72 Best universities for Geology 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 Geology. A graph of 320K citations received by 58.3K academic papers made by 72 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 Geology

#450 in Europe

#1354 in the World

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

2. Lviv Polytechnic National University

For Geology

#553 in Europe

#1805 in the World

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

3. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

For Geology

#556 in Europe

#1818 in the World

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

4. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Geology

#565 in Europe

#1854 in the World

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

5. National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

For Geology

#602 in Europe

#2018 in the World

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

6. Sumy State University

For Geology

#690 in Europe

#2496 in the World

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

7. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

For Geology

#710 in Europe

#2593 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1898

8. Dnipropetrovsk National University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Geology

#721 in Europe

#2684 in the World

Founded: 1918

9. National Aviation University

For Geology

#740 in Europe

#2760 in the World

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

10. Odessa National University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Geology

#775 in Europe

#2945 in the World

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

11. National Mining University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Geology

#778 in Europe

#2964 in the World

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

12. National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Geology

#786 in Europe

#2989 in the World

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

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

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Geology

#844 in Europe

#3275 in the World

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

14. Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Geology

#848 in Europe

#3320 in the World

Founded: 1875

15. O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University

For Geology

#872 in Europe

#3504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1841

16. Lesya Ukrainka East European National University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Geology

#883 in Europe

#3534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1940

17. Uzhhorod National University

Ukraine | Uzhhorod

For Geology

#886 in Europe

#3544 in the World

Founded: 1945

18. Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture

For Geology

#897 in Europe

#3593 in the World

Founded: 1930

19. Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Geology

#916 in Europe

#3713 in the World

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

20. National Aerospace University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Geology

#920 in Europe

#3729 in the World

Founded: 1930

21. Ternopil National Economic University

Ukraine | Ternopil

For Geology

#927 in Europe

#3778 in the World

Founded: 1966

22. Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Geology

#938 in Europe

#3816 in the World

Founded: 1930

23. Donetsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Pokrovsk

For Geology

#939 in Europe

#3818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1924

24. Zaporizhzhya National Technical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Geology

#968 in Europe

#3962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1900

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

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Geology

#971 in Europe

#3972 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1922

26. National University of Food Technologies

For Geology

#976 in Europe

#4001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1884

27. Odessa National Maritime University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Geology

#992 in Europe

#4113 in the World

Founded: 1930

28. Kyiv National Economic University

For Geology

#995 in Europe

#4129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1906

29. Sumy National Agrarian University

For Geology

#1007 in Europe

#4175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1977

30. Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics

For Geology

#1011 in Europe

#4185 in the World

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

31. Lviv National Medical University

For Geology

#1016 in Europe

#4204 in the World

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

32. Dnipropetrovsk State Agrarian and Economic University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Geology

#1018 in Europe

#4211 in the World

Founded: 1922

33. Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University

Ukraine | Vinnytsia

For Geology

#1023 in Europe

#4227 in the World

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

34. Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University

Ukraine | Poltava

For Geology

#1025 in Europe

#4249 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1818

35. Kryvyi Rih National University

Ukraine | Kryvyi Rih

For Geology

#1055 in Europe

#4396 in the World

Founded: 2011

36. Odessa National Polytechnic University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Geology

#1060 in Europe

#4424 in the World

Founded: 1918

37. National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

For Geology

#1068 in Europe

#4451 in the World

Founded: 1615

38. National University of Shipbuilding

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Geology

#1070 in Europe

#4457 in the World

Founded: 1920

39. Khmelnytskyi National University

Ukraine | Khmelnytskyi

For Geology

#1080 in Europe

#4485 in the World

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

40. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

For Geology

#1102 in Europe

#4624 in the World

Enrollment: 3,300
Founded: 1918

41. Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies

For Geology

#1107 in Europe

#4644 in the World

Founded: 1784

42. Kharkiv National Medical University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Geology

#1110 in Europe

#4658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1805

43. East Ukrainian National University

Ukraine | Sievierodonetsk

For Geology

#1113 in Europe

#4667 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1920

44. Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Geology

#1117 in Europe

#4689 in the World

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

45. Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Geology

#1127 in Europe

#4745 in the World

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

46. Zaporizhia State Medical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Geology

#1134 in Europe

#4771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1959

47. Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy

Ukraine | Poltava

For Geology

#1136 in Europe

#4786 in the World

Enrollment: 4,118
Founded: 1921

48. V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University

For Geology

#1140 in Europe

#4798 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1918

49. Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Geology

#1146 in Europe

#4842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1930

50. Donetsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Lyman

For Geology

#1159 in Europe

#4880 in the World

Founded: 1930

51. National Forestry University of Ukraine

For Geology

#1161 in Europe

#4884 in the World

Founded: 1874

52. Kherson State University

Ukraine | Kherson

For Geology

#1163 in Europe

#4889 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1917

53. Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies

Ukraine | Odesa

For Geology

#1165 in Europe

#4897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1902

54. Lutsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Geology

#1169 in Europe

#4912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1966

55. National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Geology

#1175 in Europe

#4942 in the World

Founded: 1930

56. Dnipropetrovsk Medical Academy

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Geology

#1181 in Europe

#4965 in the World

Enrollment: 4,756
Founded: 1916

57. Bukovinian State Medical University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Geology

#1228 in Europe

#5229 in the World

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

58. South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Geology

#1248 in Europe

#5336 in the World

Founded: 1817

59. Odessa National Medical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Geology

#1257 in Europe

#5364 in the World

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

60. Black Sea National University

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Geology

#1260 in Europe

#5388 in the World

Founded: 1996

61. Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University

Ukraine | Starobilsk

For Geology

#1261 in Europe

#5400 in the World

Founded: 1921

62. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Geology

#1263 in Europe

#5420 in the World

Founded: 1923

63. Zaporizhzhya National University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Geology

#1277 in Europe

#5483 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1930

64. Kherson National Technical University

Ukraine | Kherson

For Geology

#1297 in Europe

#5602 in the World

Founded: 1959

65. Ukrainian Academy of Printing

For Geology

#1301 in Europe

#5613 in the World

Founded: 1930

66. Donetsk State University of Management

Ukraine | Mariupol

For Geology

#1311 in Europe

#5643 in the World

Founded: 1992

67. Lugansk State Medical University

Ukraine | Luhansk

For Geology

#1319 in Europe

#5693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1956

68. Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Ukraine | Kramatorsk

For Geology

#1328 in Europe

#5778 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1947

69. National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine

For Geology

#1331 in Europe

#5787 in the World

Founded: 1930

70. Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Geology

#1346 in Europe

#5934 in the World

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

71. Zaporizhia State Engineering Academy

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Geology

#1389 in Europe

#6227 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1959

72. Zaporizhia Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Geology

#1397 in Europe

#6276 in the World

Founded: 1926

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

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