Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Russia for Physical

We ranked the top 100 universities for Physical in Russia based on strict academic metrics. Our methodology evaluated 930.8K subject-specific papers and 9M 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 Physical

#19 in Europe #106 in the World

12% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1755 Founded

2

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University

For Physical

#127 in Europe #398 in the World

14% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1724 Founded

3

Saint Petersburg

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

For Physical

#322 in Europe #1011 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1899 Founded

4

Moscow

National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Physical

#389 in Europe #1263 in the World

26% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1942 Founded

5

Moscow

RUDN University

For Physical

#495 in Europe #1775 in the World

60% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

6

Saint Petersburg

Saint-Petersburg Mining University

For Physical

#576 in Europe #2138 in the World

20% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1773 Founded

7

Ufa

Ufa State Petroleum Technological University

For Physical

#618 in Europe #2348 in the World

50% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

8

Kemerovo

Kuzbass State Technical University

For Physical

#859 in Europe #3566 in the World

59% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1950 Founded

9

Rostov-on-Don

Southern Federal University

For Physical

#332 in Europe #1055 in the World

22% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1915 Founded

10

Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk State Technical University

For Physical

#493 in Europe #1750 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1950 Founded

11

Shakhty

South-Russian State University of Economics and Service

For Physical

#880 in Europe #3651 in the World

71% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

12

Moscow

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Physical

#326 in Europe #1022 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1946 Founded

13

Novokuznetsk

Siberian State Industrial University

For Physical

#762 in Europe #3066 in the World

60% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1930 Founded

14

Yakutsk

North-Eastern Federal University

For Physical

#874 in Europe #3638 in the World

30% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1956 Founded

15

Kazan

Kazan State Medical University

For Physical

#948 in Europe #3987 in the World

68% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1814 Founded

16

Volgograd

Volgograd State Medical Academy

For Physical

#1022 in Europe #4353 in the World

66% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1935 Founded

17

Belgorod

Belgorod State University

For Physical

#561 in Europe #2089 in the World

40% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1876 Founded

18

Blagoveshchensk

Amur State University

For Physical

#920 in Europe #3839 in the World

50% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1975 Founded

19

Perm

Perm State University

For Physical

#556 in Europe #2071 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,370 Enrollment

1916 Founded

20

Moscow

Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Physical

#364 in Europe #1159 in the World

46% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1898 Founded

21

Saransk

Ogarev Mordovia State University

For Physical

#702 in Europe #2791 in the World

70% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1931 Founded

22

Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk State University

For Physical

#248 in Europe #722 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,131 Enrollment

1959 Founded

23

Tula

Tula State University

For Physical

#619 in Europe #2355 in the World

60% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

24

Nizhny Novgorod

Privolzhsky Research Medical University

For Physical

#925 in Europe #3857 in the World

65% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

25

Oryol

Orel State University

For Physical

#991 in Europe #4235 in the World

66% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1931 Founded

26

Astrakhan

Astrakhan State Technical University

For Physical

#853 in Europe #3546 in the World

15% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

27

Kazan

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

For Physical

#598 in Europe #2243 in the World

62% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1932 Founded

28

Volgograd

Volgograd State University

For Physical

#734 in Europe #2928 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

29

Ivanovo

Ivanovo State Power University

For Physical

#855 in Europe #3553 in the World

35% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1918 Founded

30

Chelyabinsk

Chelyabinsk State Pedagogical University

For Physical

#1047 in Europe #4472 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

31

Saint Petersburg

Baltic State Technical University “Voenmeh”

For Physical

#776 in Europe #3139 in the World

35% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1932 Founded

32

Moscow

Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Physical

#543 in Europe #1987 in the World

30% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

33

Tambov

Tambov State Technical University

For Physical

#535 in Europe #1945 in the World

65% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

34

Penza

Penza State University

For Physical

#797 in Europe #3226 in the World

72% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1943 Founded

35

Ulan-Ude

Buryat State University

For Physical

#923 in Europe #3852 in the World

44% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1932 Founded

36

Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University

For Physical

#644 in Europe #2479 in the World

43% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1917 Founded

37

Petrozavodsk

Petrozavodsk State University

For Physical

#794 in Europe #3217 in the World

58% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

38

Astrakhan

Astrakhan State University

For Physical

#891 in Europe #3688 in the World

70% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

39

Kazan

Kazan Federal University

For Physical

#266 in Europe #785 in the World

48% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1804 Founded

40

Yekaterinburg

Ural State Mining University

For Physical

#1021 in Europe #4347 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

41

Ivanovo

Ivanovo State University

For Physical

#481 in Europe #1715 in the World

68% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1974 Founded

42

Chelyabinsk

Chelyabinsk State University

For Physical

#684 in Europe #2687 in the World

69% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

43

Saint Petersburg

Leningrad State University

For Physical

#731 in Europe #2914 in the World

69% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

44

Moscow

Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Physical

#707 in Europe #2816 in the World

60% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1872 Founded

45

Tambov

Tambov State University

For Physical

#805 in Europe #3268 in the World

70% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

46

Sevastopol

Sevastopol State University

For Physical

#739 in Europe #2946 in the World

69% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

47

Vladivostok

Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service

For Physical

#1025 in Europe #4362 in the World

60% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1967 Founded

48

Nizhny Novgorod

Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

For Physical

#488 in Europe #1731 in the World

65% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1916 Founded

49

Saratov

Saratov State Technical University

For Physical

#554 in Europe #2057 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1930 Founded

