In 2025, as in previous years, NTU “KhPI” actively participated in international university rankings. The most influential and widely recognized rankings are those conducted by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)—an analytics firm in the field of higher education and a provider of commercial services headquartered in London with offices in Europe, Asia, and the Americas— and the British agency Times Higher Education (THE), which is the primary source of data, analytics, and expertise on higher education worldwide, drawing on 10 million data points from more than 7,000 institutions in 171 countries; analytics and information.
QS World University Rankings.
The number of universities analyzed by the ranking is constantly growing. In 2025, the performance of 8,467 universities from 106 countries was evaluated, which is 2,804 (54%) more than the previous year and nearly three times more than two years ago. However, despite the growing competition, our university once again confirmed its status as one of the best universities in Ukraine and ranked fourth among the ten Ukrainian universities that made the list this year.
Regarding the nine indicators used to evaluate universities, NTU “KhPI” improved its position across ALL indicators.
The university’s final score this year is 15.1, which is 54% higher than last year.
Thus, the university has not only confirmed its high standing among Ukrainian higher education institutions but also secured its place among the world’s universities, ranking in the 1001–1200 range.
This places it in the top 66% of universities worldwide, as ranked in the list
QS World University Rankings by Subject
In 2026, the university was included in the QS World University Rankings by Subject for the third time.
It should be noted that the university’s performance was evaluated in three out of five broad subject areas: Engineering and Technology, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences and Management, indicating that with further improvement, the university could be ranked for the first time in one of these broad subject areas.
Regarding the academic disciplines (subjects) within these broad fields, the university was evaluated in 20 subjects this year and made the ranking in two subjects within the broad field of Engineering & Technology, namely:
– once again made the ranking in the subject area of Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering, entering the world’s top 500 universities (ranked 451–500 among global universities and second among Ukrainian universities);
– was ranked in the subject area of Computer Science & Information Systems, placing 751–850 globally and fifth in Ukraine.
QS Sustainability Ranking
In 2025, NTU “KhPI” participated for the third time in the QS Sustainability Ranking 2025.
This is the fourth edition of this ranking, in which 1,998 universities worldwide participated—254 more than last year.
Our university was ranked across all categories and subcategories of the ranking and improved its performance compared to last year in all areas.
Thus, among Ukrainian universities, NTU “KhPI” took 5th place. Out of the 9 sub-categories used to rank universities, NTU “KhPI” took first place in Ukraine in four of them and second place in one.
The best results are as follows:
Management category: 515th place worldwide (score of 81.5 out of 100)
Sub-field: Environmental Sustainability – 313rd place in the world (score of 58.6 out of 100).
Sub-field: Knowledge Exchange – 896th place in the world (score of 69.2 out of 100).
The overall rankings for NTU “KhPI” in this ranking are as follows:
– 1151–1200th place globally;
– 407th in Europe (an improvement of 4 places compared to last year);
– 51st in Eastern Europe (an improvement of 7 places compared to last year)
– in Ukraine – 5th (matching last year’s achievement).
QS Europe University Rankings
In 2025, Quacquarelli Symonds released its latest ranking of European universities: the QS Europe University Rankings 2026. The ranking includes data on 958 universities from 42 European countries—nearly 300 more than last year—including 58 universities from Ukraine.
NTU “KhPI” ranked 6th among Ukrainian universities, 461st in Europe, and 55th among Eastern European universities, where 175 universities from 8 countries were ranked.
Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE WUR)
Since 2019, the university has been included in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE WUR) by the British agency Times Higher Education.
In 2025, the ranking evaluated data from more than 3,000 universities worldwide, of which more than 2,000 universities from 115 countries made the list.
NTU “KhPI” ranks 1501+ in this ranking and third in Ukraine. A total of 67 universities from Ukraine were evaluated (12 more than last year), of which 22 made the list. Thus, based on its score, the university confidently holds a leading position among Ukraine’s most prestigious universities.
THE World UniversityRankings by Subject (subject-specific rankings).
