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# **Moscow: studying in Russia**

Verified information about Moscow in Russia and the universities located there.

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## **Verified facts about Moscow**

- Portal city table: population 12.6 million, 83 universities, average dormitory 10,200 RUB per month, one-room rent 33,588 RUB per month.
- Home to MSU, HSE, RUDN and MEPhI.

## **Universities in Moscow**

[**HSE University (National Research University Higher School of Economics)** Moscow · Public 2026 annual fees on programme pages: Data Analytics and Social Statistics 560,000 RUB (280,000 per term; Russian-government and HSE scholarships and waivers not applicable); Data Analytics for Business and Economics (St Petersburg) 530,000 RUB; Data Analytics for Politics and Society (St Petersburg) 420,000 RUB. Self-paid students on the St Petersburg programmes may receive 25% or 50% discounts from entrance-trial results.](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/hse) [**RUDN University (Peoples' Friendship University of Russia)** Moscow · Public US dollar fees listed on the RUDN international 'programs in English and other languages' table (period not stated on the page): bachelor Veterinary Science 5,950; Journalism 7,500; master International Relations 5,550; Political Science 5,550; Mathematics 5,550; Chemistry 5,550; Economics 6,100; Management 6,100; Agronomy 6,200; specialist General Medicine 12,000; Dentistry 12,500. Preparatory Faculty: 4,300 USD (4,900 for Philology, Linguistics, Dentistry, General Medicine) per academic year.](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/rudn) [**National Research Nuclear University MEPhI** Moscow · Public MSc tracks in English: 138,500-177,000 RUB per semester for CIS and 152,350-194,700 per semester for foreign countries; Nuclear Power Plants and Radioecology and Radiation Protection 162,258 for both. Annual equivalent about 304,700-389,400 RUB (derived).](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/mephi) [**Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)** Moscow · Public Faculty-level tuition not found on the pages reviewed (MSU points to each faculty). MSU estimates for living: dormitory about 14,000 RUB/month, health insurance about 12,500 RUB/12 months, food about 15,000 RUB/month, other about 10,000 RUB/month; Russian-language preparatory course 6,000 USD (Sep-Jun). MSU does not provide scholarships for self-financed students.](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/msu) [**Academy of Labour and Social Relations** Moscow](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/academy-of-labour-and-social-relations) [**All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade (VAVT)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/all-russian-academy-of-foreign-trade-vavt) [**All-Russian State University of Justice (RPA of the Ministry of Justice)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/all-russian-state-university-of-justice-rpa-of-the-ministry-of-justice) [**Bauman Moscow State Technical University** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/bauman-moscow-state-technical-university) [**Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/boris-shchukin-theatre-institute) [**British Higher School of Art and Design** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/british-higher-school-of-art-and-design) [**Central University** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/central-university) [**Church-wide Postgraduate and Doctoral School named after Saints Cyril and Methodius** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/church-wide-postgraduate-and-doctoral-school-named-after-saints-cyril-and-methodius) [**Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/diplomatic-academy-of-the-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-of-russia) [**FSB Academy** Moscow · State (other ministry)](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/fsb-academy) [**Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/financial-university-under-the-government-of-the-russian-federation) [**Gerasimov All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/gerasimov-all-russian-state-institute-of-cinematography-vgik) [**Gnessin Russian Academy of Music** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/gnessin-russian-academy-of-music) [**Gorky Literature Institute** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/gorky-literature-institute) [**Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/gubkin-russian-state-university-of-oil-and-gas) [**Ilya Glazunov Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/ilya-glazunov-russian-academy-of-painting-sculpture-and-architecture) [**Independent University of Moscow** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/independent-university-of-moscow) [**Ippolitov-Ivanov State Musical-Pedagogical Institute** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/ippolitov-ivanov-state-musical-pedagogical-institute) [**K. G. Razumovsky Moscow State University of Technologies and Management (First Cossack University)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/k-g-razumovsky-moscow-state-university-of-technologies-and-management-first-cossack-university) [**Kikot Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia** Moscow · State (other ministry)](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/kikot-moscow-university-of-the-ministry-of-internal-affairs-of-russia) [**Kosygin Russian State University (Technologies. Design. Art)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/kosygin-russian-state-university-technologies-design-art) [**Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/kutafin-moscow-state-law-university-msal) [**MGIMO University** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/mgimo-university) [**MIREA - Russian Technological University** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/mirea-russian-technological-university) [**Management Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia** Moscow · State (other ministry)](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/management-academy-of-the-ministry-of-internal-affairs-of-russia) [**Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/mendeleev-university-of-chemical-technology-of-russia) [**Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation** Moscow · State (other ministry)](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/military-academy-of-the-general-staff-of-the-armed-forces-of-the-russian-federation) [**Military Diplomatic Academy** Moscow · State (other ministry)](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/military-diplomatic-academy) [**Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation** Moscow · State (other ministry)](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/military-university-of-the-ministry-of-defense-of-the-russian-federation) [**Moscow Architectural Institute (State Academy)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-architectural-institute-state-academy) [**Moscow Art Theatre School-Studio (MKhAT School)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-art-theatre-school-studio-mkhat-school) [**Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University (MADI)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-automobile-and-road-construction-state-technical-university-madi) [**Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-aviation-institute-national-research-university) [**Moscow City Government University of Management** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-city-government-university-of-management) [**Moscow City University** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-city-university) [**Moscow Institute of Energy Safety and Energy Saving** Moscow](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-institute-of-energy-safety-and-energy-saving) [**Moscow International Higher School of Business MIRBIS (Institute)** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-international-higher-school-of-business-mirbis-institute) [**Moscow International University** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-international-university) [**Moscow Pedagogical State University** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-pedagogical-state-university) [**Moscow Polytechnic University** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-polytechnic-university) [**Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-school-of-social-and-economic-sciences) [**Moscow State Academy of Choreography** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-state-academy-of-choreography) [**Moscow State Linguistic University** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-state-linguistic-university) [**Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-state-technical-university-of-civil-aviation) [**Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (MGSU)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-state-university-of-civil-engineering-mgsu) [**Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography (MIIGAiK)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-state-university-of-geodesy-and-cartography-miigaik) [**Moscow State University of Psychology and Education** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-state-university-of-psychology-and-education) [**Moscow State University of Technology STANKIN** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-state-university-of-technology-stankin) [**Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (MTUCI)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-technical-university-of-communications-and-informatics-mtuci) [**Moscow