Moscow is the largest educational center in Russia: TOP-100 best higher educational institutions are open here, you can enter the most popular specialties. A university guide will answer applicants' questions: what does admission to Moscow universities look like, where to enter, which Moscow universities have more budget places and lower passing scores for foreign students.
Get acquainted with our TOP universities in Moscow ranking.
Top universities in Moscow 2024 rankings
| 1 | Lomonosov Moscow State University |
| 2 | HSE University |
| 3 | Bauman Moscow State Technical University |
| 4 | National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute) |
| 5 | Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation |
| 6 | First Moscow State Medical University |
| 7 | Peoples' Friendship University of Russia |
| 8 | Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas |
| 9 | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
| 10 | Kutafin Moscow State Law University |
| 11 | Moscow State University of Civil Engineering |
| 12 | National University of Science and Technology MISiS |
| 13 | Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration |
| 14 | Moscow Power Engineering Institute |
| 15 | New Economic School |
| 16 | Moscow Aviation Institute |
| 17 | Russian National Research Medical University |
| 18 | Moscow City University |
| 19 | Moscow State Linguistic University |
| 20 | Moscow State University of Technology "STANKIN" (MSUT "STANKIN") |
| 21 | Plekhanov Russian University of Economics |
| 22 | Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry |
| 23 | Moscow State University of Technology and Management |
| 24 | Moscow Polytechnic University |
| 25 | Moscow State Pedagogical University |
| 26 | Russian University of Transport |
| 27 | Russian State University for the Humanities |
| 28 | MIREA – Russian Technological University |
| 29 | Moscow Region State University |
| 30 | Moscow State University of Food Production |
| 31 | D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia |
| 32 | State Technical University—MADI |
| 33 | Moscow Open Institute(MOI) |
| 34 | Russian State Social University |
| 35 | Lomonosov Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technologies |
| 36 | The Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry |
| 37 | Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory |
| 38 | The Pushkin State Russian Language Institute |
| 39 | Moscow State University of Psychology and Education |
| 40 | Moscow School of Social and Economic Science (MSSES) |
| 41 | Russian New University |
| 42 | State University of Management |
| 43 | Moscow Technical University of Communication and Informatics (MTUCI) |
| 44 | Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation |
| 45 | Institute of Business Economics |
| 46 | State University of Land Use Planning |
| 47 | Russian State Institute named after A. N. Kosygin |
| 48 | Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy |
| 49 | Academy of public administration(ASOU) |
| 50 | Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography" |
| 51 | Russian Foreign Trade Academy Ministry of economic development of the Russian Federation |
| 52 | MOSCOW INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE | MARKHI |
| 53 | Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute |
| 54 | St. Tikhon Orthodox Humanitarian University |
| 55 | State Institute of Theatre Arts (Gosudarstvenniy Institut Teatralnogo Iskustva/GITIS) |
| 56 | Russian State University of Justice |
| 57 | Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism (SCOLIPE) |
| 58 | Moscow International University |
| 59 | Moscow University for the Humanities |
| 60 | Russian State Geological Prospecting University |
| 61 | Institute of Management, Economics and Innovation |
| 62 | Moscow state academy of veterinary medicine and biotechnology named K.I. Skryabin |
| 63 | Russian State Academy of Intellectual Property |
| 64 | Moscow Humanitarian and Economic Institute |
| 65 | Moscow State Institute for Tourism Industry n. a. Yuri Senkevich |
| 66 | Gnessin State Musical College |
| 67 | International Institute of Economics and Law |
| 68 | Moscow Metropolitan Governance Yury Luzhkov University, MMGU |
| 69 | Russian State University of Cinematography named after S. Gerasimov (VGIK) |
| 70 | Academy of Choral Art named after V. S. Popov |
| 71 | Institute of International Law and Economics named after A.S. Griboyedov |
| 72 | Maxim Gorky Literature Institute |
| 73 | Institute of Contemporary Art |
| 74 | Moscow Academy of Entrepreneurship |
| 75 | National Institute of Business |
| 76 | Moscow State Institute of Music named after A.G. Schnittke |
| 77 | Russian Academy of Advocacy and Notaries |
| 78 | Moscow Art Theatre School |
| 79 | The Bolshoi Ballet Academy |
| 80 | University of Russian Innovative Education |
| 81 | Stroganov Moscow State Academy of Arts and Industry |
| 82 | Eurasian Open Institute |
| 83 | Academy of Water Transport |
| 84 | State Music and Pedagogical Institute named after M.M. Ippolitov-Ivanov |
| 85 | State Academic University for Humanities |
| 86 | Moscow Psychological and Social University |
| 87 | The Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School (Institute) of the State Academic Maly Theatre of Russia |
| 88 | Moscow State University of Humanities and Economics |
| 89 | Moscow Academy of Economics and Law |
