QS Rankings 2026

Best Universities in Kazakhstan

Discover and compare the top 20 universities in Kazakhstan by QS World Rankings 2026

Ranked Universities

#166

Highest Rank

9.9

Avg. Score

19.3

Academic Rep.

20 universities in Kazakhstan

World	Local	University	City	Score	Academic	Employer
#166	#1	Al-Farabi Kazakh National University	Almaty	59.8	60.7	86.3
#=317	#2	L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU)	Astana	43.9	40.1	85.8
#=331	#3	Satbayev University	Almaty	42.5	40.6	58.8
#=628	#4	Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University (Abai University)	Almaty	27.4	31.7	34.9
#=697	#5	Kazakh National Agrarian Research University (KazNARU)	Almaty	25.1	22.8	27.7
#731-740	#6	Auezov South Kazakhstan University (SKU)	Shymkent	—	21.2	33.9
#761-770	#7	Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University	Turkestan	—	19.1	46.3
#901-950	#8	Karaganda Buketov University	Karaganda	—	17.6	36.7
#951-1000	#9	Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University	Karaganda	—	10.3	16.9
#1001-1200	#10	Almaty Technological University	Almaty	—	5.9	8.9
#1001-1200	#11	Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University	Almaty	—	7.3	8.8
#1001-1200	#12	D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University	Ust-Kamenogorsk	—	14.6	18.2
#1001-1200	#13	Kazakh-British Technical University	Almaty	—	15.9	41.9
#1001-1200	#14	Narxoz University	Almaty	—	15.7	14.9
#1201-1400	#15	Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages	Almaty	—	10.4	16.7
#1201-1400	#16	Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University	Astana	—	10.2	18.0
#1201-1400	#17	Yessenov University	Aktau	—	16.7	6.9
#1401+	#18	Manash Kozybayev North Kazakhstan university	Petropavlovsk	—	6.8	12.5
#1401+	#19	Shakarim University of the City of Semey, Kazakhstan	Semey	—	10.4	10.2
#1401+	#20	Toraighyrov University	Pavlodar	—	8.9	12.4