Technological Institute** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-technological-institute) [**Moscow University for Humanities and Economics (MGEI)** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-university-for-humanities-and-economics-mgei) [**Moscow University for Industry and Finance "Synergy"** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-university-for-industry-and-finance-synergy) [**Moscow University for the Humanities** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-university-for-the-humanities) [**Moscow University of Finance and Law (MFUA)** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-university-of-finance-and-law-mfua) [**Moscow Witte University** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-witte-university) [**National Research University Moscow Power Engineering Institute (MPEI)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/national-research-university-moscow-power-engineering-institute-mpei) [**National University of Science and Technology MISIS** Moscow · Public International master programmes in English, 2026/2027: 430,000-565,000 RUB per year depending on programme. Residence hall double room about 5,400 RUB/month; medical insurance 8,500 RUB/year.](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/national-university-of-science-and-technology-misis) [**New Economic School (NES)** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/new-economic-school-nes) [**Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/pirogov-russian-national-research-medical-university) [**Plekhanov Russian University of Economics** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/plekhanov-russian-university-of-economics) [**Popov Academy of Choral Art** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/popov-academy-of-choral-art) [**Pushkin State Russian Language Institute** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/pushkin-state-russian-language-institute) [**Russian Biotechnological University (BIOTECH University)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/russian-biotechnological-university-biotech-university) [**Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/russian-institute-of-theatre-arts-gitis) [**Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education (RMANPO)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/russian-medical-academy-of-continuous-professional-education-rmanpo) [**Russian New University (ROSNOU)** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/russian-new-university-rosnou) [**Russian Orthodox University** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/russian-orthodox-university) [**Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/russian-presidential-academy-of-national-economy-and-public-administration-ranepa) [**Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/russian-state-agrarian-university-moscow-timiryazev-agricultural-academy) [**Russian State Geological Prospecting University (MGRI)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/russian-state-geological-prospecting-university-mgri) [**Russian State Social University** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/russian-state-social-university) [**Russian State Specialized Academy of Arts** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/russian-state-specialized-academy-of-arts) [**Russian State University for the Humanities** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/russian-state-university-for-the-humanities) [**Russian State University of Justice** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/russian-state-university-of-justice) [**Russian University of Medicine** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/russian-university-of-medicine) [**Russian University of Sport "GTSOLIFK"** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/russian-university-of-sport-gtsolifk) [**Russian University of Transport (MIIT)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/russian-university-of-transport-miit) [**Schnittke Moscow State Institute of Music** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/schnittke-moscow-state-institute-of-music) [**Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University** Moscow · Public 2026/27 tuition per year: General Medicine 1,300,000 RUB; Dentistry 1,300,000 RUB; Pharmacy 900,000 RUB (the university updates fees annually).](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/sechenov-first-moscow-state-medical-university) [**Shchepkin Higher Theatre School (Institute)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/shchepkin-higher-theatre-school-institute) [**Skryabin Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/skryabin-moscow-state-academy-of-veterinary-medicine-and-biotechnology) [**St. Philaret Orthodox Christian Institute** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/st-philaret-orthodox-christian-institute) [**St. Tikhon's Orthodox University** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/st-tikhon-s-orthodox-university) [**State Academic University for the Humanities (GAUGN)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/state-academic-university-for-the-humanities-gaugn) [**State Fire Academy of EMERCOM of Russia** Moscow · State (other ministry)](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/state-fire-academy-of-emercom-of-russia) [**State University of Education** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/state-university-of-education) [**State University of Land Use Planning** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/state-university-of-land-use-planning) [**State University of Management** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/state-university-of-management) [**Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/stroganov-moscow-state-university-of-arts-and-industry) [**Surikov Moscow State Academic Art Institute** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/surikov-moscow-state-academic-art-institute) [**Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/tchaikovsky-moscow-state-conservatory) [**Universal University** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/universal-university) [**University of Management and Innovative Technologies** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/university-of-management-and-innovative-technologies) [**University of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation** Moscow · State (other ministry)](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/university-of-the-prosecutor-s-office-of-the-russian-federation) [**Zhirinovsky University of World Civilizations** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/zhirinovsky-university-of-world-civilizations) [**Russian State University of Social Technologies (Inclusive Higher Education)** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/russian-state-university-of-social-technologies-inclusive-higher-education) [**Russian State Academy of Intellectual Property** Moscow · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/russian-state-academy-of-intellectual-property) [**Institute of Continuing Education** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/institute-of-continuing-education) [**Moscow Socio-Economic Institute** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-socio-economic-institute) [**International Institute of Economics and Law** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/international-institute-of-economics-and-law) [**Moscow Institute of Economics, Politics and Law** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-institute-of-economics-politics-and-law) [**Institute of Oriental Countries** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/institute-of-oriental-countries) [**Institute of Cinema and Television (GITR)** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/institute-of-cinema-and-television-gitr) [**National Institute of Design** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/national-institute-of-design) [**Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-institute-of-psychoanalysis) [**Moscow Social-Pedagogical Institute** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-social-pedagogical-institute) [**International Law Institute** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/international-law-institute) [**Moscow Institute of Economics** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-institute-of-economics) [**P.M. Yershov Institute of Theatre Arts** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/p-m-yershov-institute-of-theatre-arts) [**Moscow Institute of Jurisprudence** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-institute-of-jurisprudence) [**Moscow Information Technology University - Moscow Architectural and Construction Institute (MASI)** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-information-technology-university-moscow-architectural-and-construction-institute-masi) [**Moscow International Academy** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-international-academy) [**Institute of International Economic Relations** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/institute-of-international-economic-relations) [**Jewish University** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/jewish-university) [**Institute of State Administration** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/institute-of-state-administration) [**Moscow Islamic Institute** Moscow · Private](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/moscow-islamic-institute)

