Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

25 Best Universities in Russia for Architecture

Focusing specifically on Architecture, our data science engine identified the 25 most influential universities in Russia. Our methodology evaluated 715.1K subject-specific papers and 7.78M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Moscow

Moscow State University

For Architecture

#188 in Europe #413 in the World

12% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1755 Founded

2

Moscow

National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Architecture

#210 in Europe #464 in the World

19% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1992 Founded

3

Saint Petersburg

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

For Architecture

#226 in Europe #510 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1899 Founded

4

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University

For Architecture

#323 in Europe #750 in the World

14% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1724 Founded

5

Moscow

National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Architecture

#410 in Europe #989 in the World

26% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1942 Founded

6

Moscow

RUDN University

For Architecture

#426 in Europe #1042 in the World

60% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

7

Saint Petersburg

Bonch-Bruevich St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications

For Architecture

#455 in Europe #1128 in the World

44% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

8

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

For Architecture

#424 in Europe #1035 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1886 Founded

9

Saint Petersburg

ITMO University

For Architecture

#285 in Europe #645 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1900 Founded

10

Belgorod

Belgorod State Technological University

For Architecture

#496 in Europe #1264 in the World

70% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

11

Kazan

Kazan Federal University

For Architecture

#456 in Europe #1136 in the World

48% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1804 Founded

12

Rostov-on-Don

Southern Federal University

For Architecture

#317 in Europe #735 in the World

22% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1915 Founded

13

Moscow

Moscow Aviation Institute

For Architecture

#454 in Europe #1127 in the World

14% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1930 Founded

14

Chelyabinsk

South Ural State University

For Architecture

#267 in Europe #594 in the World

29% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1943 Founded

15

Moscow

N.R.U. Moscow Power Engineering Institute

For Architecture

#514 in Europe #1360 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1930 Founded

16

Tomsk

Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building

For Architecture

#469 in Europe #1171 in the World

43% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1952 Founded

17

Moscow

Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Architecture

#519 in Europe #1377 in the World

60% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1919 Founded

18

Tomsk

Tomsk Polytechnic University

For Architecture

#512 in Europe #1352 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,131 Enrollment

1896 Founded

19

Moscow

Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Architecture

#463 in Europe #1157 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1830 Founded

20

Tomsk

Tomsk State University

For Architecture

#475 in Europe #1180 in the World

50% Acceptance

7,131 Enrollment

1878 Founded

21

Moscow

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Architecture

#445 in Europe #1098 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1946 Founded

22

Krasnoyarsk

Siberian Federal University

For Architecture

#501 in Europe #1282 in the World

38% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

2006 Founded

23

Samara

Samara State Technical University

For Architecture

#288 in Europe #653 in the World

70% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

24

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

For Architecture

#365 in Europe #854 in the World

61% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1832 Founded

25

Yekaterinburg

Ural Federal University

For Architecture

#369 in Europe #867 in the World

70% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded