45 Best universities for Data Science 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 Data Science. A graph of 98.2K citations received by 10.7K academic papers made by 45 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. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#133 in Europe

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

2. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#188 in Europe

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

3. ITMO University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Data Science

#261 in Europe

#615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

4. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Data Science

#271 in Europe

#644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

5. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Data Science

#387 in Europe

#970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

6. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#441 in Europe

#1148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

7. Ural Federal University

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Data Science

#467 in Europe

#1225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1920

8. Tomsk State University

For Data Science

#482 in Europe

#1267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

9. Kazan Federal University

For Data Science

#508 in Europe

#1356 in the World

Founded: 1804

10. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#509 in Europe

#1358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

11. RUDN University

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#519 in Europe

#1410 in the World

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

12. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#540 in Europe

#1490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

13. South Ural State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Data Science

#547 in Europe

#1522 in the World

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

14. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#549 in Europe

#1529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

15. Tomsk Polytechnic University

For Data Science

#556 in Europe

#1566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

16. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#564 in Europe

#1593 in the World

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

17. Southern Federal University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Data Science

#570 in Europe

#1622 in the World

Founded: 1915

18. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#601 in Europe

#1755 in the World

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

19. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Data Science

#609 in Europe

#1785 in the World

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

20. Moscow Medical Academy

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#623 in Europe

#1838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

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

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#634 in Europe

#1893 in the World

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

22. Moscow Aviation Institute

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#640 in Europe

#1935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

23. Novosibirsk State University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Data Science

#653 in Europe

#2012 in the World

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

24. Samara National Research University

Russia | Samara

For Data Science

#666 in Europe

#2085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

25. Novosibirsk State Technical University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Data Science

#668 in Europe

#2090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

26. State University of Management

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#694 in Europe

#2183 in the World

Founded: 1919

27. Siberian Federal University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Data Science

#700 in Europe

#2218 in the World

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

28. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#714 in Europe

#2306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

29. Ufa State Aviation Technical University

For Data Science

#718 in Europe

#2334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1932

30. Perm State University

For Data Science

#722 in Europe

#2384 in the World

Enrollment: 12,370
Founded: 1916

31. Penza State University

For Data Science

#725 in Europe

#2409 in the World

Founded: 1943

32. Far Eastern Federal University

Russia | Vladivostok

For Data Science

#741 in Europe

#2460 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1899

33. St. Petersburg State University of Economics

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Data Science

#747 in Europe

#2475 in the World

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

34. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Data Science

#753 in Europe

#2513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1916

35. Chechen State University

Russia | Grozny

For Data Science

#758 in Europe

#2528 in the World

Founded: 1938

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

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Data Science

#759 in Europe

#2531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1930

37. Moscow State Pedagogical University

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#762 in Europe

#2555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

38. Kuban State University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Data Science

#765 in Europe

#2570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1920

39. Russian National Research Medical University

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#785 in Europe

#2651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

40. Siberian State Aerospace University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Data Science

#788 in Europe

#2693 in the World

Founded: 1960

41. University of Tyumen

Russia | Tyumen

For Data Science

#789 in Europe

#2694 in the World

Founded: 1930

42. North Caucasus Federal University

Russia | Stavropol

For Data Science

#795 in Europe

#2726 in the World

Founded: 1971

43. North-Eastern Federal University

Russia | Yakutsk

For Data Science

#802 in Europe

#2753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1956

44. Moscow Polytech

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#806 in Europe

#2766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

45. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#813 in Europe

#2810 in the World

Founded: 1896

The best cities to study Data Science in Russia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, and Tomsk.