For schoolchildren and students who decide to study natural sciences at Russian universities, choosing a university is often a difficult decision. The stakes are too high, the student's choice depends on his future life. That is why it is recommended not to make hasty decisions and approach this issue carefully and in advance.
The list of natural science universities in Russia will help you get acquainted with the best educational institutions of the country in this area. After reading it, you can make your personal top and apply to the most suitable universities.
Top natural science universities in Russia 2025 rankings
| 1 | Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography |
| 2 | Moscow State Regional University |
| 3 | State University for Land Use Planning |
| 4 | MGIMO University (Moscow State Institute of International Relations) |
| 5 | Sechenov University |
| 6 | Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University |
| 7 | Mendeleev Russian University of Chemical Technology |
| 8 | Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy |
| 9 | Russian State Social University |
| 10 | International Independent University of Environmental & Political Sciences |
| 11 | GUBKIN UNIVERSITY National University of Oil and Gas |
| 12 | Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology – MBA named after K. I. Scriabin |
| 13 | Sergo Ordzhonikidze Russian State University for Geological Prospecting |
| 14 | Peoples ' Friendship University of Russia / RUDN University |
| 15 | MIREA – Russian Technological University |
| 16 | Moscow Aviation Institute |
| 17 | Moscow State Pedagogical University |
| 18 | Razumovsky Moscow State University of Technologies and Management |
| 19 | Academy of the Sphere of Social Relations |
| 20 | Lomonosov Moscow State University |
| 21 | St. Petersburg State University |
| 22 | Saint Petersburg Mining University |
| 23 | Herzen University |
| 24 | The Bonch-Bruevich St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications |
| 25 | Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University named after S. M. Kirov |
| 26 | St. Petersburg State Agrarian University |
| 27 | Baltic Institute of Ecology, Politics and Law |
| 28 | Russian State Hydrometeorological University |
| 29 | St. Petersburg State Academy of Veterinary Medicine |
| 30 | Saint-Petersburg State Institute of Technology |
| 31 | Novosibirsk State Technical University |
| 32 | Siberian State University of Geosystems and Technologies |
| 33 | Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University |
| 34 | Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management (NSUEM) |
| 35 | Novosibirsk State University |
| 36 | Novosibirsk State Agrarian University |
| 37 | Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin |
| 38 | Ural Stock Market Institute |
| 39 | Ural State Agrarian University |
| 40 | Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod |
| 41 | Nizhny Novgorod State Agricultural Academy |
| 42 | Minin Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University |
| 43 | Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering |
| 44 | Kazan State Agrarian University |
| 45 | Kazan Federal University |
| 46 | Kazan State Academy of Veterinary Medicine named after N.E. Bauman |
| 47 | Ural State University of Physical Culture |
| 48 | Institute of Agricultural Engineering of the South Ural State Agrarian University |
| 49 | Chelyabinsk State University |
| 50 | South Ural State University |
| 51 | South Ural State Humanitarian and Pedagogical University |
| 52 | Stolypin Omsk State Agrarian University |
| 53 | Omsk State Pedagogical University |
| 54 | Dostoevsky Omsk State University |
| 55 | Samara State Social and Pedagogical University |
| 56 | Samara State Regional Academy (Nayanovoy) |
| 57 | Don State Technical University |
| 58 | Southern Federal University |
| 59 | Ufa State Petroleum Technical University |
| 60 | Bashkir State Pedagogical University named after M. Akmullah |
| 61 | Bashkir State University |
| 62 | Bashkir State Agrarian University |
| 63 | Bashkir State Medical University |
| 64 | Astafyev Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University |
