26.03.2026
The British agency Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has published its ranking of the world’s best universities by subject area the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026.
In Computer Science & Information Systems, there is a positive trend: the number of Ukrainian higher education institutions that have cleared the threshold has risen to six. NURE has confirmed its high standard, entering the 651–700 range.
Rankings of Ukrainian universities:
- I. Sikorsky KPI – 451-500;
- T. Shevchenko KNU – 501-550;
- Lviv Polytechnic – 601-650;
- Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics – 651-700;
- V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University and Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute – 751-850;
- Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute – 751-850.
The methodology for the subject-specific ranking involves assessment across five criteria, with two reputation-based indicators playing a key role (totalling 70%): academic reputation (40%) and reputation among employers (30%). The remaining 30% is distributed among scientometric data: citations per publication (12.5%), the Hirsch index (12.5%) and the international research network (5%).
- Academic reputation – 4th place;
- Репутація серед роботодавців – 6th place;
- Employer reputation – 3rd place;
- h-index – 4th place;
- International Research Network (IRN) – 2nd place.
To determine the reputation components, QS conducts large-scale surveys. Academics and employers identify the leading institutions, in their opinion, exclusively within the field in which they are specialists. This means that only experts who are directly involved in the field of computer science make a significant contribution to the universities’ rankings.
