100 Best universities for Psychology 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 Psychology. A graph of 1.3M citations received by 193K academic papers made by 173 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. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#196 in Europe

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Psychology

#245 in Europe

#687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

3. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#271 in Europe

#767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

4. Moscow Medical Academy

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#305 in Europe

#869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

5. Kazan Federal University

For Psychology

#401 in Europe

#1219 in the World

Founded: 1804

6. Russian National Research Medical University

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#423 in Europe

#1310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

7. RUDN University

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#425 in Europe

#1316 in the World

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

8. Tomsk State University

For Psychology

#479 in Europe

#1515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

9. Ural Federal University

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Psychology

#526 in Europe

#1747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1920

10. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Psychology

#537 in Europe

#1800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1897

11. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Psychology

#560 in Europe

#1933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

12. Southern Federal University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Psychology

#578 in Europe

#1999 in the World

Founded: 1915

13. Novosibirsk State University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Psychology

#579 in Europe

#2000 in the World

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

14. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#583 in Europe

#2015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

15. Saratov State University

Russia | Saratov

For Psychology

#587 in Europe

#2045 in the World

Founded: 1909

16. Kazan State Medical University

For Psychology

#604 in Europe

#2136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1814

17. ITMO University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Psychology

#609 in Europe

#2149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

18. Tomsk Polytechnic University

For Psychology

#613 in Europe

#2191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

19. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#642 in Europe

#2367 in the World

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

20. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Psychology

#646 in Europe

#2381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1916

21. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#665 in Europe

#2475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

22. Moscow State Pedagogical University

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#668 in Europe

#2498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

23. South Ural State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Psychology

#682 in Europe

#2565 in the World

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

24. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#683 in Europe

#2566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

25. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#691 in Europe

#2600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

26. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#698 in Europe

#2636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

27. Kemerovo State University

Russia | Kemerovo

For Psychology

#699 in Europe

#2643 in the World

Founded: 1974

28. Samara National Research University

Russia | Samara

For Psychology

#713 in Europe

#2712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

29. Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Psychology

#734 in Europe

#2791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1925

30. Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Psychology

#762 in Europe

#2953 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1917

31. Siberian Federal University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Psychology

#777 in Europe

#3042 in the World

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

32. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#781 in Europe

#3057 in the World

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

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

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#786 in Europe

#3087 in the World

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

34. Siberian State Medical University

For Psychology

#794 in Europe

#3128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1888

35. Volgograd State Medical Academy

Russia | Volgograd

For Psychology

#801 in Europe

#3165 in the World

Founded: 1935

36. Moscow Aviation Institute

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#808 in Europe

#3189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

37. Far Eastern Federal University

Russia | Vladivostok

For Psychology

#811 in Europe

#3204 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1899

38. Kursk State Medical University

For Psychology

#818 in Europe

#3236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1935

39. Belgorod State University

Russia | Belgorod

For Psychology

#830 in Europe

#3293 in the World

Founded: 1876

40. Voronezh State University

Russia | Voronezh

For Psychology

#838 in Europe

#3337 in the World

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

41. Privolzhsky Research Medical University

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Psychology

#839 in Europe

#3353 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1920

42. Novosibirsk State Technical University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Psychology

#851 in Europe

#3442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

43. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Psychology

#852 in Europe

#3446 in the World

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

44. Yaroslavl State University

Russia | Yaroslavl

For Psychology

#871 in Europe

#3571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

45. Rostov State Medical University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Psychology

#875 in Europe

#3605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1930

46. University of Tyumen

Russia | Tyumen

For Psychology

#877 in Europe

#3615 in the World

Founded: 1930

47. Irkutsk State University

Russia | Irkutsk

For Psychology

#881 in Europe

#3642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1918

48. Penza State University

For Psychology

#896 in Europe

#3719 in the World

Founded: 1943

49. Russian State Social University

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#901 in Europe

#3744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

50. Bashkir State University

For Psychology

#902 in Europe

#3745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1909

