26 Best universities for Development Studies in Moscow, Russia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Moscow ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 152K citations received by 23K academic papers made by 26 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. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Development Studies

#1 in Russia

#43 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

2. Moscow State University

For Development Studies

#2 in Russia

#156 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

3. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Development Studies

#4 in Russia

#289 in Europe

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

4. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Development Studies

#6 in Russia

#358 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

5. RUDN University

For Development Studies

#7 in Russia

#386 in Europe

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

6. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Development Studies

#9 in Russia

#415 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

7. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Development Studies

#10 in Russia

#436 in Europe

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

8. Moscow Medical Academy

For Development Studies

#14 in Russia

#516 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

9. New Economic School

For Development Studies

#19 in Russia

#663 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

10. State University of Management

For Development Studies

#20 in Russia

#678 in Europe

Founded: 1919

11. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Development Studies

#23 in Russia

#689 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

12. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Development Studies

#24 in Russia

#696 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

13. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Development Studies

#25 in Russia

#708 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

14. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Development Studies

#28 in Russia

#728 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

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

For Development Studies

#32 in Russia

#753 in Europe

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

16. Russian State Social University

For Development Studies

#37 in Russia

#791 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

17. Russian National Research Medical University

For Development Studies

#41 in Russia

#816 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

18. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Development Studies

#44 in Russia

#830 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

19. Russian State University for the Humanities

For Development Studies

#57 in Russia

#897 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

20. Moscow Polytech

For Development Studies

#60 in Russia

#902 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

21. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Development Studies

#63 in Russia

#916 in Europe

Founded: 1896

22. Russian State Agricultural University

For Development Studies

#65 in Russia

#923 in Europe

Founded: 1865

23. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Development Studies

#87 in Russia

#1041 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

24. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Development Studies

#100 in Russia

#1107 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

25. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Development Studies

#110 in Russia

#1151 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

26. Moscow State Linguistic University

For Development Studies

#119 in Russia

#1177 in Europe

Founded: 1804

Universities for Development Studies near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
400	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod	22	Nizhny Novgorod
403	Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University	18	Nizhny Novgorod
571	Sumy State University	2	Sumy
635	St. Petersburg State University	3	Saint Petersburg
636	ITMO University	13	Saint Petersburg
637	Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University	11	Saint Petersburg
646	V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University	9	Kharkiv
719	University of Tartu	1	Tartu
719	Kazan Federal University	5	Kazan
724	Saratov State University	26	Saratov

Economics subfields in Moscow

Actuarial Science7

Agricultural Economics7

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics18

Environmental Economics15

Finance28

International Economics10

International Relations and Diplomacy9

International Trade15

Investment Banking and Stock trading9

Political Economy11