34 Best universities for Cognitive 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 Cognitive Science. A graph of 31.3K citations received by 5.97K academic papers made by 34 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. Lviv Polytechnic National University

For Cognitive Science

#376 in Europe

#1137 in the World

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

2. National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

For Cognitive Science

#478 in Europe

#1619 in the World

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

3. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Cognitive Science

#553 in Europe

#1935 in the World

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

4. Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Cognitive Science

#557 in Europe

#1954 in the World

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

5. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

For Cognitive Science

#571 in Europe

#2048 in the World

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

6. National Aerospace University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Cognitive Science

#611 in Europe

#2225 in the World

Founded: 1930

7. National Aviation University

For Cognitive Science

#710 in Europe

#2765 in the World

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

8. Ternopil National Economic University

Ukraine | Ternopil

For Cognitive Science

#772 in Europe

#3080 in the World

Founded: 1966

9. National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Cognitive Science

#796 in Europe

#3220 in the World

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

10. Zaporizhzhya National Technical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Cognitive Science

#802 in Europe

#3237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1900

11. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

For Cognitive Science

#805 in Europe

#3249 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1898

12. Odessa National Polytechnic University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Cognitive Science

#831 in Europe

#3371 in the World

Founded: 1918

13. Uzhhorod National University

Ukraine | Uzhhorod

For Cognitive Science

#838 in Europe

#3419 in the World

Founded: 1945

14. Khmelnytskyi National University

Ukraine | Khmelnytskyi

For Cognitive Science

#842 in Europe

#3437 in the World

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

15. Sumy State University

For Cognitive Science

#858 in Europe

#3494 in the World

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

16. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

For Cognitive Science

#871 in Europe

#3572 in the World

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

17. Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies

For Cognitive Science

#883 in Europe

#3657 in the World

Founded: 1784

18. National University of Food Technologies

For Cognitive Science

#884 in Europe

#3664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1884

19. Dnipropetrovsk National University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Cognitive Science

#893 in Europe

#3706 in the World

Founded: 1918

20. Kherson State University

Ukraine | Kherson

For Cognitive Science

#901 in Europe

#3731 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1917

21. Lesya Ukrainka East European National University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Cognitive Science

#919 in Europe

#3799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1940

22. Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Cognitive Science

#930 in Europe

#3849 in the World

Founded: 1875

23. National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine

For Cognitive Science

#956 in Europe

#4006 in the World

Founded: 1930

24. Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Cognitive Science

#964 in Europe

#4037 in the World

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

25. Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Cognitive Science

#965 in Europe

#4041 in the World

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

26. Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies

Ukraine | Odesa

For Cognitive Science

#970 in Europe

#4055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1902

27. Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture

For Cognitive Science

#971 in Europe

#4057 in the World

Founded: 1930

28. O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University

For Cognitive Science

#974 in Europe

#4063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1841

29. Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics

For Cognitive Science

#986 in Europe

#4121 in the World

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

30. Odessa National University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Cognitive Science

#988 in Europe

#4150 in the World

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

31. Sumy National Agrarian University

For Cognitive Science

#990 in Europe

#4155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1977

32. South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Cognitive Science

#992 in Europe

#4165 in the World

Founded: 1817

33. Kharkiv National Medical University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Cognitive Science

#1004 in Europe

#4227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1805

34. Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University

Ukraine | Vinnytsia

For Cognitive Science

#1005 in Europe

#4230 in the World

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

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

Psychology subfields in Ukraine

Child Psychology31

Clinical Psychology19

Education Majors54

Occupational Therapy7

Social Psychology64