Where you could study

Most internationalMedicine

Moscow

RUDN University

The most international university in Russia, with students from over 150 countries and Persian offered among its foreign-language programmes.

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg State University

Russia's second classical university, housed in the historic Twelve Collegia building, with deep strength in the sciences and humanities alike.

ClassicalHistoric campus

Moscow

Sechenov University

Russia's leading medical university, training General Medicine and Dentistry programmes taught in English for international students.

MedicineEnglish-taught

Kazan

Kazan Federal University

Founded in 1804, Russia's oldest university outside the two capitals, renowned for chemistry, mathematics and Islamic studies.

Founded 1804

Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk State University

Founded alongside the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, NSU sits at the heart of Akademgorodok, one of the world's great research communities.

Research-intensive

Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University campus/building

Moscow

Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University

One of Russia's oldest medical universities, with English-taught General Medicine and Pediatrics programmes for international students.

MedicineEnglish-taught

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg State Chemical Pharmaceutical University

Russia's only university dedicated entirely to pharmacy and pharmaceutical science, from drug design to clinical pharmacology.

Pharmacy

Kuban State Medical University campus building

Krasnodar

Kuban State Medical University

A well-established southern Russian medical university with a large, long-running international student programme.

Bashkir State Medical University campus building

Ufa

Bashkir State Medical University

A leading medical university in the Urals region, with General Medicine and Dentistry programmes for international students.

MedicineDentistry

Moscow

Bauman Moscow State Technical University

The country's oldest and most prestigious technical university — the reference point for Russian engineering education since 1830.

EngineeringAerospace

IT & roboticsBudget-friendly

Saint Petersburg

ITMO University

A national research university built around IT, photonics and robotics, with one of Russia's highest shares of international students.

Moscow

NUST MISIS

A leading engineering and materials-science university, strong in metallurgy, nanotechnology and mining engineering.

Materials science

Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University

Saint Petersburg

Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University

A top-ranked engineering and applied-physics university with strong industry partnerships across energy and machine-building.

Tomsk

Tomsk State University

Siberia's oldest university, a major research centre with a close-knit, internationally-minded student community.

Research-intensive

Moscow

Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI)

Founded in 1930, MAI trains aircraft engineers, systems designers and pilots, and is a leading choice for international students pursuing aviation careers in Russia.

AviationAerospace

Moscow

National Research Nuclear University MEPhI

A leading research university in nuclear physics, engineering and data science, with strong postgraduate programmes for international students.

Dolgoprudny, Moscow region

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT)

Known as "Phystech," MIPT is one of Russia's most selective universities for physics, mathematics and applied computer science.

Research-intensive

Yekaterinburg

Ural Federal University

A major federal university in the Urals with thousands of international students and strong engineering and natural-science programmes.

Federal university

Kaliningrad

Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

Based in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, this federal university offers a uniquely European-facing campus within Russia.

Federal university

Vladivostok

Far Eastern Federal University

Located on Russky Island in Vladivostok, FEFU connects students to Asia-Pacific partnerships across engineering, economics and marine biology.

Federal university

Moscow

Moscow Architectural Institute (MARCHI)

Russia's oldest and most established architecture school, founded in 1933 and RIBA-accredited since 1994.

Architecture

IT & roboticsEnglish-taught

Innopolis, Tatarstan

Innopolis University

A young, English-taught university founded in 2012 and built around IT, robotics and software engineering, in Russia's purpose-built tech city.

Moscow

HSE University

Russia's top-ranked university for economics and social science, with a modern, globally-oriented academic culture.

Economics

Moscow

Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

One of Russia's oldest and most established schools for economics, trade and business administration.

Economics

Moscow

Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

One of Russia's oldest and most established universities for finance, banking and public economics.

Economics

Moscow

Kutafin Moscow State Law University

Founded in 1931, one of Russia's largest and most established dedicated law schools.

Law

Moscow

Moscow State Linguistic University

Founded in 1804, Russia's oldest and largest university specialising in linguistics and foreign languages, teaching over 30 languages.

Linguistics

Timiryazev Russian State Agrarian University campus/building

Moscow

Timiryazev Russian State Agrarian University

Founded in 1865, Russia's oldest agrarian institution, covering agronomy, veterinary medicine and food science.

