38 Best universities for Health Science 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 Health Science. A graph of 50.5K citations received by 6.23K academic papers made by 38 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. Sumy State University

For Health Science

#469 in Europe

#1616 in the World

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

2. O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University

For Health Science

#490 in Europe

#1723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1841

3. Dnipropetrovsk Medical Academy

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Health Science

#496 in Europe

#1760 in the World

Enrollment: 4,756
Founded: 1916

4. Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy

Ukraine | Poltava

For Health Science

#542 in Europe

#2010 in the World

Enrollment: 4,118
Founded: 1921

5. Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Health Science

#543 in Europe

#2012 in the World

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

6. Lviv National Medical University

For Health Science

#548 in Europe

#2056 in the World

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

7. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

For Health Science

#593 in Europe

#2302 in the World

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

8. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

For Health Science

#612 in Europe

#2369 in the World

Enrollment: 3,300
Founded: 1918

9. Lviv Polytechnic National University

For Health Science

#637 in Europe

#2541 in the World

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

10. Zaporizhia State Medical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Health Science

#640 in Europe

#2569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1959

11. National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

For Health Science

#661 in Europe

#2669 in the World

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

12. Zaporizhzhya National Technical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Health Science

#672 in Europe

#2726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1900

13. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Health Science

#685 in Europe

#2839 in the World

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

14. National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine

For Health Science

#692 in Europe

#2874 in the World

Founded: 1930

15. Kharkiv National Medical University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Health Science

#702 in Europe

#2913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1805

16. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

For Health Science

#704 in Europe

#2916 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1898

17. Odessa National Medical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Health Science

#713 in Europe

#2962 in the World

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

18. National Aviation University

For Health Science

#716 in Europe

#2977 in the World

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

19. Khmelnytskyi National University

Ukraine | Khmelnytskyi

For Health Science

#718 in Europe

#2982 in the World

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

20. Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Health Science

#737 in Europe

#3078 in the World

Founded: 1875

21. Lesya Ukrainka East European National University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Health Science

#747 in Europe

#3133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1940

22. Uzhhorod National University

Ukraine | Uzhhorod

For Health Science

#750 in Europe

#3143 in the World

Founded: 1945

23. Bukovinian State Medical University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Health Science

#753 in Europe

#3157 in the World

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

24. Donetsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Lyman

For Health Science

#760 in Europe

#3182 in the World

Founded: 1930

25. South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Health Science

#784 in Europe

#3280 in the World

Founded: 1817

26. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

For Health Science

#801 in Europe

#3370 in the World

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

27. Kherson State University

Ukraine | Kherson

For Health Science

#816 in Europe

#3481 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1917

28. Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics

For Health Science

#826 in Europe

#3542 in the World

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

29. Kyiv National Economic University

For Health Science

#829 in Europe

#3546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1906

30. National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Health Science

#832 in Europe

#3565 in the World

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

31. Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University

Ukraine | Starobilsk

For Health Science

#835 in Europe

#3588 in the World

Founded: 1921

32. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Health Science

#842 in Europe

#3635 in the World

Founded: 1923

33. Dnipropetrovsk National University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Health Science

#858 in Europe

#3715 in the World

Founded: 1918

34. Ternopil National Economic University

Ukraine | Ternopil

For Health Science

#861 in Europe

#3734 in the World

Founded: 1966

35. Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Health Science

#867 in Europe

#3754 in the World

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

36. Sumy National Agrarian University

For Health Science

#885 in Europe

#3839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1977

37. Kryvyi Rih National University

Ukraine | Kryvyi Rih

For Health Science

#898 in Europe

#3899 in the World

Founded: 2011

38. Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University

Ukraine | Poltava

For Health Science

#900 in Europe

#3914 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1818

The best cities to study Health Science in Ukraine based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sumy, Kyiv, Dnipro, and Poltava.

Medicine subfields in Ukraine

Anatomy and Physiology38

Anesthesiology18

Bioethics/Medical Ethics2

Biomedical Engineering8

Clinical Psychology19

Critical Care Nursing17

Family medicine17

Forensic Science5

Gastroenterology and Hepatology20

Healthcare Management (MHA)16

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)17

Occupational Therapy7

Oncology and Cancer research20

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine11

Physical Therapy31

Plastic Surgery8

Public Health53

Radiation Therapy9

Radiology and Nuclear medicine33

Respiratory Therapy4

Sports / Exercise science3

Sports Medicine15