Best Political Science Universities in Russia [2026 Rankings]

1

Moscow

National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Political Science

#91 in Europe #242 in the World

19% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1992 Founded

2

Moscow

Moscow State University

For Political Science

#184 in Europe #428 in the World

12% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1755 Founded

3

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University

For Political Science

#218 in Europe #522 in the World

14% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1724 Founded

4

Moscow

Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Political Science

#407 in Europe #998 in the World

10% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1977 Founded

5

Moscow

Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Political Science

#414 in Europe #1017 in the World

22% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1944 Founded

6

Moscow

RUDN University

For Political Science

#440 in Europe #1086 in the World

60% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

7

Saint Petersburg

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

For Political Science

#555 in Europe #1505 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1899 Founded

8

Moscow

National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Political Science

#753 in Europe #2364 in the World

26% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1942 Founded

9

Saint Petersburg

Saint-Petersburg Mining University

For Political Science

#962 in Europe #3542 in the World

20% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1773 Founded

10

Ufa

Ufa State Petroleum Technological University

For Political Science

#1118 in Europe #4429 in the World

50% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

11

Kemerovo

Kuzbass State Technical University

For Political Science

#1202 in Europe #4943 in the World

59% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1950 Founded

12

Belgorod

Belgorod State University

For Political Science

#917 in Europe #3282 in the World

40% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1876 Founded

13

Ufa

Ufa State Aviation Technical University

For Political Science

#1073 in Europe #4162 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

14

Ukhta

Ukhta State Technical University

For Political Science

#1450 in Europe #6714 in the World

70% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

15

Shakhty

South-Russian State University of Economics and Service

For Political Science

#1037 in Europe #3941 in the World

71% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

16

Moscow

State University of Management

For Political Science

#740 in Europe #2300 in the World

46% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1919 Founded

17

Rostov-on-Don

Southern Federal University

For Political Science

#583 in Europe #1599 in the World

22% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1915 Founded

18

Gorno-Altaisk

Gorno-Altaisk State University

For Political Science

#1246 in Europe #5224 in the World

60% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1993 Founded

19

Omsk

Omsk State Transport University

For Political Science

#1386 in Europe #6116 in the World

58% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1899 Founded

20

Barnaul

Polzunov Altai State Technical University

For Political Science

#1375 in Europe #6008 in the World

70% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1942 Founded

21

Moscow

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Political Science

#762 in Europe #2399 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1946 Founded

22

Khabarovsk

Pacific National University

For Political Science

#1217 in Europe #5004 in the World

74% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1958 Founded

23

Penza

Penza State University

For Political Science

#1007 in Europe #3788 in the World

72% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1943 Founded

24

Saint Petersburg

Russian State Hydrometeorological University

For Political Science

#1292 in Europe #5505 in the World

68% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

25

Moscow

Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

For Political Science

#1394 in Europe #6187 in the World

56% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

26

Ulyanovsk

Ulyanovsk State University

For Political Science

#1165 in Europe #4686 in the World

69% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1988 Founded

27

Ivanovo

Ivanovo State Power University

For Political Science

#1426 in Europe #6415 in the World

35% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1918 Founded

28

Ufa

Bashkir State University

For Political Science

#939 in Europe #3441 in the World

50% Acceptance

12,370 Enrollment

1909 Founded

29

Yakutsk

North-Eastern Federal University

For Political Science

#956 in Europe #3519 in the World

30% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1956 Founded

30

Tula

Tula State University

For Political Science

#1255 in Europe #5275 in the World

60% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

31

Moscow

Russian State University for the Humanities

For Political Science

#830 in Europe #2790 in the World

29% Acceptance

7,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

32

Saransk

Ogarev Mordovia State University

For Political Science

#972 in Europe #3598 in the World

70% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1931 Founded

33

Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad State Technical University

