70 Best universities for Ecology 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 Ecology. A graph of 255K citations received by 47K academic papers made by 70 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 Ecology

#486 in Europe

#1504 in the World

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

2. Lviv Polytechnic National University

For Ecology

#553 in Europe

#1871 in the World

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

3. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

For Ecology

#559 in Europe

#1893 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1898

4. Sumy State University

For Ecology

#617 in Europe

#2166 in the World

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

5. National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

For Ecology

#623 in Europe

#2205 in the World

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

6. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Ecology

#634 in Europe

#2253 in the World

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

7. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

For Ecology

#644 in Europe

#2309 in the World

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

8. Dnipropetrovsk National University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Ecology

#710 in Europe

#2626 in the World

Founded: 1918

9. Odessa National University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Ecology

#753 in Europe

#2892 in the World

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

10. National Aviation University

For Ecology

#763 in Europe

#2959 in the World

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

11. Ternopil National Economic University

Ukraine | Ternopil

For Ecology

#766 in Europe

#2972 in the World

Founded: 1966

12. Sumy National Agrarian University

For Ecology

#795 in Europe

#3122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1977

13. Dnipropetrovsk State Agrarian and Economic University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Ecology

#799 in Europe

#3162 in the World

Founded: 1922

14. National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Ecology

#805 in Europe

#3206 in the World

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

15. Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Ecology

#839 in Europe

#3387 in the World

Founded: 1875

16. Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics

For Ecology

#862 in Europe

#3472 in the World

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

17. Kyiv National Economic University

For Ecology

#885 in Europe

#3585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1906

18. Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies

For Ecology

#895 in Europe

#3649 in the World

Founded: 1784

19. Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture

For Ecology

#914 in Europe

#3741 in the World

Founded: 1930

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

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Ecology

#922 in Europe

#3784 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1922

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

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Ecology

#928 in Europe

#3851 in the World

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

22. National Mining University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Ecology

#932 in Europe

#3867 in the World

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

23. Uzhhorod National University

Ukraine | Uzhhorod

For Ecology

#955 in Europe

#4014 in the World

Founded: 1945

24. National University of Food Technologies

For Ecology

#956 in Europe

#4023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1884

25. National Forestry University of Ukraine

For Ecology

#958 in Europe

#4030 in the World

Founded: 1874

26. Zaporizhzhya National Technical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Ecology

#960 in Europe

#4035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1900

27. Lesya Ukrainka East European National University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Ecology

#966 in Europe

#4076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1940

28. Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University

Ukraine | Vinnytsia

For Ecology

#969 in Europe

#4092 in the World

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

29. Odessa National Polytechnic University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Ecology

#990 in Europe

#4185 in the World

Founded: 1918

30. O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University

For Ecology

#1013 in Europe

#4276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1841

31. Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Ecology

#1015 in Europe

#4281 in the World

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

32. Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Ecology

#1020 in Europe

#4307 in the World

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

33. Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies

Ukraine | Odesa

For Ecology

#1027 in Europe

#4347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1902

34. Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Ecology

#1047 in Europe

#4473 in the World

Founded: 1930

35. Lviv National Medical University

For Ecology

#1051 in Europe

#4490 in the World

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

36. National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

For Ecology

#1060 in Europe

#4522 in the World

Founded: 1615

37. Kherson State University

Ukraine | Kherson

For Ecology

#1066 in Europe

#4544 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1917

38. Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University

Ukraine | Poltava

For Ecology

#1076 in Europe

#4601 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1818

39. National Aerospace University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Ecology

#1079 in Europe

#4611 in the World

Founded: 1930

40. Khmelnytskyi National University

Ukraine | Khmelnytskyi

For Ecology

#1091 in Europe

#4667 in the World

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

41. Odessa National Maritime University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Ecology

#1093 in Europe

#4672 in the World

Founded: 1930

42. National University of Shipbuilding

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Ecology

#1094 in Europe

#4673 in the World

Founded: 1920

43. V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University

For Ecology

#1105 in Europe

#4711 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1918

44. East Ukrainian National University

Ukraine | Sievierodonetsk

For Ecology

#1106 in Europe

#4713 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1920

45. Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Ecology

#1127 in Europe

#4846 in the World

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

46. Donetsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Pokrovsk

For Ecology

#1135 in Europe

#4873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1924

47. Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Ecology

#1138 in Europe

#4902 in the World

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

48. Kryvyi Rih National University

Ukraine | Kryvyi Rih

For Ecology

#1144 in Europe

#4933 in the World

Founded: 2011

49. Lutsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Ecology

#1163 in Europe

#5021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1966

50. National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Ecology

#1188 in Europe

#5144 in the World

Founded: 1930

51. Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy

Ukraine | Poltava

For Ecology

#1202 in Europe

#5233 in the World

Enrollment: 4,118
Founded: 1921

52. Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Ecology

#1209 in Europe

#5261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1930

53. Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University

Ukraine | Starobilsk

For Ecology

#1218 in Europe

#5329 in the World

Founded: 1921

54. Black Sea National University

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Ecology

#1221 in Europe

#5337 in the World

Founded: 1996

55. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

For Ecology

#1222 in Europe

#5351 in the World

Enrollment: 3,300
Founded: 1918

56. Kharkiv National Medical University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Ecology

#1231 in Europe

#5388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1805

57. Zaporizhzhya National University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Ecology

#1237 in Europe

#5411 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1930

58. Zaporizhia State Medical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Ecology

#1248 in Europe

#5474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1959

59. Odessa National Medical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Ecology

#1258 in Europe

#5526 in the World

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

60. Kherson National Technical University

Ukraine | Kherson

For Ecology

#1275 in Europe

#5617 in the World

Founded: 1959

61. Bukovinian State Medical University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Ecology

#1282 in Europe

#5675 in the World

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

62. Donetsk State University of Management

Ukraine | Mariupol

For Ecology

#1283 in Europe

#5682 in the World

Founded: 1992

63. Dnipropetrovsk Medical Academy

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Ecology

#1293 in Europe

#5732 in the World

Enrollment: 4,756
Founded: 1916

64. South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Ecology

#1297 in Europe

#5742 in the World

Founded: 1817

65. National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine

For Ecology

#1319 in Europe

#5821 in the World

Founded: 1930

66. Donetsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Lyman

For Ecology

#1338 in Europe

#5983 in the World

Founded: 1930

67. Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Ukraine | Kramatorsk

For Ecology

#1353 in Europe

#6082 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1947

68. Ukrainian Academy of Printing

For Ecology

#1356 in Europe

#6089 in the World

Founded: 1930

69. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Ecology

#1358 in Europe

#6103 in the World

Founded: 1923

70. Lugansk State Medical University

Ukraine | Luhansk

For Ecology

#1369 in Europe

#6175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1956

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

Environmental Science subfields in Ukraine

Agricultural Science42

Earth science and Geophysics29

Environmental Chemistry24

Environmental Engineering17

Environmental Management48

Geography and Cartography71

Geotechnical Engineering30

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science59

Mining Engineering10

Petrology and Geochemistry22

Urban and Regional planning24

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation10