Tomsk State University

The National Research Tomsk State University, TSU (Russian: Национа́льный иссле́довательский То́мский госуда́рственный университе́т) is a public research university located in Tomsk, Russia. The university, which opened in 1888, was the first university in the Asian part of Russia and, in practice, the first Russian university East of the Volga. TSU comprises 22 faculties and institutes with 152 departments, serving approximately 18,000 students. As of 2025, the university ranked #499 in the QS World University Rankings and #501 in the World University Rankings by Times Higher Education.

Type

National research university

Founded

1878

Also known as

Leading National Research Tomsk State University, National Research Tomsk State University