100 Best universities for Anthropology in Russia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Russia ranked based on their research performance in Anthropology. A graph of 145K citations received by 25.4K academic papers made by 107 universities in Russia 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. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#148 in Europe

#403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

2. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Anthropology

#187 in Europe

#494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

3. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#188 in Europe

#499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

4. Kazan Federal University

For Anthropology

#367 in Europe

#996 in the World

Founded: 1804

5. RUDN University

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#426 in Europe

#1189 in the World

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

6. Tomsk State University

For Anthropology

#438 in Europe

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

7. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#464 in Europe

#1298 in the World

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

8. Ural Federal University

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Anthropology

#481 in Europe

#1374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1920

9. Southern Federal University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Anthropology

#485 in Europe

#1382 in the World

Founded: 1915

10. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#526 in Europe

#1539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

11. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#592 in Europe

#1868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

12. Tomsk Polytechnic University

For Anthropology

#614 in Europe

#1967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

13. Moscow Medical Academy

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#616 in Europe

#1971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

14. Novosibirsk State University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Anthropology

#619 in Europe

#1995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,131
Founded: 1959

15. North-Eastern Federal University

Russia | Yakutsk

For Anthropology

#626 in Europe

#2016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1956

16. Moscow State Pedagogical University

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#649 in Europe

#2150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

17. Altai State University

Russia | Barnaul

For Anthropology

#655 in Europe

#2177 in the World

Founded: 1973

18. Russian State University for the Humanities

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#676 in Europe

#2323 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

19. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Anthropology

#681 in Europe

#2334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

20. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#683 in Europe

#2336 in the World

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

21. Siberian Federal University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Anthropology

#689 in Europe

#2361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 32,145
Founded: 2006

22. ITMO University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Anthropology

#704 in Europe

#2429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

23. University of Tyumen

Russia | Tyumen

For Anthropology

#718 in Europe

#2490 in the World

Founded: 1930

24. South Ural State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Anthropology

#722 in Europe

#2512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1943

25. Ogarev Mordovia State University

Russia | Saransk

For Anthropology

#733 in Europe

#2563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1931

26. Volgograd State University

Russia | Volgograd

For Anthropology

#755 in Europe

#2668 in the World

Founded: 1980

27. Belgorod State University

Russia | Belgorod

For Anthropology

#770 in Europe

#2734 in the World

Founded: 1876

28. Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Anthropology

#775 in Europe

#2760 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1917

29. European University at St. Petersburg

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Anthropology

#781 in Europe

#2783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1994

30. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#785 in Europe

#2792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

31. New Economic School

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#789 in Europe

#2818 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

32. Samara National Research University

Russia | Samara

For Anthropology

#804 in Europe

#2866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

33. Russian State Social University

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#806 in Europe

#2885 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

34. Saratov State University

Russia | Saratov

For Anthropology

#811 in Europe

#2917 in the World

Founded: 1909

35. Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

Russia | Kaliningrad

For Anthropology

#817 in Europe

#2969 in the World

Founded: 1967

36. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Anthropology

#821 in Europe

#2981 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1916

37. North Caucasus Federal University

Russia | Stavropol

For Anthropology

#832 in Europe

#3050 in the World

Founded: 1971

38. Yaroslavl State University

Russia | Yaroslavl

For Anthropology

#835 in Europe

#3073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

39. State University of Management

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#837 in Europe

#3081 in the World

Founded: 1919

40. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#839 in Europe

#3084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

41. Far Eastern Federal University

Russia | Vladivostok

For Anthropology

#843 in Europe

#3123 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1899

42. Kemerovo State University

Russia | Kemerovo

For Anthropology

#844 in Europe

#3132 in the World

Founded: 1974

43. Samara State Technical University

Russia | Samara

For Anthropology

#865 in Europe

#3232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1914

44. Moscow State Linguistic University

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#868 in Europe

#3241 in the World

Founded: 1804

45. Irkutsk State University

Russia | Irkutsk

For Anthropology

#874 in Europe

#3275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1918

46. Russian National Research Medical University

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#876 in Europe

#3284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

47. Chelyabinsk State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Anthropology

#879 in Europe

#3297 in the World

Founded: 1976

48. Tambov State University

Russia | Tambov

For Anthropology

#883 in Europe

#3318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1994

49. Kuban State University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Anthropology

#885 in Europe

#3340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1920

50. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#897 in Europe

#3410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

51. Bashkir State University

For Anthropology

#903 in Europe

#3444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1909

52. Moscow Aviation Institute

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#917 in Europe

#3540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

53. Omsk State University

For Anthropology

#918 in Europe

#3541 in the World

Founded: 1974

54. Chuvash State University

Russia | Cheboksary

For Anthropology

#928 in Europe

#3632 in the World

Founded: 1967

55. Voronezh State University

Russia | Voronezh

For Anthropology

#931 in Europe

#3648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 20,188
Founded: 1918

56. Kazan State Technological University

For Anthropology

#934 in Europe

#3664 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1890

57. Ufa State Petroleum Technological University

For Anthropology

#937 in Europe

#3698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1948

58. Penza State University

For Anthropology

#947 in Europe

#3783 in the World

Founded: 1943

59. Northern Arctic Federal University

Russia | Arkhangelsk

For Anthropology

#948 in Europe

#3785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1929

60. Baikal State University

Russia | Irkutsk

For Anthropology

#953 in Europe

#3829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1930

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

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#954 in Europe

#3833 in the World

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

62. Volgograd State Medical Academy

Russia | Volgograd

For Anthropology

#956 in Europe

#3842 in the World

Founded: 1935

63. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Anthropology

#957 in Europe

#3851 in the World

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

64. Novosibirsk State Technical University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Anthropology

#961 in Europe

#3888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

65. Novgorod State University

Russia | Veliky Novgorod

For Anthropology

#970 in Europe

#3941 in the World

Founded: 1993

66. Perm State University

For Anthropology

#972 in Europe

#3956 in the World

Enrollment: 12,370
Founded: 1916

67. Petrozavodsk State University

Russia | Petrozavodsk

For Anthropology

#974 in Europe

#3975 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1940

68. Chechen State University

Russia | Grozny

For Anthropology

#979 in Europe

#4027 in the World

Founded: 1938

69. Volgograd State Socio-Pedagogical University

Russia | Volgograd

For Anthropology

#983 in Europe

#4047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1931

70. Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#986 in Europe

#4067 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1966

71. Pacific National University

Russia | Khabarovsk

For Anthropology

#987 in Europe

#4068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1958

72. Moscow Polytech

Russia | Moscow

For Anthropology

#995 in Europe

#4125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

73. Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Anthropology

#997 in Europe

#4136 in the World

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

74. Kursk State Medical University

For Anthropology

#999 in Europe

#4141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1935

75. Perm State Technical University

For Anthropology

#1001 in Europe

#4150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

76. Privolzhsky Research Medical University

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Anthropology

#1004 in Europe

#4169 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1920

77. St. Petersburg State University of Economics

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Anthropology

#1006 in Europe

#4173 in the World

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

78. Leningrad State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Anthropology

#1011 in Europe

#4198 in the World

Founded: 1992

79. Kuban State Agricultural University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Anthropology

#1014 in Europe

#4207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1922

80. Omsk State Pedagogical University

For Anthropology

#1016 in Europe

#4221 in the World

Founded: 1932

81. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Anthropology

#1018 in Europe

#4233 in the World

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

82. Kazan State Medical University

For Anthropology

#1022 in Europe

#4241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1814

83. Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service

Russia | Vladivostok

For Anthropology

#1029 in Europe

#4278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1967

84. Orel State University

For Anthropology

#1030 in Europe

#4285 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1931

85. South-Russian State University of Economics and Service

Russia | Shakhty

For Anthropology

#1034 in Europe

#4303 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1968

86. Magnitogorsk State Technical University

Russia | Magnitogorsk

For Anthropology

#1036 in Europe

#4307 in the World

Founded: 1934

87. Orenburg State University

Russia | Orenburg

For Anthropology

#1040 in Europe

#4317 in the World

Founded: 1971

88. Adyghe State University

Russia | Maykop

For Anthropology

#1041 in Europe

#4329 in the World

Founded: 1940

89. Astrakhan State University

Russia | Astrakhan

For Anthropology

#1045 in Europe

#4336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1932

90. Gorno-Altaisk State University

Russia | Gorno-Altaisk

For Anthropology

#1046 in Europe

#4349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

91. Belgorod State Technological University

Russia | Belgorod

For Anthropology

#1050 in Europe

#4371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1954

92. Tomsk State Pedagogical University

For Anthropology

#1054 in Europe

#4383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1902

93. Ivanovo State University

Russia | Ivanovo

For Anthropology

#1055 in Europe

#4384 in the World

Founded: 1974

94. Rostov State Medical University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Anthropology

#1056 in Europe

#4389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1930

95. Kalmyk State University

Russia | Elista

For Anthropology

#1059 in Europe

#4403 in the World

Founded: 1970

96. Udmurt State University

Russia | Izhevsk

For Anthropology

#1060 in Europe

#4406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1931

97. Saratov State Technical University

Russia | Saratov

For Anthropology

#1061 in Europe

#4407 in the World

Founded: 1930

98. Amur State University

Russia | Blagoveshchensk

For Anthropology

#1063 in Europe

#4413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1975

99. Tver State University

For Anthropology

#1064 in Europe

#4416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1870

100. Cherepovets State University

Russia | Cherepovets

For Anthropology

#1065 in Europe

#4417 in the World

Founded: 1996

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

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