Published on: 2026-08-07
Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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At the Polytechnic University, the admission of applicants for the main state-funded places in bachelor’s and specialist programs has been completed. Enrollment orders have been issued, and the lists can be found on the website Admission 2026.
3,400 people have been enrolled in the tuition-free program. Of these, 1,047 people — at the priority stage: 331 — under the targeted quota (93% of allocated places), 144 — under the special quota for privileged categories of citizens (40% of allocated places). 342 students were enrolled under a separate quota for participants and children of participants of the special military operation (95% of allocated places) — which is 1.4 times more than last year.
Also, 230 winners of school Olympiads were enrolled at the priority stage.
The number of applications for budget-funded bachelor’s and specialist programs this year exceeded 164,000 (in 2025 there were more than 145,000). The most sought-after specialties were: “Construction” (4755 applications), “Software Engineering” (4475), “Management” (4183), “Economics” (4093), “Computer Science and Computer Engineering” (4049).
Overall, the competition for a budget spot amounted to 48 applications per place (last year — 33).
The popularity of certain fields has increased especially noticeably. For example, “Technosphere Safety” received 229 applications in 2025 and 746 in 2026. For “Statistics,” there were 338 and 802 applications, respectively. The popularity of international educational programs “Digital Enterprise Economics” (675 applications in 2025 and 1,226 in 2026) and “International Trade” (479 applications in 2025 and 867 in 2026) also grew.
The most significant jump occurred in the “Construction of unique buildings and structures” sector: from 798 applications in 2025 to 3060 in 2026.
Average and passing scores have increased across programs, institutes, and the university as a whole.
Top 10 fields by passing scores:
- “Design” — 450
- “Architectural Environment Design” — 400
- “International Business” — 300
- “Nuclear Energy and Thermophysics” — 290
- “Software Engineering” — 286
- “Mathematics and Computer Science” — 285
- “Construction of Unique Buildings and Structures” — 284
- “Applied Informatics” — 281
- “Biotechnology” — 280
- “Nuclear Power Plants: Design, Operation, and Engineering” — 280
The average score of those admitted through the general competition was 89. The average score of those admitted to all budget places, including quotas, was 86.2.
Top 10 destinations by average scores:
- “Architectural Environment Design” — 96.55
- “Mathematics and Computer Sciences” — 93.73
- “Design” — 92.99
- “Construction of unique structures” — 92.74
- “Applied Informatics” — 92.23
- “Software Engineering” — 91.97
- “Applied Mathematics and Informatics” — 91.52
- “Biotechnology” — 91.50
- “Nuclear Energy and Thermophysics” — 90.84
- “Biotechnical Systems and Technologies” — 90.82
- “Nuclear Power Plants: Design, Operation, and Engineering” — 90.70
- “Linguistics” — 90.33.
“This year we see that applicants’ interest in our university is growing: the competition is higher than in the previous admission campaign, — noted the rector of SPbPU Andrey Rudskoy. — And where there is room for competition, true talents crystallize. There are many fields of study at the university; every year we open new ones and increase enrollment in those that meet the country’s demand for specialists in priority sectors of the economy. We are very happy to welcome another young group of students to Polytech. Congratulations on being admitted to the university! This is a great victory, and at the same time, a great responsibility. We train the best of the best specialists who will work for the benefit of our Fatherland. Welcome to the polytechnic family!
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