Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

51 Best Universities in Russia for Operations Research

We ranked the top 51 universities for Operations Research in Russia based on strict academic metrics. Based on 959.1K scholarly articles and 9.57M peer-reviewed citations, we reveal the best research labs driving innovation in Operations Research. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University

#165 in Europe #393 in the World

14% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1724 Founded

2

Moscow

National Research University Higher School of Economics

#205 in Europe #511 in the World

19% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1992 Founded

3

Moscow

Moscow State University

#56 in Europe #167 in the World

12% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1755 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

RUDN University

#408 in Europe #1027 in the World

60% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

6

Moscow

National Research Nuclear University MEPI

#427 in Europe #1102 in the World

26% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1942 Founded

7

Ufa

Ufa State Petroleum Technological University

#1042 in Europe #3673 in the World

50% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

8

Moscow

Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

#541 in Europe #1431 in the World

10% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1977 Founded

9

Saint Petersburg

Saint-Petersburg Mining University

#933 in Europe #3074 in the World

20% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1773 Founded

10

Moscow

Moscow State Institute of International Relations

#591 in Europe #1592 in the World

22% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1944 Founded

11

Rostov-on-Don

Southern Federal University

#553 in Europe #1468 in the World

22% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1915 Founded

12

Moscow

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

#350 in Europe #857 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1946 Founded

13

Astrakhan

Astrakhan State Technical University

#1349 in Europe #5500 in the World

15% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

14

Moscow

Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

#1005 in Europe #3481 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

15

Saratov

Saratov State Technical University

#979 in Europe #3325 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1930 Founded

16

Nizhny Novgorod

Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

#658 in Europe #1837 in the World

65% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1916 Founded

17

Krasnoyarsk

Siberian State Aerospace University

#1388 in Europe #5700 in the World

75% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1960 Founded

18

Moscow

Moscow Polytech

#944 in Europe #3139 in the World

70% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1866 Founded

19

Saratov

Saratov State University

#677 in Europe #1915 in the World

33% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1909 Founded

20

Samara

Samara State Technical University

#998 in Europe #3450 in the World

70% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

21

Krasnoyarsk

Siberian Federal University

#614 in Europe #1684 in the World

38% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

2006 Founded

22

Moscow

State University of Management

#893 in Europe #2882 in the World

46% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1919 Founded

23

Ufa

Ufa State Aviation Technical University

#1199 in Europe #4552 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

24

Samara

Samara National Research University

#821 in Europe #2524 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1942 Founded

25

Perm

Perm State Technical University

#916 in Europe #3000 in the World

70% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

26

Moscow

Russian State University of Oil and Gas

#854 in Europe #2708 in the World

30% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

27

Voronezh

Voronezh State University

#758 in Europe #2277 in the World

70% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1918 Founded

28

Yekaterinburg

Ural State University of Railway Transport

#1424 in Europe #5934 in the World

60% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

29

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

#1091 in Europe #3943 in the World

61% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1832 Founded

30

Moscow

Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

#657 in Europe #1835 in the World

36% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1907 Founded

31

Chelyabinsk

South Ural State University

#601 in Europe #1637 in the World

29% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1943 Founded

32

Yekaterinburg

Ural Federal University

#406 in Europe #1023 in the World

70% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

33

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University of Economics

#1034 in Europe #3649 in the World

94% Acceptance

12,500 Enrollment

1930 Founded

34

Moscow

Moscow Aviation Institute

#643 in Europe #1781 in the World

14% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1930 Founded

35

Krasnodar

Kuban State Agricultural University

#1190 in Europe #4489 in the World

84% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

36

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

#1000 in Europe #3458 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1941 Founded

37

Moscow

N.R.U. Moscow Power Engineering Institute

#607 in Europe #1649 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1930 Founded

38

Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk State Technical University

#788 in Europe #2403 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1950 Founded

39

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

#726 in Europe #2108 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1886 Founded

40

Belgorod

Belgorod State Technological University

#1209 in Europe #4645 in the World

70% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

41

Moscow

Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

#604 in Europe #1643 in the World

60% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1919 Founded

42

Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk State University

#384 in Europe #948 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,131 Enrollment

1959 Founded

43

Saint Petersburg

ITMO University

#433 in Europe #1123 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1900 Founded

44

Magnitogorsk

Magnitogorsk State Technical University

#1234 in Europe #4804 in the World

60% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

45

Moscow

Bauman Moscow State Technical University

#510 in Europe #1324 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1830 Founded

46

Tomsk

Tomsk Polytechnic University

#493 in Europe #1271 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,131 Enrollment

1896 Founded

47

Vladivostok

Far Eastern Federal University

#634 in Europe #1751 in the World

32% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1899 Founded

48

Orenburg

Orenburg State University

#1151 in Europe #4310 in the World

62% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

49

Moscow

Moscow Medical Academy

#428 in Europe #1106 in the World

56% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1758 Founded

50

Tomsk

Tomsk State University

#320 in Europe #776 in the World

50% Acceptance

7,131 Enrollment

1878 Founded

51

Kazan

Kazan Federal University

#392 in Europe #968 in the World

48% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1804 Founded