Top 10 Universities in Russia 2019

 

The QS BRICS University Rankings 2019, released today, features an impressive 101 of the top universities in Russia, ranked based on a methodology which assesses each institution on eight indicators. The BRICS ranking, launched annually since 2013, aims to highlight the strongest institutions in the fast-growing economies of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).

Read on to discover this year’s top 10 in Russia, along with information on each institution’s subject strengths in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject.

 

10. Moscow State Institute of International Relations – MGIMO University

 

Dubbed the ‘Harvard of Russia’ by Henry Kissinger, Moscow State Institute of International Relations – MGIMO University i s down slightly in this year’s BRICS ranking to rank 44^th, but nonetheless remains one of the 10 highest-ranked universities in Russia, not to mention one of the hardest to gain admission for. MGIMO earned a perfect score for faculty-student ratio indicator, showing that students have good access to tutors.

On an international scale, MGIMO placed joint 355^th in the QS World University Rankings 2019, and looking at the latest rankings by subject, it appears in the global top 100 for politics.

 

9. Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU)

Heading to the Siberian city of Tomsk, Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) has climbed 10 places in the BRICS ranking to now rank 39^th, making it ninth among the top universities in Russia. Also ranked joint 373^rd in the latest world rankings, TPU achieved a perfect score in the international students category of the BRICS, with 25 percent of its 15,000 students coming from outside Russia. TPU was established in 1896 as Tomsk Technological Institute, making it the oldest technical university in Siberia.

Reflecting its long history and reputation as a leading institution for applied science and technology, TPU appears in the subject rankings for six engineering and science disciplines, with its best score for chemical engineering (in the 201-250 range).

8. National Research University - Higher School of Economics (HSE)

National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE), located in Moscow, is up two places to rank 37^th in this year’s BRICS, and was also ranked joint 343^rd in the latest world university rankings. HSE was placed 12^th in the faculty/student ratio indicator, with 7,000 lecturers and researchers and 35,100 students. HSE is the youngest Russian university in this list, having been founded in 1992, but has nonetheless been able to establish itself as a premier university in the country.

Looking at the subject rankings, HSE was included among the world’s best for 13 subjects, including positions in the global top 100 for sociology and politics.