The top 10 cities also include Yekaterinburg (82 thousand)
The top 10 cities also include Yekaterinburg (82 thousand), Novosibirsk (64 thousand), Rostov-on-Don (53 thousand), Nizhny Novgorod (50 thousand), Ufa (45 thousand), Krasnodar (45 thousand), and Tomsk (40 thousand).
Consensus
- Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Kazan were the top three cities in terms of the number of applicants to universities in the 2026 admission campaign.
- The number of applicants in Moscow was 511,000.
- The number of applicants in Saint Petersburg was 212,000.
- The number of applicants in Kazan was 90,000.
- The top 10 cities by applicant numbers included Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Rostov-on-Don, Nizhny Novgorod, Ufa, Krasnodar, and Tomsk.
- Most applicants (about 1.3 million) submitted their applications through the 'Gosuslugi' portal.
- The Ministry of Science and Higher Education reported the data.
- The 2026 university admission campaign was underway.
Points of divergence
- Almost 94% of applicants used the 'Gosuslugi' portal, compared to 77% in the same period last year. — m24
- The Ministry of Science and Higher Education plans to complete the transition to a new higher education model by 2030, involving the elimination of 'bachelor' and 'master' formats in favor of 'basic' and 'specialized' higher education. — m24
- Almost 60% of Muscovites supported introducing behavior grades in schools. — m24
Coverage (2 sources)
- Cities with the Most Applicants in 2026 Revealed — Вести
- Moscow topped the rating of Russian cities by the number of applicants in 2026 — Москва 24
Key entities
- Moscow
- Kazan
- Saint Petersburg
- Russia
- TASS
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education
- Alexander Avilov
- Moscow Agency