Moscow State Linguistic University

Key Highlights

• Public federal university founded in 1930
• Administered under Russia’s Ministry of Science and Higher Education
• Operating in Moscow without listed branches or representative offices
• Active admissions for the 2026/27 academic year

Student Life & Environment

MSLU’s Youth Policy and Cultural Activities Department coordinates extracurricular participation. The university identifies a volunteer center, student media center, Eastern media-culture club, film club, and other student organizations and creative groups. Students may also approach the department with proposals for new clubs or projects. This provides identifiable routes into campus participation, although the official material reviewed does not publish membership figures or a complete current club directory. University housing exists, but applicants should not assume that admission guarantees a room. MSLU’s site identifies several dormitory addresses, while its admissions guidance explains that newly enrolled students request accommodation after enrollment, normally at first-year meetings near the end of August. Separate allocation guidance indicates that the university may also seek places in commercial dormitories operated by partner institutions when its own capacity is insufficient. International-student accommodation information describes the dormitory at 6 Komsomolsky Prospekt as being near Park Kultury metro and within walking distance of the main building, with shared kitchen facilities on each floor. Because room allocation depends on eligibility and capacity, students should obtain a current placement decision before relying on university housing. The reviewed pages did not provide a universal 2026/27 housing charge applicable to every student.

Location & Surroundings

MSLU’s registered main address is 38 Ostozhenka Street, building 1, in Moscow. The university also lists teaching locations on Ostozhenka Street, Rostokinsky Proezd, Komsomolsky Prospekt, and Bolshaya Dorogomilovskaya Street. Applicants should check the location attached to their program and timetable, since not all teaching takes place in one building. The Ostozhenka location places the main university facilities in central Moscow. One university dormitory at 6 Komsomolsky Prospekt is described by MSLU as approximately three minutes on foot from Park Kultury metro and about ten minutes from the main building. This can make public transport important for students whose classes, housing, or university services are spread across different addresses. Living in Moscow provides access to cultural institutions, employers, government bodies, and international organizations relevant to languages and regional studies, but the university sources reviewed do not quantify internship access or typical commuting costs. Prospective students should budget separately for metropolitan transport and living expenses and verify whether their assigned accommodation and teaching site are close to one another.

Costs & Career Outcomes

MSLU offers both federally funded places and places financed through tuition contracts. Charges are program- and study-mode-specific; the 2026 admissions portal provides an official order setting 2026/27 prices for bachelor’s, specialist, and master’s programs, with a separate order for postgraduate research study. Because no single fee represents all entrants, applicants should use the amount attached to their exact program rather than a university-wide estimate. The supplied database record contains no tuition or room-and-board figure, and none is introduced here. The university’s paid-services guidance states that tuition is normally paid within three working days after the contract is signed, either for the academic year or by semester. It also advertises defined first-year discounts for certain 2026 entrants, including qualifying examination performance and specified educational or personal categories. Eligibility should be confirmed before budgeting because discounts are conditional and may not continue unchanged in later years. Housing is allocated separately and is not assured for every admitted student. The reviewed official pages did not provide one current accommodation price covering all dormitories or student categories. Students should therefore request the applicable housing contract and fee. MSLU operates a Career Development Center that offers résumé consultations, training, career events, employment assistance, vacancy information, and help locating practical-training opportunities. These services are concrete, but the university does not publish verified graduate salary or placement-rate figures on the reviewed page, so employment outcomes should not be inferred from service availability alone.