27 Best universities for Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 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 Meteorology and Atmospheric Science. A graph of 326K citations received by 31.2K academic papers made by 27 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 Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#1 in Russia

#49 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#8 in Russia

#274 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

3. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#9 in Russia

#285 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

4. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#10 in Russia

#295 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

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

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#11 in Russia

#336 in Europe

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

6. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#13 in Russia

#358 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

7. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#15 in Russia

#384 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

8. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#19 in Russia

#448 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

9. RUDN University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#29 in Russia

#540 in Europe

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

10. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#35 in Russia

#607 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

11. Moscow Medical Academy

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#51 in Russia

#678 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

12. Moscow Polytech

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#54 in Russia

#689 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

13. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#55 in Russia

#690 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

14. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#58 in Russia

#719 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

15. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#65 in Russia

#743 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

16. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#70 in Russia

#766 in Europe

Founded: 1896

17. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#74 in Russia

#792 in Europe

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

18. National Research University of Electronic Technology

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#78 in Russia

#803 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

19. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#89 in Russia

#865 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

20. Russian State Agricultural University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#93 in Russia

#885 in Europe

Founded: 1865

21. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#94 in Russia

#901 in Europe

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

22. Russian National Research Medical University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#99 in Russia

#919 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

23. Russian State Social University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#107 in Russia

#950 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

24. Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#110 in Russia

#958 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1971

25. Russian State Geological Prospecting University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#112 in Russia

#966 in Europe

Founded: 1918

26. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#119 in Russia

#992 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

27. State University of Management

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#125 in Russia

#1021 in Europe

Founded: 1919

Universities for Meteorology and Atmospheric Science near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
400	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod	25	Nizhny Novgorod
403	Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University	37	Nizhny Novgorod
468	Voronezh State University	36	Voronezh
493	Novgorod State University	38	Veliky Novgorod
571	Sumy State University	9	Sumy
578	Belgorod State University	24	Belgorod
579	Belgorod State Technological University	42	Belgorod
629	Russian State Hydrometeorological University	22	Saint Petersburg
632	Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology	41	Saint Petersburg
635	St. Petersburg State University	3	Saint Petersburg

Environmental Science subfields in Moscow

Agricultural Science23

Earth science and Geophysics21

Environmental Chemistry19

Environmental Engineering19

Environmental Management26

Geography and Cartography33

Geotechnical Engineering19

Mining Engineering9

Petrology and Geochemistry20

Urban and Regional planning22

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation13