34 Best Materials Science schools in Moscow, Russia

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 1.89M citations received by 159K 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

#8 in Russia

#260 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

3. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Materials Science

#10 in Russia

#312 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

4. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Materials Science

#11 in Russia

#316 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

5. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Materials Science

#14 in Russia

#333 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

6. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Materials Science

#18 in Russia

#420 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

#489 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

10. RUDN University

For Materials Science

#31 in Russia

#504 in Europe

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

11. Moscow Technical University - MIREA

For Materials Science

#32 in Russia

#513 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1947

12. Moscow Medical Academy

For Materials Science

#37 in Russia

#575 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

13. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Materials Science

#39 in Russia

#586 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

14. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Materials Science

#44 in Russia

#603 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

15. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Materials Science

#48 in Russia

#631 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

16. National Research University of Electronic Technology

For Materials Science

#53 in Russia

#661 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

17. Moscow Polytech

For Materials Science

#60 in Russia

#687 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

18. Russian National Research Medical University

For Materials Science

#77 in Russia

#772 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

19. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Materials Science

#82 in Russia

#801 in Europe

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

20. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Materials Science

#92 in Russia

#846 in Europe

Founded: 1896

21. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Materials Science

#108 in Russia

#951 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

22. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Materials Science

#119 in Russia

#1012 in Europe

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

23. Russian State Agricultural University

For Materials Science

#123 in Russia

#1025 in Europe

Founded: 1865

24. Russian State Geological Prospecting University

For Materials Science

#126 in Russia

#1039 in Europe

Founded: 1918

25. Moscow State Mining University

For Materials Science

#131 in Russia

#1068 in Europe

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1918

26. Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

For Materials Science

#141 in Russia

#1142 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1971

27. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Materials Science

#145 in Russia

#1177 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

28. State University of Management

For Materials Science

#146 in Russia

#1189 in Europe

Founded: 1919

29. Russian State University for the Humanities

For Materials Science

#152 in Russia

#1219 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

30. New Economic School

For Materials Science

#157 in Russia

#1236 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

31. Russian State Social University

For Materials Science

#160 in Russia

#1255 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

32. Moscow State University of Printing Arts

For Materials Science

#161 in Russia

#1258 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1930

33. Moscow International University

For Materials Science

#164 in Russia

#1275 in Europe

Founded: 1991

34. Moscow State Linguistic University

For Materials Science

#175 in Russia

#1346 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	54	Ivanovo
249	Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology	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	27	Voronezh
493	Novgorod State University	29	Veliky Novgorod
513	Ogarev Mordovia State University	63	Saransk