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Yekaterinburg: studying in Russia
Verified information about Yekaterinburg in Russia and the universities located there.
Verified facts about Yekaterinburg
- Portal city table: population 1.5 million, 16 universities, one-room rent 15,264 RUB per month.
- Home to Ural Federal University.
Universities in Yekaterinburg
Ural Federal University (UrFU)
Yekaterinburg · Public
Master's fully in English, annual fee for non-CIS citizens: 314,000 RUB (266,900 with 70+ entrance points) for most management/applied mathematics/philology tracks; 357,000 (303,500) for energy, mechanical engineering, physics, biotechnology and IT tracks; 402,000 (341,700) for Practical Artificial Intelligence. CIS citizens: 291,000-373,000 RUB. Fees marked as per year.
Humanitarian University
Yekaterinburg · Private
Ural Institute of the Stock Market
Yekaterinburg · Private
Ural University - Ural Institute of Economics, Management and Law
Yekaterinburg · Private
Yekaterinburg Academy of Contemporary Art
Yekaterinburg · Public
Missionary Institute (Yekaterinburg)
Yekaterinburg · Private
Yekaterinburg Theological Seminary
Yekaterinburg · Private
Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University
Yekaterinburg · Public
Yekaterinburg State Theatre Institute
Yekaterinburg · Public
Mussorgsky Ural State Conservatory
Yekaterinburg · Public
Ural State Medical University
Yekaterinburg · Public
Ural State Pedagogical University
Yekaterinburg · Public
Ural State University of Economics
Yekaterinburg · Public
Ural State Law University
Yekaterinburg · Public
Ural State Agrarian University
Yekaterinburg · Public
Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts
Yekaterinburg · Public
Ural State Mining University
Yekaterinburg · Public
Ural State Forest Engineering University
Yekaterinburg · Public
Ural State University of Railway Transport
Yekaterinburg · Public
Institute of International Relations
Yekaterinburg · Private
Academy of Tourism and International Relations
Yekaterinburg · Private
Ural Institute of the State Fire Service of EMERCOM of Russia
Yekaterinburg · State (other ministry)
Ural Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
Yekaterinburg · State (other ministry)
Cost information for Russia
The information below is not specific to Yekaterinburg; 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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