Higher School of Economics in St. Petersburg

Saint Petersburg
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National Research University Higher School of Economics in St. Petersburg is the St. Petersburg campus of the leading research university in Russia. Its expert and project activities cover a wide variety of fields, from economics and management to design and philology. The HSE University campus in St. Petersburg holds leading positions in Russia in the field of socioeconomic sciences and humanities.

Popular fields of study

  • Finance
  • Management
  • Economics
  • Political Science
  • Sociology
  • Media Communications
  • Design
  • Applied Mathematics and Informatics

Aspects of the learning process

  • Individual learning path: elective and optional courses
  • Minor is an additional specialization supplementing the major (MagoLego for Master's studies)
  • Compulsory subjects related to digital literacy and the English language
  • The opportunity to spend one or two semesters at a foreign university under the international academic mobility program
  • Project-oriented disciplines and internships at the university’s industrial partners

Tuition fee

Language of instructionDurationTuition fees per year
Bachelor`s degreeEN RU4 years
3 800 $
369 510 ₽
3 469 €
26 987 ¥
Master's degreeEN RU2 years
3 100 $
301 442 ₽
2 830 €
22 016 ¥
PhDRU3 years
6 000 $
583 436 ₽
5 478 €
42 611 ¥

Comfortable living and study environment

  • International students having a state scholarship from the Russian Government are accommodated in the dormitories of HSE University – St. Petersburg
  • The university provides assistance in choosing accommodation options to students who study on a contract basis or have partial study grants
  • HSE University has very comfortable educational buildings with up-to-date infrastructure, including libraries, canteens, cafés, and co-working spaces

Extracurricular student life at St. Petersburg HSE university offers:

  • Language and national clubs, cultural festivals
  • Case study clubs, the entrepreneurship center, debate clubs, Model UN
  • The student council, advisors, scientific communities, and many other things

We care about your career

Every year the Career Center of HSE University – St. Petersburg holds a whole series of career events for students such as Career Week, Higher School of Career, Orientation Week. In cooperation with the partner companies, the Center specialists help students build their future career paths, give consultations, and unite students and employers.

HSE University is ranked among the Top 250 of QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022, which shows high demand for graduates.

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Address and contacts
194100, Россия, Северо-Западный ФО, г. Санкт-Петербург, улица Кантемировская, 3к1лА
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