46 Best universities for Petroleum Engineering in Russia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Russia ranked based on their research performance in Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 32.5K citations received by 10.6K academic papers made by 46 universities in Russia 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. Ufa State Petroleum Technological University

Russia | Ufa

For Petroleum Engineering

#12 in Europe

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1948

2. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

Russia | Moscow

For Petroleum Engineering

#33 in Europe

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

3. Tyumen Industrial University

Russia | Tyumen

For Petroleum Engineering

#43 in Europe

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,601
Founded: 1958

4. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Petroleum Engineering

#45 in Europe

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

5. Saint-Petersburg Mining University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Petroleum Engineering

#70 in Europe

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1773

6. Tomsk State University

Russia | Tomsk

For Petroleum Engineering

#80 in Europe

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

7. ITMO University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Petroleum Engineering

#83 in Europe

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

8. Kazan Federal University

Russia | Kazan

For Petroleum Engineering

#87 in Europe

#320 in the World

Founded: 1804

9. Tomsk Polytechnic University

Russia | Tomsk

For Petroleum Engineering

#98 in Europe

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

10. Samara National Research University

Russia | Samara

For Petroleum Engineering

#132 in Europe

#441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

11. Bashkir State University

Russia | Ufa

For Petroleum Engineering

#161 in Europe

#511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1909

12. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Russia | Moscow

For Petroleum Engineering

#166 in Europe

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

13. Perm State Technical University

Russia | Perm

For Petroleum Engineering

#175 in Europe

#539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

14. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Petroleum Engineering

#196 in Europe

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

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

Russia | Moscow

For Petroleum Engineering

#206 in Europe

#632 in the World

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

16. Novosibirsk State University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Petroleum Engineering

#208 in Europe

#642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,131
Founded: 1959

17. Siberian Federal University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Petroleum Engineering

#227 in Europe

#702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 32,145
Founded: 2006

18. University of Tyumen

Russia | Tyumen

For Petroleum Engineering

#234 in Europe

#729 in the World

Founded: 1930

19. Ural Federal University

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Petroleum Engineering

#249 in Europe

#756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1920

20. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Russia | Moscow

For Petroleum Engineering

#278 in Europe

#841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

21. Kazan State Technological University

Russia | Kazan

For Petroleum Engineering

#281 in Europe

#846 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1890

22. Novosibirsk State Technical University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Petroleum Engineering

#286 in Europe

#864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

23. RUDN University

Russia | Moscow

For Petroleum Engineering

#297 in Europe

#921 in the World

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

24. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Petroleum Engineering

#299 in Europe

#927 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

25. South Ural State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Petroleum Engineering

#301 in Europe

#932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1943

26. Omsk State Technical University

Russia | Omsk

For Petroleum Engineering

#318 in Europe

#990 in the World

Founded: 1942

27. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

Russia | Moscow

For Petroleum Engineering

#320 in Europe

#995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

28. Ufa State Aviation Technical University

Russia | Ufa

For Petroleum Engineering

#325 in Europe

#1006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1932

29. Samara State Technical University

Russia | Samara

For Petroleum Engineering

#327 in Europe

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1914

30. Russian State Geological Prospecting University

Russia | Moscow

For Petroleum Engineering

#344 in Europe

#1116 in the World

Founded: 1918

31. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Petroleum Engineering

#352 in Europe

#1137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

32. Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

Russia | Kaliningrad

For Petroleum Engineering

#355 in Europe

#1149 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev - KAI

Russia | Kazan

For Petroleum Engineering

#361 in Europe

#1173 in the World

Founded: 1932

34. Ukhta State Technical University

Russia | Ukhta

For Petroleum Engineering

#362 in Europe

#1176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1958

35. Saratov State University

Russia | Saratov

For Petroleum Engineering

#364 in Europe

#1180 in the World

Founded: 1909

36. Moscow Aviation Institute

Russia | Moscow

For Petroleum Engineering

#366 in Europe

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

37. Southern Federal University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Petroleum Engineering

#367 in Europe

#1194 in the World

Founded: 1915

38. Saratov State Technical University

Russia | Saratov

For Petroleum Engineering

#368 in Europe

#1203 in the World

Founded: 1930

39. Far Eastern Federal University

Russia | Vladivostok

For Petroleum Engineering

#369 in Europe

#1204 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1899

40. Kuban State University of Technology

Russia | Krasnodar

For Petroleum Engineering

#370 in Europe

#1211 in the World

Founded: 1918

41. North Caucasus Federal University

Russia | Stavropol

For Petroleum Engineering

#371 in Europe

#1212 in the World

Founded: 1971

42. Kuzbass State Technical University

Russia | Kemerovo

For Petroleum Engineering

#373 in Europe

#1215 in the World

Founded: 1950

43. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Petroleum Engineering

#374 in Europe

#1217 in the World

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

44. North-Eastern Federal University

Russia | Yakutsk

For Petroleum Engineering

#375 in Europe

#1218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1956

45. Astrakhan State Technical University

Russia | Astrakhan

For Petroleum Engineering

#377 in Europe

#1244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1930

46. Moscow Polytech

Russia | Moscow

For Petroleum Engineering

#378 in Europe

#1246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

The best cities to study Petroleum Engineering in Russia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ufa, Moscow, Tyumen, and Saint Petersburg.