List of 32 best universities in Saint Petersburg

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Top 32 universities in Saint Petersburg ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 1.82M citations received by 178K academic publications made by 32 universities from Saint Petersburg, the popularity of 1,605 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. St. Petersburg State University

#2 in Russia

#165 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

2. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

#10 in Russia

#413 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

3. ITMO University

#13 in Russia

#433 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

4. European University at St. Petersburg

#29 in Russia

#680 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1994

5. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

#31 in Russia

#726 in Europe

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

6. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

#40 in Russia

#860 in Europe

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

7. Saint-Petersburg Mining University

#50 in Russia

#933 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1773

8. Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy

#53 in Russia

#948 in Europe

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

9. St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

#64 in Russia

#1000 in Europe

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

10. St. Petersburg State University of Economics

#73 in Russia

#1034 in Europe

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

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

#85 in Russia

#1090 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1930

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

#86 in Russia

#1091 in Europe

Founded: 1832

13. Russian State Hydrometeorological University

#102 in Russia

#1192 in Europe

Founded: 1930

14. Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology

#115 in Russia

#1248 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1828

15. Leningrad State University

#123 in Russia

#1273 in Europe

Founded: 1992

16. Baltic State Technical University "Voenmeh"

#133 in Russia

#1323 in Europe

Founded: 1932

17. North-Western State Medical University

#143 in Russia

#1385 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1907

18. Nevsky Institute of Language and Culture

#170 in Russia

#1474 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 300
Founded: 1996

19. St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation

#180 in Russia

#1522 in Europe

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1955

20. St. Petersburg State University of Physical Education

#181 in Russia

#1523 in Europe

Founded: 1896

21. Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia

#182 in Russia

#1524 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1797

22. Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping

#206 in Russia

#1693 in Europe

Founded: 1809

23. St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design

#222 in Russia

#1850 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1928

24. St. Petersburg State Conservatory

#224 in Russia

#1864 in Europe

Enrollment: 870
Founded: 1862

25. St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University

#246 in Russia

#1973 in Europe

Founded: 1930

26. Russian State Institute of Performing Arts

#261 in Russia

#2044 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1779

27. St. Petersburg State Agrarian University

#265 in Russia

#2057 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1904

28. International Banking Institute

#271 in Russia

#2095 in Europe

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1991

29. St. Petersburg State University for Culture and Arts

#278 in Russia

#2114 in Europe

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1918

30. Saint-Petersburg State Institute of Film and Television

#298 in Russia

#2209 in Europe

Founded: 1918

31. Saint-Petersburg State Chemical Pharmaceutical University

#309 in Russia

#2263 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1919

32. St. Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics

#350 in Russia

#2457 in Europe

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1990

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
166	Novgorod State University	68	Veliky Novgorod
169	Saimaa University of Applied Sciences	35	Lappeenranta
174	Lappeenranta University of Technology	9	Lappeenranta
195	South-East Finland University of Applied Sciences	30	Kotka
228	Laane-Viru College	16	Modriku
263	Pskov State Pedagogical University	240	Pskov
269	University of Tartu	1	Tartu
269	Pallas University of Applied Sciences	14	Tartu
270	Estonian University of Life Sciences	4	Tartu
272	Tartu Health Care College	8	Tartu

Universities near Saint Petersburg