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.
Novosibirsk State Technical University
A major engineering school in Novosibirsk (NETI), a technological pillar of Siberia.
Samara State Technical University
A major public engineering school on the Volga, building on a century of polytechnic heritage.
Saratov State Technical University
Saratov's 'Polytech', named after Yuri Gagarin, training the Volga region's engineers.
Tambov State Technical University
An engineering school in Tambov, recognised for research in energy and process engineering.
Tver State Technical University
An engineering school in Tver, active since the 1920s in machine building and electrical engineering.
Voronezh State Technical University
An engineering school in Voronezh focused on construction, energy and industrial ecology.
Dagestan State Technical University
The leading public technical university of Dagestan, located in Makhachkala on the Caspian Sea coast.
Don State Technical University
A major polytechnic in Rostov-on-Don founded in 1930, a cornerstone of engineering education in southern Russia.
Kamchatka State Technical University
A public technical university in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, specialized in fisheries and marine technologies.
Kuzbass State Technical University
Founded in 1950 in Kemerovo, it trains the engineers of the Kuzbass mining and industrial basin.
Baltic State Technical University Voenmekh
St. Petersburg's school of defense and space engineering, named after Ustinov.
Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics
Moscow's reference school for telecommunications, computer science and cybersecurity.
Far Eastern State Technical Fisheries University
Russia's leading school for fisheries and aquaculture, located in Vladivostok on the Pacific.
Ural State Forest Engineering University
Founded in 1930 in Yekaterinburg, Russia's leading school of forest sciences and wood industries.
St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University
A naval engineering school in Saint Petersburg, training Russia's submarine and ship designers.
National Research Irkutsk State Technical University
Eastern Siberia's leading technical university in Irkutsk, training engineers for the Angara industrial basin.
Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev
Named after Tupolev, Kazan's KAI has been Russia's reference for aviation engineering since 1932.
Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia
Moscow's legendary school of chemistry, bearing the name of Mendeleev, author of the periodic table.
Belgorod State Technological University
An engineering university in Belgorod specialising in construction materials and nanomaterials.
Kuban State Technological University
Krasnodar's polytechnic school, combining chemical, oil and building technology engineering.
Maikop State Technological University
Multidisciplinary public university in Maikop (Adygea) covering engineering, medicine, agriculture and economics.
Moscow State Technological University Stankin
A Moscow school of machine building, Russia's pioneer of CNC machining and robotics.
Penza State Technological University
Public technological university in Penza training engineers, computer scientists and economists.
Russian Technological University MIREA
Major public technological university in Moscow, heir to renowned engineering schools in electronics and IT.