Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
TOP-3 the most International Universities in Russia by THE Ranking, 2023
TOP-3 in Russia by number of international students (120 in QS)
Located in Russia’s second-largest and most beautiful city, the cultural capital of Russia - St. Petersburg. Founded more than 125 years ago (1899) Polytechnic University is one of the country’s leading universities:
• A unique campus: 120 hectares and 170 buildings
• 12 institutes
• 18 dormitories
• 33,000+ students (5,000 international)
• 300+ undergraduate and graduate programs
• 50 postgraduate programs
• 100+ international programs
Many of the University graduates have won international acclaim and prestigious awards, including the Nobel Prize. Polytech’s Alumni are among outstanding world-known scientists, talented engineers, employees of large companies and even countries’ leaders.
TOP-3 in Russia by number of international students (120 in QS)
Located in Russia’s second-largest and most beautiful city, the cultural capital of Russia - St. Petersburg. Founded more than 125 years ago (1899) Polytechnic University is one of the country’s leading universities:
• A unique campus: 120 hectares and 170 buildings
• 12 institutes
• 18 dormitories
• 33,000+ students (5,000 international)
• 300+ undergraduate and graduate programs
• 50 postgraduate programs
• 100+ international programs
Many of the University graduates have won international acclaim and prestigious awards, including the Nobel Prize. Polytech’s Alumni are among outstanding world-known scientists, talented engineers, employees of large companies and even countries’ leaders.
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PRE-UNIVERSITY PROGRAM
at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Foundation program (Russian language course)
Duration 9 months.
Tuition fee ~ 1500-2800 USD
Duration 9 months.
Tuition fee ~ 1500-2800 USD
Engineering, Economics, Humanities – depending on students' future specialization
Сertified by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation for those who wish to enter undergraduate or postgraduate studies.
The opportunity to master Russian, systematize and bridge the gaps in one's knowledge of major subjects.
BACHELOR'S PROGRAMS IN ENGLISH
at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Programs
Duration 4 years.
Tuition fee ~4800 USD/per year
Duration 4 years.
Tuition fee ~4800 USD/per year
- Digital Enterprise Economics
- International Business
- International Trade
BACHELOR'S PROGRAMS IN RUSSAN
at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Institute of Civil Engineering
Duration 4 years
Tuition fee ~3900 - 6800 USD per year
Duration 4 years
Tuition fee ~3900 - 6800 USD per year
- Civil Engineering
- Technosphere Safety
- Design
Institute of Energy
Duration 4 years
Tuition fee ~3500-4400 USD/per year
Duration 4 years
Tuition fee ~3500-4400 USD/per year
- Heat Power Engineering
- Electrical Power Engineering
- Power Machine Engineering
- Nuclear Power Engineering and Thermal Physic
Institute of Machinery, Materials, and Transport
Duration 4 years
Tuition fee ~3500-4400 USD/per year
Duration 4 years
Tuition fee ~3500-4400 USD/per year
- Mechanical Engineering
- Automation of Technological Processes and Production
- Design and Technology Support of Mechanical Facilities
- Materials Science and Technology of Materials
- Metallurgy
- Transportation Technologies
- Quality Management
- Innovatics
- Nanotechnologies and Microsystems Engineering
- Artistic Materials Processing Technology
Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications
Duration 4 years
Tuition fee ~3900 USD/per year
Duration 4 years
Tuition fee ~3900 USD/per year
- Radio Engineering
- Infocommunications Technologies and Communication Systems
- Electronics and Nanoelectronics
- Technical Physics
Institute of Cybersecurity and Computer Science
Duration 4 years
Tuition fee ~3500-3900 USD/per year
Duration 4 years
Tuition fee ~3500-3900 USD/per year
- Mathematical Software and Information Systems Administration
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Information Systems and Technologies
- Applied Information Science
- Software Engineering
Institute of Physics and Mechanics
Duration 4 years
Tuition fee ~3500-3900 USD/per year
Duration 4 years
Tuition fee ~3500-3900 USD/per year
- Applied Mathematics and Informatics
- Mechanics and Mathematical Modeling
- Applied Mathematics and Physics
- Physics
- Applied Mechanics
Institute of Biomedical Systems and Biotechnology
Duration 4 years
Tuition fee ~3900 USD/per year
Duration 4 years
Tuition fee ~3900 USD/per year
- Biotechnical Systems and Technologies
- Biotechnology
- Food Products of Animal Origin
- Production Technology and Organization of Catering
Institute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade
Duration 4 years
Tuition fee ~3500-3900 USD/per year
Duration 4 years
Tuition fee ~3500-3900 USD/per year
- Statistics
- Economics
- Management
- Business Informatics
- Commerce
- Tourism
- Hotel Business
Institute of Humanities
Duration 4 years
Tuition fee ~3500-3900 USD/per year
Duration 4 years
Tuition fee ~3500-3900 USD/per year
- Jurisprudence
- Foreign Regional Studies
- Advertising and Public Relations
- Psychological and Pedagogical Education
- Linguistics
MASTER'S PROGRAMS IN ENGLISH
at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Engineering & Natural Sciences
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~5100 – 6000 USD/per year
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~5100 – 6000 USD/per year
- Civil Engineering
- Power Plant Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Nuclear Power Engineering
- New Materials and Additive Technologies
- Laser and Fiber Optic Systems
- Microelectronics of Telecommunication Systems
- Intelligent Systems
- Molecular and Cellular Biomedical Technologies
Economics & Management, Humanities
Duration 2 years.
