32 Best universities for Political Science in Moscow, Russia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Moscow ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 540K citations received by 111K academic papers made by 32 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. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Political Science

#1 in Russia

#91 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

2. Moscow State University

For Political Science

#2 in Russia

#184 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

3. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Political Science

#4 in Russia

#407 in Europe

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

4. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Political Science

#5 in Russia

#414 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

5. RUDN University

For Political Science

#6 in Russia

#440 in Europe

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

6. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Political Science

#7 in Russia

#448 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

7. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Political Science

#12 in Russia

#559 in Europe

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

8. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Political Science

#16 in Russia

#684 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

9. New Economic School

For Political Science

#19 in Russia

#704 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

10. Moscow Medical Academy

For Political Science

#20 in Russia

#705 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

11. State University of Management

For Political Science

#22 in Russia

#740 in Europe

Founded: 1919

12. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Political Science

#24 in Russia

#753 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

13. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Political Science

#25 in Russia

#759 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

14. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Political Science

#26 in Russia

#762 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

15. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Political Science

#27 in Russia

#777 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

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

For Political Science

#32 in Russia

#829 in Europe

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

17. Russian State University for the Humanities

For Political Science

#33 in Russia

#830 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

18. Russian State Social University

For Political Science

#49 in Russia

#946 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

19. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Political Science

#50 in Russia

#947 in Europe

Founded: 1896

20. Russian National Research Medical University

For Political Science

#61 in Russia

#1004 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

21. Moscow State Linguistic University

For Political Science

#73 in Russia

#1068 in Europe

Founded: 1804

22. Moscow Polytech

For Political Science

#79 in Russia

#1085 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

23. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Political Science

#88 in Russia

#1137 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

24. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Political Science

#101 in Russia

#1187 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

25. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Political Science

#113 in Russia

#1242 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

26. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Political Science

#127 in Russia

#1290 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

27. National Research University of Electronic Technology

For Political Science

#133 in Russia

#1302 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

28. Russian State Agricultural University

For Political Science

#137 in Russia

#1316 in Europe

Founded: 1865

29. Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

For Political Science

#142 in Russia

#1325 in Europe

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

30. Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

For Political Science

#157 in Russia

#1394 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1971

31. Moscow International University

For Political Science

#159 in Russia

#1400 in Europe

Founded: 1991

32. Russian State Geological Prospecting University

For Political Science

#165 in Russia

#1414 in Europe

Founded: 1918

Universities for Political Science near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
400	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod	35	Nizhny Novgorod
403	Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University	41	Nizhny Novgorod
468	Voronezh State University	37	Voronezh
571	Sumy State University	3	Sumy
578	Belgorod State University	44	Belgorod
633	St. Petersburg State University of Economics	38	Saint Petersburg
634	European University at St. Petersburg	39	Saint Petersburg
635	St. Petersburg State University	3	Saint Petersburg
636	ITMO University	14	Saint Petersburg
637	Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University	11	Saint Petersburg