Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Russia for Education

Focusing specifically on Education, our data science engine identified the 100 most influential universities in Russia. Our methodology evaluated 1M subject-specific papers and 9.18M 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 Education

#117 in Europe #412 in the World

12% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1755 Founded

2

Moscow

National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Education

#125 in Europe #428 in the World

19% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1992 Founded

3

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University

For Education

#261 in Europe #782 in the World

14% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1724 Founded

4

Moscow

RUDN University

For Education

#318 in Europe #949 in the World

60% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

5

Saint Petersburg

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

For Education

#386 in Europe #1149 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1899 Founded

6

Moscow

Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Education

#426 in Europe #1326 in the World

10% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1977 Founded

7

Moscow

National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Education

#432 in Europe #1345 in the World

26% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1942 Founded

8

Moscow

Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Education

#446 in Europe #1403 in the World

22% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1944 Founded

9

Ufa

Ufa State Petroleum Technological University

For Education

#1021 in Europe #4294 in the World

50% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

10

Saint Petersburg

Saint-Petersburg Mining University

For Education

#1026 in Europe #4312 in the World

20% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1773 Founded

11

Kemerovo

Kuzbass State Technical University

For Education

#1059 in Europe #4476 in the World

59% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1950 Founded

12

Belgorod

Belgorod State University

For Education

#711 in Europe #2735 in the World

40% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1876 Founded

13

Blagoveshchensk

Amur State University

For Education

#953 in Europe #4003 in the World

50% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1975 Founded

14

Saint Petersburg

Leningrad State University

For Education

#932 in Europe #3845 in the World

69% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

15

Moscow

Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Education

#526 in Europe #1774 in the World

36% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1907 Founded

16

Tambov

Tambov State Technical University

For Education

#828 in Europe #3322 in the World

65% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

17

Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk State Technical University

For Education

#703 in Europe #2711 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1950 Founded

18

Yaroslavl

Yaroslavl State University

For Education

#707 in Europe #2729 in the World

70% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

19

Syktyvkar

Syktyvkar State University

For Education

#1087 in Europe #4612 in the World

29% Acceptance

8,630 Enrollment

1972 Founded

20

Ryazan

Ryazan State University

For Education

#938 in Europe #3874 in the World

78% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1916 Founded

21

Cherepovets

Cherepovets State University

For Education

#1011 in Europe #4230 in the World

52% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

22

Moscow

Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

For Education

#889 in Europe #3627 in the World

64% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1966 Founded

23

Ivanovo

Ivanovo State University

For Education

#1066 in Europe #4508 in the World

68% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1974 Founded

24

Chelyabinsk

Chelyabinsk State Pedagogical University

For Education

#726 in Europe #2812 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

25

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University of Economics

For Education

#976 in Europe #4084 in the World

94% Acceptance

12,500 Enrollment

1930 Founded

26

Moscow

Moscow Aviation Institute

For Education

#544 in Europe #1861 in the World

14% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1930 Founded

27

Tambov

Tambov State University

For Education

#568 in Europe #1983 in the World

70% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

28

Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk State University

For Education

#639 in Europe #2319 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,131 Enrollment

1959 Founded

29

Barnaul

Altai State Pedagogical Academy

For Education

#1040 in Europe #4375 in the World

57% Acceptance

7,000 Enrollment

1933 Founded

30

Tver

Tver State University

For Education

#866 in Europe #3529 in the World

70% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1870 Founded

31

Saratov

Saratov State Technical University

For Education

#842 in Europe #3403 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1930 Founded

32

Grozny

Chechen State University

For Education

#974 in Europe #4078 in the World

70% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

33

Moscow

Russian State Social University

For Education

#649 in Europe #2388 in the World

72% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

34

Kemerovo

Kemerovo State University

For Education

#710 in Europe #2733 in the World

39% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1974 Founded

35

Chelyabinsk

Chelyabinsk State University

For Education

#716 in Europe #2764 in the World

69% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

36

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

For Education

#1056 in Europe #4460 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1941 Founded

37

Moscow

N.R.U. Moscow Power Engineering Institute

For Education

#627 in Europe #2266 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1930 Founded

