The list of universities in St. Petersburg is quite large, but not all universities fall into the ranks of world ratings of educational institutions. Educational programs for all existing undergraduate and graduate programs are presented in the Northern capital.
Saint Petersburg State University
Having a history dating back several centuries, St. Petersburg State University to this day tops the ranking of the best universities in the country. It is also annually included in international education quality rankings. The structure of the institution includes more than 20 faculties and institutes, including physics, the faculty of international relations, geology, law and others.
SPbU graduates became such modern figures as the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin, the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, a large number of employees of the Government of the Russian Federation, the administration of the Leningrad Region, as well as famous directors, writers and researchers.
Heading the lists of universities in St. Petersburg, SPbU keeps up to date. Most educational programs are taught in 2 languages: Russian and English. The passing score for the Geology bachelor's program in 2017 amounted to more than 210. There were 50 budget places, with only 5 places with payment. The cost of studying at the bachelor's program per year is 232,000 rubles.
For admission to the Oil and Gas Business, an entrant in 2017 had to overcome the threshold of 234 points. The threshold for the paid place was slightly lower - about 216 points. The competition for the place exceeded 32 people. The cost of training per year in the direction starts from 244,000 rubles.
SPbGASU
The University of Architecture and Civil Engineering of St. Petersburg offers students a large number of areas and study profiles, for example, urban planning, landscape architecture and others. In total, the university structure includes 7 faculties: construction, automobile and road, the faculty of economics and management and others.
In the list of universities in St. Petersburg, it is SPbGASU that offers the largest number of educational programs in the construction field. Students get the opportunity to study at programs at all levels of education.
Cost on a fee basis starts from 70,000 rubles per year. In order to be admitted to a budget place in the field of “Applied Mathematics and Computer Science” in 2017, an applicant had to provide USE certificates in the required subjects for a total of more than 186 points. 25 budget places were allocated.
St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
The University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in St. Petersburg is admitting for the following training programs: forensic examination, law enforcement and others. In order to enroll in educational programs, applicants, in addition to providing USE certificates, also had to pass a physical fitness test, successfully pass a written exam in the Russian language and test for knowledge of history. It is worth noting that verification of physical fitness is carried out only upon admission to full-time education. For admission to the correspondence form, it is necessary to take only internal exams in the Russian language and history.
In order to study under the program "Law Enforcement" specialty, the entrant in 2017 had to overcome the threshold of a passing score of 249. The number of budget places allocated for the direction was 127. The form of study is in absentia.
The university also has a branch in Kaliningrad, where recruitment for part of educational programs is carried out. The University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in St. Petersburg annually produces thousands of qualified employees who have all the necessary knowledge to work in law enforcement agencies.
Russian State Pedagogical University
The Pedagogical University provides students with 76 training programs, for example, music education, physical or biological. Herzen University in St. Petersburg annually releases qualified teachers from its walls.
The passing score for Logopedia in 2017 amounted to more than 180. For admission to a paid basis, an applicant had to score about 150 points for state exams. For the direction of preparation of bachelors “Adaptive Sport”, those who wanted to enter on a budgetary basis needed to score more than 180 for the amount of the exam. For paid tuition, the passing score was 156. The cost of obtaining education in the field varies within 200,000 rubles a year.
Other universities
The list of universities in St. Petersburg, included in the best world ratings of the quality of education, also includes:
- SPbSPU,
- Saint Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics,
- St. Petersburg State Economic and others.
Most universities in St. Petersburg prepare bachelors and masters in full-time education. The basis is both budgetary and paid. At a number of master's programs at St. Petersburg State University there is no budgetary basis for education, there is only a paid one.