Academic Index Last updated: June 08, 2026

100 Best Universities in Kazakhstan

Discover the top 100 universities in Kazakhstan with our comprehensive academic index. The algorithmic evaluation processed 52.2K scholarly outputs and 387.9K peer-reviewed citations, mapping the region's total research impact.

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1

Almaty

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

#522 in Asia #1925 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

2

Nur-Sultan

L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University

#798 in Asia #2722 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

3

Nur-Sultan

Nazarbayev University

#880 in Asia #2926 in the World

67% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

4

Almaty

Satbayev University

#1009 in Asia #3255 in the World

20% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1933 Founded

5

Karaganda

Karaganda State University

#1526 in Asia #4475 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

6

Turkistan

International Kazakh-Turkish University

#1576 in Asia #4575 in the World

32% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

7

Almaty

KIMEP University

#1903 in Asia #5297 in the World

29% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

8

Almaty

Kazakh National Medical University

#1919 in Asia #5337 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

9

Almaty

Almaty Management University

#2091 in Asia #5702 in the World

42% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

10

Nur-Sultan

KAZGUU University

#2296 in Asia #6144 in the World

67% Acceptance

1994 Founded

11

Almaty

Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications

#2414 in Asia #6396 in the World

51% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

12

Almaty

Kazakh-British Technical University

#2491 in Asia #6556 in the World

44% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

13

Almaty

Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages

#2571 in Asia #6712 in the World

43% Acceptance

7,000 Enrollment

1941 Founded

14

Nur-Sultan

Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kazakhstan

#2573 in Asia #6715 in the World

45% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

15

Petropavl

North Kazakhstan State University

#2576 in Asia #6725 in the World

50% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1937 Founded

16

Oskemen

East-Kazakhstan State Technical University

#2744 in Asia #7072 in the World

49% Acceptance

1958 Founded

17

Almaty

Almaty Academy of Economics and Statistics

#2818 in Asia #7243 in the World

47% Acceptance

1997 Founded

18

Almaty

Kazakh National Pedagogical University

#3110 in Asia #8037 in the World

45% Acceptance

1928 Founded

19

Pavlodar

Pavlodar State University

#3184 in Asia #8250 in the World

42% Acceptance

1960 Founded

20

Karaganda

Karaganda State Technical University

#3209 in Asia #8323 in the World

30% Acceptance

1953 Founded

21

Almaty

Narxoz University

#3270 in Asia #8503 in the World

30% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

22

Nur-Sultan

Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University

#3309 in Asia #8616 in the World

74% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1957 Founded

23

Almaty

Kazakh State Women’s Teacher Training University

#3452 in Asia #8907 in the World

55% Acceptance

8,701 Enrollment

1944 Founded

24

Oral

West Kazakhstan State University

#3455 in Asia #8916 in the World

57% Acceptance

1932 Founded

25

Kostanay

Kostanay State University

#3465 in Asia #8938 in the World

53% Acceptance

1939 Founded

26

Almaty

Kazakh National Agricultural University

#3489 in Asia #8984 in the World

50% Acceptance

7,005 Enrollment

1929 Founded

27

Almaty

University of Foreign Languages and Business Career

#3557 in Asia #9124 in the World

50% Acceptance

2001 Founded

28

Nur-Sultan

Astana Medical University

#3564 in Asia #9140 in the World

50% Acceptance

1964 Founded

29

Almaty

Almaty Technological University

#3641 in Asia #9311 in the World

47% Acceptance

1957 Founded

30

Oral

West Kazakhstan Agro-Technical University

#3642 in Asia #9313 in the World

42% Acceptance

1963 Founded

31

Shymkent

South Kazakhstan State University

#3644 in Asia #9317 in the World

30% Acceptance

1943 Founded

32

Karaganda

Karaganda University of Economics

#3673 in Asia #9374 in the World

40% Acceptance

1966 Founded

33

Karaganda

Karaganda State Medical University

#3679 in Asia #9395 in the World

45% Acceptance

6,252 Enrollment

1950 Founded

34

Almaty

Turan University

#3715 in Asia #9477 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,728 Enrollment

