Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

69 Best Universities in Russia for Zoology

Focusing specifically on Zoology, our data science engine identified the 69 most influential universities in Russia. Our methodology evaluated 1.04M subject-specific papers and 10.44M 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

#56 in Europe #167 in the World

12% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1755 Founded

2

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University

#165 in Europe #393 in the World

14% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1724 Founded

3

Moscow

National Research University Higher School of Economics

#205 in Europe #511 in the World

19% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1992 Founded

4

Moscow

RUDN University

#408 in Europe #1027 in the World

60% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

5

Saint Petersburg

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

#413 in Europe #1042 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1899 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

Cherepovets

Cherepovets State University

#1441 in Europe #6017 in the World

52% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

9

Smolensk

Smolensk State University

#1492 in Europe #6359 in the World

51% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

10

Yaroslavl

Yaroslavl State University

#1025 in Europe #3613 in the World

70% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1918 Founded

11

Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk State University

#384 in Europe #948 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,131 Enrollment

1959 Founded

12

Moscow

Bauman Moscow State Technical University

#510 in Europe #1324 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1830 Founded

13

Belgorod

Belgorod State University

#983 in Europe #3344 in the World

40% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1876 Founded

14

Krasnoyarsk

Siberian Federal University

#614 in Europe #1684 in the World

38% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

2006 Founded

15

Ufa

Ufa State Aviation Technical University

#1199 in Europe #4552 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

16

Barnaul

Altai State University

#750 in Europe #2238 in the World

44% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1973 Founded

17

Penza

Penza State University

#1041 in Europe #3669 in the World

72% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1943 Founded

18

Moscow

Moscow Medical Academy

#428 in Europe #1106 in the World

56% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1758 Founded

19

Kemerovo

Kemerovo State University

#992 in Europe #3384 in the World

39% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1974 Founded

20

Omsk

Omsk State Pedagogical University

#1437 in Europe #6010 in the World

52% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

21

Ufa

Bashkir State University

#1106 in Europe #4033 in the World

50% Acceptance

12,370 Enrollment

1909 Founded

22

Irkutsk

Irkutsk State University

#909 in Europe #2955 in the World

50% Acceptance

32,145 Enrollment

1918 Founded

23

Stavropol

North Caucasus Federal University

#1031 in Europe #3639 in the World

74% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

24

Moscow

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

#350 in Europe #857 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1946 Founded

25

Rostov-on-Don

Rostov State Medical University

#1239 in Europe #4825 in the World

58% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

26

Perm

Perm State Technical University

#916 in Europe #3000 in the World

70% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

27

Voronezh

Voronezh State University

#758 in Europe #2277 in the World

70% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1918 Founded

28

Kazan

Kazan State Medical University

#1062 in Europe #3812 in the World

68% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1814 Founded

29

Tomsk

Siberian State Medical University

#1003 in Europe #3467 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1888 Founded

30

Nizhny Novgorod

Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

#658 in Europe #1837 in the World

65% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1916 Founded

31

Rostov-on-Don

Southern Federal University

#553 in Europe #1468 in the World

22% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1915 Founded

32

Perm

Perm State University

#856 in Europe #2711 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,370 Enrollment

1916 Founded

33

Arkhangelsk

Northern Arctic Federal University

#984 in Europe #3346 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

34

Kazan

Kazan Federal University

#392 in Europe #968 in the World

48% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1804 Founded

35

Tomsk

Tomsk Polytechnic University

#493 in Europe #1271 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,131 Enrollment

1896 Founded

36

Samara

Samara National Research University

#821 in Europe #2524 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1942 Founded

37

Saransk

Ogarev Mordovia State University

#973 in Europe #3295 in the World

70% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1931 Founded

38

Saint Petersburg

Leningrad State University

#1273 in Europe #5010 in the World

69% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

39

Chelyabinsk

South Ural State University

#601 in Europe #1637 in the World

29% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1943 Founded

40

Moscow

Russian State Agricultural University

#972 in Europe #3292 in the World

63% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1865 Founded

41

Tomsk

Tomsk State University

#320 in Europe #776 in the World

50% Acceptance

7,131 Enrollment

1878 Founded

42

Tver

Tver State University

#1077 in Europe #3891 in the World

70% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1870 Founded

43

Tyumen

University of Tyumen

#819 in Europe #2519 in the World

48% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

44

Saint Petersburg

Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

#860 in Europe #2733 in the World

10% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1897 Founded

45

Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad State Technical University

#1260 in Europe #4950 in the World

63% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

46

Moscow

Moscow State Pedagogical University

#765 in Europe #2312 in the World

60% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1872 Founded

47

Yakutsk

North-Eastern Federal University

#869 in Europe #2778 in the World

30% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1956 Founded

48

Ulyanovsk

Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University

#1435 in Europe #6007 in the World

54% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

49

Veliky Novgorod

Novgorod State University

#1017 in Europe #3563 in the World

54% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1993 Founded

50

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

#726 in Europe #2108 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1886 Founded

51

Kaliningrad

Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

#881 in Europe #2809 in the World

39% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1967 Founded

52

Moscow

Russian National Research Medical University

#711 in Europe #2061 in the World

10% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

53

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Sakhalin State University

#1462 in Europe #6163 in the World

57% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1949 Founded

54

Ulyanovsk

Ulyanovsk State University

#1057 in Europe #3786 in the World

69% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1988 Founded

55

Izhevsk

Udmurt State University

#1102 in Europe #4009 in the World

81% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1931 Founded

56

Saint Petersburg

ITMO University

#433 in Europe #1123 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1900 Founded

57

Krasnodar

Kuban State Agricultural University

#1190 in Europe #4489 in the World

84% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

58

Moscow

Moscow Aviation Institute

#643 in Europe #1781 in the World

14% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1930 Founded

59

Astrakhan

Astrakhan State Technical University

#1349 in Europe #5500 in the World

15% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

60

Yekaterinburg

Ural Federal University

#406 in Europe #1023 in the World

70% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

61

Petrozavodsk

Petrozavodsk State University

#953 in Europe #3187 in the World

58% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

62

Vladivostok

Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service

#1261 in Europe #4951 in the World

60% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1967 Founded

63

Krasnodar

Kuban State University

#930 in Europe #3069 in the World

67% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

64

Moscow

N.R.U. Moscow Power Engineering Institute

#607 in Europe #1649 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1930 Founded

65

Astrakhan

Astrakhan State University

#1307 in Europe #5191 in the World

70% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

66

Saratov

Saratov State University

#677 in Europe #1915 in the World

33% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1909 Founded

67

Vladivostok

Far Eastern Federal University

#634 in Europe #1751 in the World

32% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1899 Founded

68

Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk State Technical University

#788 in Europe #2403 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1950 Founded

69

Moscow

National University of Science and Technology “MISIS”

#534 in Europe #1410 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded