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 7.19M citations received by 1.1M academic publications made by 385 universities from Russia, the popularity of 5,449 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Moscow State University

#51 in Europe
#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1755

4. Tomsk State University

#317 in Europe
#803 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1878

7. Novosibirsk State University

#367 in Europe
#952 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,131
Founded
1959

9. RUDN University

#399 in Europe
#1042 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1960

12. ITMO University

#439 in Europe
#1185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1900

13. Moscow Medical Academy

#440 in Europe
#1186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1758

18. South Ural State University

#538 in Europe
#1509 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1943

20. Siberian Federal University

#565 in Europe
#1617 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
32,145
Founded
2006

21. Moscow Aviation Institute

#585 in Europe
#1695 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1930

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

#628 in Europe
#1848 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,519
Founded
1930

28. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

#662 in Europe
#1941 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,401
Founded
1907

30. Voronezh State University

#679 in Europe
#2017 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
20,188
Founded
1918

35. Perm State University

#771 in Europe
#2435 in the World
Enrollment
12,370
Founded
1916

36. North-Eastern Federal University

#776 in Europe
#2464 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
19,077
Founded
1956

37. Irkutsk State University

#779 in Europe
#2476 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1918

49. Kuban State University

#902 in Europe
#3064 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Founded
1920

50. Ogarev Mordovia State University

#915 in Europe
#3098 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
8,000
Founded
1931

53. Perm State Technical University

#926 in Europe
#3136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1953

55. Bashkir State University

#951 in Europe
#3246 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1909

67. Tula State University

#1001 in Europe
#3515 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1930

70. Ufa State Petroleum Technological University

#1009 in Europe
#3557 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1948

72. Tver State University

#1012 in Europe
#3571 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1870

74. Moscow Polytech

#1020 in Europe
#3615 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1866

76. Irkutsk National Research Technical University

#1035 in Europe
#3715 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
35,700
Founded
1930

79. New Economic School

#1041 in Europe
#3735 in the World
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1992

95. Udmurt State University

#1111 in Europe
#4168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1931

97. Syktyvkar State University

#1115 in Europe
#4186 in the World
Enrollment
8,630
Male:Female
32:68
Founded
1972

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

Average cost of living for students in Russia is $343 + $43-310 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).