The number of foreign students in Russian universities has grown by 25% over five years
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Over the past five years, the number of foreign students in Russian universities has increased by 25%, more than three quarters of them study on a paid basis, said Deputy Head of the Ministry of Education and Science Konstantin Mogilevsky in an interview with RIA Novosti.
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The article reports an increase in the number of foreign students in Russian universities over the past five years by 25%, with more than three quarters of them studying on a paid basis.
Over the past five years, the number of foreign students in Russian universities has increased by 25%.
More than three quarters of foreign students study at Russian universities on a paid basis.
MOSCOW, September 17 - RIA Novosti. Interest in studying at Russian universities among foreign students is growing; over the past five years, their number has increased by 25%, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation Konstantin Mogilevsky said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
“Interest in Russian university education among foreign youth is steadily growing. Over the past five years, the number of foreign students in our country has increased by 25%, with more than three-quarters of them studying at Russian universities on a paid basis,” Mogilevsky said.
He noted that as part of the 2026 admissions campaign, more than one hundred thousand foreign citizens submitted applications for admission to Russian universities, and this is not the final result, since admission continues until the end of autumn.
Open Questions
- What countries do most international students come from?
- What specialties are most popular among foreign applicants?
- How has the share of budget places for foreign students changed over this period?
