Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

About the university

• According to the official information page, the university was founded on 1 March 1919.

• According to the English site, the university's academic and research structure includes 27 campuses, 8 faculties, 52 departments and 8 research institutes.

Fields and faculties

• The bachelor's program tables list the following faculties:

  • Faculty of Higher School of Management
  • Faculty of Economics and Business
  • Faculty of Finance
  • Faculty of International Economic Relations
  • Faculty of Law
  and 3 more

  • Faculty of Information Technology and Big Data Analysis
  • Faculty of Taxes, Auditing, and Business Analysis
  • Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications

Programmes and language of study

Language of study

• Bachelor's programs partially taught in EnglishBachelor's

  According to the programs table, the bachelor's programs “World Economy, Global Finance, and International Business” and “Economic Linguistics and Intercultural Communication” are partially taught in English.

• Master's programs taught fully or partially in EnglishMaster's

  In the master's programs table, “Management and International Business” is taught in English and several programs are partially taught in English.

  • Management and International Business (taught in English)
  • Tourism Management (partially in English)
  • International Energy Business (partially in English)
  • International Financial Markets (partially in English)
  • International Economics & Business Engineering (partially in English)
  • International Economics & Law (partially in English)

Admission for international students

• Bachelor's and specialist admissionBachelor'sSpecialist degreefor international students

  The bachelor's admission page has a section on the Russian Government Scholarship (Quota) and pre-admission lists for international applicants under the Ministry of Science and Higher Education quota, alongside paid-tuition admission.

• Programme: Economics and Finance (bachelor, Faculty of Finance)Bachelor's

  Each bachelor's program has its own entrance examinations in the table; for example, “Economics and Finance” (Faculty of Finance): Mathematics, Russian Language, and Informatics or History or Social Studies or a Foreign Language.

• Master's admissionMaster's

  Master's entrance examinations: Economic Theory (or another subject depending on the program) and a Foreign Language; the language exam is offered in English, German, French, Spanish and Chinese, and IELTS/TOEFL certificates issued from 2023 are accepted. The university conducts entrance exams in person and in Russian.

Scholarships and opportunities

• Contract students (2026/2027 admission)2026/27

  For contract students admitted in 2026/2027 there are tuition discounts for: results in university olympiads, entrance exam results with individual achievements, university alumni and their children, and graduates of partner schools/colleges. One discount only, on application via the personal account.

Student housing

• Placement is first-come, first-served through the Accommodation Service; no prepayment is required and payment is made only upon check-in. The university warns about fraud on social networks.

• Residence hall addresses in Moscow by type:

  • Block-type: B. Galushkina St. 11; Kerchenskaya St. 1A bldg 2; Leningradsky Pr. 51 bldgs 2 and 3; Leningradsky Pr. 55; Novopeschanaya St. 15A
  • Single-room: Kolomensky Proezd 17
  • Apartment-type: Butyrskaya St. 79
  • Mixed-type: Baltic St. 10 bldgs 2 and 3

Student life and services

• Faculty / institute: Preparatory FacultyFoundationfor international students

  The Preparatory Faculty offers a Classical Program preparing for Russian-taught programs and a Partially English-Taught Program (Russian, English and specialised subjects in English). More than 200 students from 65 countries study there every year.

• The International Students and Faculty Department has two subdivisions — the Migration and Visa Department and the Department for Supporting International Students and Faculty; it prepares visa invitations, handles migration registration and visa extensions, and runs adaptation programs.

Practical information

• The site has an English version with sections for applicants and international students.

• Admissions office email for international applicants: [email protected] (Moscow, Leningradsky Prospekt 51/1, Room 0230).