## **Cost information for Russia**

The information below is not specific to Moscow; it applies to Russia as a whole.

<dl>

<dt>**Monthly living cost (country-level)**</dt>
<dd>Study in Russia portal: about 15,000 RUB per month for food, clothing, study materials and leisure; student dormitories 300-6,000 RUB per month (another portal page says up to 20,000); a good room in Moscow from about 15,000 RUB and a one-room flat from about 30,000 RUB per month. MSU's own estimate: dormitory about 14,000 + food about 15,000 + other about 10,000 RUB per month, plus insurance about 12,500 RUB per year. Portal city table (Oct 2026): average one-room rent 33,588 RUB in Moscow, 20,880 in Saint Petersburg, 13,500 in Kazan, 15,264 in Yekaterinburg, 16,000 in Novosibirsk.<a href="https://education-in-russia.com/life-in-russia/benefits-for-international-students">Source </a></dd>

<dt>**Accommodation (country-level)**</dt>
<dd>Portal: universities provide dormitory places for full-time students for 300-6,000 RUB per month (another portal page: up to 20,000 RUB); rooms for 2-4 people. Private rent: room in Moscow from about 15,000 RUB, one-room flat from 30,000 RUB. TPU lists 850-1,100 RUB per month per place; MSU estimates 14,000 RUB.<a href="https://education-in-russia.com/life-in-russia/benefits-for-international-students">Source </a></dd>

</dl>

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