30 Best universities for Psychology 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 Psychology. A graph of 406K citations received by 66.7K academic papers made by 30 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

#199 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Psychology

#2 in Russia

#299 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

3. Moscow Medical Academy

For Psychology

#3 in Russia

#321 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

4. Russian National Research Medical University

For Psychology

#5 in Russia

#419 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

5. RUDN University

For Psychology

#6 in Russia

#435 in Europe

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

6. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Psychology

#12 in Russia

#562 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

7. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Psychology

#20 in Russia

#671 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

8. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Psychology

#21 in Russia

#687 in Europe

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

9. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Psychology

#23 in Russia

#711 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

10. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Psychology

#25 in Russia

#722 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

11. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Psychology

#28 in Russia

#733 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

12. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Psychology

#29 in Russia

#736 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

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

For Psychology

#30 in Russia

#779 in Europe

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

14. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Psychology

#33 in Russia

#806 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

15. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Psychology

#38 in Russia

#837 in Europe

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

16. Russian State University for the Humanities

For Psychology

#58 in Russia

#942 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

17. State University of Management

For Psychology

#69 in Russia

#977 in Europe

Founded: 1919

18. Russian State Social University

For Psychology

#71 in Russia

#989 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

19. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Psychology

#72 in Russia

#998 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

20. Moscow State Linguistic University

For Psychology

#76 in Russia

#1005 in Europe

Founded: 1804

21. New Economic School

For Psychology

#79 in Russia

#1012 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

22. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Psychology

#87 in Russia

#1079 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

23. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Psychology

#98 in Russia

#1132 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

24. Moscow Polytech

For Psychology

#99 in Russia

#1133 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

25. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Psychology

#101 in Russia

#1144 in Europe

Founded: 1896

26. National Research University of Electronic Technology

For Psychology

#105 in Russia

#1156 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

27. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Psychology

#111 in Russia

#1179 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

28. Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

For Psychology

#127 in Russia

#1245 in Europe

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

29. Russian State Agricultural University

For Psychology

#145 in Russia

#1310 in Europe

Founded: 1865

30. Moscow International University

For Psychology

#165 in Russia

#1406 in Europe

Founded: 1991

Universities for Psychology near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
400	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod	19	Nizhny Novgorod
635	St. Petersburg State University	4	Saint Petersburg
636	Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University	9	Saint Petersburg
636	ITMO University	16	Saint Petersburg
636	Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy	22	Saint Petersburg
637	Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University	13	Saint Petersburg
646	V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University	4	Kharkiv
677	Belarusian State University	1	Minsk
719	University of Tartu	1	Tartu
719	Kazan Federal University	7	Kazan

Psychology subfields in Moscow

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution6

Neuroscience26

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology5

Psychiatry24

Social Psychology28