57 Best universities for Microbiology 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 Microbiology. A graph of 147K citations received by 14.7K academic papers made by 57 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 Microbiology

#177 in Europe

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. Moscow Medical Academy

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#324 in Europe

#998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

3. Kazan Federal University

For Microbiology

#333 in Europe

#1039 in the World

Founded: 1804

4. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Microbiology

#363 in Europe

#1170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

5. RUDN University

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#419 in Europe

#1497 in the World

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

6. Russian National Research Medical University

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#443 in Europe

#1626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

7. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Microbiology

#470 in Europe

#1825 in the World

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

8. Saratov State University

Russia | Saratov

For Microbiology

#525 in Europe

#2153 in the World

Founded: 1909

9. Far Eastern Federal University

Russia | Vladivostok

For Microbiology

#528 in Europe

#2173 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1899

10. Southern Federal University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Microbiology

#539 in Europe

#2230 in the World

Founded: 1915

11. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#546 in Europe

#2277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

12. Tomsk State University

For Microbiology

#547 in Europe

#2279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

13. Kazan State Medical University

For Microbiology

#559 in Europe

#2359 in the World

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

14. Ural Federal University

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Microbiology

#565 in Europe

#2401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1920

15. Perm State University

For Microbiology

#590 in Europe

#2564 in the World

Enrollment: 12,370
Founded: 1916

16. Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Microbiology

#591 in Europe

#2573 in the World

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

17. Novosibirsk State University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Microbiology

#593 in Europe

#2590 in the World

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

18. Siberian State Medical University

For Microbiology

#594 in Europe

#2592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1888

19. ITMO University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Microbiology

#598 in Europe

#2630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

20. Voronezh State University

Russia | Voronezh

For Microbiology

#607 in Europe

#2686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 20,188
Founded: 1918

21. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#629 in Europe

#2843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

22. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Microbiology

#637 in Europe

#2883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

23. Kemerovo State University

Russia | Kemerovo

For Microbiology

#641 in Europe

#2918 in the World

Founded: 1974

24. Rostov State Medical University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Microbiology

#648 in Europe

#2960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1930

25. Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

Russia | Kaliningrad

For Microbiology

#651 in Europe

#2989 in the World

Founded: 1967

26. Privolzhsky Research Medical University

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Microbiology

#656 in Europe

#3021 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1920

27. Siberian Federal University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Microbiology

#666 in Europe

#3085 in the World

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

28. Orenburg State University

Russia | Orenburg

For Microbiology

#673 in Europe

#3124 in the World

Founded: 1971

29. Novosibirsk State Medical University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Microbiology

#676 in Europe

#3137 in the World

Founded: 1935

30. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Microbiology

#686 in Europe

#3178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1916

31. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#688 in Europe

#3185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

32. Volgograd State Medical Academy

Russia | Volgograd

For Microbiology

#692 in Europe

#3195 in the World

Founded: 1935

33. Irkutsk State University

Russia | Irkutsk

For Microbiology

#694 in Europe

#3206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1918

34. Tomsk Polytechnic University

For Microbiology

#697 in Europe

#3219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

35. Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Microbiology

#709 in Europe

#3281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1828

36. Chelyabinsk State Medical Academy

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Microbiology

#712 in Europe

#3291 in the World

Founded: 1944

37. University of Tyumen

Russia | Tyumen

For Microbiology

#713 in Europe

#3292 in the World

Founded: 1930

38. Kazan State Technological University

For Microbiology

#719 in Europe

#3353 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1890

39. Ogarev Mordovia State University

Russia | Saransk

For Microbiology

#720 in Europe

#3356 in the World

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

40. Pacific State Medical University

Russia | Vladivostok

For Microbiology

#722 in Europe

#3369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1958

41. Belgorod State University

Russia | Belgorod

For Microbiology

#726 in Europe

#3386 in the World

Founded: 1876

42. Kuban State Medical University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Microbiology

#730 in Europe

#3412 in the World

Founded: 1920

43. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#731 in Europe

#3413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

44. South Ural State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Microbiology

#733 in Europe

#3419 in the World

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

45. Kuban State University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Microbiology

#742 in Europe

#3451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1920

46. Omsk State Medical Academy

For Microbiology

#743 in Europe

#3460 in the World

Founded: 1991

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

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#744 in Europe

#3461 in the World

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

48. Kursk State Medical University

For Microbiology

#747 in Europe

#3468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1935

49. Petrozavodsk State University

Russia | Petrozavodsk

For Microbiology

#750 in Europe

#3483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1940

50. Voronezh State Medical Academy

Russia | Voronezh

For Microbiology

#760 in Europe

#3534 in the World

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

51. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#761 in Europe

#3537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

52. Russian State Agricultural University

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#762 in Europe

#3541 in the World

Founded: 1865

53. Altai State University

Russia | Barnaul

For Microbiology

#763 in Europe

#3542 in the World

Founded: 1973

54. Bashkir State University

For Microbiology

#766 in Europe

#3550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1909

55. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#767 in Europe

#3554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

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

For Microbiology

#770 in Europe

#3566 in the World

Founded: 1918

57. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#771 in Europe

#3567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

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