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

Programmes in English

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 2025/2026 academic year will open on November 1, 2024

November 1, 2024

Start of application submission, review of applications by educational programmes
March 1, 2025

Deadline for accepting applications for Russian government scholarship places
August 11, 2025

Deadline for applications for fee-paying places
August 18, 2025
- Deadline for participation in qualifying events
- Deadline for diploma recognition
August 22, 2025

Deadline for submission of all necessary documents for agreement conclusion
August 25, 2025
Deadline for tuition fee payment for the 1st semester.
- Payment is to be made within 14 days from the day of issuing the contract.
- If the contract is issued after August 11, the payment term is reduced.
September 1, 2025

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.

Submitting International Certificates to Enter the University

Qualifying Events Schedule 2025

Here you can register for exams

Entrance Tests Samples

Please have a look at the test samples