205 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.
205 public universities
Russia has public institutions offering a wide range of programs, often with government-regulated fees and a strong tradition of academic research.
Volga State University of Technology
A technological university in Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El, combining engineering and forest technology.
Ural Federal University
Large public federal university in Yekaterinburg, founded in 1920, a major hub of education and research.
Kazan Federal University
Federal university founded in 1804, one of Russia's oldest, located in Kazan (Tatarstan).
Siberian State Industrial University
A steelmaking school in Novokuznetsk, training Siberia's metallurgical engineers since 1930.
ITMO University
Research university in St. Petersburg, world-famous for computer science, photonics and competitive programming.
Moscow State Linguistic University
Moscow's foreign-language university, training translators, interpreters and teachers since 1930.
Linguistic University of Nizhny Novgorod
Founded in 1917, one of Russia's four specialized linguistic universities, teaching 16 foreign languages.
Admiral Ushakov Maritime State University
Russia's largest maritime transport university, in Novorossiysk, heir to a school founded in 1930.
Astrakhan State Medical University
One of southern Russia's major medical universities on the Caspian coast, offering 6 degree specialties.
Izhevsk State Medical University
A public medical academy in Izhevsk (Udmurtia), popular for its MBBS program among Indian students.
Omsk State Medical University
Omsk's Siberian medical school, training doctors and pharmacists since 1921.
Orenburg State Medical University
Orenburg's medical university, whose faculty of medicine is highly popular with international students.
Bashkir State Medical University
Ufa's medical school, training the practitioners of Bashkortostan and beyond since 1932.
Yaroslavl State Medical University
Yaroslavl's medical school, open to international students since the 1960s.
Kazan State Medical University
Public medical university in Kazan, founded in 1814, among Russia's top five for international medical studies.
Kirov State Medical University
Public medical university in Kirov founded in 1987, known for its affordable English-taught MBBS program.
Kuban State Medical University
Krasnodar's medical school, highly popular with international students in southern Russia.
Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Professor V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky
A major medical centre in Eastern Siberia, training doctors, dentists and pharmacists since 1942.
Altai State Medical University
Barnaul's medical school, training South Siberia's practitioners since 1954.
South Ural State Medical University
Public medical university in Chelyabinsk, founded in 1944, internationally recognized for its MBBS.
Perm State Medical University
Public medical university founded in 1916 in Perm, highly popular with international medical students.
Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov
Ryazan's medical school, named after physiologist Ivan Pavlov, founded in 1943.
Rostov State Medical University
Rostov-on-Don's medical school, one of the most cosmopolitan in southern Russia.
Saratov State Medical University
A major medical centre on the Volga, founded in 1909, training doctors and pharmacists with an international reputation.