70 Best universities for Linguistics 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 Linguistics. A graph of 130K citations received by 44.6K 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

#330 in Europe

#838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1834

2. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

For Linguistics

#427 in Europe

#1171 in the World

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

3. Lviv Polytechnic National University

For Linguistics

#439 in Europe

#1205 in the World

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

4. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Linguistics

#522 in Europe

#1498 in the World

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

5. National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

For Linguistics

#551 in Europe

#1613 in the World

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

6. Dnipropetrovsk National University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Linguistics

#645 in Europe

#2093 in the World

Founded: 1918

7. Sumy State University

For Linguistics

#654 in Europe

#2130 in the World

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

8. National Aviation University

For Linguistics

#657 in Europe

#2145 in the World

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

9. Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Linguistics

#689 in Europe

#2272 in the World

Founded: 1875

10. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

For Linguistics

#693 in Europe

#2281 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1898

11. Odessa National University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Linguistics

#725 in Europe

#2450 in the World

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

12. Ternopil National Economic University

Ukraine | Ternopil

For Linguistics

#734 in Europe

#2491 in the World

Founded: 1966

13. Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics

For Linguistics

#754 in Europe

#2616 in the World

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

14. Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Linguistics

#758 in Europe

#2632 in the World

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

15. Lesya Ukrainka East European National University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Linguistics

#767 in Europe

#2673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1940

16. National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Linguistics

#768 in Europe

#2683 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

#770 in Europe

#2712 in the World

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

18. National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

For Linguistics

#779 in Europe

#2762 in the World

Founded: 1615

19. Zaporizhzhya National Technical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Linguistics

#786 in Europe

#2799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1900

20. Kyiv National Economic University

For Linguistics

#795 in Europe

#2860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1906

21. Uzhhorod National University

Ukraine | Uzhhorod

For Linguistics

#804 in Europe

#2902 in the World

Founded: 1945

22. South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Linguistics

#838 in Europe

#3083 in the World

Founded: 1817

23. Khmelnytskyi National University

Ukraine | Khmelnytskyi

For Linguistics

#885 in Europe

#3356 in the World

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

24. Odessa National Polytechnic University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Linguistics

#897 in Europe

#3398 in the World

Founded: 1918

25. National Aerospace University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Linguistics

#905 in Europe

#3443 in the World

Founded: 1930

26. Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture

For Linguistics

#912 in Europe

#3475 in the World

Founded: 1930

27. Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Linguistics

#919 in Europe

#3507 in the World

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

28. Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Linguistics

#961 in Europe

#3720 in the World

Founded: 1930

29. Black Sea National University

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Linguistics

#970 in Europe

#3764 in the World

Founded: 1996

30. National Mining University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Linguistics

#979 in Europe

#3797 in the World

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

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

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Linguistics

#984 in Europe

#3852 in the World

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

32. O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University

For Linguistics

#1003 in Europe

#3936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1841

33. Odessa National Maritime University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Linguistics

#1005 in Europe

#3943 in the World

Founded: 1930

34. Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University

Ukraine | Poltava

For Linguistics

#1007 in Europe

#3945 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1818

35. Lviv National Medical University

For Linguistics

#1010 in Europe

#3961 in the World

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

36. Dnipropetrovsk Medical Academy

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Linguistics

#1037 in Europe

#4128 in the World

Enrollment: 4,756
Founded: 1916

37. National University of Food Technologies

For Linguistics

#1065 in Europe

#4256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1884

38. Sumy National Agrarian University

For Linguistics

#1071 in Europe

#4283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1977

39. East Ukrainian National University

Ukraine | Sievierodonetsk

For Linguistics

#1075 in Europe

#4302 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1920

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

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Linguistics

#1079 in Europe

#4323 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1922

41. Kryvyi Rih National University

Ukraine | Kryvyi Rih

For Linguistics

#1083 in Europe

#4352 in the World

Founded: 2011

42. National University of Shipbuilding

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Linguistics

#1086 in Europe

#4379 in the World

Founded: 1920

43. Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Linguistics

#1089 in Europe

#4392 in the World

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

44. Kherson State University

Ukraine | Kherson

For Linguistics

#1094 in Europe

#4404 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1917

45. Dnipropetrovsk State Agrarian and Economic University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Linguistics

#1107 in Europe

#4456 in the World

Founded: 1922

46. Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University

Ukraine | Starobilsk

For Linguistics

#1111 in Europe

#4478 in the World

Founded: 1921

47. Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy

Ukraine | Poltava

For Linguistics

#1114 in Europe

#4487 in the World

Enrollment: 4,118
Founded: 1921

48. Zaporizhzhya National University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Linguistics

#1137 in Europe

#4614 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1930

49. Lutsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Linguistics

#1142 in Europe

#4633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1966

50. Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Linguistics

#1148 in Europe

#4662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1930

51. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

For Linguistics

#1154 in Europe

#4708 in the World

Enrollment: 3,300
Founded: 1918

52. Kherson National Technical University

Ukraine | Kherson

For Linguistics

#1174 in Europe

#4807 in the World

Founded: 1959

53. Donetsk State University of Management

Ukraine | Mariupol

For Linguistics

#1176 in Europe

#4816 in the World

Founded: 1992

54. V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University

For Linguistics

#1184 in Europe

#4834 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1918

55. Bukovinian State Medical University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Linguistics

#1185 in Europe

#4838 in the World

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

56. Donetsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Pokrovsk

For Linguistics

#1193 in Europe

#4864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1924

57. Kharkiv National Medical University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Linguistics

#1201 in Europe

#4925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1805

58. Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies

Ukraine | Odesa

For Linguistics

#1204 in Europe

#4938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1902

59. Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies

For Linguistics

#1226 in Europe

#5072 in the World

Founded: 1784

60. Ukrainian Academy of Printing

For Linguistics

#1258 in Europe

#5221 in the World

Founded: 1930

61. Zaporizhia State Medical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Linguistics

#1259 in Europe

#5227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1959

62. National Forestry University of Ukraine

For Linguistics

#1267 in Europe

#5289 in the World

Founded: 1874

63. Lugansk State Medical University

Ukraine | Luhansk

For Linguistics

#1274 in Europe

#5312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1956

64. National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Linguistics

#1283 in Europe

#5365 in the World

Founded: 1930

65. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Linguistics

#1294 in Europe

#5415 in the World

Founded: 1923

66. National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine

For Linguistics

#1300 in Europe

#5447 in the World

Founded: 1930

67. Odessa National Medical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Linguistics

#1323 in Europe

#5590 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

#5688 in the World

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

69. Donetsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Lyman

For Linguistics

#1350 in Europe

#5787 in the World

Founded: 1930

70. Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Ukraine | Kramatorsk

For Linguistics

#1370 in Europe

#5932 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 Dnipro.

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