55 Best universities for Astrophysics and Astronomy 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 Astrophysics and Astronomy. A graph of 122K citations received by 18.8K academic papers made by 55 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 Astrophysics and Astronomy

#279 in Europe

#688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1834

2. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#324 in Europe

#846 in the World

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

3. Odessa National University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#356 in Europe

#929 in the World

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

4. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#454 in Europe

#1316 in the World

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

5. National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#478 in Europe

#1397 in the World

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

6. Lviv Polytechnic National University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#499 in Europe

#1464 in the World

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

7. Dnipropetrovsk National University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#537 in Europe

#1615 in the World

Founded: 1918

8. National Aviation University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#589 in Europe

#1840 in the World

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

9. Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#625 in Europe

#2017 in the World

Founded: 1875

10. Uzhhorod National University

Ukraine | Uzhhorod

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#658 in Europe

#2224 in the World

Founded: 1945

11. National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#691 in Europe

#2388 in the World

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

12. Sumy State University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#729 in Europe

#2555 in the World

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

13. Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#734 in Europe

#2570 in the World

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

14. National Aerospace University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#807 in Europe

#2902 in the World

Founded: 1930

15. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#820 in Europe

#2967 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1898

16. V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#833 in Europe

#3038 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1918

17. Odessa National Maritime University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#841 in Europe

#3088 in the World

Founded: 1930

18. Donetsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Pokrovsk

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#844 in Europe

#3096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1924

19. National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#880 in Europe

#3312 in the World

Founded: 1615

20. Lesya Ukrainka East European National University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#884 in Europe

#3330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1940

21. Odessa National Polytechnic University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#910 in Europe

#3467 in the World

Founded: 1918

22. Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#926 in Europe

#3571 in the World

Founded: 1930

23. Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#940 in Europe

#3647 in the World

Founded: 1930

24. Ternopil National Economic University

Ukraine | Ternopil

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#943 in Europe

#3669 in the World

Founded: 1966

25. Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University

Ukraine | Vinnytsia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#946 in Europe

#3680 in the World

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

26. South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#969 in Europe

#3792 in the World

Founded: 1817

27. Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#970 in Europe

#3801 in the World

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

28. East Ukrainian National University

Ukraine | Sievierodonetsk

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#972 in Europe

#3805 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1920

29. Zaporizhzhya National Technical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#979 in Europe

#3849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1900

30. Khmelnytskyi National University

Ukraine | Khmelnytskyi

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#992 in Europe

#3920 in the World

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

31. National University of Food Technologies

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1009 in Europe

#3999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1884

32. National University of Shipbuilding

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1015 in Europe

#4048 in the World

Founded: 1920

33. National Mining University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1023 in Europe

#4073 in the World

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

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

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1035 in Europe

#4122 in the World

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

35. Bukovinian State Medical University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1041 in Europe

#4145 in the World

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

36. Kyiv National Economic University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1050 in Europe

#4183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1906

37. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1061 in Europe

#4228 in the World

Enrollment: 3,300
Founded: 1918

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

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1071 in Europe

#4308 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1922

39. Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University

Ukraine | Poltava

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1075 in Europe

#4335 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1818

40. Lviv National Medical University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1089 in Europe

#4416 in the World

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

41. Kryvyi Rih National University

Ukraine | Kryvyi Rih

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1090 in Europe

#4417 in the World

Founded: 2011

42. Odessa National Medical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1094 in Europe

#4454 in the World

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

43. O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1108 in Europe

#4555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1841

44. Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1109 in Europe

#4558 in the World

Founded: 1784

45. Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1111 in Europe

#4573 in the World

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

46. Sumy National Agrarian University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1119 in Europe

#4628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1977

47. Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1120 in Europe

#4636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1930

48. Dnipropetrovsk Medical Academy

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1132 in Europe

#4712 in the World

Enrollment: 4,756
Founded: 1916

49. Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy

Ukraine | Poltava

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1137 in Europe

#4727 in the World

Enrollment: 4,118
Founded: 1921

50. Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1140 in Europe

#4732 in the World

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

51. Zaporizhia State Medical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1144 in Europe

#4754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1959

52. Kharkiv National Medical University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1147 in Europe

#4758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1805

53. Lutsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1149 in Europe

#4762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1966

54. Ukrainian Academy of Printing

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1153 in Europe

#4782 in the World

Founded: 1930

55. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1158 in Europe

#4802 in the World

Founded: 1923

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

Physics subfields in Ukraine

Acoustical Engineering60

Applied/Engineering Physics7

Atomic and Molecular physics19

Condensed Matter Physics26

Materials Science71

Nanotechnology45

Nuclear Physics35

Optical Engineering69

Quantum and Particle physics71

Theoretical Physics12