Tuition fee ~4800 USD/per year
Duration 2 years.
Tuition fee ~4800 USD/per year
- Business Engineering
- International Business Development
- Quantitative Finance
MASTER'S PROGRAMS IN RUSSIAN
at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Institute of Civil Engineering
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~4000-7400 USD/per year
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~4000-7400 USD/per year
- Architectural Environment Design
- Urban Development
- Civil Engineering
- Technosphere Safety
- Design
Institute of Energy
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~4000-7400 USD/per year
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~4000-7400 USD/per year
- Heat Power Engineering
- Electrical and Electrical Power Engineering
- Power Machine Engineering
- Nuclear Power Engineering and Thermal Physics
Institute of Machinery, Materials, and Transport
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~4000 USD/per year
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~4000 USD/per year
- Mechanical Engineering
- Automation of Technological Processes and Production
- Design and Technology Support of Mechanical Facilities
- Materials Science and Technology of Materials
- Metallurgy
- Technology of Transportation Processes
- Motor Transport and Technology Systems
- Quality Control
- Innovatics
- Materials and technologies of manufacturing of art products
Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~4000-5100 USD/per year
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~4000-5100 USD/per year
- Radio Engineering
- Infocommunication Technologies and Communication Systems
- Electronics and Nanoelectronics
- Technical Physics
Institute of Cybersecurity and Computer Science
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~3800-5100 USD/per year
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~3800-5100 USD/per year
- Applied Mathematics and Informatics
- Mathematical Software and Information Systems Administration
- Information Science and Computer Engineering
- Information Systems and Technologies
- Applied Information Science
- Software Engineering
- Control in Engineering Systems
Institute of Physics and Mechanics
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~3800-4000 USD/per year
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~3800-4000 USD/per year
- Applied Mathematics and Informatics
- Mechanics and Mathematical Modeling
- Applied Mathematics and Physics
- Physics
- Applied Mechanics
- Mathematical Software and Information Systems Administration
Institute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~3800-4700 USD/per year
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~3800-4700 USD/per year
- Statistics
- Science-Intensive Technologies and Economics of Innovations
- Economics
- Management
- Business Informatics
- Commerce
Institute of Biomedical Systems and Biotechnology
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~4000-4700 USD/per year
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~4000-4700 USD/per year
- Technical Physics
- Biotechnical Systems and Technologies
- Biotechnology
- Materials and technologies of manufacturing of art products
- Production Technology and Organization of Catering
Institute of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~4700 USD/per year
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~4700 USD/per year
- Professional Training of Coaches and Teachers in the Field of Physical Culture and Sports
School of Advanced Engineering Studies in Digital Engineering
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~3200-6100 USD/per year
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~3200-6100 USD/per year
- Applied Mechanics
- Management of Knowledge-Intensive Production
Institute of Humanities
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~3800 USD/per year
Duration 2 years
Tuition fee ~3800 USD/per year
- Jurisprudence
- Foreign Regional Studies
- Psychological and Pedagogical Education
- Linguistics
PHD PROGRAMS
at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Engineering
Duration 3 years
Tuition fee ~4400-5600 USD/per year
Duration 3 years
Tuition fee ~4400-5600 USD/per year
- Theoretical Mechanics, Machine Dynamics
- Solid Mechanics
- Fluid, Gas and Plasma Mechanics
- Construction, Buildings and Structures
- Safety of Construction Objects
- Hydrotechnical Construction, Hydraulics and Engineering Hydrology
