29 Best universities for Astrophysics and Astronomy 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 Astrophysics and Astronomy. A graph of 449K citations received by 42.7K academic papers made by 29 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 Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Russia

#12 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Russia

#207 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

3. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#7 in Russia

#234 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

4. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#11 in Russia

#310 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

5. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#16 in Russia

#345 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

6. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#17 in Russia

#367 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

7. RUDN University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#20 in Russia

#408 in Europe

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

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

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#22 in Russia

#468 in Europe

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

9. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#26 in Russia

#504 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

10. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#28 in Russia

#539 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

11. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#41 in Russia

#654 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

12. Moscow Medical Academy

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#42 in Russia

#671 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

13. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#54 in Russia

#735 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

14. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#56 in Russia

#743 in Europe

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

15. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#58 in Russia

#751 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

16. Moscow Polytech

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#61 in Russia

#763 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

17. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#66 in Russia

#787 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

18. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#72 in Russia

#802 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

19. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#73 in Russia

#803 in Europe

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

20. Russian National Research Medical University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#76 in Russia

#812 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

21. National Research University of Electronic Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#83 in Russia

#840 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

22. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#93 in Russia

#920 in Europe

Founded: 1896

23. Russian State University for the Humanities

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#94 in Russia

#933 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

24. Russian State Geological Prospecting University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#105 in Russia

#1006 in Europe

Founded: 1918

25. Russian State Agricultural University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#109 in Russia

#1019 in Europe

Founded: 1865

26. Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#120 in Russia

#1049 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1971

27. State University of Management

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#124 in Russia

#1057 in Europe

Founded: 1919

28. Russian State Social University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#132 in Russia

#1091 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

29. Moscow State Linguistic University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#137 in Russia

#1102 in Europe

Founded: 1804

Universities for Astrophysics and Astronomy near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
250	Yaroslavl State University	33	Yaroslavl
400	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod	25	Nizhny Novgorod
468	Voronezh State University	23	Voronezh
493	Novgorod State University	35	Veliky Novgorod
616	Leningrad State University	34	Saint Petersburg
629	Russian State Hydrometeorological University	40	Saint Petersburg
632	Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology	39	Saint Petersburg
634	St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation	36	Saint Petersburg
635	St. Petersburg State University	2	Saint Petersburg
636	ITMO University	12	Saint Petersburg

Physics subfields in Moscow

Acoustical Engineering27

Applied/Engineering Physics10

Atomic and Molecular physics17

Condensed Matter Physics20

Materials Science33

Medical Physics6

Nanotechnology23

Nuclear Physics23

Optical Engineering31

Quantum and Particle physics34

Theoretical Physics14