35 Best universities for Engineering in Moscow, Russia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Moscow ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 3.05M citations received by 277K academic papers made by 35 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 Engineering

#1 in Russia

#40 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Engineering

#9 in Russia

#326 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

3. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Engineering

#10 in Russia

#327 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

4. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Engineering

#12 in Russia

#383 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

5. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Engineering

#14 in Russia

#396 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

6. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Engineering

#15 in Russia

#405 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

7. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Engineering

#17 in Russia

#451 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

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

For Engineering

#18 in Russia

#459 in Europe

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

9. RUDN University

For Engineering

#21 in Russia

#503 in Europe

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

10. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Engineering

#28 in Russia

#592 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

11. Moscow Medical Academy

For Engineering

#30 in Russia

#613 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

12. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Engineering

#40 in Russia

#682 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

13. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Engineering

#44 in Russia

#701 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

14. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Engineering

#45 in Russia

#714 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

15. Moscow Technical University - MIREA

For Engineering

#48 in Russia

#720 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1947

16. Moscow Polytech

For Engineering

#52 in Russia

#758 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

17. National Research University of Electronic Technology

For Engineering

#53 in Russia

#761 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

18. Russian National Research Medical University

For Engineering

#58 in Russia

#771 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

19. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Engineering

#59 in Russia

#779 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

20. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Engineering

#68 in Russia

#806 in Europe

Founded: 1896

21. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Engineering

#70 in Russia

#809 in Europe

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

22. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Engineering

#87 in Russia

#886 in Europe

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

23. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Engineering

#104 in Russia

#977 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

24. State University of Management

For Engineering

#110 in Russia

#1018 in Europe

Founded: 1919

25. Russian State Agricultural University

For Engineering

#119 in Russia

#1086 in Europe

Founded: 1865

26. Russian State Geological Prospecting University

For Engineering

#130 in Russia

#1144 in Europe

Founded: 1918

27. Russian State University for the Humanities

For Engineering

#135 in Russia

#1161 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

28. Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

For Engineering

#136 in Russia

#1162 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1971

29. New Economic School

For Engineering

#149 in Russia

#1234 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

30. Russian State Social University

For Engineering

#150 in Russia

#1240 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

31. Moscow State Mining University

For Engineering

#156 in Russia

#1270 in Europe

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1918

32. Moscow State Linguistic University

For Engineering

#171 in Russia

#1346 in Europe

Founded: 1804

33. Moscow International University

For Engineering

#173 in Russia

#1355 in Europe

Founded: 1991

34. Moscow State University of Printing Arts

For Engineering

#176 in Russia

#1379 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1930

35. Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

For Engineering

#180 in Russia

#1428 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1966

Universities for Engineering near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
165	Tver State University	83	Tver
177	Tula State University	64	Tula
249	Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology	75	Ivanovo
249	Ivanovo State University	78	Ivanovo
250	Yaroslavl State University	77	Yaroslavl
400	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod	26	Nizhny Novgorod
403	Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University	43	Nizhny Novgorod
419	Tambov State Technical University	57	Tambov
468	Voronezh State University	27	Voronezh
493	Novgorod State University	31	Veliky Novgorod