51 Best universities for Operations Research in Russia

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 55.3K citations received by 9.15K academic papers made by 51 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

#108 in Europe

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

2. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#162 in Europe

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

3. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#192 in Europe

#561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

4. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Operations Research

#277 in Europe

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

5. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#351 in Europe

#1031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

6. Novosibirsk State University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Operations Research

#368 in Europe

#1081 in the World

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

7. ITMO University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Operations Research

#387 in Europe

#1130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

8. Tomsk State University

For Operations Research

#405 in Europe

#1185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

9. Moscow Aviation Institute

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#407 in Europe

#1189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

10. Ural Federal University

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Operations Research

#411 in Europe

#1200 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

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

12. Kazan Federal University

For Operations Research

#446 in Europe

#1361 in the World

Founded: 1804

13. RUDN University

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#473 in Europe

#1494 in the World

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

14. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#478 in Europe

#1506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

15. Saratov State University

Russia | Saratov

For Operations Research

#489 in Europe

#1548 in the World

Founded: 1909

16. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#512 in Europe

#1625 in the World

Founded: 1896

17. Ufa State Petroleum Technological University

For Operations Research

#517 in Europe

#1635 in the World

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

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

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#523 in Europe

#1667 in the World

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

19. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Operations Research

#524 in Europe

#1671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1916

20. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#533 in Europe

#1717 in the World

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

21. Tomsk Polytechnic University

For Operations Research

#540 in Europe

#1760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

22. Southern Federal University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Operations Research

#549 in Europe

#1783 in the World

Founded: 1915

23. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#568 in Europe

#1865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

24. Ufa State Aviation Technical University

For Operations Research

#573 in Europe

#1879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1932

25. Siberian Federal University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Operations Research

#583 in Europe

#1916 in the World

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

26. Novosibirsk State Technical University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Operations Research

#591 in Europe

#1950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

27. Siberian State Aerospace University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Operations Research

#595 in Europe

#1969 in the World

Founded: 1960

28. Samara National Research University

Russia | Samara

For Operations Research

#598 in Europe

#1984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

29. Samara State Technical University

Russia | Samara

For Operations Research

#600 in Europe

#1992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1914

30. South Ural State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Operations Research

#601 in Europe

#2000 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

#612 in Europe

#2048 in the World

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

32. Saint-Petersburg Mining University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Operations Research

#622 in Europe

#2101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1773

33. Far Eastern Federal University

Russia | Vladivostok

For Operations Research

#629 in Europe

#2144 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1899

34. St. Petersburg State University of Economics

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Operations Research

#635 in Europe

#2189 in the World

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

35. Magnitogorsk State Technical University

Russia | Magnitogorsk

For Operations Research

#636 in Europe

#2204 in the World

Founded: 1934

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

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Operations Research

#638 in Europe

#2214 in the World

Founded: 1832

37. Astrakhan State Technical University

Russia | Astrakhan

For Operations Research

#639 in Europe

#2217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1930

38. Moscow Medical Academy

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#640 in Europe

#2219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

39. State University of Management

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#643 in Europe

#2225 in the World

Founded: 1919

40. Moscow Polytech

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#644 in Europe

#2228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

41. Perm State Technical University

For Operations Research

#650 in Europe

#2244 in the World

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

42. Ural State University of Railway Transport

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Operations Research

#652 in Europe

#2251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

43. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#657 in Europe

#2282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

44. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Operations Research

#658 in Europe

#2285 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

#662 in Europe

#2302 in the World

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

46. Orenburg State University

Russia | Orenburg

For Operations Research

#664 in Europe

#2304 in the World

Founded: 1971

47. Voronezh State University

Russia | Voronezh

For Operations Research

#665 in Europe

#2308 in the World

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

48. Belgorod State Technological University

Russia | Belgorod

For Operations Research

#667 in Europe

#2314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1954

49. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

Russia | Moscow

For Operations Research

#668 in Europe

#2317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

50. Saratov State Technical University

Russia | Saratov

For Operations Research

#669 in Europe

#2319 in the World

Founded: 1930

51. Kuban State Agricultural University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Operations Research

#670 in Europe

#2323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1922

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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Applied Mathematics78

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