16 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Saint Petersburg

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 104K citations received by 17K academic papers made by 16 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

#3 in Russia

#231 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

2. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

For Mechanical Engineering

#6 in Russia

#257 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

3. ITMO University

For Mechanical Engineering

#13 in Russia

#363 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

4. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#31 in Russia

#573 in Europe

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

5. Saint-Petersburg Mining University

For Mechanical Engineering

#33 in Russia

#597 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1773

6. Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#52 in Russia

#710 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1828

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

For Mechanical Engineering

#54 in Russia

#728 in Europe

Founded: 1832

8. Leningrad State University

For Mechanical Engineering

#74 in Russia

#822 in Europe

Founded: 1992

9. St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

For Mechanical Engineering

#83 in Russia

#843 in Europe

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

10. Baltic State Technical University "Voenmeh"

For Mechanical Engineering

#87 in Russia

#875 in Europe

Founded: 1932

11. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#107 in Russia

#970 in Europe

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

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

For Mechanical Engineering

#118 in Russia

#1047 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1930

13. St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation

For Mechanical Engineering

#120 in Russia

#1054 in Europe

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1955

14. Russian State Hydrometeorological University

For Mechanical Engineering

#135 in Russia

#1171 in Europe

Founded: 1930

15. St. Petersburg State University of Economics

For Mechanical Engineering

#138 in Russia

#1184 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1930

16. Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy

For Mechanical Engineering

#154 in Russia

#1266 in Europe

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

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	9	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