264 public universities in Russia in 2026
The public universities in Russia offer accessible education to as many students as possible, with recognised programs and a strong tradition of academic research.
264 public universities
Russia has public institutions offering a wide range of programs, often with government-regulated fees and a strong tradition of academic research.
Perm National Research Polytechnic University
Perm's great polytechnic, a pillar of Urals engineering since 1953.
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Russia's first school of economics (1907), specializing in economics, finance, management and international business.
Russian State Stroganov University of Arts and Industry
Moscow school of art and design founded in 1825, Russia's reference institution for applied arts.
Russian State University of Tourism and Services
Russia's national reference university for tourism and services education, in the Moscow region.
Russian University of Transport (RUT MIIT)
Russia's leading transport university, in Moscow, supervised by the Ministry of Transport.
Russian University of Sport (GTSOLEFK)
Moscow's leading public university for sport, physical education and tourism, founded in 1918.
Samara State Social-Pedagogical University
Samara's main teacher-training university, heir to a century-old pedagogical tradition.
Volgograd State Social-Pedagogical University
A Volgograd institution training teachers, psychologists and social workers.
Moscow Automobile and Road State Technical University (MADI)
Founded in 1930, Russia's leading school for automotive and road engineering, with a dedicated foreign-student center.
Rybinsk State Aviation Technical University
Public aviation university in Rybinsk, tied to engine-maker ODK-Saturn, training propulsion engineers.
Angarsk State Technical University
A public technical university in Angarsk, Irkutsk Oblast, tied to Siberia's petrochemical and energy industries.
Astrakhan State Technical University
The Caspian region's leading technical university, training engineers and managers for fisheries, energy and industry.
Izhevsk State Technical University named after M.T. Kalashnikov
Udmurtia's engineering school, named after designer Kalashnikov, strong in machinery and defence engineering.
Ukhta State Technical University
A technical university in Russia's North, at the heart of the Komi oil and gas industry.
Ulyanovsk State Technical University
A public engineering school in Ulyanovsk on the Volga, specialized in mechanics and computer science.
Bratsk State Technical University
A public technical university in eastern Siberia, established around 1980 alongside Bratsk's industrial boom.
Bryansk State Technical University
An engineering school in Bryansk, founded in the 1950s around transport and machine building.
Yaroslavl State Technical University
An engineering school in Yaroslavl, active since the 1940s in chemistry and mechanical engineering.
Kaliningrad State Technical University
Major public technical university in Kaliningrad, specialized in fisheries, marine affairs and engineering.
Polzunov Altai State Technical University
Barnaul's 'Polytech', a major engineering school in Western Siberia since 1942.
Lipetsk State Technical University
Public technical university in Lipetsk, tied to the metallurgical industry, training engineers and economists since 1956.
Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University
An engineering school in Magnitogorsk serving the city's vast steelmaking complex.
Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Founded in 1830, Russia's oldest engineering school is renowned for the excellence of its technical programmes.
Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University
Nizhny Novgorod's 'Polytech', combining engineering, radio electronics and shipbuilding.