43 Best universities for Data Science in Russia

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 89.6K citations received by 10.2K academic papers made by 43 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

#132 in Europe

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

2. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#198 in Europe

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

3. ITMO University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Data Science

#260 in Europe

#607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

4. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Data Science

#266 in Europe

#626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

5. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Data Science

#385 in Europe

#972 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

6. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#430 in Europe

#1104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

7. Ural Federal University

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Data Science

#470 in Europe

#1222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1920

8. Tomsk State University

For Data Science

#478 in Europe

#1249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

9. Kazan Federal University

For Data Science

#498 in Europe

#1321 in the World

Founded: 1804

10. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#521 in Europe

#1421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

11. RUDN University

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#524 in Europe

#1427 in the World

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

12. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#532 in Europe

#1456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

13. South Ural State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Data Science

#547 in Europe

#1519 in the World

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

14. Tomsk Polytechnic University

For Data Science

#551 in Europe

#1530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

15. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#561 in Europe

#1564 in the World

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

16. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#565 in Europe

#1578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

17. Southern Federal University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Data Science

#573 in Europe

#1615 in the World

Founded: 1915

18. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#595 in Europe

#1709 in the World

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

19. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Data Science

#604 in Europe

#1751 in the World

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

20. Moscow Aviation Institute

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#630 in Europe

#1869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

21. Moscow Medical Academy

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#634 in Europe

#1899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

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

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#640 in Europe

#1929 in the World

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

23. Novosibirsk State University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Data Science

#648 in Europe

#1971 in the World

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

24. Novosibirsk State Technical University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Data Science

#653 in Europe

#1991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

25. Samara National Research University

Russia | Samara

For Data Science

#675 in Europe

#2095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

26. Siberian Federal University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Data Science

#688 in Europe

#2151 in the World

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

27. State University of Management

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#697 in Europe

#2204 in the World

Founded: 1919

28. Ufa State Aviation Technical University

For Data Science

#702 in Europe

#2246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1932

29. Perm State University

For Data Science

#710 in Europe

#2277 in the World

Enrollment: 12,370
Founded: 1916

30. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#715 in Europe

#2301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

31. Penza State University

For Data Science

#720 in Europe

#2333 in the World

Founded: 1943

32. St. Petersburg State University of Economics

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Data Science

#733 in Europe

#2400 in the World

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

33. Far Eastern Federal University

Russia | Vladivostok

For Data Science

#741 in Europe

#2442 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1899

34. Chechen State University

Russia | Grozny

For Data Science

#744 in Europe

#2453 in the World

Founded: 1938

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

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Data Science

#749 in Europe

#2476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1930

36. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Data Science

#750 in Europe

#2478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1916

37. Moscow State Pedagogical University

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#757 in Europe

#2514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

38. Siberian State Aerospace University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Data Science

#778 in Europe

#2614 in the World

Founded: 1960

39. North Caucasus Federal University

Russia | Stavropol

For Data Science

#779 in Europe

#2638 in the World

Founded: 1971

40. University of Tyumen

Russia | Tyumen

For Data Science

#780 in Europe

#2640 in the World

Founded: 1930

41. North-Eastern Federal University

Russia | Yakutsk

For Data Science

#786 in Europe

#2670 in the World

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

42. Moscow Polytech

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#795 in Europe

#2692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

43. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

Russia | Moscow

For Data Science

#798 in Europe

#2710 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.