71 Best Medical schools 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 Medicine. A graph of 436K citations received by 82.4K academic papers made by 71 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 Medicine

#480 in Europe

#1624 in the World

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

2. Lviv National Medical University

For Medicine

#525 in Europe

#1844 in the World

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

3. O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University

For Medicine

#536 in Europe

#1894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1841

4. Dnipropetrovsk Medical Academy

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Medicine

#615 in Europe

#2284 in the World

Enrollment: 4,756
Founded: 1916

5. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

For Medicine

#629 in Europe

#2384 in the World

Enrollment: 3,300
Founded: 1918

6. Kharkiv National Medical University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Medicine

#640 in Europe

#2429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1805

7. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Medicine

#649 in Europe

#2489 in the World

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

8. Zaporizhia State Medical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Medicine

#654 in Europe

#2521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1959

9. Sumy State University

For Medicine

#661 in Europe

#2560 in the World

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

10. Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Medicine

#714 in Europe

#2803 in the World

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

11. Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy

Ukraine | Poltava

For Medicine

#724 in Europe

#2862 in the World

Enrollment: 4,118
Founded: 1921

12. Bukovinian State Medical University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Medicine

#727 in Europe

#2868 in the World

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

13. Odessa National Medical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Medicine

#744 in Europe

#2947 in the World

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

14. Lviv Polytechnic National University

For Medicine

#799 in Europe

#3258 in the World

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

15. Donetsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Lyman

For Medicine

#805 in Europe

#3282 in the World

Founded: 1930

16. National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

For Medicine

#807 in Europe

#3291 in the World

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

17. Uzhhorod National University

Ukraine | Uzhhorod

For Medicine

#814 in Europe

#3319 in the World

Founded: 1945

18. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

For Medicine

#819 in Europe

#3345 in the World

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

19. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Medicine

#822 in Europe

#3378 in the World

Founded: 1923

20. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

For Medicine

#869 in Europe

#3697 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1898

21. Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Medicine

#896 in Europe

#3829 in the World

Founded: 1875

22. Dnipropetrovsk National University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Medicine

#898 in Europe

#3854 in the World

Founded: 1918

23. Odessa National University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Medicine

#935 in Europe

#4047 in the World

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

24. Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies

For Medicine

#990 in Europe

#4322 in the World

Founded: 1784

25. National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine

For Medicine

#998 in Europe

#4353 in the World

Founded: 1930

26. Sumy National Agrarian University

For Medicine

#1011 in Europe

#4428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1977

27. National Aviation University

For Medicine

#1027 in Europe

#4519 in the World

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

28. Lugansk State Medical University

Ukraine | Luhansk

For Medicine

#1039 in Europe

#4598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1956

29. Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics

For Medicine

#1051 in Europe

#4700 in the World

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

30. Zaporizhzhya National Technical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Medicine

#1054 in Europe

#4707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1900

31. Lesya Ukrainka East European National University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Medicine

#1056 in Europe

#4743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1940

32. Zaporizhia Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Medicine

#1063 in Europe

#4767 in the World

Founded: 1926

33. National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

For Medicine

#1081 in Europe

#4860 in the World

Founded: 1615

34. Ternopil National Economic University

Ukraine | Ternopil

For Medicine

#1085 in Europe

#4875 in the World

Founded: 1966

35. National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Medicine

#1087 in Europe

#4878 in the World

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

36. Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Medicine

#1122 in Europe

#5071 in the World

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

37. Dnipropetrovsk State Agrarian and Economic University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Medicine

#1130 in Europe

#5107 in the World

Founded: 1922

38. Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University

Ukraine | Starobilsk

For Medicine

#1133 in Europe

#5126 in the World

Founded: 1921

39. Khmelnytskyi National University

Ukraine | Khmelnytskyi

For Medicine

#1139 in Europe

#5178 in the World

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

40. National Aerospace University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Medicine

#1147 in Europe

#5224 in the World

Founded: 1930

41. East Ukrainian National University

Ukraine | Sievierodonetsk

For Medicine

#1155 in Europe

#5262 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1920

42. Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies

Ukraine | Odesa

For Medicine

#1165 in Europe

#5317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1902

43. Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University

Ukraine | Vinnytsia

For Medicine

#1177 in Europe

#5362 in the World

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

44. V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University

For Medicine

#1182 in Europe

#5380 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1918

45. Kyiv National Economic University

For Medicine

#1187 in Europe

#5415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1906

46. Odessa National Polytechnic University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Medicine

#1188 in Europe

#5433 in the World

Founded: 1918

47. South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Medicine

#1199 in Europe

#5511 in the World

Founded: 1817

48. National University of Food Technologies

For Medicine

#1200 in Europe

#5521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1884

49. Black Sea National University

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Medicine

#1206 in Europe

#5560 in the World

Founded: 1996

50. Kherson State University

Ukraine | Kherson

For Medicine

#1229 in Europe

#5694 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1917

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

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Medicine

#1244 in Europe

#5759 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1922

52. Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Medicine

#1261 in Europe

#5840 in the World

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

53. Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture

For Medicine

#1267 in Europe

#5908 in the World

Founded: 1930

54. Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University

Ukraine | Poltava

For Medicine

#1287 in Europe

#6003 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1818

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

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Medicine

#1289 in Europe

#6008 in the World

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

56. Zaporizhzhya National University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Medicine

#1292 in Europe

#6018 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1930

57. National Mining University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Medicine

#1295 in Europe

#6030 in the World

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

58. Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Medicine

#1296 in Europe

#6032 in the World

Founded: 1930

59. Kryvyi Rih National University

Ukraine | Kryvyi Rih

For Medicine

#1299 in Europe

#6049 in the World

Founded: 2011

60. Lutsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Medicine

#1311 in Europe

#6123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1966

61. National Forestry University of Ukraine

For Medicine

#1315 in Europe

#6144 in the World

Founded: 1874

62. Donetsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Pokrovsk

For Medicine

#1321 in Europe

#6167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1924

63. Odessa National Maritime University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Medicine

#1343 in Europe

#6301 in the World

Founded: 1930

64. Kherson National Technical University

Ukraine | Kherson

For Medicine

#1347 in Europe

#6320 in the World

Founded: 1959

65. National University of Shipbuilding

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Medicine

#1352 in Europe

#6353 in the World

Founded: 1920

66. Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Medicine

#1358 in Europe

#6380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1930

67. Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Medicine

#1367 in Europe

#6474 in the World

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

68. Donetsk State University of Management

Ukraine | Mariupol

For Medicine

#1381 in Europe

#6549 in the World

Founded: 1992

69. Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Ukraine | Kramatorsk

For Medicine

#1391 in Europe

#6600 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1947

70. National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Medicine

#1409 in Europe

#6680 in the World

Founded: 1930

71. Ukrainian Academy of Printing

For Medicine

#1422 in Europe

#6718 in the World

Founded: 1930

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

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

Health Science38

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