List of 49 best universities in Belarus

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Top 49 universities in Belarus ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 160K citations received by 26.4K academic publications made by 49 universities from Belarus, the popularity of 200 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Belarusian State University

#487 in Europe

#1341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 38,972
Founded: 1921

2. Belarusian National Technical University

#943 in Europe

#3228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1920

3. Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics

#1007 in Europe

#3619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1964

4. Belarusian State Medical University

#1061 in Europe

#3888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 7,050
Founded: 1921

5. Gomel State University

#1116 in Europe

#4214 in the World

Founded: 1930

6. Belarusian State Technological University

#1119 in Europe

#4240 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1930

7. Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno

#1175 in Europe

#4585 in the World

Enrollment: 15,527
Founded: 1940

8. Belarusian State Economic University

#1293 in Europe

#5233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1933

9. Belarusian State Pedagogical University

#1385 in Europe

#5664 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1914

10. Brest State Technical University

#1421 in Europe

#5863 in the World

Enrollment: 6,400
Founded: 1966

11. Vitebsk State University

#1442 in Europe

#5992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1910

12. Vitebsk State Technological University

#1489 in Europe

#6332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

13. Gomel State Technical University

#1506 in Europe

#6425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1968

14. Belarusian State University of Transport

#1542 in Europe

#6604 in the World

Founded: 1953

15. Gomel State Medical University

#1577 in Europe

#6816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1990

16. Polotsk State University

#1848 in Europe

#8046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1968

17. Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus

#1926 in Europe

#8273 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. Belarusian State Agricultural Academy

#1983 in Europe

#8401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1840

19. Belarusian State University of Physical Culture

#2000 in Europe

#8452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1937

20. Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

#2019 in Europe

#8502 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1958

21. Brest State University

#2028 in Europe

#8526 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1945

22. Grodno State Medical University

#2043 in Europe

#8588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1958

23. Vitebsk State Medical University

#2080 in Europe

#8732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1934

24. Mogilev State University

#2094 in Europe

#8791 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1913

25. Minsk State Linguistic University

#2104 in Europe

#8861 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. Belarusian-Russian University

#2113 in Europe

#8885 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1961

27. BIP - Institute of Law

#2137 in Europe

#8992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1990

28. Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts

#2142 in Europe

#9009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1975

29. Gomel Engineering Institute

#2166 in Europe

#9138 in the World

Founded: 2004

30. Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine

#2194 in Europe

#9259 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1924

31. Polessky State University

#2219 in Europe

#9353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 4,080
Founded: 2006

32. Belarusian State Academy of Arts

#2257 in Europe

#9493 in the World

Enrollment: 1,300
Founded: 1945

33. Graduate School of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

#2260 in Europe

#9500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2001

34. Grodno State Agrarian University

#2272 in Europe

#9573 in the World

Enrollment: 7,896
Founded: 1951

35. Institute of Modern Knowledge

#2282 in Europe

#9604 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1990

36. Baranovichi State University

#2286 in Europe

#9649 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2004

37. Belarusian State Agrarian Technical University

#2313 in Europe

#9748 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1954

38. Belarusian Trade and Economics University of Consumer Cooperatives

#2318 in Europe

#9759 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1964

39. Belarusian State Academy of Music

#2341 in Europe

#9852 in the World

Enrollment: 1,200
Founded: 1932

40. Mozyr State Pedagogical University

#2358 in Europe

#9938 in the World

Enrollment: 3,993
Founded: 1944

41. Minsk Innovation University

#2372 in Europe

#10028 in the World

Founded: 1991

42. Mogilev State University of Food Technologies

#2392 in Europe

#10140 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1973

43. International University MITSO

#2435 in Europe

#10383 in the World

Founded: 1930

44. Belarusian State Academy of Communications

#2463 in Europe

#10535 in the World

Founded: 1993

45. Belarusian State Academy of Aviation

#2547 in Europe

#11082 in the World

Founded: 1974

46. Minsk State Higher Radiotechnical College

#2560 in Europe

#11180 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1960

47. Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship

#2635 in Europe

#11831 in the World

Founded: 1993

48. Institute of Parliamentarism and Private Enterprise

#2690 in Europe

#12269 in the World

Founded: 1993

49. International Humanities and Economics Institute

#2761 in Europe

#13269 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study in Belarus based on the number of universities and their ranks are Minsk, Gomel, Grodno, and Brest.

Average cost of living for students in Belarus is $381 + $33-233 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).