25 Best universities for Operations Research 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 Operations Research. A graph of 14K citations received by 3.43K academic papers made by 25 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. National Aviation University

For Operations Research

#327 in Europe

#950 in the World

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

2. Odessa National Maritime University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Operations Research

#402 in Europe

#1168 in the World

Founded: 1930

3. Lviv Polytechnic National University

For Operations Research

#436 in Europe

#1304 in the World

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

4. National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

For Operations Research

#450 in Europe

#1387 in the World

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

5. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

For Operations Research

#466 in Europe

#1468 in the World

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

6. Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Operations Research

#515 in Europe

#1630 in the World

Founded: 1930

7. Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Operations Research

#550 in Europe

#1788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1930

8. National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Operations Research

#551 in Europe

#1792 in the World

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

9. Sumy State University

For Operations Research

#582 in Europe

#1914 in the World

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

10. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Operations Research

#584 in Europe

#1921 in the World

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

11. National Aerospace University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Operations Research

#586 in Europe

#1927 in the World

Founded: 1930

12. Odessa National Polytechnic University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Operations Research

#588 in Europe

#1933 in the World

Founded: 1918

13. Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Operations Research

#592 in Europe

#1958 in the World

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

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

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Operations Research

#597 in Europe

#1977 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1922

15. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

For Operations Research

#623 in Europe

#2109 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1898

16. National Mining University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Operations Research

#626 in Europe

#2129 in the World

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

17. Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture

For Operations Research

#637 in Europe

#2206 in the World

Founded: 1930

18. Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics

For Operations Research

#645 in Europe

#2232 in the World

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

19. Ternopil National Economic University

Ukraine | Ternopil

For Operations Research

#649 in Europe

#2240 in the World

Founded: 1966

20. National University of Shipbuilding

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Operations Research

#651 in Europe

#2247 in the World

Founded: 1920

21. Uzhhorod National University

Ukraine | Uzhhorod

For Operations Research

#653 in Europe

#2265 in the World

Founded: 1945

22. Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Operations Research

#654 in Europe

#2268 in the World

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

23. Khmelnytskyi National University

Ukraine | Khmelnytskyi

For Operations Research

#659 in Europe

#2286 in the World

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

24. Kyiv National Economic University

For Operations Research

#661 in Europe

#2296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1906

25. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

For Operations Research

#666 in Europe

#2312 in the World

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

The best cities to study Operations Research in Ukraine based on the number of universities and their ranks are Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv, and Dnipro.

Mathematics subfields in Ukraine

Actuarial Science8

Applied Mathematics20

Blockchain and Cryptography11

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics24

Math Teachers47