29 Best universities for Data Science in Russia

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 56.9K citations received by 7.7K academic papers made by 29 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

#180 in Europe

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

2. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#209 in Europe

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

3. ITMO University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Data Science

#279 in Europe

#645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

4. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Data Science

#320 in Europe

#751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

5. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#413 in Europe

#1016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

6. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Data Science

#449 in Europe

#1134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

7. Ural Federal University

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Data Science

#486 in Europe

#1261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1920

8. Tomsk State University

For Data Science

#494 in Europe

#1289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

9. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#542 in Europe

#1453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

10. Southern Federal University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Data Science

#552 in Europe

#1485 in the World

Founded: 1915

11. Tomsk Polytechnic University

For Data Science

#553 in Europe

#1486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

12. Kazan Federal University

For Data Science

#555 in Europe

#1492 in the World

Founded: 1804

13. South Ural State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Data Science

#569 in Europe

#1547 in the World

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

14. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#580 in Europe

#1592 in the World

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

15. RUDN University

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#591 in Europe

#1633 in the World

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

16. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#598 in Europe

#1673 in the World

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

17. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Data Science

#616 in Europe

#1735 in the World

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

18. Novosibirsk State University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Data Science

#618 in Europe

#1744 in the World

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

19. Moscow Medical Academy

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#621 in Europe

#1757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

20. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#625 in Europe

#1776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

21. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#630 in Europe

#1798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

22. Novosibirsk State Technical University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Data Science

#637 in Europe

#1843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

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

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#647 in Europe

#1895 in the World

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

24. Moscow Aviation Institute

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#654 in Europe

#1948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

25. Penza State University

For Data Science

#677 in Europe

#2072 in the World

Founded: 1943

26. Samara National Research University

Russia | Samara

For Data Science

#688 in Europe

#2122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

27. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#694 in Europe

#2147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

28. State University of Management

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#708 in Europe

#2198 in the World

Founded: 1919

29. Siberian Federal University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Data Science

#709 in Europe

#2218 in the World

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

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.