NUST MISIS has ranked 186th among 1,230 of the world’s top universities in the institutional Round University Rankings (RUR-2025), entering the Golden League for the first time. The university also retained its 5th place among 120 Russian universities. In total, experts evaluated universities from 95 countries.
The overall score is based on four broad categories: Teaching, Research, International Diversity, and Financial Sustainability. The university improved in 14 out of 20 metrics compared to 2024.
The most significant progress was in Teaching, where the university rose to 150th place globally (11th in Russia). In Research, it maintained its 4th place among Russian universities and climbed to 359th globally (compared to 401st in 2024). In Financial Sustainability, the university achieved substantial growth, ranking 6th in Russia and 151st worldwide. In the International Diversity sub-ranking, MISIS holds 7th place among Russian universities and 334th globally.
Alevtina Chernikova, Rector of NUST MISIS: “NUST MISIS is a dynamically developing research and education center. Our key priorities include shaping a cutting-edge research and education agenda, training innovation leaders capable of responding to global challenges, implementing advanced technologies, and creating new economic sectors.”
Round University Ranking (RUR) is an international university ranking system that assesses 1,200+ leading universities from 90+ countries. All source data is provided by Thomson Reuters. The RUR ranking is designed as an evaluation framework aimed at providing students and the academic community with insights into university performance.
