Russia — university guide
The 278 universities in Russia in 2026
An informative guide to the 278 higher education institutions in Russia: international rankings, tuition fees, programs and practical information for your orientation.
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Universities
264
Public
14
Private
#235
Best ranking
Lomonosov Moscow State University
15,040 RUB
Min bachelor fee
65
Programs
Bachelor fee range in Russia
Based on the 61 universities in Russia that published their fees.
Min15,040 RUBMax508,160 RUB
Universities in Russia: public, private, rankings, fees and programs
264
Public universities
The public institutions in Russia
264universities
14
Private universities
The private institutions in Russia
14universities
36
Best universities
Ranked by overall average
36universities
61
The cheapest
Universities with the lowest fees
61universities
278
University fees
Tuition fee analysis
278universities
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Programs
Fields offered in Russia
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List of universities in Russia in 2026
278 universities listedTyumen Industrial University
Public12 12 programs· Tyumen's oil and gas university, training the engineers of the Russian Far North.
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.
Kirov State Medical University
Public5 5 programs· Public medical university in Kirov founded in 1987, known for its affordable English-taught MBBS program.
Kuban State Medical University
Public7 7 programs· Krasnodar's medical school, highly popular with international students in southern Russia.
Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Professor V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky
Public7 7 programs· A major medical centre in Eastern Siberia, training doctors, dentists and pharmacists since 1942.
Altai State Medical University
Public7 7 programs· Barnaul's medical school, training South Siberia's practitioners since 1954.
South Ural State Medical University
Public5 5 programs· Public medical university in Chelyabinsk, founded in 1944, internationally recognized for its MBBS.
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
#851Public9 9 programs· Russia's first medical school, dating back to 1758, Sechenov University is the national reference in medical education.
Novosibirsk State Medical University
Public8 8 programs· Novosibirsk's medical school, Siberia's medical hub founded in 1935.
Perm State Medical University
Public5 5 programs· Public medical university founded in 1916 in Perm, highly popular with international medical students.
Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov
Public7 7 programs· Ryazan's medical school, named after physiologist Ivan Pavlov, founded in 1943.
Rostov State Medical University
Public7 7 programs· Rostov-on-Don's medical school, one of the most cosmopolitan in southern Russia.
Samara State Medical University
Public8 8 programs· Samara's medical school, founded in 1919, training practitioners and researchers of the Middle Volga.