NMC Approved Medical Colleges in Russia
Getting a medical degree from a Russian institution can be an exciting and rewarding experience, depending on the chosen institution and planning everything efficiently before submitting your application for an MBBS in Russia. Choose from more than 50 NMC approved medical colleges in Russia, also listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS), including prominent names like Kazan Federal University, Sechenov University, Omsk State Medical University, and more.
The Official List of Medical Universities in Russia
Moscow
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 350+
- Avg. Tuition Fee
- ₽1,180,000 per year
- Course Duration
- 6 years (5 years of coursework + 1 year of clinical internship)
+6
- Established Year
- 1758
- Available Seats
- 350+
- Taught in
- English for international medical students
- Intake
- September
- FMGE Passing Rate
- 25.20%
- Listed in WDOMS
- Yes, as ‘I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University’
Moscow
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 300+
- Avg. Tuition Fee
- ₽750,000 per year
- Course Duration
- 6 years (5 years of coursework + 1 year of clinical internship)
+6
- Established Year
- 1906
- Available Seats
- 300+
- Taught in
- English for international medical students
- Intake
- September
- FMGE Passing Rate
- 24.78%
- Listed in WDOMS
- Yes, as ‘Russian National Research Medical University named after N. I. Pirogov’
Moscow
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN)
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 300+
- Avg. Tuition Fee
- ₽880,000 per year
- Course Duration
- 6 years (5 years of coursework + 1 year of clinical internship)
+6
- Established Year
- 1960
- Available Seats
- 300+
- Taught in
- English for international medical students
- Intake
- September
- FMGE Passing Rate
- 25%
- Listed in WDOMS
- Yes, as ‘People's Friendship University of Russia Faculty of Medicine’
Moscow
Lomonosov Moscow State University (Faculty of Medicine)
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 100+
Saint Petersburg
Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 200+
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg State University (Faculty of Medicine)
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 150+
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 100+
Saint Petersburg
North-Western State Medical University n.a. I.I. Mechnikov
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 200+
Kazan
Kazan State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 250+
- Avg. Tuition Fee
- ₽636,000 per year
- Course Duration
- 6 years (5 years of coursework + 1 year of clinical internship)
+6
- Established Year
- 1814
- Available Seats
- 250+
- Taught in
- English for international medical students
- Intake
- September
- FMGE Passing Rate
- 26.36%
- Listed in WDOMS
- Yes, as ‘Kazan State Medical University’
Kazan
Kazan Federal University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 300+
- Avg. Tuition Fee
- ₽653,400 per year
- Course Duration
- 6 years (5 years of coursework + 1 year of clinical internship)
+6
- Established Year
- 1804
- Available Seats
- 300+
- Taught in
- English for international medical students
- Intake
- September
- FMGE Passing Rate
- 24.76%
- Listed in WDOMS
- Yes, as ‘Kazan Federal University Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology’
Ufa
Bashkir State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 350+
- Avg. Tuition Fee
- ₽405,000 per year
- Course Duration
- 6 years (5 years of coursework + 1 year of clinical internship)
+6
- Established Year
- 1932
- Available Seats
- 350+
- Taught in
- English for international medical students
- Intake
- September
- FMGE Passing Rate
- 22.50%
- Listed in WDOMS
- Yes, as ‘Bashkir State Medical University’
Volgograd
Volgograd State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 250+
- Avg. Tuition Fee
- ₽505,000 per year
- Course Duration
- 6 years (5 years of coursework + 1 year of clinical internship)
+6
- Established Year
- 1935
- Available Seats
- 250+
- Taught in
- English for international medical students
- Intake
- September
- FMGE Passing Rate
- 24.30%
- Listed in WDOMS
- Yes, as ‘Volgograd State Medical University’
Kursk
Kursk State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 300+
Perm
Perm State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 300+
Orenburg
Orenburg State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 250+
Yoshkar-Ola
Mari State University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 250+
Tver
Tver State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 200+
- Avg. Tuition Fee
- ₽430,000 per year
- Course Duration
- 6 years (5 years of coursework + 1 year of clinical internship)
+6
- Established Year
- 1936
- Available Seats
- 200+
- Taught in
- English for international medical students
- Intake
- September
- FMGE Passing Rate
- 24.10%
- Listed in WDOMS
- Yes, as ‘Tver State Medical University’
Smolensk
Smolensk State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 200+
Pskov
Pskov State University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 200+
Ryazan
Ryazan State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 200+
Arkhangelsk
Northern State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 150+
- Avg. Tuition Fee
- ₽350,000 per year
- Course Duration
- 6 years (5 years of coursework + 1 year of clinical internship)
+6
- Established Year
- 1932
- Available Seats
- 150+
- Taught in
- English for international medical students
- Intake
- September
- FMGE Passing Rate
- 24.38%
- Listed in WDOMS
- Yes, as ‘Northern State Medical University’
Barnaul
Altai State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 200+
Omsk
Omsk State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 150+
- Avg. Tuition Fee
- ₽303,000 per year
- Course Duration
- 6 years (5 years of coursework + 1 year of clinical internship)
+6
- Established Year
- 1920
- Available Seats
- 150+
- Taught in
- English for international medical students
- Intake
- September
- FMGE Passing Rate
- 24%
- Listed in WDOMS
- Yes, as ‘Omsk State Medical University’
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 150+
Tomsk
Siberian State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 150+
Voronezh
Voronezh State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 150+
Simferopol
Crimea Federal University (Medical Academy)
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 300+
Astrakhan
Astrakhan State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 200+
Makhachkala
Dagestan State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 200+
Vladivostok
Far Eastern Federal University (School of Medicine)
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 150+
Kaliningrad
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 150+
Izhevsk
Izhevsk State Medical Academy
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 150+
Nalchik
Kabardino-Balkarian State University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 200+
Kemerovo
Kemerovo State University / Kemerovo State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 150+
Krasnodar
Kuban State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 100+
Cherkessk
North Caucasian State Academy
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 150+
Vladikavkaz
North Ossetian State Medical Academy
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 100+
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk State University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 150+
Saransk
Ogarev Mordovia State University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 200+
Orel
Orel State University (Medical Institute)
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 200+
Nizhny Novgorod
Privolzhsky Research Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 200+
Rostov-on-Don
Rostov State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 150+
Samara
Samara State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 150+
Saratov
Saratov State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 150+
Stavropol
Stavropol State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 150+
Tambov
Tambov State University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 200+
Tula
Tula State University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 150+
Tyumen
Tyumen State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 100+
Ulyanovsk
Ulyanovsk State University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 150+
Yekaterinburg
Ural State Medical University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 150+
Cheboksary
Chuvash State University
- Approx. Annual Seats
- 150+
Note: Seats come from the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Ministry of Health, split between commercial (self-financed) and government quotas. They vary by the academic year and path. Always verify any institution’s NMC compliance.