List of 32 best universities in Saint Petersburg

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 1.33M citations received by 77.2K academic publications made by 32 universities from Saint Petersburg, the popularity of 1,173 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. St. Petersburg State University

#2 in Russia

#135 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

2. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

#8 in Russia

#380 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1899

3. ITMO University

#13 in Russia

#476 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

4. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

#35 in Russia

#758 in Europe

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

5. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

#63 in Russia

#966 in Europe

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

6. St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

#86 in Russia

#1072 in Europe

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

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

#89 in Russia

#1103 in Europe

Founded: 1832

8. St. Petersburg State University of Economics

#96 in Russia

#1133 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1930

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

#97 in Russia

#1134 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1930

10. European University at St. Petersburg

#99 in Russia

#1137 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1994

11. Russian State Hydrometeorological University

#100 in Russia

#1141 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 1930

12. Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy

#103 in Russia

#1150 in Europe

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

13. Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology

#108 in Russia

#1169 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1828

14. Saint-Petersburg Mining University

#112 in Russia

#1178 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1773

15. Baltic State Technical University "Voenmeh"

#116 in Russia

#1206 in Europe

Founded: 1932

16. Leningrad State University

#194 in Russia

#1562 in Europe

Founded: 1992

17. St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation

#195 in Russia

#1565 in Europe

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1955

18. Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia

#208 in Russia

#1612 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1797

19. Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping

#209 in Russia

#1613 in Europe

Founded: 1809

20. North-Western State Medical University

#226 in Russia

#1756 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1907

21. St. Petersburg State Conservatory

#227 in Russia

#1764 in Europe

Enrollment: 870
Founded: 1862

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

#231 in Russia

#1779 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1928

23. St. Petersburg State University of Physical Education

#255 in Russia

#1920 in Europe

Founded: 1896

24. St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University

#260 in Russia

#1943 in Europe

Founded: 1930

25. Saint-Petersburg State Institute of Film and Television

#274 in Russia

#2014 in Europe

Founded: 1918

26. Saint-Petersburg State Chemical Pharmaceutical University

#275 in Russia

#2017 in Europe

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

27. Russian State Institute of Performing Arts

#278 in Russia

#2033 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1779

28. St. Petersburg State Agrarian University

#284 in Russia

#2059 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1904

29. St. Petersburg State University for Culture and Arts

#285 in Russia

#2071 in Europe

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1918

30. St. Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics

#348 in Russia

#2403 in Europe

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1990

31. International Banking Institute

#366 in Russia

#2533 in Europe

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1991

32. Nevsky Institute of Language and Culture

#382 in Russia

#2729 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 300
Founded: 1996

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
166	Novgorod State University	118	Veliky Novgorod
169	Saimaa University of Applied Sciences	33	Lappeenranta
174	Lappeenranta University of Technology	9	Lappeenranta
195	South-East Finland University of Applied Sciences	27	Kotka
228	Laane-Viru College	17	Modriku
263	Pskov State Pedagogical University	251	Pskov
269	University of Tartu	1	Tartu
269	Pallas University of Applied Sciences	13	Tartu
270	Estonian University of Life Sciences	4	Tartu
272	Tartu Health Care College	8	Tartu

Universities near Saint Petersburg