1992 Founded

35

Almaty

Kazakh National Academy of Arts

#3724 in Asia #9502 in the World

52% Acceptance

1977 Founded

36

Kokshetau

Kokshetau State University

#3793 in Asia #9656 in the World

54% Acceptance

1962 Founded

37

Aktobe

West Kazakhstan State Medical University

#3799 in Asia #9670 in the World

57% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1957 Founded

38

Taraz

Taraz State University

#3840 in Asia #9745 in the World

65% Acceptance

13,166 Enrollment

1958 Founded

39

Almaty

International IT University

#3841 in Asia #9749 in the World

55% Acceptance

2009 Founded

40

Kaskelen

Suleyman Demirel University – Kazakhstan

#3924 in Asia #9914 in the World

50% Acceptance

1996 Founded

41

Almaty

University of International Business

#3991 in Asia #10051 in the World

40% Acceptance

1992 Founded

42

Almaty

Kazakh-German University

#4005 in Asia #10079 in the World

72% Acceptance

43

Semey

Semey Medical University

#4035 in Asia #10147 in the World

59% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

44

Semey

Semipalatinsk State University

#4078 in Asia #10226 in the World

57% Acceptance

1995 Founded

45

Almaty

Kazakh National Conservatory

#4081 in Asia #10233 in the World

55% Acceptance

1944 Founded

46

Pavlodar

Pavlodar State Pedagogical University

#4127 in Asia #10333 in the World

54% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

47

Almaty

Kazakh Academy of Transport and Communication

#4228 in Asia #10539 in the World

53% Acceptance

1976 Founded

48

Kokshetau

Kokshetau University named after A. Myrzakhmetov

#4254 in Asia #10580 in the World

48% Acceptance

2000 Founded

49

Aktau

Caspian State University of Technologies and Engineering

#4284 in Asia #10650 in the World

47% Acceptance

1976 Founded

50

Shymkent

Shymkent University

#4328 in Asia #10725 in the World

51% Acceptance

51

Oskemen

East-Kazakhstan State University

#4343 in Asia #10758 in the World

52% Acceptance

1952 Founded

52

Kostanay

Kostanay State Pedagogical University

#4391 in Asia #10860 in the World

49% Acceptance

1939 Founded

53

Aktobe

Aktobe Regional State University

#4445 in Asia #10971 in the World

40% Acceptance

1966 Founded

54

Almaty

Caspian University

#4452 in Asia #10984 in the World

49% Acceptance

1992 Founded

55

Atyrau

Atyrau State University

#4498 in Asia #11084 in the World

51% Acceptance

7,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

56

Oskemen

Kazakh-American Free University

#4572 in Asia #11237 in the World

50% Acceptance

1994 Founded

57

Pavlodar

Innovative University of Eurasia

#4631 in Asia #11357 in the World

36% Acceptance

1991 Founded

58

Almaty

Kazakhstan-Russian Medical University

#4640 in Asia #11368 in the World

60% Acceptance

1992 Founded

59

Nur-Sultan

Turan-Astana University

#4743 in Asia #11571 in the World

84% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1998 Founded

60

Taldiqorgan

Zhetysu State University

#4756 in Asia #11601 in the World

70% Acceptance

1972 Founded

61

Almaty

Kazakh University of Railway Transport

#4798 in Asia #11678 in the World

66% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

62

Shymkent

University “Miras”

