17 Best universities for Engineering in Saint Petersburg

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Saint Petersburg ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 1.14M citations received by 111K 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 Engineering

#2 in Russia

#180 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

2. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

For Engineering

#4 in Russia

#298 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

3. ITMO University

For Engineering

#6 in Russia

#301 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

4. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

For Engineering

#25 in Russia

#540 in Europe

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

5. Saint-Petersburg Mining University

For Engineering

#36 in Russia

#668 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1773

6. Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#42 in Russia

#696 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1828

7. St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

For Engineering

#61 in Russia

#786 in Europe

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

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

For Engineering

#64 in Russia

#791 in Europe

Founded: 1832

9. Leningrad State University

For Engineering

#72 in Russia

#824 in Europe

Founded: 1992

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

For Engineering

#79 in Russia

#838 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1930

11. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

For Engineering

#100 in Russia

#949 in Europe

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

12. Baltic State Technical University "Voenmeh"

For Engineering

#106 in Russia

#990 in Europe

Founded: 1932

13. Russian State Hydrometeorological University

For Engineering

#110 in Russia

#1012 in Europe

Founded: 1930

14. St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation

For Engineering

#135 in Russia

#1161 in Europe

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1955

15. St. Petersburg State University of Economics

For Engineering

#138 in Russia

#1182 in Europe

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

16. Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy

For Engineering

#142 in Russia

#1208 in Europe

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

17. European University at St. Petersburg

For Engineering

#172 in Russia

#1353 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1994

Universities for Engineering near Saint Petersburg

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
166	Novgorod State University	33	Veliky Novgorod
174	Lappeenranta University of Technology	8	Lappeenranta
269	University of Tartu	1	Tartu
270	Estonian University of Life Sciences	3	Tartu
296	University of Eastern Finland	7	Joensuu
299	University of Helsinki	1	Helsinki
299	Petrozavodsk State University	77	Petrozavodsk
300	Hanken School of Economics	11	Helsinki
306	Aalto University	2	Espoo
316	Tallinn University	4	Tallinn