Best Universities in Russian Federation – GURI 2026

Top universities in Russian Federation

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Russian Federation are Lomonosov Moscow State University, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology State University and others. Russian Federation has 74 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #99.

1. #1Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityGURI #99 · Score 91.08
2. #2Bauman Moscow State Technical UniversityGURI #336 · Score 79.23
3. #3Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology State UniversityGURI #467 · Score 72.82
4. #4National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE, Moscow)GURI #547 · Score 68.87
5. #5Ural Federal UniversityGURI #599 · Score 66.66
6. #6Tomsk State UniversityGURI #606 · Score 66.32
7. #7MGIMO UniversityGURI #623 · Score 65.62
8. #8Saint Petersburg State UniversityGURI #638 · Score 65.17
9. #9Kazan Federal UniversityGURI #666 · Score 63.97
10. #10National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute)GURI #715 · Score 61.93

How universities in Russian Federation perform globally

Across the 74 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 37.60 and the median is 28.44. The GURI Score combines ranking achievement across QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking with ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.

Understanding the GURI ranking

GURI does not determine which university is objectively best. This ordering reflects the published GURI 2026 methodology only, and a different methodology would produce a different order. Read the methodology.

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