Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Russia for Condensed Matter

We ranked the top 100 universities for Condensed Matter in Russia based on strict academic metrics. To determine these leaders, we isolated 1.1M specialized research publications which collectively generated 10.51M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Moscow

Moscow State University

#56 in Europe #167 in the World

12% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1755 Founded

2

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University

#165 in Europe #393 in the World

14% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1724 Founded

3

Moscow

National Research Nuclear University MEPI

#427 in Europe #1102 in the World

26% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1942 Founded

4

Saint Petersburg

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

#413 in Europe #1042 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1899 Founded

5

Moscow

National Research University Higher School of Economics

#205 in Europe #511 in the World

19% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1992 Founded

6

Moscow

RUDN University

#408 in Europe #1027 in the World

60% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

7

Ufa

Ufa State Petroleum Technological University

#1042 in Europe #3673 in the World

50% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

8

Saint Petersburg

Saint-Petersburg Mining University

#933 in Europe #3074 in the World

20% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1773 Founded

9

Kemerovo

Kuzbass State Technical University

#1198 in Europe #4549 in the World

59% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1950 Founded

10

Gorno-Altaisk

Gorno-Altaisk State University

#1458 in Europe #6120 in the World

60% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1993 Founded

11

Ulan-Ude

Buryat State University

#1355 in Europe #5524 in the World

44% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1932 Founded

12

Ulyanovsk

Ulyanovsk State Technical University

#1256 in Europe #4934 in the World

70% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1957 Founded

13

Tomsk

Tomsk Polytechnic University

#493 in Europe #1271 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,131 Enrollment

1896 Founded

14

Moscow

Moscow State Technological University “Stankin”

#1079 in Europe #3899 in the World

60% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

15

Orenburg

Orenburg State University

#1151 in Europe #4310 in the World

62% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

16

Oryol

Orel State University

#1163 in Europe #4377 in the World

66% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1931 Founded

17

Perm

Perm State Technical University

#916 in Europe #3000 in the World

70% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

18

Moscow

National University of Science and Technology “MISIS”

#534 in Europe #1410 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

19

Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad State Technical University

#1260 in Europe #4950 in the World

63% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

20

Vladivostok

Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service

#1261 in Europe #4951 in the World

60% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1967 Founded

21

Ulyanovsk

Ulyanovsk State University

#1057 in Europe #3786 in the World

69% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1988 Founded

22

Tomsk

Tomsk State University

#320 in Europe #776 in the World

50% Acceptance

7,131 Enrollment

1878 Founded

23

Moscow

National Research University of Electronic Technology

#989 in Europe #3368 in the World

46% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

24

Rostov-on-Don

Southern Federal University

#553 in Europe #1468 in the World

22% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1915 Founded

25

Petrozavodsk

Petrozavodsk State University

#953 in Europe #3187 in the World

58% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

26

Perm

Perm State University

#856 in Europe #2711 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,370 Enrollment

1916 Founded

27

Moscow

Bauman Moscow State Technical University

#510 in Europe #1324 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1830 Founded

28

Kaliningrad

Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

#881 in Europe #2809 in the World

39% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1967 Founded

29

Vladivostok

Far Eastern Federal University

#634 in Europe #1751 in the World

32% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1899 Founded

30

Volgograd

Volgograd State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

#1607 in Europe #7034 in the World

70% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

31

Yakutsk

North-Eastern Federal University

#869 in Europe #2778 in the World

30% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1956 Founded

32

Moscow

Moscow Polytech

#944 in Europe #3139 in the World

70% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1866 Founded

33

Saransk

Ogarev Mordovia State University

#973 in Europe #3295 in the World

70% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1931 Founded

34

Saratov

Saratov State Technical University

#979 in Europe #3325 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1930 Founded

35

Saint Petersburg

Leningrad State University

#1273 in Europe #5010 in the World

69% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

36

Moscow

Moscow Medical Academy

#428 in Europe #1106 in the World

56% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1758 Founded

37

Krasnodar

Kuban State University

#930 in Europe #3069 in the World

67% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

38

Yaroslavl

Yaroslavl State University

#1025 in Europe #3613 in the World

70% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

39

Volgograd

Volgograd State Socio-Pedagogical University

#1381 in Europe #5654 in the World

94% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1931 Founded

40

Belgorod

Belgorod State Technological University

#1209 in Europe #4645 in the World

70% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

41

Astrakhan

Astrakhan State University

#1307 in Europe #5191 in the World

70% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

42

Moscow

Moscow Technical University – MIREA

#940 in Europe #3120 in the World

50% Acceptance

35,700 Enrollment

1947 Founded

43

Tambov

Tambov State Technical University

#1145 in Europe #4268 in the World

65% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

44

Saratov

Saratov State University

#677 in Europe #1915 in the World

33% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1909 Founded

45

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology

#1248 in Europe #4862 in the World

50% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1828 Founded

46

Moscow

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

#350 in Europe #857 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1946 Founded

47

Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk State Technical University

#788 in Europe #2403 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1950 Founded

