Russia — university guide
The 218 universities in Russia in 2026
An informative guide to the 218 higher education institutions in Russia: international rankings, tuition fees, programs and practical information for your orientation.
218
Universities
205
Public
13
Private
#488
Best ranking
Kazan Federal University
15,040 RUB
Min bachelor fee
64
Programs
Bachelor fee range in Russia
Based on the 48 universities in Russia that published their fees.
Min15,040 RUBMax450,000 RUB
Universities in Russia: public, private, rankings, fees and programs
205
Public universities
The public institutions in Russia
205universities
13
Private universities
The private institutions in Russia
13universities
8
Best universities
Ranked by overall average
8universities
48
The cheapest
Universities with the lowest fees
48universities
218
University fees
Tuition fee analysis
218universities
64
Programs
Fields offered in Russia
64programs
List of universities in Russia in 2026
218 universities listedRussian State Institute of Performing Arts
Public1 1 program· Founded in 1779 in St. Petersburg, the oldest theatre institute in Russia.
Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology
Public9 9 programs· A venerable chemistry school founded in 1828, the cradle of Russian chemical technology.
New Economic School
Private6 6 programs· A private Moscow economics school renowned for its international faculty and high-level research.
Far East State Agrarian University
Public6 6 programs· Public agrarian university in Blagoveshchensk, founded in 1950, the agricultural leader of the Russian Far East.
Izhevsk State Agricultural Academy
Public9 9 programs· A public agricultural academy in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, dedicated to agronomy, livestock and rural technologies.
Bryansk State Academy of Agriculture
Public6 6 programs· Public agricultural academy in Bryansk training specialists for the agro-industry of southwestern Russia.
Yaroslavl State Academy of Agriculture
Public9 9 programs· A public agricultural academy in Yaroslavl training agronomists, engineers and veterinarians for central Russia.
Kazan State Agricultural University
Public7 7 programs· Public agricultural university in Kazan, heir to faculties founded in 1922, serving Tatarstan's agriculture.
Krasnoyarsk State Agricultural University
Public7 7 programs· A major public agricultural school in Siberia, training engineers and researchers for the agri-food sector.
Altai State University of Agriculture
Public7 7 programs· Public agrarian university in Barnaul, founded in 1943, a major agricultural school in western Siberia.
Michurinsk State Agrarian University
Public6 6 programs· An agrarian university in Michurinsk (Tambov region), heir to the institute founded in 1931.
Penza State Agricultural University
Public6 6 programs· Public agricultural university in Penza training agronomists, veterinarians and agribusiness managers.
Saint Petersburg State Agrarian University
Public9 9 programs· A historic agronomy school near Saint Petersburg, operating since 1904.
Saratov State Agrarian University
Public7 7 programs· Public agrarian university in Saratov founded in 1913, a major school of Russia's agro-industry.
Bashkir State Agrarian University
Public8 8 programs· Bashkortostan's leading agricultural university, training agronomists, veterinarians and food industry engineers.
Dagestan State Academy of Agriculture
Public10 10 programs· A public agricultural academy in Makhachkala training agronomists and veterinarians for Dagestan.
Don State Agrarian University
Public8 8 programs· A major agrarian school on the Don, in southern Russia, at the heart of the region's farming steppe.
Gorsky State Agrarian University
Public10 10 programs· A public agrarian university in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, an agricultural reference in the North Caucasus.
Kabardino-Balkarian State Agricultural Academy
Public9 9 programs· A public agricultural academy in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, training rural specialists of the central Caucasus.
Russian State Agricultural University
Public8 8 programs· Agricultural academy founded in 1865, Russia's leading agrarian university, located near Moscow.
Orenburg State Agrarian University
Public8 8 programs· A major public agrarian university in Orenburg, over 10,000 students, in the southern Urals.
Stavropol State Agrarian University
Public10 10 programs· The reference agrarian school of southern Russia, in Stavropol, heart of the country's grain belt.
Yakutsk State Academy of Agriculture
Public7 7 programs· Public agricultural academy in Yakutsk, founded in 1985, the agrarian school of the Yakut Arctic.
Ivanovo State Academy of Agriculture
Public6 6 programs· Public agricultural academy in Ivanovo, named after academician D. K. Belyaev, training agro-industry professionals.