For Political Science

#1224 in Europe #5058 in the World

63% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

34

Omsk

Omsk State Pedagogical University

For Political Science

#1263 in Europe #5334 in the World

52% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

35

Barnaul

Altai State University

For Political Science

#854 in Europe #2897 in the World

44% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1973 Founded

36

Nizhny Novgorod

Privolzhsky Research Medical University

For Political Science

#1354 in Europe #5890 in the World

65% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

37

Kyzyl

Tyva State University

For Political Science

#1422 in Europe #6390 in the World

59% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1952 Founded

38

Sevastopol

Sevastopol State University

For Political Science

#1188 in Europe #4821 in the World

69% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

39

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

For Political Science

#982 in Europe #3646 in the World

61% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1832 Founded

40

Moscow

Russian State Geological Prospecting University

For Political Science

#1414 in Europe #6317 in the World

74% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

41

Volgograd

Volgograd State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

For Political Science

#1449 in Europe #6700 in the World

70% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

42

Ivanovo

Ivanovo State University

For Political Science

#1196 in Europe #4895 in the World

68% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1974 Founded

43

Voronezh

Voronezh State Medical Academy

For Political Science

#1362 in Europe #5915 in the World

10% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

44

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Sakhalin State University

For Political Science

#1401 in Europe #6213 in the World

57% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1949 Founded

45

Ulan-Ude

Buryat State University

For Political Science

#1297 in Europe #5545 in the World

44% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1932 Founded

46

Moscow

Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Political Science

#1187 in Europe #4818 in the World

30% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

47

Tambov

Tambov State Technical University

For Political Science

#1099 in Europe #4316 in the World

65% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

48

Kaliningrad

Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

For Political Science

#954 in Europe #3514 in the World

39% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1967 Founded

49

Omsk

Omsk State Agrarian University n.a. P. A. Stolypin

For Political Science

#1334 in Europe #5784 in the World

69% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

50

Bryansk

Bryansk State University

For Political Science

#1269 in Europe #5382 in the World

56% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

51

Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University

For Political Science

#882 in Europe #3083 in the World

43% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1917 Founded

52

Novokuznetsk

Siberian State Industrial University

For Political Science

#1385 in Europe #6114 in the World

60% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1930 Founded

53

Stavropol

Stavropol State Agrarian University

For Political Science

#1155 in Europe #4629 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

54

Saint Petersburg

Bonch-Bruevich St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications

For Political Science

#1147 in Europe #4557 in the World

44% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

55

Moscow

Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

For Political Science

#1325 in Europe #5717 in the World

64% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1966 Founded

56

Volgograd

Volgograd State Socio-Pedagogical University

For Political Science

#1277 in Europe #5420 in the World

94% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1931 Founded

57

Kemerovo

Kemerovo State University

For Political Science

#876 in Europe #3045 in the World

39% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1974 Founded

58

Voronezh

Voronezh State University

For Political Science

#859 in Europe #2931 in the World

70% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1918 Founded

59

Astrakhan

Astrakhan State Technical University

For Political Science

#1294 in Europe #5522 in the World

15% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

60

Vladivostok

Maritime State University

For Political Science

#1448 in Europe #6682 in the World

54% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1890 Founded

61

Moscow

Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Political Science

#684 in Europe #2043 in the World

60% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1872 Founded

62

Tambov

Tambov State University

For Political Science

#1019 in Europe #3830 in the World

70% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

63

Krasnodar

Kuban State Medical University

For Political Science

#1359 in Europe #5905 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

64

Omsk

Omsk State Medical Academy

For Political Science

#1405 in Europe #6263 in the World

60% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

65

Irkutsk

Baikal State University

For Political Science

#697 in Europe #2109 in the World

84% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

66

Nizhny Novgorod

Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

For Political Science

#844 in Europe #2856 in the World

65% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1916 Founded

67

Oryol

Orel State University

For Political Science

#1191 in Europe #4863 in the World

66% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1931 Founded

68

Stavropol

North Caucasus Federal University

For Political Science

#910 in Europe #3249 in the World

74% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

69

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University of Economics

For Political Science

#862 in Europe #2951 in the World

94% Acceptance

12,500 Enrollment

1930 Founded

70

Moscow

Moscow State Technological University “Stankin”

For Political Science

#1242 in Europe #5176 in the World

60% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

71

Volgograd

Volgograd State Medical Academy

For Political Science

#1113 in Europe #4412 in the World

66% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1935 Founded

72

Kursk

Kursk State Medical University

For Political Science

#1124 in Europe #4450 in the World

74% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1935 Founded

73

Yoshkar-Ola

Volga State University of Technology

For Political Science

#1278 in Europe #5426 in the World

60% Acceptance

7,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

74

Astrakhan

Astrakhan State University

For Political Science

#1122 in Europe #4445 in the World

70% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

75

Vladivostok

Pacific State Medical University

For Political Science

#1409 in Europe #6293 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

76

Moscow

Russian National Research Medical University

For Political Science

#1004 in Europe #3767 in the World

10% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

77

Tyumen

University of Tyumen

For Political Science

#842 in Europe #2851 in the World

48% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

78

Krasnodar

Kuban State University of Technology

For Political Science

#1148 in Europe #4564 in the World

63% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

79

Omsk

Omsk State University

For Political Science

#938 in Europe #3407 in the World

65% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1974 Founded

80

Irkutsk

Irkutsk State University

For Political Science

#1016 in Europe #3818 in the World

50% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1918 Founded

81

Samara

Samara State University

For Political Science

#1312 in Europe #5614 in the World

54% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

82

Petrozavodsk

Petrozavodsk State University

For Political Science

#1091 in Europe #4264 in the World

58% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

83

Tomsk

Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building

For Political Science

#1353 in Europe #5887 in the World

43% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1952 Founded

84

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

For Political Science

#1075 in Europe #4170 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1941 Founded

85

Moscow

New Economic School

For Political Science

#704 in Europe #2124 in the World

66% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

86

Volgograd

Volgograd State University

For Political Science

#742 in Europe #2305 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

87

Kursk

Kursk State University

For Political Science

#1322 in Europe #5696 in the World

46% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

88

Arkhangelsk

Northern Arctic Federal University

For Political Science

#1079 in Europe #4199 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

89

Cherepovets

Cherepovets State University

For Political Science

#1289 in Europe #5481 in the World

52% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

90

Vladivostok

Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service

For Political Science

#1047 in Europe #3994 in the World

60% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1967 Founded

91

Moscow

Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Political Science

#559 in Europe #1522 in the World

36% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1907 Founded

92

Veliky Novgorod

Novgorod State University

For Political Science

#1003 in Europe #3766 in the World

54% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1993 Founded

93

Krasnodar

Kuban State Agricultural University

For Political Science

#1044 in Europe #3982 in the World

84% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

94

Omsk

Omsk State Technical University

For Political Science

#1198 in Europe #4913 in the World

61% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1942 Founded

95

Kazan

Kazan State Technological University

For Political Science

#1006 in Europe #3783 in the World

66% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1890 Founded

96

Samara

Samara State Technical University

For Political Science

#985 in Europe #3667 in the World

70% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

97

Ryazan

Ryazan State University

For Political Science

#1285 in Europe #5471 in the World

78% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1916 Founded

98

Tomsk

Tomsk State Pedagogical University

For Political Science

#1250 in Europe #5241 in the World

60% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1902 Founded

99

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy

For Political Science

#1319 in Europe #5661 in the World

58% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1925 Founded

100

Moscow

Russian State Social University

For Political Science

#946 in Europe #3466 in the World

72% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

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