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Top Universities in Moscow (federal subject)

What are the top universities in the Russian federal subject of Moscow? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Moscow University Ranking, which lists 65 higher-education institutions meeting uniRank's :

  • Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Russia.
  • Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
  • Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.

The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top Moscow Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.

2026 Moscow University Ranking


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List of 65 universities by university country ranking position
# University Town/City
1 National Research University Higher School of Economics Moscow
2 Moscow State University Moscow
4 Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Moscow
6 Synergy University Moscow
10 Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology Moscow
14 Moscow Technical University - MIREA Moscow
15 RUDN University Moscow
17 Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation Moscow
18 Bauman Moscow State Technical University Moscow
19 Moscow State Institute of International Relations Moscow
20 National Research Nuclear University MEPI Moscow
22 First Moscow State Medical University Moscow
26 National University of Science and Technology “MISIS” Moscow
27 Russian State University for the Humanities Moscow
33 Moscow Aviation Institute Moscow
34 Moscow Polytech Moscow
38 Moscow State Pedagogical University Moscow
39 Moscow City Teachers' Training University Moscow
41 Plekhanov Russian University of Economics Moscow
45 Russian National Research Medical University Moscow
46 Russian State University of Oil and Gas Moscow
48 National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute” Moscow
55 Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory Moscow
58 Kutafin Moscow State Law University Moscow
59 Russian State Agricultural University Moscow
63 Moscow State University of Psychology and Education Moscow
70 Moscow State University of Civil Engineering Moscow
72 National Research University of Electronic Technology Moscow
81 The State University of Management Moscow
82 Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics Moscow
87 Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia Moscow
89 Russian State Social University Moscow
92 Russian University of Sport Moscow
98 Moscow Financial and Law University Moscow
100 Russian University of Transport Moscow
103 Moscow State Linguistic University Moscow
106 Saint Tikhon's Orthodox University Moscow
109 New Economic School Moscow
122 Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography Moscow
124 Russian New University Moscow
125 Moscow State Technological University “Stankin” Moscow
138 Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Moscow
155 Pushkin State Russian Language Institute Moscow
159 Russian State Geological Prospecting University Moscow
163 Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University Moscow
170 Moscow Metropolitan Governance University Moscow
183 Russian State University A.N. Kosygin Moscow
187 Moscow State University of Technology and Management Moscow
209 State University of Education Moscow
214 Sergei Witte University of Moscow Moscow
218 Modern University for the Humanities Moscow
222 Russian Biotechnology University Moscow
223 Moscow International Higher Business School Moscow
227 Moscow University for the Humanities Moscow
235 State University of Land Use Planning Moscow
249 Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation Moscow
262 Moscow International University Moscow
268 Russian State University of Tourism and Services Moscow
297 Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture Lyubertsy
302 Russian State University of Design and Applied Arts Moscow
327 Moscow Information Technology University - Moscow Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering Moscow
336 Moscow State University of Environmental Engineering Moscow
360 Moscow University Touro Moscow
364 International University of Fundamental Studies, St. Petersburg Moscow
367 Institute of International Business Education Moscow
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