Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Russia for Machine Learning

Focusing specifically on Machine Learning, our data science engine identified the 100 most influential universities in Russia. Our methodology evaluated 989.5K subject-specific papers and 9.15M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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Moscow

Moscow State University

For Machine Learning

#174 in Europe #515 in the World

12% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1755 Founded

2

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University

For Machine Learning

#193 in Europe #570 in the World

14% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1724 Founded

3

Moscow

National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Machine Learning

#200 in Europe #582 in the World

19% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1992 Founded

4

Saint Petersburg

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

For Machine Learning

#441 in Europe #1459 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1899 Founded

5

Moscow

RUDN University

For Machine Learning

#523 in Europe #1746 in the World

60% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

6

Moscow

National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Machine Learning

#558 in Europe #1922 in the World

26% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1942 Founded

7

Moscow

Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Machine Learning

#802 in Europe #3210 in the World

10% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1977 Founded

8

Ufa

Ufa State Petroleum Technological University

For Machine Learning

#854 in Europe #3486 in the World

50% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

9

Saint Petersburg

Saint-Petersburg Mining University

For Machine Learning

#870 in Europe #3583 in the World

20% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1773 Founded

10

Moscow

Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Machine Learning

#936 in Europe #3906 in the World

22% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1944 Founded

11

Kemerovo

Kuzbass State Technical University

For Machine Learning

#1164 in Europe #5069 in the World

59% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1950 Founded

12

Ryazan

Ryazan State University

For Machine Learning

#1166 in Europe #5077 in the World

78% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1916 Founded

13

Yakutsk

North-Eastern Federal University

For Machine Learning

#944 in Europe #3964 in the World

30% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1956 Founded

14

Irkutsk

Irkutsk State University

For Machine Learning

#1058 in Europe #4535 in the World

50% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1918 Founded

15

Volgograd

Volgograd State Medical Academy

For Machine Learning

#1208 in Europe #5270 in the World

66% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1935 Founded

16

Ivanovo

Ivanovo State Power University

For Machine Learning

#1145 in Europe #4945 in the World

35% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1918 Founded

17

Chelyabinsk

Chelyabinsk State University

For Machine Learning

#864 in Europe #3529 in the World

69% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

18

Perm

Perm State Technical University

For Machine Learning

#828 in Europe #3371 in the World

70% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

19

Moscow

Moscow Polytech

For Machine Learning

#1038 in Europe #4411 in the World

70% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1866 Founded

20

Tambov

Tambov State Technical University

For Machine Learning

#966 in Europe #4039 in the World

65% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

21

Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk State Technical University

For Machine Learning

#614 in Europe #2211 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1950 Founded

22

Saint Petersburg

European University at St. Petersburg

For Machine Learning

#1178 in Europe #5145 in the World

20% Acceptance

600 Enrollment

1994 Founded

23

Moscow

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Machine Learning

#342 in Europe #1054 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1946 Founded

24

Saratov

Saratov State Technical University

For Machine Learning

#866 in Europe #3545 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1930 Founded

25

Astrakhan

Astrakhan State Technical University

For Machine Learning

#1175 in Europe #5117 in the World

15% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

26

Kazan

Kazan State Medical University

For Machine Learning

#1171 in Europe #5099 in the World

68% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1814 Founded

27

Volgograd

Volgograd State University

For Machine Learning

#929 in Europe #3878 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

28

Kemerovo

Kemerovo State University

For Machine Learning

#985 in Europe #4136 in the World

39% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1974 Founded

29

Chelyabinsk

South Ural State University

For Machine Learning

#528 in Europe #1765 in the World

29% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1943 Founded

30

Perm

Perm State University

For Machine Learning

#940 in Europe #3925 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,370 Enrollment

1916 Founded

31

Moscow

State University of Management

For Machine Learning

#884 in Europe #3654 in the World

46% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1919 Founded

32

Tambov

Tambov State University

For Machine Learning

#1122 in Europe #4821 in the World

70% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

33

Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk State University

For Machine Learning

#551 in Europe #1886 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,131 Enrollment

