35 Best universities for Chemistry 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 Chemistry. A graph of 3.39M citations received by 257K academic papers made by 35 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 Chemistry

#1 in Russia

#49 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Chemistry

#11 in Russia

#391 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

3. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Chemistry

#12 in Russia

#413 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

4. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Chemistry

#13 in Russia

#414 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

5. Moscow Medical Academy

For Chemistry

#14 in Russia

#440 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

6. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Chemistry

#16 in Russia

#473 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

7. RUDN University

For Chemistry

#17 in Russia

#477 in Europe

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

8. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Chemistry

#18 in Russia

#511 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

9. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Chemistry

#20 in Russia

#522 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

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

For Chemistry

#21 in Russia

#528 in Europe

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

11. Russian National Research Medical University

For Chemistry

#27 in Russia

#560 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

12. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Chemistry

#28 in Russia

#573 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

13. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Chemistry

#40 in Russia

#664 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

14. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Chemistry

#41 in Russia

#667 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

15. Moscow Technical University - MIREA

For Chemistry

#48 in Russia

#703 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1947

16. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Chemistry

#54 in Russia

#734 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

17. Moscow Polytech

For Chemistry

#70 in Russia

#811 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

18. National Research University of Electronic Technology

For Chemistry

#71 in Russia

#813 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

19. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Chemistry

#85 in Russia

#869 in Europe

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

20. Russian State Agricultural University

For Chemistry

#88 in Russia

#889 in Europe

Founded: 1865

21. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Chemistry

#103 in Russia

#959 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

22. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Chemistry

#104 in Russia

#965 in Europe

Founded: 1896

23. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Chemistry

#120 in Russia

#1047 in Europe

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

24. Russian State Geological Prospecting University

For Chemistry

#128 in Russia

#1088 in Europe

Founded: 1918

25. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Chemistry

#132 in Russia

#1121 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

26. Russian State Social University

For Chemistry

#147 in Russia

#1195 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

27. Moscow State Mining University

For Chemistry

#152 in Russia

#1223 in Europe

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1918

28. State University of Management

For Chemistry

#154 in Russia

#1227 in Europe

Founded: 1919

29. Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

For Chemistry

#156 in Russia

#1236 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1971

30. New Economic School

For Chemistry

#157 in Russia

#1246 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

31. Russian State University for the Humanities

For Chemistry

#166 in Russia

#1284 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

32. Moscow State University of Printing Arts

For Chemistry

#172 in Russia

#1358 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1930

33. Moscow International University

For Chemistry

#173 in Russia

#1359 in Europe

Founded: 1991

34. Moscow State Linguistic University

For Chemistry

#177 in Russia

#1390 in Europe

Founded: 1804

35. Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

For Chemistry

#182 in Russia

#1416 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1966

Universities for Chemistry near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
177	Tula State University	66	Tula
249	Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology	47	Ivanovo
249	Ivanovo State University	51	Ivanovo
400	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod	24	Nizhny Novgorod
403	Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University	60	Nizhny Novgorod
419	Tambov State Technical University	61	Tambov
468	Voronezh State University	23	Voronezh
493	Novgorod State University	35	Veliky Novgorod
513	Ogarev Mordovia State University	56	Saransk
571	Sumy State University	8	Sumy