17 Best universities for Chemistry in Saint Petersburg

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Saint Petersburg ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 1.06M citations received by 94.8K academic papers made by 17 universities in Saint Petersburg 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. St. Petersburg State University

For Chemistry

#2 in Russia

#194 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

2. ITMO University

For Chemistry

#8 in Russia

#387 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

3. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

For Chemistry

#10 in Russia

#389 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

4. Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#29 in Russia

#584 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1828

5. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

For Chemistry

#34 in Russia

#611 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1886

6. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

For Chemistry

#43 in Russia

#681 in Europe

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

7. Saint-Petersburg Mining University

For Chemistry

#45 in Russia

#685 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1773

8. Leningrad State University

For Chemistry

#63 in Russia

#774 in Europe

Founded: 1992

9. Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy

For Chemistry

#94 in Russia

#911 in Europe

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

10. St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

For Chemistry

#96 in Russia

#915 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1941

11. St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

For Chemistry

#112 in Russia

#1004 in Europe

Founded: 1832

12. Baltic State Technical University "Voenmeh"

For Chemistry

#117 in Russia

#1026 in Europe

Founded: 1932

13. Bonch-Bruevich St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications

For Chemistry

#121 in Russia

#1049 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1930

14. Russian State Hydrometeorological University

For Chemistry

#125 in Russia

#1063 in Europe

Founded: 1930

15. St. Petersburg State University of Economics

For Chemistry

#144 in Russia

#1182 in Europe

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

16. St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation

For Chemistry

#158 in Russia

#1244 in Europe

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1955

17. European University at St. Petersburg

For Chemistry

#171 in Russia

#1332 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1994

Universities for Chemistry near Saint Petersburg

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
166	Novgorod State University	33	Veliky Novgorod
174	Lappeenranta University of Technology	9	Lappeenranta
269	University of Tartu	1	Tartu
270	Estonian University of Life Sciences	3	Tartu
296	University of Eastern Finland	5	Joensuu
299	University of Helsinki	1	Helsinki
306	Aalto University	6	Espoo
323	Tallinn University of Technology	2	Tallinn
354	University of Jyvaskyla	8	Jyvaskyla
395	University of Tampere	4	Tampere