32 Best universities for Optical 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 Optical Engineering. A graph of 1.29M citations received by 90.5K academic papers made by 32 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 Optical Engineering

#1 in Russia

#19 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Optical Engineering

#6 in Russia

#207 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

3. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#7 in Russia

#222 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

4. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Optical Engineering

#14 in Russia

#350 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

5. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Optical Engineering

#16 in Russia

#375 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

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

For Optical Engineering

#17 in Russia

#401 in Europe

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

7. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Optical Engineering

#18 in Russia

#417 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

8. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Optical Engineering

#25 in Russia

#478 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

9. RUDN University

For Optical Engineering

#27 in Russia

#493 in Europe

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

10. Moscow Medical Academy

For Optical Engineering

#28 in Russia

#499 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

11. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Optical Engineering

#29 in Russia

#506 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

12. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Optical Engineering

#33 in Russia

#594 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

13. Moscow Technical University - MIREA

For Optical Engineering

#43 in Russia

#666 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1947

14. National Research University of Electronic Technology

For Optical Engineering

#46 in Russia

#672 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

15. Russian National Research Medical University

For Optical Engineering

#48 in Russia

#682 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

16. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Optical Engineering

#49 in Russia

#685 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

17. Moscow Polytech

For Optical Engineering

#67 in Russia

#779 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

18. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Optical Engineering

#71 in Russia

#796 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

19. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Optical Engineering

#97 in Russia

#910 in Europe

Founded: 1896

20. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Optical Engineering

#99 in Russia

#912 in Europe

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

21. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Optical Engineering

#100 in Russia

#913 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

22. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Optical Engineering

#106 in Russia

#961 in Europe

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

23. Moscow International University

For Optical Engineering

#121 in Russia

#1078 in Europe

Founded: 1991

24. Russian State Agricultural University

For Optical Engineering

#125 in Russia

#1103 in Europe

Founded: 1865

25. State University of Management

For Optical Engineering

#127 in Russia

#1109 in Europe

Founded: 1919

26. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Optical Engineering

#129 in Russia

#1117 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

27. Russian State University for the Humanities

For Optical Engineering

#137 in Russia

#1154 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

28. Russian State Geological Prospecting University

For Optical Engineering

#139 in Russia

#1157 in Europe

Founded: 1918

29. Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

For Optical Engineering

#142 in Russia

#1163 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1971

30. Russian State Social University

For Optical Engineering

#149 in Russia

#1194 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

31. Moscow State Mining University

For Optical Engineering

#159 in Russia

#1228 in Europe

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1918

32. Moscow State Linguistic University

For Optical Engineering

#163 in Russia

#1254 in Europe

Founded: 1804

Universities for Optical Engineering near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
249	Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology	60	Ivanovo
250	Yaroslavl State University	55	Yaroslavl
400	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod	20	Nizhny Novgorod
402	Privolzhsky Research Medical University	47	Nizhny Novgorod
403	Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University	44	Nizhny Novgorod
468	Voronezh State University	21	Voronezh
493	Novgorod State University	30	Veliky Novgorod
513	Ogarev Mordovia State University	57	Saransk
556	Penza State University	41	Penza
571	Sumy State University	11	Sumy