30 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 394K citations received by 51.1K academic papers made by 30 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 Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Russia

#76 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in Russia

#227 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

3. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Mechanical Engineering

#9 in Russia

#312 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

4. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Mechanical Engineering

#11 in Russia

#343 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

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

For Mechanical Engineering

#13 in Russia

#358 in Europe

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

6. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Mechanical Engineering

#15 in Russia

#382 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

7. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Mechanical Engineering

#18 in Russia

#406 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

8. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#19 in Russia

#413 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

9. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Mechanical Engineering

#21 in Russia

#463 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

10. RUDN University

For Mechanical Engineering

#22 in Russia

#489 in Europe

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

11. Moscow Polytech

For Mechanical Engineering

#33 in Russia

#585 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

12. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Mechanical Engineering

#36 in Russia

#622 in Europe

Founded: 1896

13. Moscow Medical Academy

For Mechanical Engineering

#40 in Russia

#634 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

14. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Mechanical Engineering

#45 in Russia

#670 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

15. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Mechanical Engineering

#47 in Russia

#675 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

16. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Mechanical Engineering

#53 in Russia

#731 in Europe

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

17. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Mechanical Engineering

#58 in Russia

#751 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

18. Russian National Research Medical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#59 in Russia

#755 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

19. National Research University of Electronic Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#72 in Russia

#830 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

20. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#75 in Russia

#841 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

21. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Mechanical Engineering

#76 in Russia

#842 in Europe

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

22. State University of Management

For Mechanical Engineering

#86 in Russia

#884 in Europe

Founded: 1919

23. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Mechanical Engineering

#100 in Russia

#941 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

24. Russian State Agricultural University

For Mechanical Engineering

#121 in Russia

#1081 in Europe

Founded: 1865

25. Russian State Geological Prospecting University

For Mechanical Engineering

#129 in Russia

#1128 in Europe

Founded: 1918

26. New Economic School

For Mechanical Engineering

#133 in Russia

#1165 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

27. Russian State University for the Humanities

For Mechanical Engineering

#134 in Russia

#1167 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

28. Russian State Social University

For Mechanical Engineering

#141 in Russia

#1187 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

29. Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

For Mechanical Engineering

#142 in Russia

#1201 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1971

30. Moscow State Linguistic University

For Mechanical Engineering

#160 in Russia

#1290 in Europe

Founded: 1804

Universities for Mechanical Engineering near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
177	Tula State University	42	Tula
400	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod	39	Nizhny Novgorod
403	Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University	35	Nizhny Novgorod
419	Tambov State Technical University	50	Tambov
457	South-Western State University	61	Kursk
468	Voronezh State University	51	Voronezh
493	Novgorod State University	44	Veliky Novgorod
513	Ogarev Mordovia State University	52	Saransk
571	Sumy State University	5	Sumy
578	Belgorod State University	41	Belgorod