MGIMO is one of the most prestigious universities in Russia. Most graduates of lyceums, gymnasiums and schools from different Russian cities dream of entering Moscow University of International Relations. Applicants, as well as their parents, often ask themselves whether it’s realistic to enroll in MGIMO, since the passing scores for budget places are really very high.
Admission to undergraduate programs
In order to apply for MGIMO undergraduate programs, applicants must collect a package of documents that include USE certificates, as well as successfully pass an additional entrance test conducted directly by the university itself.
Is it possible to enter MGIMO without passing an exam? Yes, it is possible for applicants who graduated from school several years ago. To do this, they need to pass exams at the university itself, which are an analogue of the exam.
The minimum points for the exam
In order to be able to submit documents to MGIMO, applicants must score the following points for the exam:
- For the legal direction, an applicant must score at least 60 points in the Russian language, as well as 60 points in a foreign language.
- For admission to most undergraduate areas, an applicant must score at least 70 points in the Russian language and 70 points in a foreign language.
- For admission to the bachelor's program "Politics and International Relations", an applicant must score at least 80 points in a foreign language and at least 70 points in the Russian language.
DWI: creative competition and exam in a foreign language
What do you need to enter MGIMO, in addition to high results in the exam? In order to participate in the competition, applicants must pass the entrance tests conducted directly by the university itself.
For part of the undergraduate programs, including the direction of “International Journalism”, applicants need to go through a creative competition, which includes 2 stages. The first stage is an essay on one of the proposed socio-political topics. The second stage is an interview conducted by the examination committee. The applicant is asked questions, all answers are recorded and further evaluated.
In order to continue to be able to participate in the competition, an applicant must score more than 60 points out of 100 for an additional entrance test. Applicants with less than 60 points are not allowed to participate in the competition.
Budget and paid places
How to enter MGIMO on a budget? In order to enter budget places, an applicant needs to score fairly high scores for the exam and an additional entrance test.
In each direction, the number of budget places is limited, exactly the same as the number of places with paid tuition. In 2018, 79 and 33 budget places were allocated for the program of the faculty of international relations , as well as 20 and 30 places with tuition fees, respectively. The faculty of international economic relations has 67 budget places, while the competition for one place is more than 9 people.
It is quite difficult to enter MGIMO on a budgetary basis both at the faculty of international journalism and at the faculty of management, since only 48 budget places are allocated for the first faculty, and only 40 are less at the faculty of management. The competition for these faculties exceeds 50 people in place.
It’s really difficult to enter MGIMO, both on a budgetary and on a paid basis, because more than 400 people compete at the MIEP faculty, where only 33 budget places are allocated in several areas. The Faculty of International Politics has 60 budget places, and 85 places are available with tuition fees. In total, in 2018, for all undergraduate programs, a total of 424 places on a budgetary basis and 1431 places were paid for tuition, including programs conducted at the MGIMO branch in Odintsovo.
Pre-university preparation
It is really difficult to enter the MGIMO on the budget, both at the undergraduate level, and at the magistracy. A huge role in the preparation is played by the approach. That is why the university has created several systems for preparing applicants for admission to their faculties.
Pre-university training programs offered by MGIMO:
- One-year full-time study program.
- A two-year program conducted as part of the evening preparatory courses.
- An accelerated one-year training program conducted as part of the evening preparatory courses.
- Rare and Oriental language courses conducted as part of a two-year pre-university training program.
- Foreign language courses in the framework of modular preparation for admission to MGIMO.
It is worth noting that for pre-university training programs conducted as part of full-time education, only applicants with a diploma of secondary education are accepted. Persons who have a diploma of higher education are not allowed to attend courses. The duration of training is 12 months. It is carried out on a daily shift of approximately 5 days a week. The load on items during the week is distributed as follows:
- 14 hours of classes in a foreign language;
- 10 hours of classes in a specialized subject, among which may be history, social studies, as well as mathematics;
- 10 hours of classes in Russian.
Admission to MGIMO, both to the faculty of pre-university training, and to undergraduate studies is based on the results of the exam and an additional entrance test. The courses are aimed at helping the applicant more successfully pass the additional entrance exam conducted by the university.
Master's training
MGIMO can enter both undergraduate and graduate programs by preparing for special courses conducted by the university. Pre-master's training includes several programs, such as:
- law;
- economy;
- international relationships;
- management;
- linguistics.
In addition, sets are opened for such directions as:
- foreign Regional Studies;
- finance and credit;
- sociology;
- journalism and others.
All undergraduate courses are paid. In total, training courses last 28 weeks. The entire training period is divided into 2 semesters of 14 weeks each. The format of the classes is designed so that applicants can fully familiarize themselves with the structure of additional entrance examinations.
Information about applicants
Lists of applicants to MGIMO are placed in a special section on the official website of the university. Also, all final lists of applicants can be found in the admissions office of the institution.
Information on the applicants, posted on the official website, is conveniently structured by faculty and areas of training. In other words, an applicant needs to go to the official website of the university, find a section on applicants, then select the faculty for which an application has been submitted and check their details in a separate document. In addition, all applicants are structured not only in the areas of training, but also on the basis of training: budget or paid.
Additional Required Admission Information
All the necessary information about how to enter MGIMO is available in a special section for applicants on the official website of the university.
Applicants can familiarize themselves with the full list of areas of preparation for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs, find out the schedule of DVI, as well as solve test exams, which are also presented in the section for applicants.
The site also contains information about already submitted applications, as well as information about the competition for a place in the current position. Information is updated every business day.
The University strives to keep up with the times, so you can also apply for admission to one of the educational programs through the online form on the official website.