70 Best universities for Linguistics 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 Linguistics. A graph of 143K citations received by 45.5K academic papers made by 70 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 Linguistics

#325 in Europe

#838 in the World

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

2. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

For Linguistics

#429 in Europe

#1187 in the World

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

3. Lviv Polytechnic National University

For Linguistics

#437 in Europe

#1211 in the World

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

4. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Linguistics

#510 in Europe

#1462 in the World

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

5. National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

For Linguistics

#558 in Europe

#1629 in the World

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

6. Sumy State University

For Linguistics

#647 in Europe

#2097 in the World

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

7. Dnipropetrovsk National University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Linguistics

#652 in Europe

#2112 in the World

Founded: 1918

8. National Aviation University

For Linguistics

#657 in Europe

#2150 in the World

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

9. Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Linguistics

#689 in Europe

#2275 in the World

Founded: 1875

10. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

For Linguistics

#693 in Europe

#2296 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1898

11. Odessa National University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Linguistics

#727 in Europe

#2455 in the World

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

12. Ternopil National Economic University

Ukraine | Ternopil

For Linguistics

#734 in Europe

#2486 in the World

Founded: 1966

13. Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics

For Linguistics

#758 in Europe

#2633 in the World

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

14. Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Linguistics

#761 in Europe

#2646 in the World

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

15. Lesya Ukrainka East European National University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Linguistics

#768 in Europe

#2679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1940

16. National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Linguistics

#771 in Europe

#2698 in the World

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

17. Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University

Ukraine | Vinnytsia

For Linguistics

#777 in Europe

#2743 in the World

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

18. National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

For Linguistics

#781 in Europe

#2774 in the World

Founded: 1615

19. Zaporizhzhya National Technical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Linguistics

#789 in Europe

#2814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1900

20. Kyiv National Economic University

For Linguistics

#795 in Europe

#2842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1906

21. Uzhhorod National University

Ukraine | Uzhhorod

For Linguistics

#811 in Europe

#2933 in the World

Founded: 1945

22. South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Linguistics

#844 in Europe

#3129 in the World

Founded: 1817

23. Khmelnytskyi National University

Ukraine | Khmelnytskyi

For Linguistics

#890 in Europe

#3372 in the World

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

24. Odessa National Polytechnic University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Linguistics

#899 in Europe

#3406 in the World

Founded: 1918

25. Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture

For Linguistics

#907 in Europe

#3449 in the World

Founded: 1930

26. National Aerospace University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Linguistics

#912 in Europe

#3466 in the World

Founded: 1930

27. Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Linguistics

#918 in Europe

#3504 in the World

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

28. Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Linguistics

#972 in Europe

#3786 in the World

Founded: 1930

29. National Mining University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Linguistics

#973 in Europe

#3787 in the World

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

30. Black Sea National University

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Linguistics

#974 in Europe

#3800 in the World

Founded: 1996

31. O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University

For Linguistics

#978 in Europe

#3816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1841

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

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Linguistics

#985 in Europe

#3858 in the World

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

33. Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University

Ukraine | Poltava

For Linguistics

#995 in Europe

#3901 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1818

34. Odessa National Maritime University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Linguistics

#1007 in Europe

#3964 in the World

Founded: 1930

35. Lviv National Medical University

For Linguistics

#1008 in Europe

#3969 in the World

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

36. Dnipropetrovsk Medical Academy

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Linguistics

#1045 in Europe

#4152 in the World

Enrollment: 4,756
Founded: 1916

37. Sumy National Agrarian University

For Linguistics

#1063 in Europe

#4248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1977

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

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Linguistics

#1065 in Europe

#4259 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1922

39. National University of Food Technologies

For Linguistics

#1075 in Europe

#4320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1884

40. Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Linguistics

#1080 in Europe

#4348 in the World

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

41. East Ukrainian National University

Ukraine | Sievierodonetsk

For Linguistics

#1083 in Europe

#4358 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1920

42. Kryvyi Rih National University

Ukraine | Kryvyi Rih

For Linguistics

#1085 in Europe

#4372 in the World

Founded: 2011

43. National University of Shipbuilding

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Linguistics

#1091 in Europe

#4402 in the World

Founded: 1920

44. Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University

Ukraine | Starobilsk

For Linguistics

#1096 in Europe

#4435 in the World

Founded: 1921

45. Kherson State University

Ukraine | Kherson

For Linguistics

#1097 in Europe

#4439 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1917

46. Dnipropetrovsk State Agrarian and Economic University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Linguistics

#1111 in Europe

#4478 in the World

Founded: 1922

47. Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy

Ukraine | Poltava

For Linguistics

#1122 in Europe

#4514 in the World

Enrollment: 4,118
Founded: 1921

48. Lutsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Linguistics

#1136 in Europe

#4600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1966

49. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

For Linguistics

#1146 in Europe

#4654 in the World

Enrollment: 3,300
Founded: 1918

50. Zaporizhzhya National University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Linguistics

#1149 in Europe

#4665 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1930

51. Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Linguistics

#1151 in Europe

#4678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1930

52. Kharkiv National Medical University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Linguistics

#1171 in Europe

#4791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1805

53. Donetsk State University of Management

Ukraine | Mariupol

For Linguistics

#1172 in Europe

#4795 in the World

Founded: 1992

54. Bukovinian State Medical University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Linguistics

#1177 in Europe

#4819 in the World

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

55. Kherson National Technical University

Ukraine | Kherson

For Linguistics

#1184 in Europe

#4838 in the World

Founded: 1959

56. V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University

For Linguistics

#1193 in Europe

#4875 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1918

57. Donetsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Pokrovsk

For Linguistics

#1206 in Europe

#4946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1924

58. Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies

Ukraine | Odesa

For Linguistics

#1210 in Europe

#4977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1902

59. Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies

For Linguistics

#1235 in Europe

#5119 in the World

Founded: 1784

60. Zaporizhia State Medical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Linguistics

#1258 in Europe

#5214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1959

61. Lugansk State Medical University

Ukraine | Luhansk

For Linguistics

#1265 in Europe

#5249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1956

62. Ukrainian Academy of Printing

For Linguistics

#1268 in Europe

#5264 in the World

Founded: 1930

63. National Forestry University of Ukraine

For Linguistics

#1274 in Europe

#5308 in the World

Founded: 1874

64. National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine

For Linguistics

#1285 in Europe

#5370 in the World

Founded: 1930

65. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Linguistics

#1296 in Europe

#5402 in the World

Founded: 1923

66. National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Linguistics

#1297 in Europe

#5418 in the World

Founded: 1930

67. Odessa National Medical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Linguistics

#1324 in Europe

#5584 in the World

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

68. Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Linguistics

#1341 in Europe

#5687 in the World

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

69. Donetsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Lyman

For Linguistics

#1348 in Europe

#5751 in the World

Founded: 1930

70. Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Ukraine | Kramatorsk

For Linguistics

#1373 in Europe

#5955 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1947

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

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