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Saint Petersburg: studying in Russia
Verified information about Saint Petersburg in Russia and the universities located there.
Verified facts about Saint Petersburg
- Portal city table: population 5.4 million, 51 universities, one-room rent 20,880 RUB per month.
- Home to SPbU, ITMO and the HSE St Petersburg campus.
Universities in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg State University (SPbU)
Saint Petersburg · Public
2026/27 annual fees for foreign citizens in the SPbU master's fee schedule: Transnational Legal Practice (in English) 537,800 RUB; Master in Global Business Communication (in English) 536,900 RUB; Russian Culture (in English) 486,900 RUB; Russia and China in International Finance and Trade (in English) 583,300 RUB; Master in Management (MIM) 692,700 RUB. Fees are paid per term.
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg · Public
International master's programmes in 2026-27: 610,000 RUB per year (e.g. Advanced Quantum and Nanophotonic Systems, Applied Optics, Art & Science, Chemistry and Artificial Intelligence); 710,000 RUB for Big Data and Machine Learning and Bioinformatics and Systems Biology.
Peter the Great Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University
Saint Petersburg · Public
English-taught programmes, per year: bachelor 530,000 RUB; master 476,000-614,000 RUB depending on programme (as listed on each programme page).
Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI"
Saint Petersburg · Public
Saint Petersburg Mining University
Saint Petersburg · Public
Saint Petersburg State University of Technology and Design
Saint Petersburg · Public
Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation
Saint Petersburg · Public
Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University
Saint Petersburg · Public
Saint Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation
Saint Petersburg · Public
Emperor Alexander I Petersburg State Transport University
Saint Petersburg · Public
Saint Petersburg State University of Economics
Saint Petersburg · Public
Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
Saint Petersburg · Public
Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology (Technical University)
Saint Petersburg · Public
Saint Petersburg State Chemical-Pharmaceutical University
Saint Petersburg · Public
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Saint Petersburg · Public
Russian State Hydrometeorological University
Saint Petersburg · Public
Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Saint Petersburg · Public
Saint Petersburg State Marine Technical University
Saint Petersburg · Public
Bonch-Bruevich Saint Petersburg State University of Telecommunications
Saint Petersburg · Public
Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping
Saint Petersburg · Public
North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov
Saint Petersburg · Public
Saint Petersburg State University of Film and Television
Saint Petersburg · Public
Baltic State Technical University "VOENMEH" named after D.F. Ustinov
Saint Petersburg · Public
Saint Petersburg University of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Saint Petersburg · Private
Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University
Saint Petersburg · Public
Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health
Saint Petersburg · Public
Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory
Saint Petersburg · Public
Ilya Repin Saint Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
Saint Petersburg · Public
Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design
Saint Petersburg · Public
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
Saint Petersburg · Public
Saint Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts
Saint Petersburg · Public
Russian State Institute of Performing Arts
Saint Petersburg · Public
Saint Petersburg State University of Veterinary Medicine
Saint Petersburg · Public
Saint Petersburg State Agrarian University
Pushkin (Saint Petersburg) · Public
S. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy
Saint Petersburg · State (other ministry)
Mozhaysky Air Force Academy
Saint Petersburg · State (other ministry)
Military Academy of the Signal Corps
Saint Petersburg · State (other ministry)
Military Academy for Logistics
Saint Petersburg · State (other ministry)
N.G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy
Saint Petersburg · State (other ministry)
Mikhailovskaya Military Artillery Academy
Saint Petersburg · State (other ministry)
Saint Petersburg Military Institute of the National Guard Troops
Saint Petersburg · State (other ministry)
St. Petersburg Institute of the FSB of Russia
Saint Petersburg · State (other ministry)
St. Petersburg University of the Russian Interior Ministry
Saint Petersburg · State (other ministry)
Saint Petersburg University of State Fire Service of EMERCOM of Russia
Saint Petersburg · State (other ministry)
Saint Petersburg Theological Academy
Saint Petersburg · Private
Saint Petersburg Christian University
Saint Petersburg · Private
Russian Christian Academy for the Humanities
Saint Petersburg · Private
European University at Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg · Private
Alferov Saint Petersburg National Research Academic University of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Saint Petersburg · Public
Northwestern State Technical Remote University
Saint Petersburg · Public
Pushkin Leningrad State University
Pushkin (Saint Petersburg) · Public
Saint Petersburg State Institute of Psychology and Social Work
Saint Petersburg
St. Petersburg Institute of Jewish Studies
Saint Petersburg · Private
Nevsky Institute of Language and Culture
Saint Petersburg · Private
St. Petersburg Naval Institute
Saint Petersburg · State (other ministry)
Anatoly Sobchak International Banking Institute
Saint Petersburg · Private
Sigmund Freud Institute of Psychoanalysis
Saint Petersburg
Higher School of Folk Arts (Academy)
Saint Petersburg · Public
Baltic Academy of Tourism and Entrepreneurship
Saint Petersburg · Private
East European Institute of Psychoanalysis
Saint Petersburg · Private
Saint Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics
Saint Petersburg · Private
Saint Petersburg Law Academy
Saint Petersburg · Private
University under the EurAsEC Interparliamentary Assembly
Saint Petersburg · Private
Saint Petersburg Medical-Social Institute
Saint Petersburg · Private
Baltic Humanitarian Institute
Saint Petersburg · Private
Saint Petersburg Institute of Economics and Management
Saint Petersburg · Private
Cost information for Russia
The information below is not specific to Saint Petersburg; it applies to Russia as a whole.
- Monthly living cost (country-level)
- 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.Source
- Accommodation (country-level)
- 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.Source
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