50

Cherepovets

Cherepovets State University

For Physical

#970 in Europe #4126 in the World

52% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

51

Moscow

Moscow State Mining University

For Physical

#989 in Europe #4228 in the World

65% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

52

Yekaterinburg

Ural Federal University

For Physical

#251 in Europe #730 in the World

70% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

53

Ivanovo

Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology

For Physical

#455 in Europe #1564 in the World

64% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

54

Chelyabinsk

South Ural State University

For Physical

#425 in Europe #1445 in the World

29% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1943 Founded

55

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology

For Physical

#465 in Europe #1608 in the World

50% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1828 Founded

56

Moscow

Russian National Research Medical University

For Physical

#732 in Europe #2917 in the World

10% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

57

Tyumen

University of Tyumen

For Physical

#736 in Europe #2936 in the World

48% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

58

Stavropol

North Caucasus Federal University

For Physical

#775 in Europe #3138 in the World

74% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

59

Vladivostok

Far Eastern Federal University

For Physical

#509 in Europe #1827 in the World

32% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1899 Founded

60

Samara

Samara State Technical University

For Physical

#487 in Europe #1729 in the World

70% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

61

Saratov

Saratov State University

For Physical

#373 in Europe #1195 in the World

33% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1909 Founded

62

Grozny

Chechen State University

For Physical

#1038 in Europe #4438 in the World

70% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

63

Moscow

Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

For Physical

#956 in Europe #4016 in the World

56% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

64

Kemerovo

Kemerovo State University

For Physical

#698 in Europe #2755 in the World

39% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1974 Founded

65

Gorno-Altaisk

Gorno-Altaisk State University

For Physical

#1039 in Europe #4440 in the World

60% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1993 Founded

66

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

For Physical

#955 in Europe #4004 in the World

61% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1832 Founded

67

Moscow

Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Physical

#786 in Europe #3169 in the World

36% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1907 Founded

68

Veliky Novgorod

Novgorod State University

For Physical

#574 in Europe #2136 in the World

54% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1993 Founded

69

Tomsk

Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building

For Physical

#843 in Europe #3501 in the World

43% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1952 Founded

70

Yaroslavl

Yaroslavl State University

For Physical

#751 in Europe #3006 in the World

70% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

71

Samara

Samara National Research University

For Physical

#452 in Europe #1551 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1942 Founded

72

Ufa

Ufa State Aviation Technical University

For Physical

#587 in Europe #2190 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

73

Krasnoyarsk

Siberian State Aerospace University

For Physical

#722 in Europe #2886 in the World

75% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1960 Founded

74

Moscow

Russian State Geological Prospecting University

For Physical

#949 in Europe #3989 in the World

74% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

75

Kursk

Kursk State University

For Physical

#1023 in Europe #4355 in the World

46% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

76

Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad State Technical University

For Physical

#976 in Europe #4155 in the World

63% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

77

Saint Petersburg

Bonch-Bruevich St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications

For Physical

#840 in Europe #3482 in the World

44% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

78

Moscow

Moscow Aviation Institute

For Physical

#532 in Europe #1926 in the World

14% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1930 Founded

79

Angarsk

Angarsk State Technical University

For Physical

#842 in Europe #3497 in the World

52% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1991 Founded

80

Tomsk

Tomsk State Pedagogical University

For Physical

#964 in Europe #4074 in the World

60% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1902 Founded

81

Barnaul

Polzunov Altai State Technical University

For Physical

#758 in Europe #3053 in the World

70% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1942 Founded

82

Syktyvkar

Syktyvkar State University

For Physical

#982 in Europe #4193 in the World

29% Acceptance

8,630 Enrollment

1972 Founded

83

Ufa

Bashkir State University

For Physical

#607 in Europe #2286 in the World

50% Acceptance

12,370 Enrollment

1909 Founded

84

Krasnoyarsk

Siberian Federal University

For Physical

#468 in Europe #1625 in the World

38% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

2006 Founded

85

Moscow

Moscow State Technological University “Stankin”

For Physical

#639 in Europe #2458 in the World

60% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

86

Kursk

South-Western State University

For Physical

#729 in Europe #2910 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

87

Kaliningrad

Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

For Physical

#812 in Europe #3323 in the World

39% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1967 Founded

88

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

For Physical

#892 in Europe #3693 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1941 Founded

89

Moscow

N.R.U. Moscow Power Engineering Institute

For Physical

#419 in Europe #1427 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1930 Founded

90

Cheboksary

Chuvash State University

For Physical

#711 in Europe #2838 in the World

64% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1967 Founded

91

Tomsk

Siberian State Medical University

For Physical

#815 in Europe #3328 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1888 Founded

92

Barnaul

Altai State University

For Physical

#793 in Europe #3209 in the World

44% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1973 Founded

93

Tver

Tver State University

For Physical

#631 in Europe #2384 in the World

70% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1870 Founded

94

Voronezh

Voronezh State Medical Academy

For Physical

#1049 in Europe #4476 in the World

10% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

95

Omsk

Omsk State Transport University

For Physical

#1048 in Europe #4474 in the World

58% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1899 Founded

96

Moscow

Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Physical

#978 in Europe #4174 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

97

Magnitogorsk

Magnitogorsk State Technical University

For Physical

#655 in Europe #2536 in the World

60% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

98

Krasnodar

Kuban State University of Technology

For Physical

#765 in Europe #3074 in the World

63% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

99

Saint Petersburg

Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

For Physical

#969 in Europe #4119 in the World

10% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1897 Founded

100

Moscow

National University of Science and Technology “MISIS”

For Physical

#330 in Europe #1048 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded