29 Best universities for Hospitality / Hotel Management 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 Hospitality and Hotel Management. A graph of 26.7K citations received by 4.7K academic papers made by 29 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 Hospitality and Hotel Management

#150 in Europe

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#197 in Europe

#472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

3. Southern Federal University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#210 in Europe

#506 in the World

Founded: 1915

4. South Ural State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#244 in Europe

#570 in the World

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

5. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#264 in Europe

#633 in the World

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

6. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#307 in Europe

#772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

7. Kazan Federal University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#312 in Europe

#784 in the World

Founded: 1804

8. Tomsk State University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#355 in Europe

#916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

9. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

Russia | Moscow

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#356 in Europe

#919 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

10. St. Petersburg State University of Economics

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#375 in Europe

#969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1930

11. Tomsk Polytechnic University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#403 in Europe

#1034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

12. Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

Russia | Kaliningrad

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#417 in Europe

#1087 in the World

Founded: 1967

13. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#428 in Europe

#1108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

14. RUDN University

Russia | Moscow

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#439 in Europe

#1141 in the World

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

15. Ural Federal University

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#440 in Europe

#1142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1920

16. ITMO University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#459 in Europe

#1206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

17. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Russia | Moscow

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#477 in Europe

#1250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1977

18. Volgograd State University

Russia | Volgograd

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#480 in Europe

#1258 in the World

Founded: 1980

19. Baikal State University

Russia | Irkutsk

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#490 in Europe

#1302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1930

20. Russian State Social University

Russia | Moscow

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#491 in Europe

#1303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

21. State University of Management

Russia | Moscow

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#493 in Europe

#1305 in the World

Founded: 1919

22. Altai State University

Russia | Barnaul

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#511 in Europe

#1375 in the World

Founded: 1973

23. Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service

Russia | Vladivostok

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#513 in Europe

#1383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1967

24. Far Eastern Federal University

Russia | Vladivostok

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#518 in Europe

#1419 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1899

25. Kemerovo State University

Russia | Kemerovo

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#520 in Europe

#1421 in the World

Founded: 1974

26. North-Eastern Federal University

Russia | Yakutsk

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#525 in Europe

#1469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1956

27. Kuban State University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#527 in Europe

#1476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1920

28. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Russia | Moscow

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#528 in Europe

#1477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

29. North Caucasus Federal University

Russia | Stavropol

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#529 in Europe

#1482 in the World

Founded: 1971

The best cities to study Hospitality and Hotel Management in Russia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Moscow, Rostov-on-Don, Chelyabinsk, and Saint Petersburg.