Kazan was and remains one of the largest student centers in Russia with one of the oldest universities, the technological academic town Innopolis and several well-known specialized universities. According to Forbes, four Kazan universities are included in the Top 100 Russian Universities ranking:
- Kazan Federal University - 18th place
- Innopolis - 36th place
- Kazan National Research Technological University (KNRTU-KCTI) - 47th place
- Kazan National Research Technical University named after Tupolev (KNITU-KAI) - 66th place.
There are 43 universities in Kazan, among them - 20 branches and representative offices of nonresident educational institutions, where more than 150.9 thousand students receive quality education.
Top universities in Kazan 2024 rankings
1 | Kazan Federal University |
2 | Kazan National Research Technological University |
3 | Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev |
4 | Kazan State Medical University |
5 | Kazan State Power Engineering University |
6 | Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering |
7 | Bauman Kazan State Academy of Veterinary Medicine |
8 | Volga Region State Academy of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism |
9 | Kazan Innovative University named after V.G. Timiryasov |
10 | Kazan State Conservatory (Academy) named after N.G. Zhiganov |
11 | Kazan State Institute of Culture |
12 | Institute of Social and Humanitarian Knowledge |
13 | Academy of Social Education |
14 | Elabuga branch of KFU - Kazan (Volga region) Federal University |
15 | KIFEI - Kazan Institute of Finance, Economics and Informatics |
16 | Kazan Institute - branch of VSUYu - All-Russian State University of Justice (RPA of the Ministry of Justice of Russia) |
17 | Kazan branch of ALaSR - Academy of Labor and Social Relations |
18 | University of Management TISBI |
19 | Kazan branch of Moscow Academy of Entrepreneurship under the Government of Moscow |
20 | Kazan branch of Volga State University of Telecommunications and Informatics |
21 | Kazan branch of the Russian International Academy of Tourism |
22 | Kazan Institute of Entrepreneurship and Law |
23 | Kazan branch of Modern Humanitarian Academy |
24 | Kazan Cooperative Institute - a branch of the Russian University of Cooperation |
25 | Kazan State Agrarian University |
26 | Kazan Islamic University |
27 | Kazan Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia |
28 | Kazan Higher Military Command School |
29 | Kazan Branch of the Vladimir Law Institute of the Federal Penitentiary Service |
30 | Kazan branch of Russian State Trade and Economic University |
31 | Kazan branch of Volga State University of Water Transport |
32 | Kazan branch of Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistic University named after N.A. Dobrolyubov |
33 | Kazan Branch of the Russian State University of Justice |