32 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 477K citations received by 62.3K academic papers made by 32 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1 in Russia

#120 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#3 in Russia

#207 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

3. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#5 in Russia

#366 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

4. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#7 in Russia

#406 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

5. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#13 in Russia

#492 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

6. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#14 in Russia

#495 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

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

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#20 in Russia

#536 in Europe

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

8. RUDN University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#21 in Russia

#553 in Europe

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

9. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#24 in Russia

#610 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

10. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#33 in Russia

#713 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

11. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#35 in Russia

#720 in Europe

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

12. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#36 in Russia

#734 in Europe

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

13. Moscow Medical Academy

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#37 in Russia

#741 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

14. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#44 in Russia

#770 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

15. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#50 in Russia

#798 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

16. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#52 in Russia

#803 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

17. National Research University of Electronic Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#54 in Russia

#814 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

18. Moscow Polytech

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#56 in Russia

#829 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

19. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#67 in Russia

#896 in Europe

Founded: 1896

20. Russian State University for the Humanities

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#68 in Russia

#900 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

21. State University of Management

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#69 in Russia

#903 in Europe

Founded: 1919

22. Russian National Research Medical University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#71 in Russia

#909 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

23. Moscow State Linguistic University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#79 in Russia

#958 in Europe

Founded: 1804

24. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#82 in Russia

#971 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

25. Russian State Social University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#97 in Russia

#1058 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

26. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#102 in Russia

#1093 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

27. New Economic School

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#106 in Russia

#1120 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

28. Russian State Geological Prospecting University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#113 in Russia

#1134 in Europe

Founded: 1918

29. Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#116 in Russia

#1151 in Europe

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

30. Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#136 in Russia

#1249 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1971

31. Russian State Agricultural University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#142 in Russia

#1274 in Europe

Founded: 1865

32. Moscow State University of Printing Arts

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#161 in Russia

#1356 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1930

Universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
250	Yaroslavl State University	49	Yaroslavl
400	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod	22	Nizhny Novgorod
403	Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University	39	Nizhny Novgorod
457	South-Western State University	45	Kursk
468	Voronezh State University	26	Voronezh
493	Novgorod State University	27	Veliky Novgorod
571	Sumy State University	14	Sumy
634	St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation	38	Saint Petersburg
634	Bonch-Bruevich St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications	48	Saint Petersburg
635	St. Petersburg State University	2	Saint Petersburg