22 Best universities for Classics and Ancient History 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 Classics and Ancient History. A graph of 7.08K citations received by 3.82K academic papers made by 22 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 Classics and Ancient History

#382 in Europe

#999 in the World

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

2. Lviv Polytechnic National University

Ukraine | Lviv

For Classics and Ancient History

#503 in Europe

#1479 in the World

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

3. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Classics and Ancient History

#520 in Europe

#1539 in the World

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

4. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

Ukraine | Lviv

For Classics and Ancient History

#554 in Europe

#1651 in the World

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

5. Sumy State University

Ukraine | Sumy

For Classics and Ancient History

#564 in Europe

#1685 in the World

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

6. National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

Ukraine | Kyiv

For Classics and Ancient History

#639 in Europe

#2016 in the World

Founded: 1615

7. Odessa National University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Classics and Ancient History

#663 in Europe

#2121 in the World

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

8. Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Classics and Ancient History

#687 in Europe

#2237 in the World

Founded: 1875

9. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

Ukraine | Kyiv

For Classics and Ancient History

#712 in Europe

#2346 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1898

10. Ternopil National Economic University

Ukraine | Ternopil

For Classics and Ancient History

#741 in Europe

#2512 in the World

Founded: 1966

11. Dnipropetrovsk National University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Classics and Ancient History

#744 in Europe

#2524 in the World

Founded: 1918

12. National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kyiv

For Classics and Ancient History

#761 in Europe

#2603 in the World

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

13. National Aviation University

Ukraine | Kyiv

For Classics and Ancient History

#770 in Europe

#2642 in the World

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

14. Odessa National Maritime University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Classics and Ancient History

#782 in Europe

#2711 in the World

Founded: 1930

15. Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics

Ukraine | Kyiv

For Classics and Ancient History

#785 in Europe

#2730 in the World

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

16. Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University

Ukraine | Vinnytsia

For Classics and Ancient History

#789 in Europe

#2752 in the World

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

17. Lesya Ukrainka East European National University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Classics and Ancient History

#790 in Europe

#2769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1940

18. Zaporizhzhya National Technical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Classics and Ancient History

#791 in Europe

#2770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1900

19. Uzhhorod National University

Ukraine | Uzhhorod

For Classics and Ancient History

#796 in Europe

#2793 in the World

Founded: 1945

20. National University of Food Technologies

Ukraine | Kyiv

For Classics and Ancient History

#797 in Europe

#2795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1884

21. Kyiv National Economic University

Ukraine | Kyiv

For Classics and Ancient History

#801 in Europe

#2814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1906

22. Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Classics and Ancient History

#809 in Europe

#2868 in the World

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

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