44 Best universities for Oceanography 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 Oceanography. A graph of 77K citations received by 11.8K academic papers made by 44 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 Oceanography

#470 in Europe

#1392 in the World

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

2. National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

For Oceanography

#523 in Europe

#1627 in the World

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

3. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Oceanography

#532 in Europe

#1675 in the World

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

4. Lviv Polytechnic National University

For Oceanography

#534 in Europe

#1686 in the World

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

5. Sumy State University

For Oceanography

#621 in Europe

#2155 in the World

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

6. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

For Oceanography

#625 in Europe

#2176 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1898

7. Odessa National University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Oceanography

#632 in Europe

#2197 in the World

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

8. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

For Oceanography

#647 in Europe

#2259 in the World

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

9. National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Oceanography

#674 in Europe

#2406 in the World

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

10. National Aviation University

For Oceanography

#688 in Europe

#2467 in the World

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

11. Dnipropetrovsk National University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Oceanography

#721 in Europe

#2654 in the World

Founded: 1918

12. Donetsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Pokrovsk

For Oceanography

#742 in Europe

#2753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1924

13. Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Oceanography

#759 in Europe

#2850 in the World

Founded: 1930

14. Odessa National Maritime University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Oceanography

#768 in Europe

#2900 in the World

Founded: 1930

15. National University of Shipbuilding

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Oceanography

#779 in Europe

#2945 in the World

Founded: 1920

16. Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Oceanography

#780 in Europe

#2949 in the World

Founded: 1875

17. Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture

For Oceanography

#834 in Europe

#3211 in the World

Founded: 1930

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

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Oceanography

#863 in Europe

#3364 in the World

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

19. Uzhhorod National University

Ukraine | Uzhhorod

For Oceanography

#879 in Europe

#3481 in the World

Founded: 1945

20. National Aerospace University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Oceanography

#882 in Europe

#3487 in the World

Founded: 1930

21. National Mining University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Oceanography

#885 in Europe

#3494 in the World

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

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

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Oceanography

#897 in Europe

#3555 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1922

23. Zaporizhzhya National Technical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Oceanography

#901 in Europe

#3577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1900

24. Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Oceanography

#941 in Europe

#3751 in the World

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

25. National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Oceanography

#956 in Europe

#3803 in the World

Founded: 1930

26. Dnipropetrovsk State Agrarian and Economic University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Oceanography

#957 in Europe

#3807 in the World

Founded: 1922

27. National University of Food Technologies

For Oceanography

#965 in Europe

#3854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1884

28. Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University

Ukraine | Poltava

For Oceanography

#973 in Europe

#3904 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1818

29. Ternopil National Economic University

Ukraine | Ternopil

For Oceanography

#989 in Europe

#3981 in the World

Founded: 1966

30. Odessa National Polytechnic University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Oceanography

#1003 in Europe

#4038 in the World

Founded: 1918

31. Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University

Ukraine | Vinnytsia

For Oceanography

#1005 in Europe

#4050 in the World

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

32. Lesya Ukrainka East European National University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Oceanography

#1015 in Europe

#4112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1940

33. National Forestry University of Ukraine

For Oceanography

#1032 in Europe

#4205 in the World

Founded: 1874

34. Kyiv National Economic University

For Oceanography

#1040 in Europe

#4247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1906

35. Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Oceanography

#1043 in Europe

#4260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1930

36. Lutsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Oceanography

#1052 in Europe

#4323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1966

37. Khmelnytskyi National University

Ukraine | Khmelnytskyi

For Oceanography

#1059 in Europe

#4364 in the World

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

38. Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics

For Oceanography

#1073 in Europe

#4423 in the World

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

39. Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies

Ukraine | Odesa

For Oceanography

#1075 in Europe

#4431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1902

40. V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University

For Oceanography

#1076 in Europe

#4440 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1918

41. Sumy National Agrarian University

For Oceanography

#1078 in Europe

#4452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1977

42. East Ukrainian National University

Ukraine | Sievierodonetsk

For Oceanography

#1082 in Europe

#4498 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1920

43. National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

For Oceanography

#1086 in Europe

#4525 in the World

Founded: 1615

44. Kryvyi Rih National University

Ukraine | Kryvyi Rih

For Oceanography

#1099 in Europe

#4623 in the World

Founded: 2011

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