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Best Universities in RU 2027

A consensus ranking of 20 universities in RU, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table.

Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking
How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the methodology page.
#
University
QS 2027
THE 2026
ARWU 2025
U.S. News 2026
Consensus score
1
Moscow State University
115
·
101-150
·
92.1
2
Lomonosov Moscow State University
115
133
·
521
87.2
3
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT)
504
375
·
·
78
4
RUDN University
359
900
·
·
68.5
5
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI
626
700
·
·
66.8
6
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
504
375
601-700
608
66.4
7
Tomsk State University
510
700
·
873
65.3
8
St Petersburg University
619
·
401-500
·
64.5
9
HSE University
423
550
801-900
608
60.2
10
Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University
619
900
·
919
59.4
11
Tomsk Polytechnic University
741
900
·
·
59
12
Kazan Federal University
468
900
·
1105
58.8
13
Bauman Moscow State Technical University
318
325
·
1891
57.8
14
Innopolis University
·
900
·
·
55
15
National University of Science and Technology (MISiS)
801
900
·
1144
52.6
16
Ural Federal University
504
900
801-900
·
49.9
17
Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University
1201
900
·
·
47.5
18
Novosibirsk State University
488
1100
901-1000
869
46.8
19
Siberian Federal University
1001
900
·
1563
42.3
20
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
·
·
801-900
901
37.4

About RU higher education

Universities in RU are included in major global rankings including QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News. The consensus scores above provide a balanced view by averaging across these four systems.

Data sources

QS World University Rankings 2027QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release
THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · Aug 2025 · official release
U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release
Cite this page:
EduRank (2027). Best Universities in RU 2027. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/ru/
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