32 Best universities for Sociology 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 Sociology. A graph of 496K citations received by 76.9K 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 Sociology

#1 in Russia

#115 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

2. Moscow State University

For Sociology

#2 in Russia

#168 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

3. RUDN University

For Sociology

#4 in Russia

#385 in Europe

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

4. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Sociology

#5 in Russia

#392 in Europe

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

5. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Sociology

#7 in Russia

#427 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

6. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Sociology

#9 in Russia

#477 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

7. Moscow Medical Academy

For Sociology

#12 in Russia

#503 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

8. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Sociology

#14 in Russia

#592 in Europe

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

9. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Sociology

#15 in Russia

#610 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

10. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Sociology

#25 in Russia

#716 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

11. Russian National Research Medical University

For Sociology

#26 in Russia

#723 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

12. New Economic School

For Sociology

#29 in Russia

#732 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

13. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Sociology

#33 in Russia

#744 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

14. Russian State University for the Humanities

For Sociology

#34 in Russia

#750 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

15. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Sociology

#36 in Russia

#761 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

16. State University of Management

For Sociology

#37 in Russia

#765 in Europe

Founded: 1919

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

For Sociology

#42 in Russia

#799 in Europe

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

18. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Sociology

#43 in Russia

#800 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

19. Russian State Social University

For Sociology

#49 in Russia

#847 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

20. Moscow State Linguistic University

For Sociology

#61 in Russia

#908 in Europe

Founded: 1804

21. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Sociology

#74 in Russia

#987 in Europe

Founded: 1896

22. Moscow Polytech

For Sociology

#81 in Russia

#1019 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

23. Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

For Sociology

#90 in Russia

#1063 in Europe

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

24. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Sociology

#102 in Russia

#1108 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

25. Russian State Agricultural University

For Sociology

#119 in Russia

#1163 in Europe

Founded: 1865

26. National Research University of Electronic Technology

For Sociology

#140 in Russia

#1241 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

27. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Sociology

#144 in Russia

#1261 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

28. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Sociology

#153 in Russia

#1310 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

29. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Sociology

#160 in Russia

#1370 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

30. Moscow International University

For Sociology

#162 in Russia

#1379 in Europe

Founded: 1991

31. Russian State Geological Prospecting University

For Sociology

#170 in Russia

#1414 in Europe

Founded: 1918

32. Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

For Sociology

#172 in Russia

#1419 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1971

Universities for Sociology near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
250	Yaroslavl State University	50	Yaroslavl
400	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod	27	Nizhny Novgorod
403	Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University	24	Nizhny Novgorod
419	Tambov State University	51	Tambov
513	Ogarev Mordovia State University	47	Saransk
571	Sumy State University	4	Sumy
578	Belgorod State University	35	Belgorod
616	Leningrad State University	44	Saint Petersburg
634	European University at St. Petersburg	39	Saint Petersburg
635	St. Petersburg State University	3	Saint Petersburg