37 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Moscow, Russia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Moscow ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 789K citations received by 164K academic papers made by 37 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Russia

#154 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Russia

#191 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

3. RUDN University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Russia

#489 in Europe

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

4. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Russia

#561 in Europe

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

5. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in Russia

#573 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

6. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in Russia

#620 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

7. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#15 in Russia

#640 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

8. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#17 in Russia

#672 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

9. Moscow Medical Academy

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#18 in Russia

#674 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

10. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#19 in Russia

#684 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

11. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#21 in Russia

#730 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

12. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#23 in Russia

#739 in Europe

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

13. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#24 in Russia

#743 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#29 in Russia

#795 in Europe

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

15. New Economic School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#30 in Russia

#817 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

16. Russian State University for the Humanities

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#33 in Russia

#852 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

17. Russian National Research Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#35 in Russia

#868 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

18. State University of Management

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#38 in Russia

#889 in Europe

Founded: 1919

19. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#54 in Russia

#969 in Europe

Founded: 1896

20. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#55 in Russia

#970 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

21. Moscow State Linguistic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#63 in Russia

#1003 in Europe

Founded: 1804

22. Moscow Polytech

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#85 in Russia

#1100 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

23. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#86 in Russia

#1104 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

24. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#89 in Russia

#1109 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

25. Russian State Social University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#94 in Russia

#1131 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

26. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#106 in Russia

#1180 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

27. Russian State Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#119 in Russia

#1224 in Europe

Founded: 1865

28. Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#129 in Russia

#1291 in Europe

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

29. National Research University of Electronic Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#136 in Russia

#1309 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

30. Russian State Geological Prospecting University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#158 in Russia

#1387 in Europe

Founded: 1918

31. Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#166 in Russia

#1414 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1971

32. Moscow State Mining University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#172 in Russia

#1436 in Europe

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1918

33. Moscow Technical University - MIREA

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#173 in Russia

#1438 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1947

34. Moscow International University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#177 in Russia

#1452 in Europe

Founded: 1991

35. Moscow State Humanitarian University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#182 in Russia

#1471 in Europe

Founded: 1951

36. Modern University for the Humanities

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#183 in Russia

#1484 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

37. Moscow State University of Printing Arts

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#184 in Russia

#1485 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1930

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
400	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod	27	Nizhny Novgorod
468	Voronezh State University	31	Voronezh
493	Novgorod State University	44	Veliky Novgorod
571	Sumy State University	6	Sumy
578	Belgorod State University	42	Belgorod
616	Leningrad State University	32	Saint Petersburg
635	St. Petersburg State University	3	Saint Petersburg
636	ITMO University	13	Saint Petersburg
636	Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University	39	Saint Petersburg
637	Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University	11	Saint Petersburg

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Moscow

Broadcast Journalism9

Classics and Ancient History16

Communications and Public Relations19

Criminology and Criminal Justice5

Early Childhood Education5

Education Majors23

Forensic Science4

Gender Studies9

Human Rights Law5

Intellectual Property and Patent Law10

International Law6

International Relations and Diplomacy10

Journalism and Digital Media7

Law Enforcement7

Library and Information science18

Military science13

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution6

Political Economy8

Political Science32

Public Policy / Administration9

Radio and Television broadcasting15

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies22

Urban and Regional planning22