Ural State Mining University

Ural State Mining University (Russian: ????????? ??????????????? ?????? ???????????) is situated in Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation. It was founded in 1914. In 1917 Nicholas II signed an order titled "On keeping of the Yekaterinburg Institute of Mines under the patronage of His Majesty the Emperor and on giving to this educational establishment the title of The Emperor Nicholas II Ural Institute of Mines".

It is the oldest establishment of higher education in the Middle Urals. It offers education in geology, geophysics, engineering and management of mining, geological prospecting. The university offers dozens of graduate and postgraduate programmes. The geologists of the university have discovered hundreds of deposits in Urals and Siberia.

The university has a famous museum of minerals founded in 1937 and considered to be one of the greatest public collections of its kind in Europe. The university is also known for its efforts in the maintenance of religious traditions in higher education in Russia and for its chairing of sports and physical culture.

Established in 1914, Ural State Mining University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Yekaterinburg (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Sverdlovsk Oblast.

Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Ural State Mining University (USMU) is a medium-sized (uniRank enrollment range: 6,000-6,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Ural State Mining University (USMU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study.

See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 104 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations.