering

#822 in Europe

#2915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1902

25. Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture

For Mechanical Engineering

#837 in Europe

#2977 in the World

Founded: 1930

26. Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Mechanical Engineering

#850 in Europe

#3016 in the World

Founded: 1875

27. Khmelnytskyi National University

Ukraine | Khmelnytskyi

For Mechanical Engineering

#862 in Europe

#3056 in the World

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

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

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Mechanical Engineering

#879 in Europe

#3116 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1922

29. Ternopil National Economic University

Ukraine | Ternopil

For Mechanical Engineering

#929 in Europe

#3389 in the World

Founded: 1966

30. Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University

Ukraine | Vinnytsia

For Mechanical Engineering

#935 in Europe

#3431 in the World

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

31. Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University

Ukraine | Poltava

For Mechanical Engineering

#966 in Europe

#3569 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1818

32. National University of Food Technologies

For Mechanical Engineering

#973 in Europe

#3589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1884

33. National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Mechanical Engineering

#981 in Europe

#3630 in the World

Founded: 1930

34. Lutsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Mechanical Engineering

#995 in Europe

#3668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1966

35. Kryvyi Rih National University

Ukraine | Kryvyi Rih

For Mechanical Engineering

#1006 in Europe

#3727 in the World

Founded: 2011

36. Sumy National Agrarian University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1024 in Europe

#3787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1977

37. Uzhhorod National University

Ukraine | Uzhhorod

For Mechanical Engineering

#1046 in Europe

#3931 in the World

Founded: 1945

38. Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Mechanical Engineering

#1058 in Europe

#3989 in the World

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

39. Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics

For Mechanical Engineering

#1068 in Europe

#4052 in the World

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

40. V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1083 in Europe

#4131 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1918

41. Kyiv National Economic University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1115 in Europe

#4304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1906

42. O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1123 in Europe

#4345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1841

43. National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

For Mechanical Engineering

#1124 in Europe

#4347 in the World

Founded: 1615

44. National Forestry University of Ukraine

For Mechanical Engineering

#1137 in Europe

#4435 in the World

Founded: 1874

45. Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Mechanical Engineering

#1146 in Europe

#4483 in the World

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

46. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

For Mechanical Engineering

#1159 in Europe

#4585 in the World

Enrollment: 3,300
Founded: 1918

47. Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Ukraine | Kramatorsk

For Mechanical Engineering

#1164 in Europe

#4618 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1947

48. Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy

Ukraine | Poltava

For Mechanical Engineering

#1174 in Europe

#4704 in the World

Enrollment: 4,118
Founded: 1921

49. South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Mechanical Engineering

#1178 in Europe

#4721 in the World

Founded: 1817

50. Black Sea National University

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Mechanical Engineering

#1183 in Europe

#4743 in the World

Founded: 1996

51. Dnipropetrovsk State Agrarian and Economic University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Mechanical Engineering

#1188 in Europe

#4772 in the World

Founded: 1922

52. Donetsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Lyman

For Mechanical Engineering

#1196 in Europe

#4806 in the World

Founded: 1930

53. Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Mechanical Engineering

#1197 in Europe

#4813 in the World

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

54. Donetsk State University of Management

Ukraine | Mariupol

For Mechanical Engineering

#1198 in Europe

#4815 in the World

Founded: 1992

55. Kharkiv National Medical University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Mechanical Engineering

#1205 in Europe

#4845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1805

56. Zaporizhia State Medical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Mechanical Engineering

#1206 in Europe

#4854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1959

57. Kherson National Technical University

Ukraine | Kherson

For Mechanical Engineering

#1207 in Europe

#4855 in the World

Founded: 1959

58. Ukrainian Academy of Printing

For Mechanical Engineering

#1208 in Europe

#4856 in the World

Founded: 1930

59. Lviv National Medical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1214 in Europe

#4889 in the World

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

60. Lesya Ukrainka East European National University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Mechanical Engineering

#1216 in Europe

#4903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1940

61. Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies

For Mechanical Engineering

#1223 in Europe

#4958 in the World

Founded: 1784

62. Zaporizhia State Engineering Academy

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Mechanical Engineering

#1226 in Europe

#4970 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1959

63. Zaporizhzhya National University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Mechanical Engineering

#1238 in Europe

#5038 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1930

64. Lugansk State Medical University

Ukraine | Luhansk

For Mechanical Engineering

#1251 in Europe

#5144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1956

65. Bukovinian State Medical University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Mechanical Engineering

#1260 in Europe

#5226 in the World

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

66. Kherson State University

Ukraine | Kherson

For Mechanical Engineering

#1270 in Europe

#5293 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1917

67. Odessa National Medical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Mechanical Engineering

#1271 in Europe

#5297 in the World

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

68. Dnipropetrovsk Medical Academy

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Mechanical Engineering

#1273 in Europe

#5305 in the World

Enrollment: 4,756
Founded: 1916

69. National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine

For Mechanical Engineering

#1277 in Europe

#5329 in the World

Founded: 1930

70. Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University

Ukraine | Starobilsk

For Mechanical Engineering

#1278 in Europe

#5331 in the World

Founded: 1921

71. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Mechanical Engineering

#1282 in Europe

#5362 in the World

Founded: 1923

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

Engineering subfields in Ukraine

Acoustical Engineering59

Aerospace Engineering55

Agricultural Engineering3

Applied/Engineering Physics7

Architectural Engineering8

Automation and Control engineering11

Automotive Engineering21

Biochemical Engineering5

Biomedical Engineering8

Biotechnology24

Chemical Engineering54

Civil Engineering36

Computer Engineering13

Computer Networking44

Construction Management16

Electrical Engineering60

Electronic Engineering28

Engineering Management21

Environmental Engineering17

Firefighting and Fire Science6

Geotechnical Engineering30

Human-Computer Interaction14

Industrial Engineering12

Landscape Architecture10

Marine Engineering4

Materials Science71

Metallurgical Engineering64

Mining Engineering10

Nanotechnology45

Nuclear Engineering8

Operations Research25

Optical Engineering69

Petroleum Engineering11

Polymer science and Plastics engineering2

Reliability and Quality Engineering20

Remote Sensing18

Renewable Energy Engineering10

Structural Engineering42

Systems Engineering41

Technical Drawing7

Telecommunications49

Transportation Engineering11