48

Barnaul

Polzunov Altai State Technical University

#1178 in Europe #4415 in the World

70% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1942 Founded

49

Volgograd

Volgograd State University

#1089 in Europe #3935 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

50

Belgorod

Belgorod State University

#983 in Europe #3344 in the World

40% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1876 Founded

51

Cherepovets

Cherepovets State University

#1441 in Europe #6017 in the World

52% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

52

Moscow

Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

#873 in Europe #2789 in the World

46% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1898 Founded

53

Tambov

Tambov State University

#1134 in Europe #4200 in the World

70% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

54

Ufa

Ufa State Aviation Technical University

#1199 in Europe #4552 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

55

Saint Petersburg

Bonch-Bruevich St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications

#1090 in Europe #3939 in the World

44% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

56

Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University

#997 in Europe #3446 in the World

43% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1917 Founded

57

Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk State University

#384 in Europe #948 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,131 Enrollment

1959 Founded

58

Barnaul

Altai State University

#750 in Europe #2238 in the World

44% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1973 Founded

59

Yekaterinburg

Ural Federal University

#406 in Europe #1023 in the World

70% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

60

Ivanovo

Ivanovo State University

#1276 in Europe #5026 in the World

68% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1974 Founded

61

Kaluga

Kaluga State University

#1480 in Europe #6296 in the World

60% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

62

Moscow

Russian State University of Oil and Gas

#854 in Europe #2708 in the World

30% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

63

Tyumen

University of Tyumen

#819 in Europe #2519 in the World

48% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

64

Ufa

Bashkir State University

#1106 in Europe #4033 in the World

50% Acceptance

12,370 Enrollment

1909 Founded

65

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

#1000 in Europe #3458 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1941 Founded

66

Nizhny Novgorod

Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

#658 in Europe #1837 in the World

65% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1916 Founded

67

Penza

Penza State University

#1041 in Europe #3669 in the World

72% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1943 Founded

68

Bryansk

Bryansk State University

#1516 in Europe #6523 in the World

56% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

69

Ivanovo

Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology

#1202 in Europe #4578 in the World

64% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

70

Khimki

Moscow State Institute of Culture

#1393 in Europe #5720 in the World

74% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1930 Founded

71

Moscow

Moscow State Pedagogical University

#765 in Europe #2312 in the World

60% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1872 Founded

72

Veliky Novgorod

Novgorod State University

#1017 in Europe #3563 in the World

54% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1993 Founded

73

Voronezh

Voronezh State University

#758 in Europe #2277 in the World

70% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1918 Founded

74

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

#726 in Europe #2108 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1886 Founded

75

Samara

Samara State Technical University

#998 in Europe #3450 in the World

70% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

76

Stavropol

North Caucasus Federal University

#1031 in Europe #3639 in the World

74% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

77

Irkutsk

Irkutsk State University

#909 in Europe #2955 in the World

50% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1918 Founded

78

Kemerovo

Kemerovo State University

#992 in Europe #3384 in the World

39% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1974 Founded

79

Krasnoyarsk

Siberian State Aerospace University

#1388 in Europe #5700 in the World

75% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1960 Founded

80

Moscow

Russian National Research Medical University

#711 in Europe #2061 in the World

10% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

81

Cheboksary

Chuvash State University

#1124 in Europe #4159 in the World

64% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1967 Founded

82

Blagoveshchensk

Amur State University

#1460 in Europe #6137 in the World

50% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1975 Founded

83

Saint Petersburg

ITMO University

#433 in Europe #1123 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1900 Founded

84

Samara

Samara National Research University

#821 in Europe #2524 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1942 Founded

85

Tomsk

Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building

#1227 in Europe #4759 in the World

43% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1952 Founded

86

Kazan

Kazan State Technological University

#1075 in Europe #3887 in the World

66% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1890 Founded

87

Kursk

Kursk State University

#1367 in Europe #5588 in the World

46% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

88

Krasnoyarsk

Siberian Federal University

#614 in Europe #1684 in the World

38% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

2006 Founded

89

Moscow

Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

#657 in Europe #1835 in the World

36% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1907 Founded

90

Izhevsk

Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University

#1176 in Europe #4407 in the World

68% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

91

Chelyabinsk

Chelyabinsk State University

#1027 in Europe #3618 in the World

69% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

92

Shakhty

South-Russian State University of Economics and Service

#1563 in Europe #6822 in the World

71% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

93

Syktyvkar

Syktyvkar State University

#1318 in Europe #5274 in the World

29% Acceptance

8,630 Enrollment

1972 Founded

94

Tomsk

Tomsk State Pedagogical University

#1201 in Europe #4562 in the World

60% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1902 Founded

95

Kazan

Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev – KAI

#1020 in Europe #3569 in the World

62% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1932 Founded

96

Kursk

South-Western State University

#1160 in Europe #4359 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

97

Omsk

Omsk State University

#1154 in Europe #4328 in the World

65% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1974 Founded

98

Moscow

Moscow Aviation Institute

#643 in Europe #1781 in the World

14% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1930 Founded

99

Izhevsk

Udmurt State University

#1102 in Europe #4009 in the World

81% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1931 Founded

100

Chelyabinsk

South Ural State University

#601 in Europe #1637 in the World

29% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1943 Founded