...Denique caelesti sumus omnes semine oriundi;

omnibus ille idem pater est, unde alma liquentis

umoris guttas mater cum terra recepit,

feta parit nitidas fruges arbustaque laeta

et genus humanum, parit omnia saecla ferarum,

pabula cum praebet quibus omnes corpora pascunt

et dulcem ducunt vitam prolemque propagant;...

Excerpta ex carmine didactico "De Rerum Natura", Titus Lucretius Carus (c. 99–55 a.C.n.),

poëta Romanus et illustrissimus ex Epicureis philosophis

Some quick statistics

To date,

• the overall number of students at Lomonosov Moscow State University is 38150 among them 3907 are foreign (international) students;

• the overall number of faculty / teaching and research staff of Lomonosov Moscow State University is 10784 among them 238 are foreign citizen.

Statistics for 2013-2017 show that in terms of the average citation of scientific publications relative to the world level, Lomonosov Moscow State University is the leader (1.216), followed by the Russian Academy of Sciences (0.928). Incidentally, the all-Russian average citation indicator relative to the world level is equal to 0.759.

International recognition of Lomonosov Moscow State University

Before I give the official rating statistics below, I would like to express my personal opinion regarding two faculties of Lomonosov Moscow State University – the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics and the Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics.

If we consider the combination of depth and breadth of education that is given to undergraduate and postgraduate students in these two faculties, then Lomonosov Moscow State University is unrivalled worldwide among universities. Speaking of the breadth of education, I mean both the variety of disciplines taught, and the very thorough connection between these diverse disciplines covering almost all fields and subdivision of modern applied mathematics (especially at the Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics) and pure mathematics (especially at the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics). In these two faculties of Lomonosov Moscow State University, any graduating student who was at least middling, besides to his/her main narrow speciality, is automatically (as the saying goes, on default) a good professional also in the field of mathematical modelling – in the ability to apply mathematical knowledge in the most diverse mathematical and near-mathematical disciplines to the most diverse areas of the natural and human sciences, technology, economics, medicine, geology, the environment, sociology, linguistics, and many, many other areas of human life. I saw such versatility only among those specialists and scientists who were educated in the above two faculties of Lomonosov Moscow State University.

As regards the so-called rating tables annually compiled by various international organizations, I can say that Lomonosov Moscow State University should be self-sufficient, as it was during the Soviet times – in the era of the highest prosperity and power of Lomonosov Moscow State University from the standpoint of both the quality of education and scientific results, – and not seek after a rating which far from always does not accurately reflect the true state of affairs. I am firmly convinced of this – as the saying goes, all that glitters is not gold.

Lomonosov Moscow State University is the only Russian university among the world's top 100 universities in the two international rankings: ARWU and QS World University Rankings.

By ARWU Global Ranking of Academic Subjects Lomonosov Moscow State University has become the leader among Russian universities in terms of its visibility in various subject areas. It was included in 16 subject rankings in such fields of knowledge as natural sciences, engineering, social sciences, life sciences and medicine.

By ARWU World University Rankings 2020 Lomonosov Moscow State University takes 93rd place. This is the first time in the history of international rankings that a Russian university is positioned so highly. Lomonosov Moscow State University's entering the list of the world's top 100 universities in leading global rankings and continuous improvement of indicators is recognized by experts as a prominent achievement, evidencing the high quality of education and science, as well as the high status of its diploma.

By QS World University Rankings 2022 Lomonosov Moscow State University takes 78th place.

The 4th (2020) edition of the Moscow international ranking "Three University Missions" created in accordance with the order of the President of the Russian Federation with the participation of the Russian Union of Rectors and the Russian Academy of Sciences, Lomonosov Moscow State University takes 21st place. In this ranking, Lomonosov Moscow State University is featured as the best Russian university, well ahead of the other universities in the country both in terms of general and subject rankings.

By Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2020 Lomonosov Moscow State University takes 37th place. Lomonosov Moscow State University is the only Russian university among the world’s top 40 universities.

By QS Graduate Employability Ranking 2020 Lomonosov Moscow State University was included in the world’s top 100 universities in terms of two most important indicators in the ranking:

• 21st place by "Success of graduates",

• 54th place by "Reputation among employers".

Compared to 2019, the university’s positions also improved based on 5 other indicators.

By Emerging Europe & Central Asia University Rankings 2021 Lomonosov Moscow State University takes 1st place six years in a row. In the fifth edition of this ranking, the published part of the list includes 300 of the best universities in the region from 26 countries.

By The Emerging Economies University Rankings 2020 Lomonosov Moscow State University takes 5th place that is the leading position among all universities of Russia.

By QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 Lomonosov Moscow State University demonstrated its best performance in the history of the ranking. Namely, Lomonosov Moscow State University entered the list of the world’s top 100 universities in four of five subject areas and in 13 disciplines:

1. By subject areas:

• 21st place in Natural Sciences;

• 47th place in Art and Humanities;

• 54th place in Social Sciences and Management;

• 59th place in Engineering and Technology.

2. By disciplines:

• 24th place in Linguistics;

• 33rd place in Physics and Astronomy;

• 34th place in Modern Languages;

• 43rd place in Mathematics;

• 45th place in Hospitality and Leisure Management.

In addition, Lomonosov Moscow State University is featured in the top 100 in such disciplines as Biological Sciences, Computer Science and Information Technology, History, Archaeology, Philosophy, Engineering and Space Technologies, Chemistry, Jurisprudence and in the Top-200 in Architecture and Urban Studies, English and Literature, Pharmaceuticals and Pharmacology, Earth and Sea Sciences, Geography, Materials Science, Business and Management, Media Communications, Economics and Econometrics, Pedagogy, Political and International Relations, Sociology and Statistics.

By the second University Impact Rankings (2020) of the Times Higher Education Lomonosov Moscow State University is featured in the top 15 universities based on such an indicator as "Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure".