List of 100 best universities in Russia

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EduRank

Top 100 universities in Russia ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 11.7M citations received by 1.35M academic publications made by 385 universities from Russia, the popularity of 6,071 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Moscow State University

#56 in Europe
#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1755

4. Tomsk State University

#320 in Europe
#776 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1878

6. Novosibirsk State University

#384 in Europe
#948 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,131
Founded
1959

9. RUDN University

#408 in Europe
#1027 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1960

12. Moscow Medical Academy

#428 in Europe
#1106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1758

13. ITMO University

#433 in Europe
#1123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1900

20. South Ural State University

#601 in Europe
#1637 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1943

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

#607 in Europe
#1649 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,519
Founded
1930

23. Siberian Federal University

#614 in Europe
#1684 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
32,145
Founded
2006

25. Moscow Aviation Institute

#643 in Europe
#1781 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1930

26. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

#657 in Europe
#1835 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,401
Founded
1907

29. European University at St. Petersburg

#680 in Europe
#1924 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
600
Founded
1994

33. Voronezh State University

#758 in Europe
#2277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
20,188
Founded
1918

39. Perm State University

#856 in Europe
#2711 in the World
Enrollment
12,370
Founded
1916

42. North-Eastern Federal University

#869 in Europe
#2778 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
19,077
Founded
1956

47. Irkutsk State University

#909 in Europe
#2955 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1918

48. Perm State Technical University

#916 in Europe
#3000 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1953

49. Kuban State University

#930 in Europe
#3069 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Founded
1920

52. Moscow Polytech

#944 in Europe
#3139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1866

56. Ogarev Mordovia State University

#973 in Europe
#3295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
8,000
Founded
1931

75. Ufa State Petroleum Technological University

#1042 in Europe
#3673 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1948

79. New Economic School

#1061 in Europe
#3810 in the World
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1992

80. Kazan State Medical University

#1062 in Europe
#3812 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1814

82. Tver State University

#1077 in Europe
#3891 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1870

87. Udmurt State University

#1102 in Europe
#4009 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1931

88. Bashkir State University

#1106 in Europe
#4033 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1909

91. Tambov State University

#1134 in Europe
#4200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
1994

93. Irkutsk National Research Technical University

#1148 in Europe
#4290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
35,700
Founded
1930

97. Orel State University

#1163 in Europe
#4377 in the World
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
1931

The best cities to study in Russia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Tomsk, and Novosibirsk.

Average cost of living for students in Russia is $469 + $71-506 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).