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.
Siberian State University of Transport
A major railway school in Novosibirsk, training engineers for the Siberian rail network.
Volga State University of Technology
A technological university in Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El, combining engineering and forest technology.
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
Founded in 1960 to train Third World elites, RUDN is the most international university in Russia.
Saint Petersburg Mining University
Russia's first technical higher education school, founded in 1773, a global reference in mining and geology.
Ufa University of Science and Technology
Formed in 2022 by merging Bashkir State and Ufa Oil Technical universities, it is a major hub for science and engineering in the Urals.
Northern (Arctic) Federal University
The Lomonossov federal university in Arkhangelsk, serving as the scientific hub of the Russian Arctic.
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
A federal university in Kaliningrad named after philosopher Kant, heir to the historic Albertina of Königsberg.
Far Eastern Federal University
A federal university in Vladivostok with a modern Pacific campus, bridging Russia and Asia.
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 Federal University
Founded in 2006 in Krasnoyarsk, it is one of the largest educational and scientific complexes in Siberia.
North Caucasus Federal University
A federal university in Stavropol founded in 2012, serving as the leading educational centre of southern Russia.
Southern Federal University
Founded in 2006 in Rostov-on-Don, it is one of the largest educational and scientific centres of southern Russia.
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Russia's flagship school of finance, founded in 1919, operating under the authority of the Russian government.
Siberian State Industrial University
A steelmaking school in Novokuznetsk, training Siberia's metallurgical engineers since 1930.
Tyumen Industrial University
Tyumen's oil and gas university, training the engineers of the Russian Far North.
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.