Forbes has presented a new ranking of the 100 best universities in Russia. The National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, as well as last year, takes the 6th place in it.
The Forbes ranking ranks Russian universities with state accreditation that offer bachelor's or specialist degree programs and teach at least 400 students. The assessment is based on five criteria: the quality of networking, the reputation of employers, the international recognition of the university, the academic environment and the Forbes factor — the number of billionaires among graduates. MEPhI ranked 6th in the country, 2nd in academic environment and 3rd in networking.
Traditionally, Moscow universities dominate at the top of the list — they occupy 14 lines in the top twenty. The top 20 also includes three St. Petersburg universities and one each from Tatarstan, Novosibirsk and Sverdlovsk regions.
The leaders of the rating — 2026
- National Research University "Higher School of Economics"
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University)
- ITMO National Research University
- St. Petersburg State University
- National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI"
- Bauman Moscow State Technical University (National Research University)
- National Research Technological University "MISIS"
- Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
- Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
- Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
- Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
- Novosibirsk National Research State University
- Russian School of Economics (Institute)
- Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
- Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin
- Innopolis University
- Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
- Central University
- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