1959 Founded

34

Saint Petersburg

ITMO University

For Machine Learning

#369 in Europe #1160 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1900 Founded

35

Nizhny Novgorod

Privolzhsky Research Medical University

For Machine Learning

#1149 in Europe #4961 in the World

65% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

36

Saratov

Saratov State University

For Machine Learning

#635 in Europe #2308 in the World

33% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1909 Founded

37

Astrakhan

Astrakhan State University

For Machine Learning

#1225 in Europe #5317 in the World

70% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

38

Kazan

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

For Machine Learning

#772 in Europe #3068 in the World

62% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1932 Founded

39

Yekaterinburg

Ural State University of Railway Transport

For Machine Learning

#1207 in Europe #5265 in the World

60% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

40

Kursk

Kursk State Medical University

For Machine Learning

#1215 in Europe #5294 in the World

74% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1935 Founded

41

Gorno-Altaisk

Gorno-Altaisk State University

For Machine Learning

#1158 in Europe #5025 in the World

60% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1993 Founded

42

Saint Petersburg

Leningrad State University

For Machine Learning

#1084 in Europe #4665 in the World

69% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

43

Moscow

Russian State University for the Humanities

For Machine Learning

#1176 in Europe #5139 in the World

29% Acceptance

7,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

44

Tyumen

University of Tyumen

For Machine Learning

#983 in Europe #4131 in the World

48% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

45

Penza

Penza State University

For Machine Learning

#908 in Europe #3783 in the World

72% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1943 Founded

46

Shakhty

South-Russian State University of Economics and Service

For Machine Learning

#998 in Europe #4219 in the World

71% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

47

Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University

For Machine Learning

#776 in Europe #3076 in the World

43% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1917 Founded

48

Smolensk

Smolensk State University

For Machine Learning

#1238 in Europe #5399 in the World

51% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

49

Cherepovets

Cherepovets State University

For Machine Learning

#1247 in Europe #5448 in the World

52% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

50

Kazan

Kazan Federal University

For Machine Learning

#453 in Europe #1512 in the World

48% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1804 Founded

51

Yekaterinburg

Ural Federal University

For Machine Learning

#461 in Europe #1540 in the World

70% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

52

Kursk

Kursk State University

For Machine Learning

#1196 in Europe #5226 in the World

46% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

53

Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad State Technical University

