Cost of Studying in Russia (2027) for International Students

Foreign citizens need a visa to enter Russia unless an agreement allows visa-free entry, and a study visa is applied for at the Russian consulate where the applicant permanently lives, with an original invitation issued by a territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a passport valid for at least one and a half years and an HIV-free certificate valid for 3 months. The Consular Department says the visa fee is charged on a reciprocity basis and points to each consulate's tariff, without stating an amount. Verified university examples: HSE University's Moscow master's tuition table runs from 390,000 to 950,000 rubles per year, RUDN University's English-taught General Medicine costs 12,000 US dollars per academic year, and Sechenov University charges 1,300,000 rubles per year for General Medicine.

Verified 30 Sep 2026 Sources

Tuition examples (verified on university pages).

HSE University, Moscow master's programmes: 390,000 to 950,000 Russian rubles per year (2025-2026 academic year table on its International Admissions site).
RUDN University, English-taught General Medicine 12,000 and Dentistry 12,500 US dollars per academic year (order of January 19, 2026, excluding VAT).
Sechenov University, General Medicine and Dentistry, 2026/27: 1,300,000 Russian rubles per year each.

Student visa fee. The Consular Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says a fee is charged on a reciprocity basis and that the tariff is published by the relevant Russian consular institution abroad. No amount is stated on that page.