Best Universities in Russia 2021 Ranking

Today in our article is a list of the best universities in Russia, ranking 2021. There will even be several ratings, according to different publications. You just have to get acquainted with them - and choose the best university for yourself!

Forbes: Best universities in Russia 2021

The total number of students in 2020 exceeded 4,000,000 people, 46% of them studied for free (on budget). Private universities began to choose a little less often - 7.9% of students against 8.7% in 2019 and 9.7% in 2018).

What are Forbes' evaluation criteria?

Immediately mention that universities are not evaluated only with paid education (without a budget), branches and departments, religious centers.

1. Quality of education = up to 30 points (quality of teaching + international activities):
   1. Teachers' salaries = 5 points
   2. The ratio of the number of teachers and students = 5 points
   3. Personnel potential of the university, the number of young teachers (up to 40 years) = 5 points.
2. International activities and recognition:
   1. Number of foreign students = 5 points
   2. Number of foreign teachers = 5
   3. Availability of double diplomas with foreign partner universities = 5 points
   4. International internships (not counted in this ranking due to the pandemic).
3. Networking = 30 points:
   1. Average score of the Unified State Exam (20 points)
   2. Forbes factor (10 points): if the children of the TOP-200 richest people in Russia study at the university, members of the rating "30 to 30".
4. Demand for graduates = 30 points: how many of the graduates of the university the largest companies in Russia (35 companies) hired / promoted / are waiting in their ranks.
5. International recognition = 10 points: how much the university takes into account the largest rankings of the planet - QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Education and Academic Ranking of World Universities, what place they award it.

QS World University Rankings - 2021

The prestigious British agency QS has already compiled its rating - general and in specific subjects. TOP-10 universities according to QS World University Rankings-2021:

1. Lomonosov Moscow State University = 78th place
2. St. Petersburg State University = 242 place
3. Novosibirsk National Research State University = 246
4. National Research Tomsk State University = 272
5. Bauman Moscow State Technical University = 281
6. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology = 290
7. National Research University Higher School of Economics = 305
8. Peoples' Friendship University of Russia = 317
9. National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI" = 319
10. Kazan (Volga Region) State University = 347th place.

Times Higher Education World University Rankings – 2021

Another authoritative British ranking is Times Higher Education (THE). Among the TOP-200 world universities, he included only one university from Russia - Lomonosov Moscow State University.

What are the best universities in Russia-2021 he noted?

1. Lomonosov Moscow State University = 174
2. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology = 201-250
3. National Research University Higher School of Economics = 251-300
4. Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University = 301-350
5. National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI" = 401-500
6. Bauman Moscow State Technical University = 401-500
7. St. Petersburg Mining University = 401-500
8. National Research Tomsk State University = 501-600
9. ITMO National Research University = 501-600
10. Novosibirsk National Research State University = 601-800.

Shanghai Ranking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities – 2020

The Shanghai ranking is still determined only by 2020. Which of the Russian universities was worthy of a position in its top?

1. Lomonosov Moscow State University = 93
2. St. Petersburg State University = 301-400
3. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (national research university) = 401-500
4. Novosibirsk National Research State University = 501-600
5. Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin = 701-800
6. National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI" = 701-800
7. National Research Tomsk State University = 801-900
8. National Research University Higher School of Economics = 801-900
9. National Research Technological University "MISIS" = 901-1000
10. Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University = 901-1000
11. ITMO National Research University = 901-1000.

TOP-100 Universities in Russia RAEX – 2021

The Russian analytical agency RAEX-Analitika has compiled its list of the best Russian universities according to the data of 2021.

1. Lomonosov Moscow State University
2. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
3. National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI"
4. St. Petersburg State University
5. National Research University Higher School of Economics
6. Bauman Moscow State Technical University
7. Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia — MGIMO
8. National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University
9. Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
10. Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation.