Samara National Research University named after Academician S.P. Korolev

Key Highlights

• Founded as an aviation institute in 1942
• Current institution formed through a 2015 university merger
• Federal state autonomous higher-education institution
• Educational licence and state-accreditation records are published officially

Student Life & Environment

Campus life combines university housing, student organizations, cultural activity, volunteering, and sport. The official admissions portal reports around 90 student associations, while the university’s club directory includes technical, creative, astronomical, dance, volunteering, and student-employment groups. This gives engineering students opportunities outside laboratories and provides non-engineering students with routes into campus projects and events. Several dormitories are located on campus. University rules say housing serves full-time non-resident students, including postgraduate and doctoral students, with priority for certain state-funded full-time graduate and postgraduate students. International residents have the same stated rights and responsibilities as Russian citizens. A housing place is allocated through the Students’ Town administration and requires an application, university authorization, payment evidence, and a medical certificate; it should not be assumed to be automatic with admission. The accommodation page also describes study halls, research laboratories, and sports facilities within the campus area. Because the published dormitory prices are not clearly dated for 2026/27, prospective residents should request the current room category, monthly charge, deposit or other payments, and allocation procedure before accepting an offer.

Location & Surroundings

The university’s principal contact address is 34 Moskovskoye Shosse, Samara, 443086, Russia. The admissions office also uses a nearby address on Vrubelya Street, and the Russian-language preparation center is on Lukacheva Street. Applicants should check the reporting location for their particular appointment instead of treating the main postal address as the destination for every service. The campus brings teaching buildings, research facilities, sports infrastructure, and several dormitories into the same general university area. Students assigned campus housing may therefore have a short journey to many university facilities, although individual classes and administrative appointments can occur in different buildings. Samara is the regional setting for major aerospace and manufacturing activity, which aligns closely with the university’s historic specializations. International students should plan separately for entry to Russia, local migration registration, health insurance, and travel to Samara. The university’s International Protocol Department publishes guidance on these obligations and should be consulted before travel.

Costs & Career Outcomes

Samara University offers both state-funded and fee-paying places. International applicants may qualify for federal funding through the Russian government quota, Open Doors, or—in specified circumstances—a state-funded competition based on compatriot status and entrance examinations. These routes are competitive and should not be treated as automatic scholarships. A reliable consolidated 2026/27 tuition schedule for newly entering international degree students was not located on the English site. Applicants considering paid study should request a contract quotation for the exact program, level, teaching language, and year of entry. The preparatory Russian course was priced at RUB 205,000 for 2025/26, but that figure is dated and does not establish either 2026/27 preparatory tuition or degree-program tuition. Similarly, the accommodation page displays dormitory charges without a clear applicable year, so they are not presented here as current costs. Students should also budget for document legalization and translation, insurance, travel, visa-related requirements, and everyday expenses. Career support includes employer-facing events and internship recruitment. At the March 2026 Career Festival, 25 organizations met students and graduates and discussed graduate positions, internships, and summer placements. Participants represented aerospace and manufacturing employers as well as technology, finance, public-sector, retail, and professional-service organizations. This demonstrates active employer access but does not guarantee placement, salary, or work authorization. The university advises that eligible full-time international students may work during study-free time under applicable Russian rules.