Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba Admission 2027

Admission at a glance

RUDN University admits foreign citizens to full-time, in-person bachelor's, specialist's and master's programmes, including programmes taught in English. Applicants apply through the RUDN International Applicant Personal Account, in person at the Admissions Office at 10/2 Miklukho-Maklaya Street in Moscow, or by email to instudent@rudn.ru. Paths to a place include contract (fee-paying) admission, the Russian government quota for international students, and state-funded places through the RUDN Open Olympiad for foreign citizens.

For the 2026/2027 academic year there is an additional admission round with document submission from September 7 to October 2, 2026 (until 18:00 Moscow time), entrance examinations until October 9 and enrolment by October 16. The master's part of this round is open to applicants who hold an education document issued by a foreign institution. Master's admission in 2026 is a portfolio competition, and bachelor's and specialist's admission uses an entrance examination in the form of an interview in Russian or in English, together with a portfolio evaluation. For English-medium programmes the interview is conducted in English using remote technologies. The minimum score is 30 out of 100.

Applicants upload a scanned education certificate with transcript (with notarised Russian translation and an apostille or legalisation where required), a passport valid for at least 18 months from admission, portfolio documents from the last two years, medical and HIV certificates valid for no more than 12 months, and a photo. RUDN issues a study invitation for visa purposes only after tuition is paid and the enrolment order is issued, and it says the invitation takes at least 30 calendar days.

Requirements

Bachelor

• Bachelor's and specialist's programmes: an entrance examination in the form of an interview in Russian or English, depending on the language of instruction, and an evaluation of the applicant's portfolio.
• Minimum score for entrance examinations: 30 out of 100.
• Education certificate with transcript, legalised or apostilled where required, with a notarised Russian translation.
• Full-time (in-person) study only for the additional admission round.

Master

• A document of previous education issued by a foreign educational institution (education obtained outside Russia) for the additional admission round.
• Admission by portfolio competition in 2026, with a minimum portfolio score of 30 points and a maximum of 100.
• The portfolio can include grade point average, individual achievements, a motivation letter, academic and professional achievements, recommendation letters and a language proficiency certificate.
• Full-time (in-person) study.

Full requirements and documents