HSE University St Petersburg offers 20 undergraduate programmes in seven fields of study leading to a state-accredited Bachelor’s degree. 

Preparatory Year

4/5 years

Full-time

240 ECTS

Step 4

Take HSE entrance exams (online or offline)

Admission Tracks

There are two admission tracks available for international applicants, which complement one another.

1. International Admissions

International Applications to the undergraduate programmes for 2026/2027 academic year will open on November 1, 2025

  • November 1, 2025

    Start of application submission, review of applications by educational programmes

  • March 20, 2026

    Deadline for accepting applications for Russian government scholarship places

  • September 1, 2026

    Classes starting date

2. Competitions / Olympiads 

Undergraduate international applicants are welcomed to take part in the following competitions (some restriction apply)

Admission Requirements

High school certificate or equivalent recognized by the Russian Federation and duly legalised, if applicable (if you do not yet have your high school certificate at the time of application, you can submit an official high school transcript of records for last 3 years).

Successful passing of 2 programme-specific entrance examinations (online or on-campus).

If you have an international certificate, the results of these examinations can be recognized by HSE University and used instead of HSE's internal examinations.

Here you can register for exams
Please have a look at the test samples

How to Apply

Contacts

Karina Baburina

Undergraduate Programmes Coordinator

Adress: room 344, 3k1 Kantemirovskaya Street, St Petersburg; Phone: +7 981 881 03 31; +7 812 644 59 10 ext. 61583; e-mail: iadmission-spb@hse.ru