According to the results of the international QS World University Rankings: Europe 2026, 57 Ukrainian universities have been included in the list of the continent's top higher education institutions. In total, the study covered 960 European educational institutions. The highest position among Ukrainian HEIs was secured by Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, which ranked 288th in the overall European standings.

The subsequent spots in the national sub-ranking were taken by the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" (342nd position) and V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (346th position). The indicators for other leading institutions were distributed as follows: Ivan Franko National University of Lviv was recorded at 428th place, Lviv Polytechnic National University took the 449th spot, and the National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute" ranked 461st.

The top ten Ukrainian representatives also included Sumy State University (485th place), the Interregional Academy of Personnel Management (493rd place), and the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, which placed within the 511–520 range. Rounding out the top ten is the Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics at the 561–570 position. The remaining 47 Ukrainian institutions are distributed in ranges from 600 to 901+.

At the pan-European level, the University of Oxford maintains the lead, followed by ETH Zurich in second place and Imperial College London in third.