For Machine Learning

#1234 in Europe #5347 in the World

63% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

54

Saint Petersburg

Russian State Hydrometeorological University

For Machine Learning

#1185 in Europe #5170 in the World

68% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

55

Moscow

Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Machine Learning

#995 in Europe #4214 in the World

60% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1872 Founded

56

Veliky Novgorod

Novgorod State University

For Machine Learning

#739 in Europe #2911 in the World

54% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1993 Founded

57

Sevastopol

Sevastopol State University

For Machine Learning

#1050 in Europe #4497 in the World

69% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

58

Tula

Tula State University

For Machine Learning

#896 in Europe #3717 in the World

60% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

59

Nizhny Novgorod

Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

For Machine Learning

#560 in Europe #1927 in the World

65% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1916 Founded

60

Ufa

Ufa State Aviation Technical University

For Machine Learning

#823 in Europe #3341 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

61

Grozny

Chechen State University

For Machine Learning

#1081 in Europe #4652 in the World

70% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

62

Moscow

Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

For Machine Learning

#1248 in Europe #5460 in the World

56% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

63

Kursk

South-Western State University

For Machine Learning

#939 in Europe #3917 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

64

Kaliningrad

Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

For Machine Learning

#976 in Europe #4090 in the World

39% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1967 Founded

65

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

For Machine Learning

#1052 in Europe #4502 in the World

61% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1832 Founded

66

Moscow

Russian National Research Medical University

For Machine Learning

#897 in Europe #3719 in the World

10% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

67

Cheboksary

Chuvash State University

For Machine Learning

#1021 in Europe #4327 in the World

64% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1967 Founded

68

Stavropol

Stavropol State Agrarian University

For Machine Learning

#1198 in Europe #5237 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

69

Vladivostok

Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service

For Machine Learning

#1141 in Europe #4924 in the World

60% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1967 Founded

70

Samara

Samara State Technical University

For Machine Learning

#841 in Europe #3437 in the World

70% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

71

Ufa

Bashkir State University

For Machine Learning

#1008 in Europe #4262 in the World

50% Acceptance

12,370 Enrollment

1909 Founded

72

Kaluga

Kaluga State University

For Machine Learning

#1249 in Europe #5466 in the World

60% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

73

Moscow

Moscow State Technological University “Stankin”

For Machine Learning

#1016 in Europe #4288 in the World

60% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

74

Magnitogorsk

Magnitogorsk State Technical University

For Machine Learning

#1034 in Europe #4403 in the World

60% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

75

Krasnodar

Kuban State Medical University

For Machine Learning

#1260 in Europe #5500 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

76

Saint Petersburg

Bonch-Bruevich St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications

For Machine Learning

#920 in Europe #3829 in the World

44% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

77

Moscow

Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Machine Learning

#727 in Europe #2834 in the World

36% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1907 Founded

78

Izhevsk

Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University

For Machine Learning

#1002 in Europe #4226 in the World

68% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

79

Stavropol

North Caucasus Federal University

For Machine Learning

#767 in Europe #3050 in the World

74% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

80

Vladivostok

Far Eastern Federal University

For Machine Learning

#825 in Europe #3346 in the World

32% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1899 Founded

81

Samara

Samara National Research University

For Machine Learning

#601 in Europe #2137 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1942 Founded

82

Voronezh

Voronezh State University

For Machine Learning

#774 in Europe #3072 in the World

70% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1918 Founded

83

Krasnoyarsk

Siberian State Aerospace University

For Machine Learning

#675 in Europe #2534 in the World

75% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1960 Founded

84

Moscow

New Economic School

For Machine Learning

#907 in Europe #3780 in the World

66% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

85

Murmansk

Murmansk State Technical University

For Machine Learning

#1160 in Europe #5037 in the World

59% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

86

Krasnodar

Kuban State University of Technology

For Machine Learning

#1082 in Europe #4656 in the World

63% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

87

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University of Economics

For Machine Learning

#965 in Europe #4038 in the World

94% Acceptance

12,500 Enrollment

1930 Founded

88

Moscow

Moscow Aviation Institute

For Machine Learning

#570 in Europe #1976 in the World

14% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1930 Founded

89

Izhevsk

Udmurt State University

For Machine Learning

#1194 in Europe #5214 in the World

81% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1931 Founded

90

Tomsk

Siberian State Medical University

For Machine Learning

#1219 in Europe #5303 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1888 Founded

91

Yaroslavl

Yaroslavl State University

For Machine Learning

#760 in Europe #3013 in the World

70% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

92

Tver

Tver State University

For Machine Learning

#1079 in Europe #4643 in the World

70% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1870 Founded

93

Yoshkar-Ola

Volga State University of Technology

For Machine Learning

#1236 in Europe #5359 in the World

60% Acceptance

7,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

94

Krasnoyarsk

Siberian Federal University

For Machine Learning

#696 in Europe #2622 in the World

38% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

2006 Founded

95

Moscow

Russian State Social University

For Machine Learning

#1109 in Europe #4757 in the World

72% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

96

Orenburg

Orenburg State University

For Machine Learning

#992 in Europe #4204 in the World

62% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

97

Krasnodar

Kuban State Agricultural University

For Machine Learning

#1103 in Europe #4738 in the World

84% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

98

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

For Machine Learning

#947 in Europe #3975 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1941 Founded

99

Moscow

N.R.U. Moscow Power Engineering Institute

For Machine Learning

#615 in Europe #2215 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1930 Founded

100

Khabarovsk

Pacific National University

For Machine Learning

#1182 in Europe #5151 in the World

74% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1958 Founded