51. Kuban State Medical University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Psychology

#910 in Europe

#3780 in the World

Founded: 1920

52. Novgorod State University

Russia | Veliky Novgorod

For Psychology

#911 in Europe

#3787 in the World

Founded: 1993

53. Saratov State Technical University

Russia | Saratov

For Psychology

#912 in Europe

#3794 in the World

Founded: 1930

54. Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

Russia | Kaliningrad

For Psychology

#915 in Europe

#3804 in the World

Founded: 1967

55. Volgograd State University

Russia | Volgograd

For Psychology

#916 in Europe

#3809 in the World

Founded: 1980

56. Ogarev Mordovia State University

Russia | Saransk

For Psychology

#918 in Europe

#3817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1931

57. Russian State University for the Humanities

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#923 in Europe

#3873 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

58. Kazan State Technological University

For Psychology

#926 in Europe

#3888 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1890

59. Tambov State University

Russia | Tambov

For Psychology

#928 in Europe

#3892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1994

60. Novosibirsk State Medical University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Psychology

#932 in Europe

#3927 in the World

Founded: 1935

61. Chuvash State University

Russia | Cheboksary

For Psychology

#934 in Europe

#3936 in the World

Founded: 1967

62. Kuban State University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Psychology

#935 in Europe

#3939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1920

63. Voronezh State Medical Academy

Russia | Voronezh

For Psychology

#945 in Europe

#3985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1918

64. Petrozavodsk State University

Russia | Petrozavodsk

For Psychology

#946 in Europe

#3987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1940

65. Altai State University

Russia | Barnaul

For Psychology

#948 in Europe

#3993 in the World

Founded: 1973

66. North-Eastern Federal University

Russia | Yakutsk

For Psychology

#950 in Europe

#3996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1956

67. State University of Management

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#956 in Europe

#4030 in the World

Founded: 1919

68. Chelyabinsk State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Psychology

#958 in Europe

#4032 in the World

Founded: 1976

69. Chelyabinsk State Medical Academy

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Psychology

#964 in Europe

#4063 in the World

Founded: 1944

70. Samara State Technical University

Russia | Samara

For Psychology

#973 in Europe

#4103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1914

71. Leningrad State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Psychology

#985 in Europe

#4210 in the World

Founded: 1992

72. Yaroslavl State Medical University

Russia | Yaroslavl

For Psychology

#987 in Europe

#4216 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1944

73. Perm State University

For Psychology

#991 in Europe

#4224 in the World

Enrollment: 12,370
Founded: 1916

74. Moscow State Linguistic University

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#1003 in Europe

#4292 in the World

Founded: 1804

75. Baikal State University

Russia | Irkutsk

For Psychology

#1008 in Europe

#4322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1930

76. Pacific State Medical University

Russia | Vladivostok

For Psychology

#1009 in Europe

#4325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1958

77. North Caucasus Federal University

Russia | Stavropol

For Psychology

#1013 in Europe

#4337 in the World

Founded: 1971

78. Ulyanovsk State University

Russia | Ulyanovsk

For Psychology

#1016 in Europe

#4341 in the World

Founded: 1988

79. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#1026 in Europe

#4425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

80. Northern Arctic Federal University

Russia | Arkhangelsk

For Psychology

#1031 in Europe

#4438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1929

81. Omsk State Medical Academy

For Psychology

#1035 in Europe

#4469 in the World

Founded: 1991

82. Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev - KAI

For Psychology

#1037 in Europe

#4474 in the World

Founded: 1932

83. Omsk State University

For Psychology

#1039 in Europe

#4483 in the World

Founded: 1974

84. New Economic School

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#1044 in Europe

#4504 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

85. Altai State Medical University

Russia | Barnaul

For Psychology

#1046 in Europe

#4509 in the World

Founded: 1954

86. Siberian State Aerospace University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Psychology

#1051 in Europe

#4527 in the World

Founded: 1960

87. Orenburg State University

Russia | Orenburg

For Psychology

#1053 in Europe

#4530 in the World

Founded: 1971

88. Perm State Technical University

For Psychology

#1056 in Europe

#4545 in the World

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

89. Udmurt State University

Russia | Izhevsk

For Psychology

#1073 in Europe

#4647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1931

90. Orel State University

For Psychology

#1089 in Europe

#4756 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1931

91. Magnitogorsk State Technical University

Russia | Magnitogorsk

For Psychology

#1094 in Europe

#4780 in the World

Founded: 1934

92. Tula State University

For Psychology

#1103 in Europe

#4841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

93. Moscow Polytech

Russia | Moscow

For Psychology

#1112 in Europe

#4892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

94. Astrakhan State University

Russia | Astrakhan

For Psychology

#1117 in Europe

#4937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1932

95. St. Petersburg State University of Economics

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Psychology

#1127 in Europe

#4985 in the World

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

96. South-Western State University

For Psychology

#1133 in Europe

#5016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1964

97. Saint-Petersburg Mining University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Psychology

#1137 in Europe

#5026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1773

98. Chelyabinsk State Pedagogical University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Psychology

#1138 in Europe

#5029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1934

99. Ivanovo State University

Russia | Ivanovo

For Psychology

#1139 in Europe

#5031 in the World

Founded: 1974

100. Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics

For Psychology

#1140 in Europe

#5045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1962

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

Psychology subfields in Russia

Child Psychology81

Clinical Psychology39

Cognitive Science85

Education Majors124

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution8

Neuroscience139

Occupational Therapy14

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology7

Social Psychology152

Special Education6