100 Best universities for Philosophy in Russia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Russia ranked based on their research performance in Philosophy. A graph of 1.2M citations received by 244K academic papers made by 175 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. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#176 in Europe

#404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#234 in Europe

#543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

3. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Philosophy

#258 in Europe

#609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

4. Kazan Federal University

For Philosophy

#465 in Europe

#1258 in the World

Founded: 1804

5. RUDN University

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#499 in Europe

#1393 in the World

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

6. Tomsk State University

For Philosophy

#516 in Europe

#1448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

7. Ural Federal University

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Philosophy

#571 in Europe

#1668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1920

8. Novosibirsk State University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Philosophy

#572 in Europe

#1672 in the World

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

9. Southern Federal University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Philosophy

#581 in Europe

#1731 in the World

Founded: 1915

10. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#595 in Europe

#1786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

11. Moscow Aviation Institute

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#604 in Europe

#1815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

12. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Philosophy

#618 in Europe

#1881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

13. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#633 in Europe

#1934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

14. ITMO University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Philosophy

#648 in Europe

#2021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

15. Moscow State Pedagogical University

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#660 in Europe

#2072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

16. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#670 in Europe

#2099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

17. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#675 in Europe

#2113 in the World

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

18. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#680 in Europe

#2124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

19. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#690 in Europe

#2157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

20. Saratov State University

Russia | Saratov

For Philosophy

#692 in Europe

#2172 in the World

Founded: 1909

21. Tomsk Polytechnic University

For Philosophy

#717 in Europe

#2243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

22. Samara National Research University

Russia | Samara

For Philosophy

#748 in Europe

#2399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

23. South Ural State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Philosophy

#764 in Europe

#2476 in the World

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

24. Moscow Medical Academy

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#776 in Europe

#2525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

25. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Philosophy

#789 in Europe

#2630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1916

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

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#795 in Europe

#2653 in the World

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

27. Siberian Federal University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Philosophy

#805 in Europe

#2711 in the World

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

28. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#813 in Europe

#2764 in the World

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

29. Leningrad State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Philosophy

#816 in Europe

#2771 in the World

Founded: 1992

30. Voronezh State University

Russia | Voronezh

For Philosophy

#818 in Europe

#2785 in the World

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

31. Russian State University for the Humanities

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#820 in Europe

#2798 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

32. Novosibirsk State Technical University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Philosophy

#848 in Europe

#2970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

33. Novgorod State University

Russia | Veliky Novgorod

For Philosophy

#862 in Europe

#3019 in the World

Founded: 1993

34. Bashkir State University

For Philosophy

#884 in Europe

#3137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1909

35. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Philosophy

#890 in Europe

#3163 in the World

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

36. Yaroslavl State University

Russia | Yaroslavl

For Philosophy

#904 in Europe

#3235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

37. Volgograd State University

Russia | Volgograd

For Philosophy

#907 in Europe

#3248 in the World

Founded: 1980

38. Chelyabinsk State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Philosophy

#908 in Europe

#3251 in the World

Founded: 1976

39. Far Eastern Federal University

Russia | Vladivostok

For Philosophy

#909 in Europe

#3253 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1899

40. Belgorod State University

Russia | Belgorod

For Philosophy

#912 in Europe

#3262 in the World

Founded: 1876

41. Samara State Technical University

Russia | Samara

For Philosophy

#917 in Europe

#3289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1914

42. Russian National Research Medical University

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#936 in Europe

#3365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

43. Irkutsk State University

Russia | Irkutsk

For Philosophy

#946 in Europe

#3415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1918

44. Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Philosophy

#950 in Europe

#3457 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1917

45. Omsk State University

For Philosophy

#954 in Europe

#3475 in the World

Founded: 1974

46. Moscow State Linguistic University

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#965 in Europe

#3546 in the World

Founded: 1804

47. New Economic School

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#968 in Europe

#3553 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

48. Kemerovo State University

Russia | Kemerovo

For Philosophy

#975 in Europe

#3573 in the World

Founded: 1974

49. North-Eastern Federal University

Russia | Yakutsk

For Philosophy

#978 in Europe

#3582 in the World

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

50. University of Tyumen

Russia | Tyumen

For Philosophy

