50 Best universities for Biotechnology in Russia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Russia ranked based on their research performance in Biotechnology. A graph of 154K citations received by 12K academic papers made by 50 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

#195 in Europe

#541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. Moscow Medical Academy

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#291 in Europe

#882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

3. Saratov State University

Russia | Saratov

For Biotechnology

#370 in Europe

#1221 in the World

Founded: 1909

4. RUDN University

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#414 in Europe

#1408 in the World

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

5. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Biotechnology

#419 in Europe

#1443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

6. Russian National Research Medical University

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#421 in Europe

#1448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

7. Tomsk State University

For Biotechnology

#441 in Europe

#1538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

8. Kemerovo State University

Russia | Kemerovo

For Biotechnology

#460 in Europe

#1616 in the World

Founded: 1974

9. Kazan Federal University

For Biotechnology

#467 in Europe

#1643 in the World

Founded: 1804

10. Privolzhsky Research Medical University

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Biotechnology

#478 in Europe

#1694 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1920

11. Tomsk Polytechnic University

For Biotechnology

#499 in Europe

#1851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

12. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Biotechnology

#503 in Europe

#1877 in the World

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

13. Siberian State Medical University

For Biotechnology

#524 in Europe

#2022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1888

14. Volgograd State Medical Academy

Russia | Volgograd

For Biotechnology

#527 in Europe

#2050 in the World

Founded: 1935

15. Novosibirsk State University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Biotechnology

#536 in Europe

#2094 in the World

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

16. ITMO University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Biotechnology

#549 in Europe

#2162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

17. Ural Federal University

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Biotechnology

#550 in Europe

#2165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1920

18. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#571 in Europe

#2286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

19. Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

Russia | Kaliningrad

For Biotechnology

#581 in Europe

#2334 in the World

Founded: 1967

20. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#585 in Europe

#2360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

21. Southern Federal University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Biotechnology

#605 in Europe

#2477 in the World

Founded: 1915

22. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Biotechnology

#619 in Europe

#2580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

23. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Biotechnology

#628 in Europe

#2647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1916

24. Kazan State Medical University

For Biotechnology

#639 in Europe

#2694 in the World

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

25. Far Eastern Federal University

Russia | Vladivostok

For Biotechnology

#640 in Europe

#2696 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1899

26. Kursk State Medical University

For Biotechnology

#641 in Europe

#2701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1935

27. Novosibirsk State Medical University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Biotechnology

#644 in Europe

#2727 in the World

Founded: 1935

28. Rostov State Medical University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Biotechnology

#654 in Europe

#2766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1930

29. Ogarev Mordovia State University

Russia | Saransk

For Biotechnology

#658 in Europe

#2796 in the World

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

30. South Ural State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Biotechnology

#670 in Europe

#2867 in the World

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

31. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#679 in Europe

#2913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

32. Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Biotechnology

#686 in Europe

#2963 in the World

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

33. Kuban State Agricultural University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Biotechnology

#692 in Europe

#2983 in the World

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

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

For Biotechnology

#695 in Europe

#3000 in the World

Founded: 1918

35. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#697 in Europe

#3003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

36. Orenburg State University

Russia | Orenburg

For Biotechnology

#698 in Europe

#3007 in the World

Founded: 1971

37. Siberian Federal University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Biotechnology

#703 in Europe

#3017 in the World

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

38. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#716 in Europe

#3098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

39. Samara National Research University

Russia | Samara

For Biotechnology

#718 in Europe

#3114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

40. Belgorod State University

Russia | Belgorod

For Biotechnology

#719 in Europe

#3130 in the World

Founded: 1876

41. Kazan State Technological University

For Biotechnology

#720 in Europe

#3135 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1890

42. Russian State Agricultural University

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#735 in Europe

#3226 in the World

Founded: 1865

43. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#737 in Europe

#3230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

44. North Caucasus Federal University

Russia | Stavropol

For Biotechnology

#738 in Europe

#3233 in the World

Founded: 1971

45. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#739 in Europe

#3240 in the World

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

46. Voronezh State Medical Academy

Russia | Voronezh

For Biotechnology

#741 in Europe

#3245 in the World

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

47. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#742 in Europe

#3249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

48. Kuban State Medical University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Biotechnology

#743 in Europe

#3253 in the World

Founded: 1920

49. Novgorod State University

Russia | Veliky Novgorod

For Biotechnology

#749 in Europe

#3294 in the World

Founded: 1993

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

Russia | Moscow

For Biotechnology

#754 in Europe

#3322 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.