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Rankings: The 41 best universities in Russia for 2021/2022

Russia has a long history of top-quality academic research and teaching. More and more students are drawn to this exciting country every year.

The preeminent institution is Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), firmly ranked among the 100 best universities in the world. There are also many technical universities and engineering schools in Russia that enjoy a global reputation in their disciplines.

And expect more Russian universities to keep climbing the international rankings: “Project 5-100”, an official government initiative, aims at pushing at least five institutions into the world’s top 100.

Top ranked universities in Russia

University QS Ranking 2020 THE Ranking 2020 ARWU Ranking 2019
Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) 84 189 87
Novosibirsk State University 231 501 401
St Petersburg University 234 601 301
Tomsk State University 268 501 801
Bauman Moscow State Technical University 284 801 –
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) 302 201 401
Higher School of Economics (HSE) 322 251 901
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute) 329 401 601
Ural Federal University 364 1001 701
MGIMO University 366 – –
Tomsk Polytechnic University 387 601 –
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia 392 801 –
Kazan Federal University 392 601 801
ITMO University 436 401 801
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University 439 501 –
National University of Science and Technology MISiS 451 601 801
Saratov State University 521 1001 –
Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) 531 1001 –
Southern Federal University 541 1001 –
Lobachevsky University 601 1001 –
Samara University 651 1001 –
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics 751 – –
Voronezh State University 801 1001 –
South Ural State University 801 1001 –
Novosibirsk State Technical University 801 1001 –
Ufa State Aviation Technical University – 1001 –
Siberian Federal University – 1001 –
Sechenov University – 1001 –
Saint-Petersburg Mining University – 801 –
Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI" – 1001 –
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University – 1001 –
Perm State University – 1001 –
Perm National Research Polytechnic University – 1001 –
Moscow Technological University – 1001 –
Moscow Power Engineering Institute – 1001 –
Moscow Aviation Institute – 1001 –
Kazan National Research Technological University – 1001 –
Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas – 1001 –
Belgorod State National Research University – 1001 –
Bashkir State University – 1001 –
Volgograd State Technical University – 1001 –

Explained: How do the university rankings work?

The QS World University Rankings are among the most important, most-referenced rankings. The QS ranking relies heavily on its academic survey, asking thousands of academics worldwide about the reputation of universities.

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings (or the THE Rankings for short) compile a wide range of statistics. Equal weight is put on teaching quality, research excellence, and research impact through citations (meaning how often a university’s research is referenced elsewhere).

The Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University (often just Shanghai Ranking, or ARWU) focuses on research output and quality, for example measured by the number of published and cited scientific papers and the number of staff or alumni winning the Nobel Prize or Fields Medal.

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Plenty of exciting study options await international students in the largest country on earth: Russia offers high-quality education at world-renowned institutions, and is rapidly internationalising its university sector. Dozens of Russian universities offer a variety of study programmes in English.

Read more about studying in Russia

Find the right study programme for yourself:

Bachelors degrees in Russia
Masters degrees in Russia
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Relevant links

  • Studying abroad in Russia: Basic information for international students
  • Study programmes in Russia
  • Visit the website of the QS World University Rankings
  • Visit the website of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings
  • Visit the website of the Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities

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