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
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Programs
Bachelor fee range in Russia
Based on the 48 universities in Russia that published their fees.
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Universities in Russia: public, private, rankings, fees and programs
205
Public universities
The public institutions in Russia
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13
Private universities
The private institutions in Russia
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8
Best universities
Ranked by overall average
8universities
48
The cheapest
Universities with the lowest fees
48universities
218
University fees
Tuition fee analysis
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Programs
Fields offered in Russia
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List of universities in Russia in 2026
218 universities listedRussian State Hydrometeorological University
Public8 8 programs· Russia's only university specialising in meteorology, oceanography and climate science, based in Saint Petersburg.
South Ural State Humanitarian Pedagogical University
Public9 9 programs· A major teacher-training university in Chelyabinsk, serving the educational needs of the southern Urals.
Siberian State University of Engineering and Biotechnologies
Public8 8 programs· A Krasnoyarsk university dedicated to biotechnology and Siberia's food processing industries.
Siberian State University of Transport
Public8 8 programs· A major railway school in Novosibirsk, training engineers for the Siberian rail network.
Volga State University of Technology
Public8 8 programs· A technological university in Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El, combining engineering and forest technology.
Innopolis University
Private6 6 programs· A private Russian university devoted to IT and robotics, teaching exclusively in English.
Moscow University for the Humanities
Private9 9 programs· A private Moscow university focused on the humanities, psychology, law and management.
St. Petersburg Academy of Management and Economics
Private8 8 programs· Private university in St. Petersburg specializing in management, economics and service technologies.
European University at St. Petersburg
Private7 7 programs· A small private research university in the humanities and social sciences, built on the European academic model.
Ural Federal University
#606Public8 8 programs· Large public federal university in Yekaterinburg, founded in 1920, a major hub of education and research.
Kazan Federal University
#488Public12 12 programs· Federal university founded in 1804, one of Russia's oldest, located in Kazan (Tatarstan).
Siberian State Industrial University
Public9 9 programs· A steelmaking school in Novokuznetsk, training Siberia's metallurgical engineers since 1930.
Moscow International University
Private9 9 programs· One of Moscow's first private non-state universities, generalist in profile and open to international students.
ITMO University
#801Public8 8 programs· Research university in St. Petersburg, world-famous for computer science, photonics and competitive programming.
Moscow State Linguistic University
Public7 7 programs· Moscow's foreign-language university, training translators, interpreters and teachers since 1930.
Linguistic University of Nizhny Novgorod
Public6 6 programs· Founded in 1917, one of Russia's four specialized linguistic universities, teaching 16 foreign languages.
Admiral Ushakov Maritime State University
Public6 6 programs· Russia's largest maritime transport university, in Novorossiysk, heir to a school founded in 1930.
Astrakhan State Medical University
Public6 6 programs· One of southern Russia's major medical universities on the Caspian coast, offering 6 degree specialties.
Izhevsk State Medical University
Public5 5 programs· A public medical academy in Izhevsk (Udmurtia), popular for its MBBS program among Indian students.
Omsk State Medical University
Public7 7 programs· Omsk's Siberian medical school, training doctors and pharmacists since 1921.
Orenburg State Medical University
Public7 7 programs· Orenburg's medical university, whose faculty of medicine is highly popular with international students.
Bashkir State Medical University
Public8 8 programs· Ufa's medical school, training the practitioners of Bashkortostan and beyond since 1932.
Yaroslavl State Medical University
Public7 7 programs· Yaroslavl's medical school, open to international students since the 1960s.
Kazan State Medical University
Public5 5 programs· Public medical university in Kazan, founded in 1814, among Russia's top five for international medical studies.