| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Languages | #31 | — | — | — |
| Linguistics | #42 | — | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #126 | #45 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #46 | — | — | #54 |
| Hospitality & Tourism | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #56 | — | — | #55 |
| Business & Economics | — | #75 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #80 | #80 | — | — |
| Chemistry | #81 | — | — | #138 |
| Education | #101-150 | #90 | — | — |
| Computer Science | #93 | #176-200 | — | #491 |
| Earth & Geosciences | #201-275 | — | — | #94 |
| Archaeology | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| History | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Law | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #201-250 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #133 | — | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #143 | #176-200 | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | — | #145 |
| Philosophy | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #151-200 | — | — | #417 |
| Statistics | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #164 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #164 | — | — | #194 |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #200 |
| Materials Science | #201-250 | — | — | #235 |
| Accounting & Finance | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #353 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Business & Management | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #301-350 | — | — | #307 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #351-400 | — | — | — |
Lomonosov Moscow State University ranks #105 in QS 2026, #133 in THE 2026 and #521 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #178 globally.
QS weights employer reputation and international metrics more heavily; THE places more weight on research influence and teaching environment. Differences of this size between the two systems are common — see our methodology comparison.