#988 in Europe

#3630 in the World

Founded: 1930

51. Ogarev Mordovia State University

Russia | Saransk

For Philosophy

#989 in Europe

#3640 in the World

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

52. Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

Russia | Kaliningrad

For Philosophy

#994 in Europe

#3660 in the World

Founded: 1967

53. St. Petersburg State University of Economics

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Philosophy

#997 in Europe

#3699 in the World

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

54. Petrozavodsk State University

Russia | Petrozavodsk

For Philosophy

#1001 in Europe

#3724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1940

55. Perm State Technical University

For Philosophy

#1009 in Europe

#3804 in the World

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

56. Altai State University

Russia | Barnaul

For Philosophy

#1012 in Europe

#3831 in the World

Founded: 1973

57. Baikal State University

Russia | Irkutsk

For Philosophy

#1014 in Europe

#3836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1930

58. Kuban State University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Philosophy

#1020 in Europe

#3860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1920

59. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#1022 in Europe

#3870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

60. State University of Management

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#1024 in Europe

#3874 in the World

Founded: 1919

61. Siberian State Aerospace University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Philosophy

#1029 in Europe

#3916 in the World

Founded: 1960

62. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#1043 in Europe

#3997 in the World

Founded: 1896

63. Kazan State Technological University

For Philosophy

#1045 in Europe

#3999 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1890

64. Penza State University

For Philosophy

#1047 in Europe

#4009 in the World

Founded: 1943

65. Perm State University

For Philosophy

#1048 in Europe

#4016 in the World

Enrollment: 12,370
Founded: 1916

66. Tambov State University

Russia | Tambov

For Philosophy

#1049 in Europe

#4024 in the World

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

67. North Caucasus Federal University

Russia | Stavropol

For Philosophy

#1056 in Europe

#4044 in the World

Founded: 1971

68. Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev - KAI

For Philosophy

#1061 in Europe

#4079 in the World

Founded: 1932

69. Ulyanovsk State University

Russia | Ulyanovsk

For Philosophy

#1062 in Europe

#4083 in the World

Founded: 1988

70. Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics

For Philosophy

#1063 in Europe

#4088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1962

71. Tambov State Technical University

Russia | Tambov

For Philosophy

#1065 in Europe

#4092 in the World

Founded: 1958

72. St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Philosophy

#1071 in Europe

#4107 in the World

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

73. Ufa State Aviation Technical University

For Philosophy

#1073 in Europe

#4116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1932

74. Moscow Polytech

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#1077 in Europe

#4134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

75. Saint-Petersburg Mining University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Philosophy

#1081 in Europe

#4191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1773

76. South-Western State University

For Philosophy

#1083 in Europe

#4204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1964

77. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Philosophy

#1084 in Europe

#4205 in the World

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

78. Omsk State Technical University

For Philosophy

#1085 in Europe

#4213 in the World

Founded: 1942

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

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Philosophy

#1086 in Europe

#4214 in the World

Founded: 1832

80. European University at St. Petersburg

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Philosophy

#1093 in Europe

#4248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1994

81. Tomsk State Pedagogical University

For Philosophy

#1096 in Europe

#4262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1902

82. Northern Arctic Federal University

Russia | Arkhangelsk

For Philosophy

#1098 in Europe

#4295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1929

83. Tver State University

For Philosophy

#1099 in Europe

#4296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1870

84. Tula State University

For Philosophy

#1102 in Europe

#4309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

85. Ufa State Petroleum Technological University

For Philosophy

#1107 in Europe

#4333 in the World

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

86. Chechen State University

Russia | Grozny

For Philosophy

#1108 in Europe

#4335 in the World

Founded: 1938

87. Udmurt State University

Russia | Izhevsk

For Philosophy

#1109 in Europe

#4336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1931

88. Russian State Social University

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#1111 in Europe

#4341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

89. Saratov State Technical University

Russia | Saratov

For Philosophy

#1114 in Europe

#4350 in the World

Founded: 1930

90. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#1117 in Europe

#4369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

91. Magnitogorsk State Technical University

Russia | Magnitogorsk

For Philosophy

#1120 in Europe

#4395 in the World

Founded: 1934

92. South-Russian State University of Economics and Service

Russia | Shakhty

For Philosophy

#1122 in Europe

#4408 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1968

93. Orenburg State University

Russia | Orenburg

For Philosophy

#1144 in Europe

#4536 in the World

Founded: 1971

94. Ulyanovsk State Technical University

Russia | Ulyanovsk

For Philosophy

#1146 in Europe

#4542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1957

95. Chuvash State University

Russia | Cheboksary

For Philosophy

#1147 in Europe

#4553 in the World

Founded: 1967

96. Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

Russia | Moscow

For Philosophy

#1149 in Europe

#4558 in the World

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

97. Ivanovo State University

Russia | Ivanovo

For Philosophy

#1150 in Europe

#4559 in the World

Founded: 1974

98. Kuban State Agricultural University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Philosophy

#1156 in Europe

#4596 in the World

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

99. Belgorod State Technological University

Russia | Belgorod

For Philosophy

#1157 in Europe

#4597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1954

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

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Philosophy

#1163 in Europe

#4629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1930

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

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