33 Best universities for Geology 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 Geology. A graph of 1.16M citations received by 104K 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 Geology

#1 in Russia

#53 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Geology

#6 in Russia

#395 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

3. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Geology

#11 in Russia

#463 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

4. RUDN University

For Geology

#12 in Russia

#475 in Europe

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

5. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Geology

#13 in Russia

#514 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

6. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Geology

#16 in Russia

#527 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

7. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Geology

#18 in Russia

#540 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

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

For Geology

#21 in Russia

#561 in Europe

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

9. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Geology

#27 in Russia

#609 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

10. Moscow Medical Academy

For Geology

#29 in Russia

#619 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

11. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Geology

#31 in Russia

#631 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

12. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Geology

#39 in Russia

#715 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

13. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Geology

#40 in Russia

#718 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

14. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Geology

#43 in Russia

#739 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

15. Russian National Research Medical University

For Geology

#48 in Russia

#787 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

16. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Geology

#49 in Russia

#788 in Europe

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

17. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Geology

#53 in Russia

#802 in Europe

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

18. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Geology

#54 in Russia

#803 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

19. Russian State Geological Prospecting University

For Geology

#64 in Russia

#874 in Europe

Founded: 1918

20. Moscow Polytech

For Geology

#68 in Russia

#896 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

21. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Geology

#74 in Russia

#913 in Europe

Founded: 1896

22. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Geology

#76 in Russia

#929 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

23. Russian State Agricultural University

For Geology

#82 in Russia

#956 in Europe

Founded: 1865

24. State University of Management

For Geology

#101 in Russia

#1043 in Europe

Founded: 1919

25. New Economic School

For Geology

#104 in Russia

#1052 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

26. National Research University of Electronic Technology

For Geology

#105 in Russia

#1062 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

27. Russian State University for the Humanities

For Geology

#126 in Russia

#1133 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

28. Moscow State Mining University

For Geology

#137 in Russia

#1187 in Europe

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1918

29. Russian State Social University

For Geology

#142 in Russia

#1205 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

30. Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

For Geology

#151 in Russia

#1249 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1971

31. Moscow State Linguistic University

For Geology

#170 in Russia

#1332 in Europe

Founded: 1804

32. Moscow International University

For Geology

#178 in Russia

#1383 in Europe

Founded: 1991

33. Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

For Geology

#179 in Russia

#1391 in Europe

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

Universities for Geology near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
400	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod	34	Nizhny Novgorod
403	Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University	52	Nizhny Novgorod
468	Voronezh State University	33	Voronezh
493	Novgorod State University	51	Veliky Novgorod
571	Sumy State University	6	Sumy
578	Belgorod State University	24	Belgorod
579	Belgorod State Technological University	50	Belgorod
629	Russian State Hydrometeorological University	44	Saint Petersburg
632	Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology	55	Saint Petersburg
635	St. Petersburg State University	2	Saint Petersburg