Medical Universities in Russia: All 54 Universities for MBBS
These are the 54 Russian universities that Indian students most often choose for General Medicine. The table below puts the facts side by side: city, founding year, first-year tuition in rupees, the latest FMGE result and whether the university states English as the medium of instruction.
How to read this page: sort the table by fee or FMGE result, then open the university pages for the details. A dash means we have not yet confirmed the figure from an official source, not that it is zero.
All 54 universities
Most of these are state medical universities, founded in the Soviet era or earlier, that teach foreign students in English groups. A few are medical faculties of large classical universities, such as Kazan Federal University or Novosibirsk State University. Private medical universities are rare in Russia.
Where they are
The universities are in 47 cities. Moscow and Saint Petersburg have the oldest and most expensive ones. The Volga cities, such as Kazan, Samara, Ulyanovsk and Nizhny Novgorod, and the cities of the southern Urals, such as Ufa, Orenburg and Chelyabinsk, have large Indian student groups and mid-range fees. Siberia is the coldest and furthest from Kerala.
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How to choose a university
English for all six years
The NMC requires the whole course to be taught in English. Ask the university for a written statement that your group is taught in English in the clinical years too. See the NMC rules.
FMGE results over several years
One good year can be luck. Look at the FMGE results since 2021 and at the number of candidates; a university whose graduates pass above the Russian average year after year is a safer choice.
Total cost, not first-year fee
Compare the six-year total with the hostel and living costs of the city. The fees page has every university in rupees.
City and climate
A student from Kerala will spend five winters there. The Volga and the south are milder than the Urals and Siberia, and large cities have more Indian food and more flights home.
Indian and Malayali students
A large Indian group helps in the first year, with food, festivals and senior students who know the system. It can also mean less practice in Russian, which you need with patients.
Government and private, old and new
Almost every university on this list is a state institution under the Russian Ministry of Health or the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. That matters less than it sounds: what the NMC checks is the course, not the ownership. A long history does not mean better results either. Some of the oldest universities have FMGE results below the Russian average, while some younger ones do better.
How many Indian students study in Russia
About 60 Russian institutes appear in each recent NBEMS FMGE report, and in 2025 graduates of Russian universities made 11,428 FMGE attempts. That makes Russia one of the largest sources of foreign medical graduates in India. The largest groups are at universities that have taught foreign students in English for many years, often in Kazan, Ufa, Orenburg, Perm and Smolensk.
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Frequently asked questions
How many medical universities are there in Russia?
Russia has several dozen state medical universities and medical faculties at classical universities. About 60 Russian institutes appear in each recent NBEMS FMGE report. This site covers the 54 that Indian students choose most often.
Which medical universities in Russia are the oldest?
Among the universities whose founding year we have confirmed, the oldest are Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Which Russian universities have the lowest MBBS fees?
The lowest first-year tuition among universities with an official price list is ₹2.4 lakh. The fees page
Do all Russian medical universities teach MBBS in English?
No. Many have English-medium groups for foreign students, but some teach the clinical years partly in Russian, and some programmes are bilingual. The NMC requires English throughout, so ask for a written statement before you apply.
How do I choose the right medical university in Russia?
Check that the course is in English for all six years, compare FMGE results over several years, compare the six-year total cost, and think about the city's climate and Indian student community.
Sources: university websites and the official Study in Russia portal (founding year, fees, programme language), checked October 2026; NBEMS FMGE reports 2020–2025; Central Bank of Russia exchange rate of 15 October 2026.