Saratov State University

Saratov Chernyshevsky State University (Russian: Саратовский государственный университет имени Н. Г. Чернышевского, СГУ, transcribed as SGU) is a higher education and research institution in Russia. In 2023 it was ranked #1,156 in the world by US News & World Report. Named for Nikolay Chernyshevsky, the university was founded in 1909 under the name Imperial Saratov University by the Decree of Emperor Nicholas II. On June 10, 1909, the Emperor signed the "Decree on the foundation of the university in Saratov", which became the tenth University in Russia and consisted of the Medical Faculty only. Professor V.I. Razumovsky became the first university rector. He was a public figure, surgeon, and scientist. Construction of university buildings as well as the university clinic named after S.R.

Type

National research university

Founded

1909

Students

29,820

Also known as

Chernyshevsky Saratov National Research State University, Chernyshevsky Saratov State University, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Saratov National Research State University named after N. G. Chernyshevsky», N.G. Chernyshevsky Saratov State University