Top Medical Colleges in Russia for Indian Students: Ranking and Comparison

Prepared by the Edumapple admissions team, Kakkanad, Kerala· Updated 15 October 2026· How we check facts

Every "top 10" list of Russian medical colleges ranks by something. Ours ranks by one number that matters to an Indian student and that anyone can check: how many graduates of each university passed FMGE from 2022 to December 2025, according to the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS).

Top 10 medical colleges in Russia by FMGE results

Cards show first-year tuition in rupees where the university publishes a price, and the latest FMGE session with at least 50 candidates. The full ranking of 24 universities is below.

Full ranking

Click a column to sort by fee or by the number of candidates. University names link to full pages as they are published.

What the top of the list has in common

Orenburg, Privolzhsky and Smolensk lead the ranking and have been above the Russian average in every NBEMS report since 2021. Orenburg passed 45% of its candidates in December 2025, Smolensk 43%. Smolensk is also one of the largest: more than 2,400 of its graduates sat FMGE in the period, so its result rests on large numbers.

Mordovia, Kazan State Medical, Penza, Mari, Bashkir and Perm follow, all above the Russian average over the period. Mari State University and Perm send some of the largest groups of Indian graduates, with more than 2,500 candidates each.

At the bottom are universities whose graduates pass at half the Russian average or less, year after year. Stavropol, for example, had more than 2,600 candidates in the period and a combined pass rate of 13%. A low fee does not make up for that.

Universities not in the ranking

Some well-known universities had fewer than 300 FMGE candidates in 2022–2025, too few for a fair rate, so they are not ranked. Sechenov University in Moscow, the oldest medical school in Russia, had about 50 Indian candidates a year, with pass rates between 7% and 30%. Several Siberian universities, such as Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk, do not appear under a recognisable name in the reports. The FMGE pass rate page lists every university year by year, including the small ones.

Government or private?

Almost every university in the ranking is a state university. Russia has very few private medical universities, and those that exist have small numbers of Indian graduates. For an Indian student the question is less "government or private" than "is the whole course in English, does it include the internship, and how do its graduates do in FMGE".

By city and climate

The top of the ranking is mostly in European Russia: Orenburg and Ufa in the southern Urals, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Penza, Saransk and Yoshkar-Ola in the Volga region, Perm in the western Urals, Smolensk west of Moscow. All have cold winters, but none is in Siberia. See the catalogue of all universities for the map.

How to compare medical colleges before applying

1. Shortlist from the ranking

   Pick three or four universities from the top half that fit your budget.

2. Check the trend

   Look at each university's results year by year, not only the total. A falling trend is a warning sign.

3. Ask about English and the internship

   Get it in writing that your group is taught in English for six years and that the 12-month internship is done at the university.

4. Compare six-year costs

   Use the fees page to compare tuition and hostel over the whole course.

Frequently asked questions

Which are the top 10 medical colleges in Russia for Indian students?

By combined FMGE pass rate from 2022 to December 2025, the top universities are Orenburg State Medical University, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, Smolensk State Medical University, Mordovia State University, Kazan State Medical University and Penza State University, followed by Mari, Bashkir, Perm and Ulyanovsk. The table on this page shows the exact figures.

Are government medical colleges in Russia better than private ones?

Almost all Russian medical universities that teach Indian students are state universities, so the choice rarely arises. What matters is whether the course meets the NMC rules and how the university's graduates perform in FMGE.

How many medical universities in Russia accept Indian students?

About 60 Russian institutes appear in each recent NBEMS FMGE report, which means they have Indian graduates. This site covers the 54 that Indian students choose most often.

Which Russian medical universities have the most students from Kerala?

No official source counts students by Indian state. The largest Indian groups overall, by FMGE candidates, are at universities such as Mari, Perm, Smolensk, Stavropol, Northern State and Volgograd. Ask any university how many Indian students are in your year group.

How should I compare medical colleges in Russia before applying?

Shortlist by FMGE results over several years, check that the course is in English for all six years with the internship at the university, compare the six-year cost, and consider the city and its climate.

Sources: NBEMS FMGE performance reports 2022, 2023, 2024 and both 2025 sessions (institute-wise results), matched to universities by name; university price lists and the Study in Russia portal for fees, checked October 2026; Central Bank of Russia rate of 15 October 2026.