Facts & Figures

Total Polytechnic
Students 35097  (information on 01.10.2025)
International students 8000+ on degree programs and international programs
Teaching staff 2081
Foreign teaching staff 155
Other staff 3358
Number of buildings 171
Students dormitory buildings 18
Dormitories area 130601,5 sq.m
Campus area 120 hectares

Students

Type of education Full-time Part-time Extramural Total Full-time equivalent
Category of students
Students enrolled in higher education programs at SPbPU (lead educational organization) Students admitted to the University on general terms, citizens from foreign countries including: CIS, Baltic countries, Georgia, Abkhazia, South Ossetia 25369 1296 4 241 30906 26 117,10
Including citizens of the Russian Federation 21940 1275 3 470 26685 22 605,75
Also: foreign citizens studying under international agreements (under the quota) 1 035 0 0 1 035 1 035,00
Total number of foreign citizens 4 464 21 771 5 256 4 546,35
Total: SPbPU students (lead educational organization) 26404 1296 4 241 31941 27 152,10
Including: female students 11053 703 1 472 13228 11 375,95
Students enrolled in higher education programs at the Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering (affiliate), city of Sosnovy Bor 117 0 0 117 117
Total (Students enrolled in higher education programs at SPbPU and the affiliate) 26521 1296 4 241 32058 27 269,10
College (Students enrolled in secondary vocational education programs) 3 011 0 145 3 011 0
Total of students enrolled in higher and secondary vocational education programs SPbPU (lead educational organization) 28972 1296 4 386 34654 29 734,60
SPbPU (parent educational organization) + Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering (branch)
29532 1296 4 386 35214 30 294,60

Graduates (information on 01.10.2025)

Type of education Full-time Part-time Extramural Total Full-time equivalent
Category of students
Graduates who have completed their studies in the programs of HE at SPbPU (the main educational organization) 5300 200 789 6289 5 428,90
Including graduates - foreign citizens 916 12 48 976 923,8
Female graduates (total) 2185 122 362 2669 2 251,7

Structure of Budget

Government financing - 60%
Education 85%
Science 11%
Other 4%

Non-government financing 40 %:
Education 51%
Science 23%
International activities 14%
Other 12%

Student breakdown by specific fields
Engineering, Technology and Technical Sciences 67,8%
Social Sciences 17,0%
Mathematical and Natural Sciences 12,4%
Humanities 1,4%
Art and Cultural Sciences    
0,7%
Education and Pedagogical Sciences 0,7%

Distribution of students according to the forms of education
Full-time 82,66%
Part-time 4,06%
External studies 13.28%  

Structure of the teaching staff
Total 2081 persons
Staff 1573 persons
Part-time staff 508 persons
DSc, full professors 17,44%
PhD, associate professors 52,47% 
Assistants professors, teachers, instructors 32,29%

Institutions and units of the University:
12 institutes Science Park and Incubating
 Institute of Secondary Vocational Education Fundamental Library
Institute of Continuing Education and Marketing Communications Exhibition complex
Natural Science Lyceum Publishing House
18 fundamental departments Sport and recreation complex: stadium, gymnastic halls, tennis courts, swimming pool, etc.    
Center for Career Guidance and Pre-University Training    
Northern and Southern Vacation Camps    
Open Education Center    
Students' Club
1 affiliate (Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering) and SPbPU Representative Offices in Shanghai and Nanjing, P.R.China Medical Complex
Military Training Center House of Scientists in Lesnoye
43 research and educational centers Catering complex
More than 20 small innovative enterprises