29 Best universities for Social 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 Social Psychology. A graph of 167K citations received by 25.1K 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. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Social Psychology

#2 in Russia

#143 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

2. Moscow State University

For Social Psychology

#3 in Russia

#162 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

3. RUDN University

For Social Psychology

#5 in Russia

#429 in Europe

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

4. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Social Psychology

#11 in Russia

#537 in Europe

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

5. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Social Psychology

#13 in Russia

#569 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

6. Moscow Medical Academy

For Social Psychology

#17 in Russia

#602 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

7. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For Social Psychology

#18 in Russia

#619 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

8. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Social Psychology

#19 in Russia

#620 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

9. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Social Psychology

#20 in Russia

#632 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

10. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Social Psychology

#21 in Russia

#669 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

11. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Social Psychology

#22 in Russia

#672 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

12. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Social Psychology

#23 in Russia

#674 in Europe

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

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

For Social Psychology

#24 in Russia

#681 in Europe

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

14. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Social Psychology

#26 in Russia

#687 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

15. Russian State University for the Humanities

For Social Psychology

#36 in Russia

#809 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

16. Russian State Social University

For Social Psychology

#43 in Russia

#842 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

17. State University of Management

For Social Psychology

#45 in Russia

#845 in Europe

Founded: 1919

18. Russian National Research Medical University

For Social Psychology

#49 in Russia

#864 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

19. Moscow State Linguistic University

For Social Psychology

#56 in Russia

#907 in Europe

Founded: 1804

20. New Economic School

For Social Psychology

#59 in Russia

#920 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

21. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Social Psychology

#64 in Russia

#962 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

22. Moscow Polytech

For Social Psychology

#81 in Russia

#1029 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

23. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Social Psychology

#86 in Russia

#1040 in Europe

Founded: 1896

24. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Social Psychology

#88 in Russia

#1044 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

25. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Social Psychology

#116 in Russia

#1143 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

26. Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

For Social Psychology

#118 in Russia

#1149 in Europe

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

27. National Research University of Electronic Technology

For Social Psychology

#129 in Russia

#1204 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

28. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Social Psychology

#133 in Russia

#1220 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

29. Russian State Agricultural University

For Social Psychology

#148 in Russia

#1273 in Europe

Founded: 1865

Universities for Social Psychology near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
250	Yaroslavl State University	30	Yaroslavl
403	Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University	27	Nizhny Novgorod
468	Voronezh State University	29	Voronezh
571	Sumy State University	6	Sumy
635	St. Petersburg State University	1	Saint Petersburg
636	ITMO University	14	Saint Petersburg
637	Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University	10	Saint Petersburg
646	V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University	3	Kharkiv
677	Belarusian State University	1	Minsk
719	University of Tartu	1	Tartu

Psychology subfields in Moscow

Child Psychology19

Clinical Psychology12

Cognitive Science22

Education Majors24

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution6

Neuroscience27

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology5

Psychiatry24