NTU “KhPI,” as in the past three years, was ranked in four out of eleven fields and achieved the following positions among universities worldwide and among ranked higher education institutions in Ukraine, namely:
– Computer Science, ranked 1001+ globally, second in Ukraine (1,165 universities were ranked in this field, 9 of which are from Ukraine);
– Business and Economics, ranked 1001+ globally, 5th in Ukraine (1,067 universities were ranked in this category, 9 of which are from Ukraine);
– Physical Sciences, ranked 1251+ globally, 4th in Ukraine (1,497 universities were ranked in this category, 13 of which are from Ukraine);
– Engineering, ranked 1251+ globally, 5th in Ukraine (1,555 universities were ranked in this category, 14 of which are from Ukraine).
A total of 22 higher education institutions from Ukraine were ranked by subject area.
THE University Impact Rankings
Since 2020, the university has been a full participant in the THE University Impact Rankings, which assesses the impact of universities worldwide on global sustainable development policies. This ranking has been conducted by the aforementioned ranking company, Times Higher Education, since 2019.
In 2025, the overall ranking includes 2,318 universities from 130 countries. This is 355 universities and 5 countries more than last year.
This indicates the growing influence of this ranking and the increasing attention it receives from universities worldwide.
Every year, the number of Ukrainian universities providing the necessary information to participate in the ranking increases. This year, 55 universities made it into the overall university ranking (+13 universities),
and NTU “KhPI” has once again been recognized as one of the best technical universities in Ukraine. In particular, NTU “KhPI” is the best technical higher education institution in eastern Ukraine.
NTU “KhPI” ranked fourth in Ukraine and 1001–1500 in the world in the overall ranking.
The university participated in 9 categories.
The best results in individual categories are as follows:
- Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure – 1st place among Ukrainian higher education institutions and 401–600th in the world;
- Quality of Education – 2nd place among Ukrainian higher education institutions and 401–600th in the world;
- Decent Work and Economic Growth – 5th place among Ukrainian HEIs and 401–600 globally.
- Partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals (mandatory category) – 801–1000 globally and 4th place among Ukrainian HEIs.
As a result, the university’s score in the overall ranking increased by 3.2 points, reaching 59.6 points (out of a maximum of 100).
This is our university’s best result in all the years of participation in this ranking.
THE Interdisciplinary Science Rankings
In 2025, Times Higher Education conducted the Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2026 for the second time.
The Interdisciplinary Science Rankings measure the contribution of universities worldwide to interdisciplinary science and their commitment to it.
The ranking organizers evaluated the performance of 1,267 universities from around the world.
The ranking included 911 universities from 94 countries and territories.
Thirty-eight higher education institutions from Ukraine participated in the ranking, 16 of which were ranked.
Our university ranked third in Ukraine and 601–800th in the world, which is undoubtedly a significant achievement.
It should be noted that among the top eight universities in Ukraine in this ranking, the only one from Kharkiv is NTU “KhPI.”
TRANSPARENT RANKING: Top Universities by Citations in Top Google Scholar profiles
A transparency ranking of leading scholars in Google Scholar profiles that reflects universities’ commitment to the principles of open science. In 2025, the university ranked fourth in Ukraine and first among higher education institutions in Kharkiv.
Webometrics Ranking of World’s Universities
In the international Webometrics Ranking of World’s Universities (web presence), NTU “KhPI” 2,626th in the world and 8th among Ukrainian higher education institutions, improving its ranking by three places compared to last year. A total of 290 higher education institutions from Ukraine were evaluated.
uniRank University Ranking
The uniRank University Ranking, formerly known as 4ICU, positions itself as a ranking that assesses the quality of representation and popularity of universities in the online space based on independent webometric indicators. In 2025, the websites of over 14,000 universities worldwide were analyzed. NTU “KhPI” ranked 12th among nearly 200 Ukrainian higher education institutions.
According to SCOPUS scientometric data, as of July 2025, the university ranked 15th in Ukraine.
World Rating of the Best Chancellors and Universities.
The World Rating of the Best Chancellors and Universities currently covers over 18,000 higher education institutions worldwide. Thirty-seven Ukrainian chancellors and the universities they lead made it into the TOP 1000 of this year’s ranking and received corresponding rankings and quality categories. Our university ranked sixth in Ukraine, 627th in the world, and received an A rating.
Top 200 Ukraine
According to the results of the 2025 Top 200 Ukraine ranking, NTU “KhPI” ranked 9th among Ukrainian higher education institutions.