Nowadays, foreign students from all over the world choose getting higher education in Volgograd. Get acquainted with SMAPSE ranking of best universities in Volgograd.
In the 1930s, the foundation of higher education in Volgograd was started, first leading universities of the city were founded, which still operate today:
- Industrial Pedagogical Institute
- Construction Institute
- Tractor Institute
- Medical Institute.
Top universities in Volgograd 2025 rankings
| 1 | Volgograd State Technical University |
| 2 | Volgograd State Medical University |
| 3 | Volgograd State University (VolSU) |
| 4 | Volgograd State Agrarian University |
| 5 | Volgograd State Pedagogical University |
| 6 | Volgograd State Academy of Physical Culture |
| 7 | Volgograd Humanitarian Institute |
| 8 | Volgograd Institute of Business |
| 9 | Volgograd Institute of Economics, Sociology and Law |
| 10 | Volgograd State Institute of Arts and Culture |
| 11 | Volgograd branch of International Institute of Economics and Law |
| 12 | Volgograd Branch of the International Slavic Institute |
| 13 | Volgograd Cooperative Institute - Russian University of Cooperation |
| 14 | Volgograd Branch of the Institute of Management |
| 15 | Volgograd Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation |
| 16 | Volgograd Conservatory (Institute) named after P.A. Serebryakova |
| 17 | Volgograd branch of Academy of Labor and Social Relations |
| 18 | Volgograd branch of Modern Humanitarian Academy |
| 19 | Volgograd Institute of Management - a branch of Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation |
| 20 | Volgograd Branch of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation |
| 21 | Volgograd branch of Russian Economic University named after G.V. Plekhanov |
