40 Best universities for Blockchain and Cryptography in Russia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Russia ranked based on their research performance in Blockchain and Cryptography. A graph of 58K citations received by 8.29K academic papers made by 40 universities in Russia 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. ITMO University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#176 in Europe

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

2. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#199 in Europe

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

3. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#266 in Europe

#799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

4. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#282 in Europe

#856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

5. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

Russia | Moscow

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#307 in Europe

#922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

6. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#351 in Europe

#1056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

7. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Russia | Moscow

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#355 in Europe

#1066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

8. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#368 in Europe

#1112 in the World

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

9. RUDN University

Russia | Moscow

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#369 in Europe

#1114 in the World

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

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

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#384 in Europe

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1930

11. Southern Federal University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#406 in Europe

#1268 in the World

Founded: 1915

12. Tomsk State University

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#441 in Europe

#1412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

13. Kazan Federal University

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#449 in Europe

#1432 in the World

Founded: 1804

14. North Caucasus Federal University

Russia | Stavropol

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#453 in Europe

#1445 in the World

Founded: 1971

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

Russia | Moscow

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#462 in Europe

#1471 in the World

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

16. St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#470 in Europe

#1513 in the World

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

17. Novosibirsk State University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#479 in Europe

#1538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,131
Founded: 1959

18. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Russia | Moscow

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#487 in Europe

#1587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

19. Ural Federal University

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#502 in Europe

#1662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1920

20. South Ural State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#513 in Europe

#1708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1943

21. Tomsk Polytechnic University

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#516 in Europe

#1720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

22. Penza State University

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#539 in Europe

#1834 in the World

Founded: 1943

23. Saratov State University

Russia | Saratov

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#560 in Europe

#1927 in the World

Founded: 1909

24. Moscow Aviation Institute

Russia | Moscow

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#566 in Europe

#1982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

25. Samara National Research University

Russia | Samara

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#573 in Europe

#2017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

26. Siberian Federal University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#576 in Europe

#2042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 32,145
Founded: 2006

27. Novosibirsk State Technical University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#587 in Europe

#2090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

28. Yaroslavl State University

Russia | Yaroslavl

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#590 in Europe

#2095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

29. Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev - KAI

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#598 in Europe

#2136 in the World

Founded: 1932

30. Omsk State Technical University

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#604 in Europe

#2154 in the World

Founded: 1942

31. Perm State Technical University

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#605 in Europe

#2161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

32. National Research University of Electronic Technology

Russia | Moscow

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#606 in Europe

#2168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

33. Siberian State Aerospace University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#608 in Europe

#2172 in the World

Founded: 1960

34. Orenburg State University

Russia | Orenburg

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#611 in Europe

#2183 in the World

Founded: 1971

35. Samara State Technical University

Russia | Samara

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#620 in Europe

#2216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1914

36. Tula State University

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#629 in Europe

#2282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

37. Petrozavodsk State University

Russia | Petrozavodsk

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#633 in Europe

#2317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1940

38. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

Russia | Moscow

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#640 in Europe

#2374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

39. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#643 in Europe

#2390 in the World

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

40. Ufa State Aviation Technical University

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#649 in Europe

#2434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1932

The best cities to study Blockchain and Cryptography in Russia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Rostov-on-Don, and Tomsk.