| 90 | International Slavic Institute |
| 91 | International Academic Institute |
| 92 | Institute of theatrical art named after P.M. Ershova |
| 93 | Moscow Information Technology University - Moscow Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering |
| 94 | Moscow Economic University |
| 95 | The Moscow University of Entrepreneurship and Law (MIPP) |
| 96 | Moscow Tax Institute |
| 97 | Humanitarian-Economic and Technological University |
| 98 | Moscow University of Economics, Politics and Law |
| 99 | Moscow International Higher Business School MIRBIS |
| 100 | Moscow Economic University(MEI) |
| 101 | University of Economics and Culture |
| 102 | Moscow Art University named after V.I.Surikov |
| 103 | B&D - University of Business and Design |
| 104 | Moscow branch of RMAT - Russian International Academy of Tourism |
| 105 | Metropolitan University of Foreign Languages |
| 106 | Institute of restoration art |
| 107 | Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture of Ilya Glazunov |
| 108 | Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis |
| 109 | Institute of Hotel and Tourism Management |
| 110 | Institute for the Humanities and Information Technologies |
| 111 | Moscow Islamic University |
| 112 | Moscow Academy of labour market and information technology (MALBIT) |
| 113 | Non-governmental establishment of higher education «Moscow Institute of Jurisprudence» |
| 114 | Moscow University of Banking |
| 115 | Moscow Financial and Legal University |
| 116 | Moscow art-industrial University |
| 117 | Moscow Institute of State and Corporate Governance |
| 118 | Institute of Traditional Applied Arts - a branch of the Higher School of Folk Arts (Institute) |
| 119 | Moscow State University of Instrument Engineering and Computer Science |
| 120 | Moscow University for Industry and Finance "Synergy" |
| 121 | Academic Law Institute |
| 122 | Modern University for the Humanities |
| 123 | Moscow University of Finance and Law |
| 124 | Institute of Communication Technologies (ICT) |
| 125 | Institute of Practical Oriental Studies |
| 126 | Fashion Industry Institute |
| 127 | Russian University of Transport (MIIT) |
| 128 | Moscow University for the Humanities (MosGU) |
| 129 | Institute of Psychology |
| 130 | MATI — Russian State Technological University |
| 131 | Institute of Continuing Education |
| 132 | Moscow University named after S.Yu. Witte |
| 133 | Moscow Banking Institute (MBI) |
| 134 | Humanitarian Institute named after P.A. Stolypin (RGIS) |
| 135 | Institute of International Social and Humanitarian Relations (IMSGS) |
| 136 | Moscow Social and Economic Institute (MSEI) |
| 137 | Humanitarian-Ecological Institute |
| 138 | Institute of World Economy and Informatization(IMEI) |
| 139 | Moscow Institute of Energy Safety and Energy Saving |
| 140 | St Philaret’s Institute |
| 141 | Academy of the State Fire Service EMERCOM of Russia |
| 142 | Slavic Business Institute named after K.V. Nechaeva |
| 143 | Institute of Social Sciences |
| 144 | State Classical Academy named after Maimonides |
| 145 | Academy of Labour and Social Relations |
| 146 | GITR FILM & TELEVISION SCHOOL |
| 147 | Institute of Management, Economics, Law and Art(IUEPI) |
| 148 | Lev Tolstoy Institute of Languages and Culture |
| 149 | Moscow Institute of Analytical Psychology and Psychoanalysis(MIAPP) |
| 150 | Moscow Institute of Management(MIU) |
| 151 | Moscow Institute of Linguistics(MIL) |
| 152 | Humanities and Prognostic Institute |
| 153 | Moscow Institute of Modern Academic Education(MISAO) |
| 154 | International Independent University of Enviromental and Political Science |
| 155 | Moscow Social Pedagogical Institute(MSPI) |
| 156 | International Law Institute(MUI) |
| 157 | Capital Academy of Finance and Humanities(SFGA) |
| 158 | Institute of Contemporary Management, Film and Television(ISOU K&T) |
| 159 | Institute of CIS Countries |
| 160 | Moscow Institute of Open Education(MIOO) |
| 161 | Institute of Public Administration(IGA) |
| 162 | Moscow Financial and Economic Institute(MFEI) |
| 163 | Institute of International Trade and Law(IMTP) |
| 164 | Institute of International Economic Relations(IMES) |
| 165 | National Institute of Design(NID) |
| 166 | Institute of Economics and Crisis Management(IEAU) |
| 167 | Academy of Social Relations(ASSO) |
| 168 | Slavic Greek Latin Academy(SGLA) |
| 169 | Moscow branch of the Leningrad State University A.S. Pushkin |
| 170 | Institute of world civilizations(IWC) |
| 171 | International Jewish Institute of Economics, Finance and Law(MEIEFiP) |
| 172 | Institute of Psychotherapy and Clinical Psychology(IPCP) |
| 173 | State University of Management |
| 174 | Institute for Market Economy, Social Policy and Law (IRESPiP) |
| 175 | Moscow Higher School of Economics(MSSE) |
| 176 | Moscow Institute of Law(MIP) |
| 177 | Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia |
| 178 | International Humanitarian and Linguistic Institute(MGLI) |
| 179 | Federal State Public Military Educational Institution of Higher Education «Military University» of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (FSPI «Military University») |
| 180 | Moscow Open Institute(MOI) |
| 181 | Institute of Legal Economics(IPE) |
| 182 | Border Academy of the FSB of Russia |
| 183 | Institute of Finance, Economics and Law of Reserve Officers |
| 184 | Institute of Commerce and Law(NOU VPO) |
