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Top Public Universities in Kazakhstan

What are the top public Universities in Kazakhstan? uniRank answers this question by publishing a complete list of 52 public Kazakhstani higher education institutions ranked by the 2026 uniRank University Ranking and meeting uniRank's :

  • Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Kazakhstan.
  • Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
  • Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.

The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top public Kazakhstani Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.

Top Public Universities in Kazakhstan


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List of Kazakhstani public universities by university country ranking position
# University Town/City
1 East-Kazakhstan State Technical University Oskemen
2 Nazarbayev University Astana
3 L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University Astana
4 Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Almaty
5 Satbayev University Almaty
6 Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University Almaty
7 E.A. Buketov University of Karaganda Karaganda
8 Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University Karaganda
10 S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University Pavlodar
12 Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University Astana
15 Kazakh National Medical University Almaty
17 West Kazakhstan State University Oral
18 Manash Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University Petropavlovsk
20 Kazakh National Agricultural University Almaty
21 Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages Almaty
22 Kostanay State University Kostanay
23 International IT University Almaty
24 West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University Aktobe
27 Karaganda Medical University Karaganda
28 Auezov South Kazakhstan State University Shymkent
31 Aktobe Regional University named after K. Zhubanov Aktobe
32 West Kazakhstan Agrarian and Technical University Oral
33 East-Kazakhstan State University Oskemen
35 Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kazakhstan Astana
36 Semey Medical University Semey
37 Zhetysu State University Taldykorgan
39 M. Kh. Dulati Taraz State University Taraz
41 Atyrau State University Atyrau
42 Caspian State University of Technologies and Engineering Aktau
44 Pavlodar State Pedagogical University Pavlodar
45 Kokshetau University named after Sh.Ualikhanov Kokshetau
46 Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University Almaty
51 South Kazakhstan Medical Academy Shymkent
53 Kazakh National Academy of Arts Almaty
54 Semipalatinsk State University Semey
55 Kyzylorda State University Kyzylorda
60 Rudny Industrial Institute Rudny
64 Kazakh National University of Arts Astana
65 Zhanibekov University Shymkent
68 Karaganda Industrial University Temirtau
70 Alikhan Bokeikhan University Semey
71 Kazakh National Conservatory Almaty
72 Shymkent University Shymkent
73 Kazakhstan School of Public Health Almaty
75 Zhezkazgan University Zezkazgan
81 L.B. Goncharov Kazakh Road Academy Almaty
87 International Transport and Humanitarian University Almaty
89 Atyrau University of Oil and Gas Atyrau
94 Arkalyk Pedagogical University named after Ybray Altynsarin Arkalyk
Un Financial Academy Astana
Un International Humanitarian Technical University Shymkent
Un South-Kazakhstan Humanitarian Institute Shymkent
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