Agriculture & Veterinary

Moscow

Stroganov Moscow State Academy of Design and Applied Arts

One of Russia's oldest and most respected schools for design, applied arts and monumental art.

Arts & Design

Regional universities

Beyond the two capitals

Mid-sized regional universities are consistently popular with international applicants — lower living costs, smaller class sizes, and, in several cases, decades of experience teaching international medical and aviation students.

Tambov

Tambov State University

Tambov State University offers programmes associated with humanities & sciences, making it a regional option for international applicants.

Humanities & Sciences

Voronezh

Voronezh State University

Voronezh State University offers programmes associated with medicine & sciences, making it a regional option for international applicants.

Medicine & Sciences

Saratov

Saratov State Medical University

Saratov State Medical University offers programmes associated with medicine, making it a regional option for international applicants.

Belgorod

Belgorod State National Research University

Belgorod State National Research University offers programmes associated with medicine & engineering, making it a regional option for international applicants.

Medicine & Engineering

Ryazan

Ryazan State Medical University

Ryazan State Medical University offers programmes associated with medicine, making it a regional option for international applicants.

Volgograd

Volgograd State University

Volgograd State University offers programmes associated with economics & humanities, making it a regional option for international applicants.

Economics & Humanities

Southern Federal University campus/building

Rostov-on-Don

Southern Federal University

Southern Federal University offers programmes associated with sciences & humanities, making it a regional option for international applicants.

Sciences & Humanities

Kursk

Kursk State Medical University

Kursk State Medical University offers programmes associated with medicine, making it a regional option for international applicants.

Orenburg

Orenburg State Medical University

Orenburg State Medical University offers programmes associated with medicine, making it a regional option for international applicants.

Astrakhan

Astrakhan State Medical University

Astrakhan State Medical University offers programmes associated with medicine, making it a regional option for international applicants.

Chuvash State University campus/building

Cheboksary

Chuvash State University

Chuvash State University offers programmes associated with humanities & engineering, making it a regional option for international applicants.

Humanities & Engineering

Ivanovo

Ivanovo State Medical Academy

Ivanovo State Medical Academy offers programmes associated with medicine, making it a regional option for international applicants.

Perm

Perm State University

Perm State University offers programmes associated with sciences & humanities, making it a regional option for international applicants.

Sciences & Humanities

Samara

Samara State University

Samara State University offers programmes associated with aerospace & engineering, making it a regional option for international applicants.

Aerospace & Engineering

Don State Technical University campus/building

Rostov-on-Don

Don State Technical University

Don State Technical University offers programmes associated with engineering, making it a regional option for international applicants.

Barnaul

Altai State Medical University

Altai State Medical University offers programmes associated with medicine, making it a regional option for international applicants.

Ulyanovsk

Ulyanovsk Civil Aviation Institute

Ulyanovsk Civil Aviation Institute offers programmes associated with aviation & piloting, making it a regional option for international applicants.

Aviation & Piloting

Dagestan State University campus/building

Makhachkala, Dagestan

Dagestan State University

Founded in 1931 as a teacher-training institute, the university developed into a broad public university and became Dagestan State University in 1957. It has grown into one of the republic’s principal centres of science, culture and education.

Natural Sciences

Dagestan State Medical University campus/building

Makhachkala, Dagestan

Dagestan State Medical University

Established in 1932, Dagestan State Medical University developed into a dedicated medical institution serving the republic and the wider North Caucasus. Its long history has been tied to physician training, clinical education, medical research and the growth of healthcare in the region.

Dagestan State Technical University campus/building

Makhachkala, Dagestan

Dagestan State Technical University

The institution traces its roots to the technical and polytechnic education tradition of Dagestan and developed into a major technical university for the republic. Today it links engineering education with applied research and the needs of the region’s industry.

Dagestan State Agrarian University campus/building

Makhachkala, Dagestan

Dagestan State Agrarian University

Founded in 1932, the university has developed around agricultural science, veterinary education, natural resources and engineering for the North Caucasus. Its work is closely connected with the economic and environmental needs of Dagestan and the North Caucasus.

Agriculture

North Caucasus Federal University campus/building

Stavropol

North Caucasus Federal University

Created in 2012 through the consolidation of major higher-education institutions in the Stavropol region, the university was designed as a federal-level academic centre for the North Caucasus. It combines undergraduate and postgraduate education with research and international cooperation.

IT & Computer Science