52 Best universities for Biotechnology in Russia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Russia ranked based on their research performance in Biotechnology. A graph of 174K citations received by 12.4K academic papers made by 52 universities in Russia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#194 in Europe

#538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. Moscow Medical Academy

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#287 in Europe

#863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

3. Saratov State University

Russia | Saratov

For Biotechnology

#373 in Europe

#1252 in the World

Founded: 1909

4. RUDN University

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#404 in Europe

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1960

5. Russian National Research Medical University

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#416 in Europe

#1429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

6. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Biotechnology

#425 in Europe

#1470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

7. Tomsk State University

For Biotechnology

#443 in Europe

#1548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

8. Kemerovo State University

Russia | Kemerovo

For Biotechnology

#449 in Europe

#1573 in the World

Founded: 1974

9. Kazan Federal University

For Biotechnology

#466 in Europe

#1650 in the World

Founded: 1804

10. Privolzhsky Research Medical University

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Biotechnology

#483 in Europe

#1742 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1920

11. Tomsk Polytechnic University

For Biotechnology

#500 in Europe

#1868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

12. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Biotechnology

#503 in Europe

#1893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1897

13. Siberian State Medical University

For Biotechnology

#524 in Europe

#2037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1888

14. Novosibirsk State University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Biotechnology

#528 in Europe

#2052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,131
Founded: 1959

15. Volgograd State Medical Academy

Russia | Volgograd

For Biotechnology

#545 in Europe

#2132 in the World

Founded: 1935

16. ITMO University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Biotechnology

#547 in Europe

#2147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

17. Ural Federal University

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Biotechnology

#554 in Europe

#2178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1920

18. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#561 in Europe

#2229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

19. Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

Russia | Kaliningrad

For Biotechnology

#566 in Europe

#2258 in the World

Founded: 1967

20. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#582 in Europe

#2344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

21. Southern Federal University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Biotechnology

#595 in Europe

#2397 in the World

Founded: 1915

22. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Biotechnology

#624 in Europe

#2601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

23. Far Eastern Federal University

Russia | Vladivostok

For Biotechnology

#630 in Europe

#2660 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1899

24. Kazan State Medical University

For Biotechnology

#640 in Europe

#2716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1814

25. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Biotechnology

#642 in Europe

#2723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1916

26. Ogarev Mordovia State University

Russia | Saransk

For Biotechnology

#644 in Europe

#2728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1931

27. Novosibirsk State Medical University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Biotechnology

#645 in Europe

#2729 in the World

Founded: 1935

28. Kursk State Medical University

For Biotechnology

#648 in Europe

#2763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1935

29. South Ural State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Biotechnology

#661 in Europe

#2825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1943

30. Rostov State Medical University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Biotechnology

#662 in Europe

#2826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1930

31. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#673 in Europe

#2885 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

32. Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Biotechnology

#686 in Europe

#2968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1925

33. Siberian Federal University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Biotechnology

#692 in Europe

#3004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 32,145
Founded: 2006

34. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#694 in Europe

#3009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

35. Kuban State Agricultural University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Biotechnology

#697 in Europe

#3015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1922

36. Orenburg State University

Russia | Orenburg

For Biotechnology

#702 in Europe

#3033 in the World

Founded: 1971

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

For Biotechnology

#706 in Europe

#3046 in the World

Founded: 1918

38. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#720 in Europe

#3139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

39. Kazan State Technological University

For Biotechnology

#722 in Europe

#3145 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1890

40. Samara National Research University

Russia | Samara

For Biotechnology

#723 in Europe

#3159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

41. Belgorod State University

Russia | Belgorod

For Biotechnology

#724 in Europe

#3160 in the World

Founded: 1876

42. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#729 in Europe

#3212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,401
Founded: 1907

43. Petrozavodsk State University

Russia | Petrozavodsk

For Biotechnology

#731 in Europe

#3217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1940

44. North Caucasus Federal University

Russia | Stavropol

For Biotechnology

#736 in Europe

#3251 in the World

Founded: 1971

45. Russian State Agricultural University

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#742 in Europe

#3268 in the World

Founded: 1865

46. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#745 in Europe

#3278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

47. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#746 in Europe

#3280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

48. Kuban State Medical University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Biotechnology

#747 in Europe

#3292 in the World

Founded: 1920

49. Voronezh State Medical Academy

Russia | Voronezh

For Biotechnology

#752 in Europe

#3316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1918

50. Novgorod State University

Russia | Veliky Novgorod

For Biotechnology

#761 in Europe

#3355 in the World

Founded: 1993

51. Northern Arctic Federal University

Russia | Arkhangelsk

For Biotechnology

#763 in Europe

#3364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1929

52. N.R.U. Moscow Power Engineering Institute

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#764 in Europe

#3365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,519
Founded: 1930

The best cities to study Biotechnology in Russia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Moscow, Saratov, Saint Petersburg, and Tomsk.