54 Best universities for Library and Information 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 Library and Information science. A graph of 50.8K citations received by 11.7K academic papers made by 54 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. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#56 in Europe

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Library and Information science

#232 in Europe

#591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

3. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#308 in Europe

#816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

4. Southern Federal University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Library and Information science

#405 in Europe

#1085 in the World

Founded: 1915

5. Novosibirsk State University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Library and Information science

#422 in Europe

#1142 in the World

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

6. Moscow State Pedagogical University

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#433 in Europe

#1187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

7. Tomsk State University

For Library and Information science

#440 in Europe

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

8. RUDN University

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#463 in Europe

#1363 in the World

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

9. Kazan Federal University

For Library and Information science

#467 in Europe

#1396 in the World

Founded: 1804

10. Ural Federal University

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Library and Information science

#490 in Europe

#1462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1920

11. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#499 in Europe

#1495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

12. Moscow Medical Academy

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#504 in Europe

#1513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

13. Leningrad State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Library and Information science

#519 in Europe

#1589 in the World

Founded: 1992

14. Samara National Research University

Russia | Samara

For Library and Information science

#537 in Europe

#1688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

15. Tomsk Polytechnic University

For Library and Information science

#548 in Europe

#1725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

16. ITMO University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Library and Information science

#553 in Europe

#1738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

17. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#564 in Europe

#1791 in the World

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

18. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#570 in Europe

#1813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

19. Saratov State University

Russia | Saratov

For Library and Information science

#589 in Europe

#1896 in the World

Founded: 1909

20. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#604 in Europe

#1979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

21. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#610 in Europe

#2006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

22. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Library and Information science

#613 in Europe

#2023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

23. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Library and Information science

#653 in Europe

#2206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1916

24. Voronezh State University

Russia | Voronezh

For Library and Information science

#667 in Europe

#2259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 20,188
Founded: 1918

25. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#668 in Europe

#2263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

26. Siberian Federal University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Library and Information science

#675 in Europe

#2280 in the World

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

27. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#691 in Europe

#2361 in the World

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

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

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#694 in Europe

#2371 in the World

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

29. Moscow Aviation Institute

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#708 in Europe

#2440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

30. Far Eastern Federal University

Russia | Vladivostok

For Library and Information science

#716 in Europe

#2493 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1899

31. Russian State University for the Humanities

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#721 in Europe

#2534 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

32. Omsk State University

For Library and Information science

#725 in Europe

#2572 in the World

Founded: 1974

33. Kuban State University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Library and Information science

#727 in Europe

#2587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1920

34. Perm State University

For Library and Information science

#732 in Europe

#2621 in the World

Enrollment: 12,370
Founded: 1916

35. Russian National Research Medical University

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#733 in Europe

#2623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

36. Kemerovo State University

Russia | Kemerovo

For Library and Information science

#738 in Europe

#2647 in the World

Founded: 1974

37. Irkutsk State University

Russia | Irkutsk

For Library and Information science

#742 in Europe

#2672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1918

38. Moscow State Linguistic University

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#747 in Europe

#2699 in the World

Founded: 1804

39. Altai State University

Russia | Barnaul

For Library and Information science

#749 in Europe

#2707 in the World

Founded: 1973

40. Tambov State University

Russia | Tambov

For Library and Information science

#750 in Europe

#2708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1994

41. Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Library and Information science

#751 in Europe

#2726 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1917

42. South Ural State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Library and Information science

#753 in Europe

#2732 in the World

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

43. Moscow State Institute of Culture

Russia | Khimki

For Library and Information science

#756 in Europe

#2742 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1930

44. Ogarev Mordovia State University

Russia | Saransk

For Library and Information science

#757 in Europe

#2749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1931

45. Volgograd State University

Russia | Volgograd

For Library and Information science

#763 in Europe

#2790 in the World

Founded: 1980

46. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Library and Information science

#764 in Europe

#2797 in the World

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

47. State University of Management

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#767 in Europe

#2823 in the World

Founded: 1919

48. Samara State Technical University

Russia | Samara

For Library and Information science

#769 in Europe

#2848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1914

49. University of Tyumen

Russia | Tyumen

For Library and Information science

#774 in Europe

#2867 in the World

Founded: 1930

50. Belgorod State University

Russia | Belgorod

For Library and Information science

#776 in Europe

#2881 in the World

Founded: 1876

51. North-Eastern Federal University

Russia | Yakutsk

For Library and Information science

#777 in Europe

#2888 in the World

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

52. Chechen State University

Russia | Grozny

For Library and Information science

#778 in Europe

#2889 in the World

Founded: 1938

53. Novosibirsk State Technical University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Library and Information science

#779 in Europe

#2893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

54. Bashkir State University

For Library and Information science

#786 in Europe

#2969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1909

The best cities to study Library and Information science in Russia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, and Novosibirsk.