Which Russia universities are better? According 2018 QS World University Rankings,Russia have 24 universities on the list.
| Area Rank |
University | Area | World Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lomonosov Moscow State University | Russia | 95 |
| 2 | Saint Petersburg State University | Russia | 240 |
| 3 | Novosibirsk State University | Russia | 250 |
| 4 | Bauman Moscow State Technical University | Russia | 291 |
| 5 | Tomsk State University | Russia | 323 |
| 6 | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT / Moscow Phystech) | Russia | 355 |
| 7 | Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University) | Russia | 373 |
| 7 | National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute) | Russia | 373 |
| 9 | National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE, Moscow) | Russia | 382 |
| 10 | National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University | Russia | 386 |
| 11 | Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University | Russia | 401-410 |
| 12 | Kazan (Volga region) Federal University | Russia | 441-450 |
| 13 | Ural Federal University | Russia | 491-500 |
| 14 | The National University of Science and Technology MISIS | Russia | 501-550 |
| 14 | RUDN University | Russia | 501-550 |
| 16 | National Research Saratov State University | Russia | 551-600 |
| 16 | Southern Federal University | Russia | 551-600 |
| 18 | Far Eastern Federal University | Russia | 601-650 |
| 18 | ITMO University | Russia | 601-650 |
| 20 | Lobachevsky University | Russia | 701-750 |
| 21 | Novosibirsk State Technical University | Russia | 801-1000 |
| 21 | Plekhanov Russian University of Economics | Russia | 801-1000 |
| 21 | Samara National Research University (Samara University) | Russia | 801-1000 |
| 21 | Voronezh State University | Russia | 801-1000 |