23 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools 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 Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 51.6K citations received by 12.7K academic papers made by 23 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 Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Russia

#128 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

2. Moscow State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#2 in Russia

#151 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

3. RUDN University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Russia

#335 in Europe

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

4. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#6 in Russia

#389 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

5. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#8 in Russia

#490 in Europe

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

6. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in Russia

#527 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

7. Russian State University for the Humanities

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#12 in Russia

#574 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

8. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#15 in Russia

#617 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

9. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#17 in Russia

#649 in Europe

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

10. Moscow Medical Academy

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#18 in Russia

#666 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

11. New Economic School

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#26 in Russia

#736 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

12. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#29 in Russia

#767 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

13. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#32 in Russia

#789 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

14. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#34 in Russia

#795 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

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

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#35 in Russia

#796 in Europe

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

16. Russian National Research Medical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#36 in Russia

#815 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

17. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#38 in Russia

#824 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

18. State University of Management

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#42 in Russia

#838 in Europe

Founded: 1919

19. Moscow State Linguistic University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#51 in Russia

#865 in Europe

Founded: 1804

20. Russian State Social University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#52 in Russia

#868 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

21. Moscow Polytech

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#74 in Russia

#955 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

22. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#76 in Russia

#965 in Europe

Founded: 1896

23. Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#109 in Russia

#1051 in Europe

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

Universities for Theology / Divinity / Religious studies near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
635	St. Petersburg State University	3	Saint Petersburg
637	Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University	14	Saint Petersburg
646	V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University	4	Kharkiv
719	University of Tartu	1	Tartu
719	Kazan Federal University	5	Kazan
757	Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv	1	Kyiv
786	Vilnius Gediminas Technical University	2	Vilnius
790	Vilnius University	1	Vilnius
791	Mykolas Romeris University	5	Vilnius
809	Lappeenranta University of Technology	11	Lappeenranta

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Moscow

Broadcast Journalism10

Classics and Ancient History20

Communications and Public Relations19

Criminology and Criminal Justice9

Early Childhood Education4

Education Majors24

Forensic Science5

Gender Studies10

Human Rights Law5

Intellectual Property and Patent Law9

International Law7

International Relations and Diplomacy9

Journalism and Digital Media9

Law Enforcement7

Library and Information science20

Military science13

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution6

Political Economy11

Political Science32

Public Policy / Administration12

Radio and Television broadcasting12

Urban and Regional planning22