34 Best Materials Science schools in Moscow, Russia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Moscow ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 2.03M citations received by 162K academic papers made by 34 universities in Moscow 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

For Materials Science

#1 in Russia

#19 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Materials Science

#7 in Russia

#255 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

3. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Materials Science

#10 in Russia

#310 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

4. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Materials Science

#12 in Russia

#317 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

5. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Materials Science

#14 in Russia

#334 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

6. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Materials Science

#18 in Russia

#424 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

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

For Materials Science

#19 in Russia

#435 in Europe

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

8. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Materials Science

#20 in Russia

#436 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

9. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Materials Science

#25 in Russia

#484 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

10. RUDN University

For Materials Science

#26 in Russia

#495 in Europe

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

11. Moscow Technical University - MIREA

For Materials Science

#32 in Russia

#522 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1947

12. Moscow Medical Academy

For Materials Science

#36 in Russia

#560 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

13. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Materials Science

#38 in Russia

#587 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

14. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Materials Science

#44 in Russia

#610 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

15. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Materials Science

#49 in Russia

#637 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

16. National Research University of Electronic Technology

For Materials Science

#53 in Russia

#665 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

17. Moscow Polytech

For Materials Science

#59 in Russia

#688 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

18. Russian National Research Medical University

For Materials Science

#74 in Russia

#766 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

19. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Materials Science

#80 in Russia

#795 in Europe

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

20. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Materials Science

#90 in Russia

#845 in Europe

Founded: 1896

21. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Materials Science

#107 in Russia

#946 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

22. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Materials Science

#118 in Russia

#1015 in Europe

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

23. Russian State Agricultural University

For Materials Science

#121 in Russia

#1027 in Europe

Founded: 1865

24. Russian State Geological Prospecting University

For Materials Science

#127 in Russia

#1048 in Europe

Founded: 1918

25. Moscow State Mining University

For Materials Science

#132 in Russia

#1078 in Europe

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1918

26. Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

For Materials Science

#141 in Russia

#1147 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1971

27. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Materials Science

#143 in Russia

#1159 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

28. State University of Management

For Materials Science

#146 in Russia

#1183 in Europe

Founded: 1919

29. Russian State University for the Humanities

For Materials Science

#153 in Russia

#1224 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

30. New Economic School

For Materials Science

#157 in Russia

#1240 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

31. Russian State Social University

For Materials Science

#160 in Russia

#1259 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

32. Moscow State University of Printing Arts

For Materials Science

#162 in Russia

#1262 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1930

33. Moscow International University

For Materials Science

#167 in Russia

#1288 in Europe

Founded: 1991

34. Moscow State Linguistic University

For Materials Science

#175 in Russia

#1348 in Europe

Founded: 1804

Universities for Materials Science near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
165	Tver State University	62	Tver
177	Tula State University	52	Tula
249	Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology	54	Ivanovo
249	Ivanovo State University	56	Ivanovo
400	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod	23	Nizhny Novgorod
403	Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University	51	Nizhny Novgorod
419	Tambov State Technical University	50	Tambov
468	Voronezh State University	28	Voronezh
493	Novgorod State University	31	Veliky Novgorod
513	Ogarev Mordovia State University	61	Saransk