Study in Russia
| Rank | Universities |
| 1 | Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) |
| 2 | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) |
| 3 | HSE University |
| 4 | Saint-Petersburg Mining University |
| 5 | ITMO University |
| 6 | Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (MGSU) |
| 7 | National Research Nuclear University MEPhI |
| 8 | RUDN University |
| 9 | Tomsk State University |
| 10 | Saint-Petersburg State University |
Universities, academies, and institutions provide postsecondary education in Russia, both publicly and privately. Widespread universities are located throughout the nation. Several dozens of cities are reported to be where most students reside. International students like to arrive in Moscow and Saint Petersburg in the greatest numbers. Russian cities are ranked by the number of institutions of higher education.
- Moscow
- Saint Petersburg
- Samara
- Kazan
- Nizhny Novgorod
- Novosibirsk
- Ekaterinburg
- Omsk
- Krasnoyarsk
- Ufa
Visit the Russian embassy in your own country in order to apply for a Russian student visa. The documents that must be needed with your application for a Russian student visa vary. Typically, you will require the following:
- Passport or identification document valid for at least 18 months beyond the visa’s expiration date, with at least two pages and a photocopy of the front page.
- One recent image of passport size
- Your official invitation letter from the GUVM (original, not a copy)
- A medical document less than three months old indicating a negative HIV test result. You may be required to produce the certificate in both Russian and your native tongue, together with your passport information, the period of your stay in Russia, and HIV test results.
- A printable application form that may be filled out online but must be printed.
- If you are under the age of 18, you must additionally provide a document signed by your parents or legal guardian and notarized by a notary.
- Within seven days of arrival, all foreign visitors to Russia must register at the local GUVM chapter.
- Typically, visas are obtained within two to five weeks. Visa facilities frequently provide expedited service for an extra price.
Quick Fact Sheet
- Name: Russian Federation; short: Russia/ Rossiya
- Population: about 146 million (2022)
- Moscow with about 13 million inhabitants is the capital
- Premier as the head of government
- Chief Executive: President
- Language Official: Russian
- Total Area: 6592772 square miles (17075200 square kilometers)
- Literacy: More than 99% can read and write
- Religion: 20% Russian Orthodox 15% Muslim 2% Christian; many Russians are atheists
- Currency: 1 ruble = 100 kopeka
- Statutory holiday: June 12 (Russia Day)
- The United States and Russia are only 4 kilometers apart
- Lake Baikal is the world’s deepest lake. It is referred to as the ‘Blue Eye of Siberia’ by the Russians
- The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world. Russia Azerbaijan Iran and Turkmenistan share this enormous salt lake
- Russia sent the first human into space
- Russia has one-fifth of the world’s trees. This equals 643 billion trees
- Russia boasts the world’s longest railway system
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