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Rankings: The 70 best universities in Russia for 2023/2024

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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 2023 THE Ranking 2022 ARWU Ranking 2022
Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) 75 158 101
Bauman Moscow State Technical University 230 801 –
Novosibirsk State University 260 801 701
Tomsk State University 264 601 701
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) 267 201 501
St Petersburg University 270 601 301
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia 295 601 –
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute) 308 401 801
Higher School of Economics (HSE) 308 301 601
Kazan Federal University 322 801 –
Ural Federal University 335 1001 701
MGIMO University 345 – –
ITMO University 359 601 –
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University 382 301 –
Tomsk Polytechnic University 398 801 –
Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) 434 1201 –
National University of Science and Technology MISiS 467 601 –
Altai State University 521 – –
Southern Federal University 541 1201 –
Saratov State University 551 1201 –
Samara University 601 1201 –
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University 601 1201 –
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics 651 501 –
Sechenov University 651 1001 601
Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI" 751 1201 –
Lobachevsky University 751 1201 –
University of Tyumen 801 1201 –
Ufa State Aviation Technical University 801 1201 –
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) 801 1201 –
Perm State University 801 1201 –
Novosibirsk State Technical University 801 1201 –
Saint-Petersburg Mining University 801 401 –
South Ural State University 801 1001 –
Voronezh State University 1001 1201 –
Kazan National Research Technological University 1001 1201 –
Belgorod State National Research University 1001 1201 –
Siberian Federal University 1001 1001 –
Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology 1001 – –
Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia 1001 – –
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation 1001 – –
Moscow Power Engineering Institute 1201 1201 –
Moscow Technological University 1201 1201 –
Irkutsk State University 1201 1201 –
Don State Technical University 1201 501 –
Russian State University for the Humanities 1201 – –
Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy 1201 – –
Moscow Pedagogical State University 1201 – –
Moscow City University 1201 – –
Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov (SSTU) – 1201 –
Southwest State University – 1201 –
Privolzhsky Research Medical University – 1201 –
Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University – 1201 –
Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University – 1201 –
Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University – 1201 –
Moscow Polytechnic University – 1201 –
Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology – 1201 –
Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics – 1201 –
Samara State Technical University – 1201 –
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University – 1201 –
Perm National Research Polytechnic University – 1201 –
Omsk State Technical University – 1201 –
North-Eastern Federal University – 1201 –
National Research University of Electronic Technology (MIET) – 1201 –
Moscow Aviation Institute – 1201 –
Kazan National Research Technical University – 1201 –
Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas – 1201 –
Bashkir State University – 1201 –
Moscow State University of Civil Engineering – 601 –
Volgograd State Technical University – 1001 –
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology – – 701

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
PhD programmes in Russia

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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