33 Best universities for Philosophy in Moscow, Russia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Moscow ranked based on their research performance in Philosophy. A graph of 546K citations received by 102K academic papers made by 33 universities in Moscow 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

For Philosophy

#1 in Russia

#176 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Philosophy

#2 in Russia

#234 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

3. RUDN University

For Philosophy

#5 in Russia

#499 in Europe

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

4. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Philosophy

#10 in Russia

#595 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

5. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Philosophy

#11 in Russia

#604 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

6. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Philosophy

#13 in Russia

#633 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

7. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Philosophy

#15 in Russia

#660 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

8. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Philosophy

#16 in Russia

#670 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

9. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Philosophy

#17 in Russia

#675 in Europe

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

10. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Philosophy

#18 in Russia

#680 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

11. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Philosophy

#19 in Russia

#690 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

12. Moscow Medical Academy

For Philosophy

#24 in Russia

#776 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

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

For Philosophy

#26 in Russia

#795 in Europe

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

14. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Philosophy

#28 in Russia

#813 in Europe

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

15. Russian State University for the Humanities

For Philosophy

#31 in Russia

#820 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

16. Russian National Research Medical University

For Philosophy

#42 in Russia

#936 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

17. Moscow State Linguistic University

For Philosophy

#46 in Russia

#965 in Europe

Founded: 1804

18. New Economic School

For Philosophy

#47 in Russia

#968 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

19. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Philosophy

#59 in Russia

#1022 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

20. State University of Management

For Philosophy

#60 in Russia

#1024 in Europe

Founded: 1919

21. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Philosophy

#62 in Russia

#1043 in Europe

Founded: 1896

22. Moscow Polytech

For Philosophy

#74 in Russia

#1077 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

23. Russian State Social University

For Philosophy

#88 in Russia

#1111 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

24. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Philosophy

#90 in Russia

#1117 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

25. Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

For Philosophy

#96 in Russia

#1149 in Europe

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

26. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Philosophy

#107 in Russia

#1198 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

27. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Philosophy

#120 in Russia

#1239 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

28. National Research University of Electronic Technology

For Philosophy

#124 in Russia

#1261 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

29. Russian State Agricultural University

For Philosophy

#139 in Russia

#1308 in Europe

Founded: 1865

30. Russian State Geological Prospecting University

For Philosophy

#152 in Russia

#1354 in Europe

Founded: 1918

31. Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

For Philosophy

#156 in Russia

#1372 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1971

32. Moscow International University

For Philosophy

#166 in Russia

#1413 in Europe

Founded: 1991

33. Moscow State University of Printing Arts

For Philosophy

#170 in Russia

#1424 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1930

Universities for Philosophy near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
250	Yaroslavl State University	36	Yaroslavl
400	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod	25	Nizhny Novgorod
468	Voronezh State University	30	Voronezh
493	Novgorod State University	33	Veliky Novgorod
571	Sumy State University	7	Sumy
578	Belgorod State University	40	Belgorod
616	Leningrad State University	29	Saint Petersburg
635	St. Petersburg State University	3	Saint Petersburg
636	ITMO University	14	Saint Petersburg
636	Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University	35	Saint Petersburg