Which Russia universities are better? According 2018 USNEWS World University Rankings,Russia have 15 universities on the list.
| Area Rank |
University | Area | World Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University | Russia | 267 |
| 2 | National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute) | Russia | 438 |
| 3 | Novosibirsk State University | Russia | 471 |
| 4 | Moscow Institute of Physics | Russia | 534 |
| 5 | Saint Petersburg State University | Russia | 538 |
| 6 | Saint Petersburg State Polytechnic University | Russia | 681 |
| 7 | Tomsk State University | Russia | 701 |
| 8 | National Research University - Higher School of Economics | Russia | 714 |
| 9 | ITMO University | Russia | 941 |
| 10 | Kazan Federal University | Russia | 953 |
| 11 | Tomsk Polytechnic University | Russia | 985 |
| 12 | National University of Science | Russia | 1062 |
| 13 | Lobachevsky State University Nizhni Novgorod | Russia | 1102 |
| 14 | Ural Federal University | Russia | 1156 |
| 15 | Southern Federal University | Russia | 1217 |