21 Best universities for Library and Information science in Moscow, Russia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Moscow ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 47.8K citations received by 6.28K academic papers made by 21 universities in Moscow 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

For Library and Information science

#1 in Russia

#59 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Library and Information science

#3 in Russia

#278 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

3. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Library and Information science

#4 in Russia

#365 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

4. RUDN University

For Library and Information science

#8 in Russia

#428 in Europe

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

5. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Library and Information science

#11 in Russia

#482 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

6. Moscow Medical Academy

For Library and Information science

#13 in Russia

#520 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

7. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Library and Information science

#15 in Russia

#533 in Europe

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

8. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Library and Information science

#16 in Russia

#537 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

9. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Library and Information science

#18 in Russia

#586 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

10. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Library and Information science

#20 in Russia

#611 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

11. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Library and Information science

#23 in Russia

#639 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

12. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Library and Information science

#25 in Russia

#668 in Europe

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

13. Russian State University for the Humanities

For Library and Information science

#26 in Russia

#699 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

14. Russian National Research Medical University

For Library and Information science

#30 in Russia

#717 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

15. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Library and Information science

#32 in Russia

#726 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

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

For Library and Information science

#33 in Russia

#730 in Europe

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

17. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Library and Information science

#37 in Russia

#752 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

18. Moscow State Linguistic University

For Library and Information science

#40 in Russia

#768 in Europe

Founded: 1804

19. Moscow Polytech

For Library and Information science

#56 in Russia

#829 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

20. State University of Management

For Library and Information science

#58 in Russia

#838 in Europe

Founded: 1919

21. Russian State Social University

For Library and Information science

#62 in Russia

#850 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

Universities for Library and Information science near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
635	St. Petersburg State University	2	Saint Petersburg
636	ITMO University	12	Saint Petersburg
677	Belarusian State University	1	Minsk
719	University of Tartu	1	Tartu
719	Kazan Federal University	9	Kazan
757	Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv	1	Kyiv
758	National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute	2	Kyiv
786	Vilnius Gediminas Technical University	2	Vilnius
790	Vilnius University	1	Vilnius
841	University of Latvia	1	Riga