38

Tyumen

University of Tyumen

For Education

#599 in Europe #2144 in the World

48% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

39

Penza

Penza State University

For Education

#724 in Europe #2803 in the World

72% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1943 Founded

40

Barnaul

Altai State University

For Education

#875 in Europe #3566 in the World

44% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1973 Founded

41

Ulyanovsk

Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University

For Education

#1042 in Europe #4379 in the World

54% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

42

Saratov

Saratov State University

For Education

#450 in Europe #1419 in the World

33% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1909 Founded

43

Kaluga

Kaluga State University

For Education

#897 in Europe #3678 in the World

60% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

44

Moscow

Moscow State Linguistic University

For Education

#728 in Europe #2836 in the World

46% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1804 Founded

45

Kursk

Kursk State Medical University

For Education

#663 in Europe #2502 in the World

74% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1935 Founded

46

Chelyabinsk

South Ural State University

For Education

#631 in Europe #2282 in the World

29% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1943 Founded

47

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy

For Education

#1090 in Europe #4615 in the World

58% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1925 Founded

48

Moscow

Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Education

#472 in Europe #1524 in the World

60% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1919 Founded

49

Veliky Novgorod

Novgorod State University

For Education

#768 in Europe #2985 in the World

54% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1993 Founded

50

Sevastopol

Sevastopol State University

For Education

#1069 in Europe #4521 in the World

69% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

51

Bryansk

Bryansk State University

For Education

#986 in Europe #4136 in the World

56% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

52

Ulyanovsk

Ulyanovsk State University

For Education

#892 in Europe #3650 in the World

69% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1988 Founded

53

Smolensk

Smolensk State University

For Education

#1025 in Europe #4308 in the World

51% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

54

Krasnoyarsk

Siberian State Aerospace University

For Education

#927 in Europe #3815 in the World

75% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1960 Founded

55

Moscow

Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Education

#967 in Europe #4041 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

56

Kursk

Kursk State University

For Education

#1034 in Europe #4348 in the World

46% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

57

Gorno-Altaisk

Gorno-Altaisk State University

For Education

#849 in Europe #3430 in the World

60% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1993 Founded

58

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

For Education

#773 in Europe #3020 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1886 Founded

59

Moscow

Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Education

#515 in Europe #1743 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1830 Founded

60

Angarsk

Angarsk State Technical University

For Education

#1084 in Europe #4588 in the World

52% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1991 Founded

61

Stavropol

North Caucasus Federal University

For Education

#852 in Europe #3444 in the World

74% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

62

Irkutsk

Baikal State University

For Education

#872 in Europe #3560 in the World

84% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

63

Volgograd

Volgograd State Socio-Pedagogical University

For Education

#853 in Europe #3456 in the World

94% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1931 Founded

64

Ufa

Ufa State Aviation Technical University

For Education

#870 in Europe #3552 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

65

Krasnoyarsk

Siberian Federal University

For Education

#560 in Europe #1942 in the World

38% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

2006 Founded

66

Moscow

Russian State Agricultural University

For Education

#1063 in Europe #4501 in the World

63% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1865 Founded

67

Kursk

South-Western State University

For Education

#1064 in Europe #4503 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

68

Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad State Technical University

For Education

#1095 in Europe #4633 in the World

63% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

69

Saint Petersburg

ITMO University

For Education

#510 in Europe #1700 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1900 Founded

70

Moscow

Moscow Medical Academy

For Education

#628 in Europe #2271 in the World

56% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1758 Founded

71

Cheboksary

Chuvash State University

For Education

#862 in Europe #3518 in the World

64% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1967 Founded

72

Tomsk

Tomsk State Pedagogical University

For Education

#789 in Europe #3118 in the World

60% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1902 Founded

73

Irkutsk

Irkutsk State University

For Education

#588 in Europe #2093 in the World

50% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1918 Founded

74

Volgograd

Volgograd State Medical Academy

For Education

#1014 in Europe #4243 in the World

66% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1935 Founded

75

Ufa

Bashkir State University

For Education

#719 in Europe #2771 in the World

50% Acceptance

12,370 Enrollment

1909 Founded

76

Omsk

Omsk State Pedagogical University

For Education

#815 in Europe #3221 in the World

52% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

77

Moscow

Moscow Polytech

For Education

#795 in Europe #3154 in the World

70% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1866 Founded

78

Magnitogorsk

Magnitogorsk State Technical University

For Education

#839 in Europe #3383 in the World

60% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

79

Kaliningrad

Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

For Education

#833 in Europe #3359 in the World

39% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1967 Founded

80

Shakhty

South-Russian State University of Economics and Service

For Education

#982 in Europe #4118 in the World

71% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

81

Moscow

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Education

#528 in Europe #1782 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1946 Founded

82

Izhevsk

Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University

For Education

#873 in Europe #3564 in the World

68% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

83

Tomsk

Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics

For Education

#1065 in Europe #4506 in the World

40% Acceptance

7,131 Enrollment

1962 Founded

84

Kazan

Kazan State Technological University

For Education

#494 in Europe #1625 in the World

66% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1890 Founded

85

Volgograd

Volgograd State University

For Education

#820 in Europe #3255 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

86

Voronezh

Voronezh State Medical Academy

For Education

#1055 in Europe #4457 in the World

10% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

87

Omsk

Omsk State University

For Education

#913 in Europe #3758 in the World

65% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1974 Founded

88

Moscow

State University of Management

For Education

#701 in Europe #2706 in the World

46% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1919 Founded

89

Orenburg

Orenburg State University

For Education

#764 in Europe #2971 in the World

62% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

90

Krasnodar

Kuban State University of Technology

For Education

#971 in Europe #4061 in the World

63% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

91

Tula

Tula State University

For Education

#1058 in Europe #4473 in the World

60% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

92

Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University

For Education

#388 in Europe #1158 in the World

43% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1917 Founded

93

Izhevsk

Udmurt State University

For Education

#678 in Europe #2568 in the World

81% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1931 Founded

94

Tomsk

Tomsk Polytechnic University

For Education

#374 in Europe #1120 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,131 Enrollment

1896 Founded

95

Kazan

Kazan State Medical University

For Education

#1091 in Europe #4621 in the World

68% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1814 Founded

96

Yekaterinburg

Ural Federal University

For Education

#420 in Europe #1307 in the World

70% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

97

Voronezh

Voronezh State University

For Education

#787 in Europe #3114 in the World

70% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1918 Founded

98

Omsk

Omsk State Technical University

For Education

#1001 in Europe #4195 in the World

61% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1942 Founded

99

Moscow

Russian State University for the Humanities

For Education

#858 in Europe #3492 in the World

29% Acceptance

7,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

100

Rostov-on-Don

Rostov State Medical University

For Education

#1088 in Europe #4613 in the World

58% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded