A consensus ranking of 20 universities in RU, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table.
| # | University | QS 2026 | THE 2026 | ARWU 2025 | U.S. News 2026 | Consensus score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lomonosov Moscow State University | 105 | 133 | · | 521 | 87.4 |
| 2 | RUDN University | 367 | 900 | · | · | 68.3 |
| 3 | National Research Nuclear University MEPhI | 591 | 700 | · | · | 67.7 |
| 4 | Tomsk State University | 499 | 700 | · | 873 | 65.5 |
| 5 | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology | · | 375 | 601-700 | 608 | 61.9 |
| 6 | Tomsk Polytechnic University | 688 | 900 | · | · | 60.3 |
| 7 | Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University | 609 | 900 | · | 919 | 59.5 |
| 8 | Kazan Federal University | 450 | 900 | · | 1105 | 59.1 |
| 9 | Bauman Moscow State Technical University | 320 | 325 | · | 1891 | 57.7 |
| 10 | National University of Science and Technology (MISiS) | 721-730 | 900 | · | 1144 | 53.8 |
| 11 | HSE University | · | 550 | 801-900 | 608 | 52.4 |
| 12 | Ural Federal University | 519 | 900 | 801-900 | · | 48 |
| 13 | Novosibirsk State University | 461 | 1100 | 901-1000 | 869 | 45.9 |
| 14 | Siberian Federal University | 1001-1200 | 900 | · | 1563 | 40.6 |
| 15 | Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology | · | · | 801-900 | 901 | 35 |