World rankings 2026
Best medical schools in Ukraine
20 universities in Ukraine ranked on the medicine research they published from 2021 to 2025. Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine leads the country and ranks 784th in the world.
Can graduates of medical schools in Ukraine train in the US?
No accrediting agency in Ukraine is on WFME's recognized list (checked October 2026). ECFMG requires graduation from a school accredited by a recognized agency, so check the school's World Directory listing and ECFMG before you rely on a US pathway.
A school must itself be accredited by that agency. Every country's status.
Universities in Ukraine
| # | University | In country | Articles 2021–25 | Cited 50+ times | International | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 784 | Shupyk National Healthcare University of UkraineKyiv | 1 | 2,574 | 0.3% | 6% | 26 |
| 828 | Sumy State UniversitySumy | 2 | 690 | 1.2% | 21% | 20 |
| 917 | Bogomolets National Medical UniversityKyiv | 3 | 3,588 | 0.0% | 8% | 15 |
| 1005 | I.Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical UniversityTernopil | 4 | 2,408 | 0.0% | 6% | 12 |
| 1016 | Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical UniversityLviv | 5 | 2,075 | 0.0% | 12% | 12 |
| 1024 | Kharkiv National Medical UniversityKharkiv | 6 | 2,125 | 0.0% | 9% | 12 |
| 1112 | National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, VinnytsyaVinnytsia | 7 | 1,561 | 0.0% | 12% | 10 |
| 1138 | Bukovinian State Medical UniversityChernivtsi | 8 | 1,488 | 0.0% | 9% | 10 |
| 1176 | Poltava State Medical UniversityPoltava | 9 | 1,522 | 0.0% | 5% | 9 |
| 1181 | Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical UniversityIvano-Frankivsk | 10 | 1,391 | 0.0% | 9% | 9 |
| 1263 | Zaporizhzhia State Medical and Pharmaceutical UniversityZaporizhzhya | 11 | 1,257 | 0.0% | 6% | 8 |
| 1272 | Odessa National Medical UniversityOdesa | 12 | 1,194 | 0.0% | 8% | 8 |
| 1288 | V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal UniversitySimferopol | 13 | 653 | 0.0% | 38% | 8 |
| 1340 | V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National UniversityKharkiv | 14 | 901 | 0.0% | 15% | 7 |
| 1412 | Uzhhorod National UniversityUzhhorod | 15 | 849 | 0.0% | 8% | 6 |
| 1451 | Taras Shevchenko National University of KyivKyiv | 16 | 657 | 0.0% | 18% | 5 |
| 1525 | Donetsk National Medical UniversityDonetsk | 17 | 561 | 0.0% | 17% | 4 |
| 1623 | National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and SportKyiv | 18 | 458 | 0.0% | 11% | 2 |
| 1638 | National University of PharmacyKharkiv | 19 | 406 | 0.0% | 14% | 2 |
| 1659 | Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate EducationKharkiv | 20 | 480 | 0.0% | 0% | 1 |
# = world rank of 1,712. Medicine articles 2021–2025 in OpenAlex.
Questions
What is the best medical school in Ukraine?
Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine ranks first in Ukraine on medical research output, citations and international collaboration from 2021 to 2025, followed by Sumy State University.
Can graduates of medical schools in Ukraine do residency in the US?
No accrediting agency in Ukraine is on WFME's recognized list as of October 2026, which ECFMG requires for certification. Check the school's World Directory listing and ECFMG.
Sources: OpenAlex (CC0), medicine-field articles published 2021–2025; World Federation for Medical Education, agencies with recognition status (October 2026). Methodology · Download the data (CSV)