• #=401 QS Global World Ranking
  • PublicStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 22,762Total Students
  • 4,328Faculty
  • 8,752Int'l Students

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Russia’s Kazan Federal University (KFU) offers a broad selection of bachelor’s programs (222 by total), including:

  • Bachelor’s degree in “Economics. International Business”;
  • Specialist degree in “General Medicine” and “Dentistry”;
  • Bachelor’s degree in “Petroleum Engineering”;             
  • And many more fascinating courses, listed here!


Undergraduate programs at KFU last four years if studying full-time, and usually involve 26 to 30 hours of study time per week.

Admission requirements

To apply for an undergraduate degree at Kazan Federal University, you must:

1. Have completed your secondary education;

2. Prove your Russian language proficiency (minimum TORFL-1);

3. Pass KFU’s entrance exam (a Russian language test, plus tests in two basic subjects relevant to the academic field chosen).


KFU provides courses in Preparatory school for those students who have little or no knowledge of the Russian language before they begin Russian-taught degree programs. Within 10 months of pre-university instruction, students gain the Russian language proficiency that meets the demands of CEFR level B1 or TORFL level 1, study in a chosen academic field (“professional profiles”) and adapt to the new educational environment and routine life. Upon completing Preparatory School, students are expected to be ready to enter the Russian-taught full-degree programs at KFU and other Russian institutions of higher education. Full information about available programs can be found here.

Get all the latest info and updates about KFU on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and in Admission unit of the International department.

KFU's research and academic infrastructure includes:


About

Russia’s Kazan Federal University (KFU) offers a broad selection of bachelor’s programs (222 by total), including:

  • Bachelor’s degree in “Economics. International Business”;
  • Specialist degree in “General Medicine” and “Dentistry”;
  • Bachelor’s degree in “Petroleum Engineering”;             
  • And many more fascinating courses, listed here!


Undergraduate programs at KFU last four years if studying full-time, and usually involve 26 to 30 hours of study time per week.

Admission requirements

To apply for an undergraduate degree at Kazan Federal University, you must:

1. Have completed your secondary education;

2. Prove your Russian language proficiency (minimum TORFL-1);

3. Pass KFU’s entrance exam (a Russian language test, plus tests in two basic subjects relevant to the academic field chosen).


KFU provides courses in Preparatory school for those students who have little or no knowledge of the Russian language before they begin Russian-taught degree programs. Within 10 months of pre-university instruction, students gain the Russian language proficiency that meets the demands of CEFR level B1 or TORFL level 1, study in a chosen academic field (“professional profiles”) and adapt to the new educational environment and routine life. Upon completing Preparatory School, students are expected to be ready to enter the Russian-taught full-degree programs at KFU and other Russian institutions of higher education. Full information about available programs can be found here.

Get all the latest info and updates about KFU on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and in Admission unit of the International department.

KFU's research and academic infrastructure includes:


University highlights

QS World University Ranking

  • 2012
    #601+
  • 2014
    #601-650
  • 2015
    #551-600
  • 2016
    #551-600
  • 2017
    #501-550
  • 2018
    #441-450
  • 2019
    #=439
  • 2020
    #=392
  • 2021
    #=370
  • 2022
    #=347
  • 2023
    #322
  • 2024
    #=396
  • 2025
    #=401

Student & Staff

Total students
22,762

34%
66%

International students
8,752

30%
70%

Total faculty staff
4,328

333
3995

Total students
22,762

34%
66%

International students
8,752

30%
70%

Total faculty staff
4,328

3995
333
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Scholarships

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Campus locations

Kazan Federal University,

18 Kremlyovskaya st. , Kazan , Republic of Tatarstan , Russia , 420008

English language requirements

Kazan (Volga region) Federal University EN