28 Best universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics 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 Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 39.4K citations received by 7.27K academic papers made by 28 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

Ukraine | Kyiv

For Earth science and Geophysics

#366 in Europe

#1080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1834

2. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Earth science and Geophysics

#406 in Europe

#1263 in the World

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

3. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

Ukraine | Lviv

For Earth science and Geophysics

#428 in Europe

#1353 in the World

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

4. Lviv Polytechnic National University

Ukraine | Lviv

For Earth science and Geophysics

#524 in Europe

#1767 in the World

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

5. National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kyiv

For Earth science and Geophysics

#583 in Europe

#2090 in the World

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

6. Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Earth science and Geophysics

#602 in Europe

#2161 in the World

Founded: 1930

7. National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Earth science and Geophysics

#607 in Europe

#2196 in the World

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

8. Sumy State University

Ukraine | Sumy

For Earth science and Geophysics

#618 in Europe

#2226 in the World

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

9. National Mining University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Earth science and Geophysics

#626 in Europe

#2278 in the World

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

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

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Earth science and Geophysics

#649 in Europe

#2355 in the World

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

11. Odessa National University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Earth science and Geophysics

#685 in Europe

#2546 in the World

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

12. Dnipropetrovsk National University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Earth science and Geophysics

#709 in Europe

#2714 in the World

Founded: 1918

13. Donetsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Pokrovsk

For Earth science and Geophysics

#726 in Europe

#2826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1924

14. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

Ukraine | Kyiv

For Earth science and Geophysics

#751 in Europe

#2979 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1898

15. National Aviation University

Ukraine | Kyiv

For Earth science and Geophysics

#762 in Europe

#3031 in the World

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

16. Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Earth science and Geophysics

#779 in Europe

#3096 in the World

Founded: 1875

17. National Aerospace University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Earth science and Geophysics

#816 in Europe

#3262 in the World

Founded: 1930

18. Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Earth science and Geophysics

#829 in Europe

#3353 in the World

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

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

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Earth science and Geophysics

#843 in Europe

#3434 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1922

20. Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University

Ukraine | Poltava

For Earth science and Geophysics

#845 in Europe

#3461 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1818

21. Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture

Ukraine | Kyiv

For Earth science and Geophysics

#850 in Europe

#3474 in the World

Founded: 1930

22. Odessa National Polytechnic University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Earth science and Geophysics

#867 in Europe

#3579 in the World

Founded: 1918

23. Uzhhorod National University

Ukraine | Uzhhorod

For Earth science and Geophysics

#869 in Europe

#3585 in the World

Founded: 1945

24. Kryvyi Rih National University

Ukraine | Kryvyi Rih

For Earth science and Geophysics

#871 in Europe

#3595 in the World

Founded: 2011

25. Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Earth science and Geophysics

#879 in Europe

#3637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1930

26. Lesya Ukrainka East European National University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Earth science and Geophysics

#881 in Europe

#3658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1940

27. Zaporizhzhya National Technical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#884 in Europe

#3667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1900

28. East Ukrainian National University

Ukraine | Sievierodonetsk

For Earth science and Geophysics

#888 in Europe

#3684 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1920

The best cities to study Earth science and Geophysics in Ukraine based on the number of universities and their ranks are Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, and Dnipro.