- Design and Construction of Roads, Subways, Airfields, Bridges and Transport Tunnels
- Electronic Component Base of Micro- and Nanoelectronics, Quantum Devices
- Information, Measuring and Control Systems
- Radio Engineering, Including Television Systems and Devices
- Technology and equipment for production of materials and devices of electronic engineering
- Theoretical and Applied Electrical Engineering
- Electrotechnical Complexes and Systems
- Electrical Power Engineering
- Power Engineering Systems and Complexes
- Theoretical and Applied Heat Engineering
- Turbomachinery and Reciprocating Engines
- Nuclear Power Plants, Fuel Cycle, Radiation Safety
- Engineering Geometry and Computer Graphics. Digital Product Lifecycle Management
- Friction and Wear in Machinery
- Hydraulic Machines, Vacuum, Compressor Equipment, Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
Physical, Biological and Materials Sciences
Duration 3 years
Tuition fee ~4400-5600 USD/per year
Duration 3 years
Tuition fee ~4400-5600 USD/per year
- Space Physics, Astronomy
- Thermophysics and Theoretical Heat Engineering
- Physics of Atomic Nuclei, Particle Physics, and High Energy Physics
- Theoretical Physics
- Radiophysics
- Physical Electronics
- Physics of Semiconductors
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Plasma Physics
- Inorganic chemistry
- Biophysics
- Laser Physics
- Biotechnology
- Geoecology
- Welding, Related Processes and Technologies
- Metal Science and Heat Treatment of Metals and Alloys
- Powder Metallurgy and Composite Materials
- Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials
Computer Science, Informatics, IT and Telecommunications
Duration 3 years
Tuition fee ~4400 USD/per year
Duration 3 years
Tuition fee ~4400 USD/per year
- Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Methods and Software Tools
- Systems Analysis, Control and Information Processing
- Automation and Control of Technological Processes and Production Facilities
- Mathematical and Software Support for Computers, Complexes and Computer Networks
Economics, Political Science & Pedagogy
Duration 3 years
Tuition fee ~4400 USD/per year
Duration 3 years
Tuition fee ~4400 USD/per year
- Theoretical and Historical Legal Sciences
- Mathematical, Statistical, and Instrumental Methods in Economics
- Regional and Sectoral Economy
- Finance
- World Economy
- Management
- History and Theory of Politics
- Philosophy of science and technology
- Theory and Methodology of Education and Upbringing (by study areas and educational levels)
- Theory and Methodology of Sports
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University welcomes all foreign students. If you want to learn more about our education programs, admission procedure, or have other questions please contact us!
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Admission Procedure
Submit your application ONLINE
Pass the entrance tests using remote technologies ONLINE
Sign the necessary forms and your study contract
Get your visa invitation and apply for a student visa
Legalize and translate your documents
Inform about your arrival
Upon arrival, pay for your tuition and receive an extract from the enrollment order
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A POLYTECH STUDENT!
CONGRATULATIONS!
YOU OFFICIALLY BECOME
A POLYTECH STUDENT!
Why study at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University ?
The leading university in Russia
11th among the top 100 Russia's universities TOP-3 in Russia by number of international students (107 in QS).
International University
33 000+ students of those 5 000 international from 107 countries.
Campus and accommodation
Over 120 ha; 170+ educational and research buildings, 18 dormitories, the sports center, the polyclinics.
Safety and comfort living
International students live in the international part of the campus. Video surveillance systems, electronic access cards, Buddy program.
The most charming city St. Petersburg
UNESCO World Heritage Sites QS TOP-10 most affordable cities for students Venice of the North –42 islands, 340+ bridges, White nights!
International study and research options
Studies in international groups Programs fully in English. Foreign internships and Double Degree options. Scholarship opportunities.
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Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Russia, 195220, Saint Petersburg, Grazhdansky pr., 28, office 228
Russia, 195220, Saint Petersburg, Grazhdansky pr., 28, office 228