SumDU has reaffirmed its leading position by topping the national list in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, alongside the I. Ya. Horbachevskyi Ternopil National Medical University. In the global ranking, SumDU is listed in the 1201–1400 range.

SumDU took the first place among Ukrainian institutions in the UI GreenMetric global sustainable development ranking, which this year included universities from 110 countries. In the global rankings, SumDU made it into the top 400 universities, improving its position by 20 spots.

SumDU took the first place among Ukrainian institutions in the updated July 2026 edition of the international Transparent Ranking. In total, this ranking edition (compiled by the Cybermetrics Lab research group) evaluates research activity of about 17,400 universities worldwide.

The Center for International Projects “Euroeducation” in partnership with the international group of experts IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence has published results of the 20th academic rating “Top-200 Ukraine 2026”. SumDU took 4th place among higher education institutions of Ukraine.

The results of one of the most authoritative global rankings – the QS World University Rankings 2027 – have been released. This year’s study by the British agency “Quacquarelli Symonds” covered approximately 9,000 higher education institutions worldwide.

On 25 March 2026, results of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 were published. This year’s edition contains an independent comparative analysis of success of over 18,300 educational programs chosen for study by students from more than 1,700 universities in 100 countries around the world.

On 21 January 2025, Times Higher Education (one of the most authoritative ranking agencies in higher education) announced ranking results of the world best universities in 11 fields of knowledge. Sumy State University was included in five areas of the World University Rankings by Subject 2026: