17 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Saint Petersburg

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Saint Petersburg ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 157K citations received by 19.2K academic papers made by 17 universities in Saint Petersburg 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. St. Petersburg State University

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Russia

#196 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

2. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in Russia

#246 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

3. ITMO University

For Mechanical Engineering

#12 in Russia

#348 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

4. Saint-Petersburg Mining University

For Mechanical Engineering

#30 in Russia

#561 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1773

5. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#31 in Russia

#573 in Europe

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

6. St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

For Mechanical Engineering

#54 in Russia

#735 in Europe

Founded: 1832

7. Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#62 in Russia

#765 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1828

8. Leningrad State University

For Mechanical Engineering

#78 in Russia

#849 in Europe

Founded: 1992

9. St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

For Mechanical Engineering

#87 in Russia

#884 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1941

10. Baltic State Technical University "Voenmeh"

For Mechanical Engineering

#90 in Russia

#897 in Europe

Founded: 1932

11. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#110 in Russia

#997 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1897

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

For Mechanical Engineering

#116 in Russia

#1042 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1930

13. St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation

For Mechanical Engineering

#125 in Russia

#1099 in Europe

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1955

14. St. Petersburg State University of Economics

For Mechanical Engineering

#136 in Russia

#1179 in Europe

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

15. Russian State Hydrometeorological University

For Mechanical Engineering

#141 in Russia

#1188 in Europe

Founded: 1930

16. Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy

For Mechanical Engineering

#161 in Russia

#1292 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1925

17. European University at St. Petersburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#165 in Russia

#1300 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1994

Universities for Mechanical Engineering near Saint Petersburg

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
166	Novgorod State University	42	Veliky Novgorod
174	Lappeenranta University of Technology	5	Lappeenranta
269	University of Tartu	2	Tartu
296	University of Eastern Finland	8	Joensuu
299	University of Helsinki	1	Helsinki
300	Hanken School of Economics	11	Helsinki
306	Aalto University	2	Espoo
323	Tallinn University of Technology	1	Tallinn
354	University of Jyvaskyla	6	Jyvaskyla
395	University of Tampere	3	Tampere