31 Best universities for Psychology in Moscow, Russia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Moscow ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 698K citations received by 82.5K academic papers made by 31 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 Psychology

#1 in Russia

#194 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Psychology

#3 in Russia

#265 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

3. Moscow Medical Academy

For Psychology

#4 in Russia

#298 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

4. Russian National Research Medical University

For Psychology

#6 in Russia

#417 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

5. RUDN University

For Psychology

#7 in Russia

#421 in Europe

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

6. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Psychology

#14 in Russia

#582 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

7. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Psychology

#19 in Russia

#644 in Europe

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

8. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Psychology

#21 in Russia

#667 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

9. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Psychology

#22 in Russia

#672 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

10. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Psychology

#23 in Russia

#674 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

11. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Psychology

#25 in Russia

#690 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

12. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Psychology

#27 in Russia

#705 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

13. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Psychology

#32 in Russia

#778 in Europe

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

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

For Psychology

#33 in Russia

#781 in Europe

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

15. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Psychology

#37 in Russia

#811 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

16. Russian State Social University

For Psychology

#52 in Russia

#909 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

17. Russian State University for the Humanities

For Psychology

#59 in Russia

#923 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

18. State University of Management

For Psychology

#65 in Russia

#942 in Europe

Founded: 1919

19. Moscow State Linguistic University

For Psychology

#72 in Russia

#993 in Europe

Founded: 1804

20. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Psychology

#81 in Russia

#1027 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

21. New Economic School

For Psychology

#85 in Russia

#1050 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

22. Moscow Polytech

For Psychology

#93 in Russia

#1111 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

23. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Psychology

#105 in Russia

#1154 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

24. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Psychology

#109 in Russia

#1171 in Europe

Founded: 1896

25. National Research University of Electronic Technology

For Psychology

#114 in Russia

#1182 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

26. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Psychology

#118 in Russia

#1195 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

27. Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

For Psychology

#122 in Russia

#1210 in Europe

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

28. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Psychology

#129 in Russia

#1238 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

29. Russian State Agricultural University

For Psychology

#145 in Russia

#1317 in Europe

Founded: 1865

30. Moscow International University

For Psychology

#167 in Russia

#1416 in Europe

Founded: 1991

31. Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

For Psychology

#171 in Russia

#1422 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1971

Universities for Psychology near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
400	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod	20	Nizhny Novgorod
402	Privolzhsky Research Medical University	40	Nizhny Novgorod
403	Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University	30	Nizhny Novgorod
455	Kursk State Medical University	38	Kursk
571	Sumy State University	8	Sumy
578	Belgorod State University	39	Belgorod
635	St. Petersburg State University	2	Saint Petersburg
636	Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University	10	Saint Petersburg
636	ITMO University	17	Saint Petersburg
636	Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy	29	Saint Petersburg

Psychology subfields in Moscow

Child Psychology19

Clinical Psychology12

Cognitive Science22

Education Majors24

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution6

Neuroscience27

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology5

Psychiatry24

Social Psychology29