33 Best universities for Geography and Cartography 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 Geography and Cartography. A graph of 999K citations received by 114K academic papers made by 33 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 Geography and Cartography

#1 in Russia

#72 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Geography and Cartography

#2 in Russia

#184 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

3. RUDN University

For Geography and Cartography

#10 in Russia

#457 in Europe

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

4. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#11 in Russia

#463 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

5. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Geography and Cartography

#13 in Russia

#489 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

6. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Geography and Cartography

#14 in Russia

#493 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

7. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Geography and Cartography

#15 in Russia

#498 in Europe

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

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

For Geography and Cartography

#17 in Russia

#546 in Europe

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

9. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Geography and Cartography

#18 in Russia

#549 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

10. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Geography and Cartography

#21 in Russia

#559 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

11. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Geography and Cartography

#22 in Russia

#560 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

12. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Geography and Cartography

#24 in Russia

#628 in Europe

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

13. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Geography and Cartography

#28 in Russia

#655 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

14. Moscow Medical Academy

For Geography and Cartography

#29 in Russia

#660 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

15. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Geography and Cartography

#41 in Russia

#735 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

16. State University of Management

For Geography and Cartography

#58 in Russia

#846 in Europe

Founded: 1919

17. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Geography and Cartography

#61 in Russia

#855 in Europe

Founded: 1896

18. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Geography and Cartography

#62 in Russia

#861 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

19. Russian State University for the Humanities

For Geography and Cartography

#67 in Russia

#879 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

20. Russian National Research Medical University

For Geography and Cartography

#73 in Russia

#918 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

21. Moscow Polytech

For Geography and Cartography

#75 in Russia

#924 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

22. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Geography and Cartography

#78 in Russia

#941 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

23. Russian State Agricultural University

For Geography and Cartography

#84 in Russia

#982 in Europe

Founded: 1865

24. New Economic School

For Geography and Cartography

#86 in Russia

#991 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

25. Russian State Social University

For Geography and Cartography

#108 in Russia

#1070 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

26. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Geography and Cartography

#111 in Russia

#1076 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

27. Moscow State Linguistic University

For Geography and Cartography

#121 in Russia

#1125 in Europe

Founded: 1804

28. National Research University of Electronic Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#130 in Russia

#1152 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

29. Russian State Geological Prospecting University

For Geography and Cartography

#135 in Russia

#1177 in Europe

Founded: 1918

30. Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

For Geography and Cartography

#151 in Russia

#1272 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1971

31. Moscow State Mining University

For Geography and Cartography

#171 in Russia

#1367 in Europe

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1918

32. Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

For Geography and Cartography

#173 in Russia

#1375 in Europe

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

33. Moscow International University

For Geography and Cartography

#174 in Russia

#1386 in Europe

Founded: 1991

Universities for Geography and Cartography near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
400	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod	32	Nizhny Novgorod
403	Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University	51	Nizhny Novgorod
468	Voronezh State University	40	Voronezh
513	Ogarev Mordovia State University	50	Saransk
571	Sumy State University	8	Sumy
578	Belgorod State University	26	Belgorod
579	Belgorod State Technological University	42	Belgorod
616	Leningrad State University	63	Saint Petersburg
629	Russian State Hydrometeorological University	48	Saint Petersburg
632	St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering	53	Saint Petersburg