50 Best universities for Operations Research in Russia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Russia ranked based on their research performance in Operations Research. A graph of 52.4K citations received by 9.05K academic papers made by 50 universities in Russia 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. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Operations Research

#107 in Europe

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

2. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#167 in Europe

#485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

3. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#186 in Europe

#544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

4. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Operations Research

#276 in Europe

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

5. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#354 in Europe

#1028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

6. Novosibirsk State University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Operations Research

#365 in Europe

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,131
Founded: 1959

7. ITMO University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Operations Research

#390 in Europe

#1134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

8. Tomsk State University

For Operations Research

#402 in Europe

#1166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

9. Moscow Aviation Institute

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#404 in Europe

#1168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

10. Ural Federal University

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Operations Research

#411 in Europe

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1920

11. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#437 in Europe

#1310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

12. Kazan Federal University

For Operations Research

#442 in Europe

#1322 in the World

Founded: 1804

13. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#468 in Europe

#1478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

14. RUDN University

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#474 in Europe

#1495 in the World

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

15. Saratov State University

Russia | Saratov

For Operations Research

#478 in Europe

#1509 in the World

Founded: 1909

16. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#505 in Europe

#1597 in the World

Founded: 1896

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

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#515 in Europe

#1640 in the World

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

18. Ufa State Petroleum Technological University

For Operations Research

#520 in Europe

#1658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1948

19. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Operations Research

#522 in Europe

#1661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1916

20. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#528 in Europe

#1688 in the World

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

21. Tomsk Polytechnic University

For Operations Research

#538 in Europe

#1735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

22. Southern Federal University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Operations Research

#543 in Europe

#1761 in the World

Founded: 1915

23. Ufa State Aviation Technical University

For Operations Research

#556 in Europe

#1831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1932

24. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#571 in Europe

#1879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

25. Siberian Federal University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Operations Research

#575 in Europe

#1900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 32,145
Founded: 2006

26. Novosibirsk State Technical University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Operations Research

#581 in Europe

#1921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

27. Siberian State Aerospace University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Operations Research

#592 in Europe

#1957 in the World

Founded: 1960

28. Samara State Technical University

Russia | Samara

For Operations Research

#596 in Europe

#1970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1914

29. Samara National Research University

Russia | Samara

For Operations Research

#600 in Europe

#1992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

30. South Ural State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Operations Research

#602 in Europe

#2007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1943

31. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#607 in Europe

#2026 in the World

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

32. Saint-Petersburg Mining University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Operations Research

#618 in Europe

#2093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1773

33. Far Eastern Federal University

Russia | Vladivostok

For Operations Research

#624 in Europe

#2127 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1899

34. St. Petersburg State University of Economics

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Operations Research

#630 in Europe

#2171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1930

35. Astrakhan State Technical University

Russia | Astrakhan

For Operations Research

#631 in Europe

#2190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1930

36. St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Operations Research

#633 in Europe

#2196 in the World

Founded: 1832

37. Magnitogorsk State Technical University

Russia | Magnitogorsk

For Operations Research

#634 in Europe

#2198 in the World

Founded: 1934

38. State University of Management

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#636 in Europe

#2209 in the World

Founded: 1919

39. Moscow Polytech

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#637 in Europe

#2210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

40. Perm State Technical University

For Operations Research

#638 in Europe

#2214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

41. Ural State University of Railway Transport

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Operations Research

#640 in Europe

#2218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

42. Moscow Medical Academy

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#645 in Europe

#2231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

43. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#653 in Europe

#2263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

44. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Operations Research

#654 in Europe

#2264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1886

45. St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Operations Research

#656 in Europe

#2273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1941

46. Orenburg State University

Russia | Orenburg

For Operations Research

#657 in Europe

#2275 in the World

Founded: 1971

47. Voronezh State University

Russia | Voronezh

For Operations Research

#660 in Europe

#2283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 20,188
Founded: 1918

48. Belgorod State Technological University

Russia | Belgorod

For Operations Research

#662 in Europe

#2288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1954

49. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#663 in Europe

#2291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

50. Saratov State Technical University

Russia | Saratov

For Operations Research

#664 in Europe

#2296 in the World

Founded: 1930

The best cities to study Operations Research in Russia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Novosibirsk, and Tomsk.

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