#4810 in Asia #11728 in the World

63% Acceptance

1997 Founded

63

Nur-Sultan

Financial Academy

#4837 in Asia #11778 in the World

60% Acceptance

2009 Founded

64

Almaty

Eurasian Technological University

#4876 in Asia #11878 in the World

58% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

65

Almaty

Kazakh-American University

#4886 in Asia #11891 in the World

56% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1997 Founded

66

Kyzylorda

Kyzylorda State University

#4889 in Asia #11894 in the World

54% Acceptance

1937 Founded

67

Temirtau

Karaganda State Industrial University

#4922 in Asia #11969 in the World

53% Acceptance

1963 Founded

68

Nur-Sultan

Kazakh National University of Arts

#5014 in Asia #12181 in the World

60% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1998 Founded

69

Nur-Sultan

Kazakh University of Economics, Finance and International Trade

#5015 in Asia #12182 in the World

30% Acceptance

1999 Founded

70

Almaty

Kazakhstan School of Public Health

#5016 in Asia #12183 in the World

44% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

1997 Founded

71

Rudny

Rudny Industrial Institute

#5025 in Asia #12202 in the World

47% Acceptance

1959 Founded

72

Shymkent

South Kazakhstan Medical Academy

#5028 in Asia #12207 in the World

51% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1979 Founded

73

Nur-Sultan

Eurasian Institute for the Humanities

#5040 in Asia #12245 in the World

53% Acceptance

1995 Founded

74

Kostanay

Kostanay Engineering-Pedagogical University

#5047 in Asia #12255 in the World

54% Acceptance

1996 Founded

75

Almaty

Kainar University

#5104 in Asia #12399 in the World

55% Acceptance

1991 Founded

76

Oral

University of Innovation and Technology of Western Kazakhstan

#5116 in Asia #12438 in the World

56% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

77

Aktobe

Kazakh-Russian International University

#5138 in Asia #12481 in the World

52% Acceptance

1994 Founded

78

Jezkazgan

Zhezkazgan University

#5198 in Asia #12614 in the World

53% Acceptance

1961 Founded

79

Semey

Kazakh Humanitarian Law Innovative University

#5236 in Asia #12723 in the World

54% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

1998 Founded

80

Almaty

Kazakhstan Engineering-Technological University

#5275 in Asia #12804 in the World

54% Acceptance

2001 Founded

81

Kostanay

Kostanay Social-Technical University

#5276 in Asia #12805 in the World

55% Acceptance

1998 Founded

82

Taraz

Taraz Innovative-Humanitarian University

#5285 in Asia #12826 in the World

55% Acceptance

2008 Founded

83

Shymkent

Regional Social and Innovation University

#5287 in Asia #12833 in the World

56% Acceptance

84

Almaty

Eurasian Academy of Law after D.A. Kunaev

#5298 in Asia #12867 in the World

56% Acceptance

1944 Founded

85

Almaty

Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism

#5305 in Asia #12878 in the World

58% Acceptance

1944 Founded

86

Almaty

L.B. Goncharov Kazakh Road Academy

#5306 in Asia #12880 in the World

60% Acceptance

2001 Founded

87

Shymkent

South Kazakhstan State Pedagogical Institute

#5318 in Asia #12911 in the World

58% Acceptance

1937 Founded

88

Almaty

Kazakh Medical University of Continuing Education

#5348 in Asia #12988 in the World

56% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

89

Kyzylorda

University Bolashak

#5360 in Asia #13029 in the World

56% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1995 Founded

90

Atyrau

Atyrau Institute of Engineering and Humanities

#5371 in Asia #13059 in the World

55% Acceptance

91

Almaty

Almaty University

#5401 in Asia #13141 in the World

54% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2013 Founded

92

Shymkent

Kazakhstan Engineering and Pedagogical University of Friendship of Peoples

#5411 in Asia #13171 in the World

54% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2013 Founded

93

Arkalyk

Arkalyk State Pedagogical Institute

#5432 in Asia #13232 in the World

53% Acceptance

1972 Founded

94

Karaganda

Karaganda University Bolashak

#5446 in Asia #13263 in the World

52% Acceptance

1995 Founded

95

Nur-Sultan

Kazakh University of Technology and Business

#5447 in Asia #13264 in the World

50% Acceptance

2004 Founded

96

Zhetisay

Syrdariya University

#5459 in Asia #13295 in the World

52% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1998 Founded

97

Aktobe

Aktobe University S. Baisheva

#5467 in Asia #13309 in the World

53% Acceptance

1996 Founded

98

Almaty

Kazak Academy of Labour and Social Relations

#5492 in Asia #13355 in the World

54% Acceptance

1994 Founded

99

Semey

Kazakhstan Innovative University

#5493 in Asia #13356 in the World

54% Acceptance

1992 Founded

100

Shymkent

SILKWAY International University

#5500 in Asia #13378 in the World

55% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded