Southern Federal University

Southern Federal University
Южный федеральный университет
TypePublic
Established1915
RectorInna Shevchenko
Academic staff
4,227
Students44,889
Location
47°13′29″N 39°43′43″E / 47.2247°N 39.7286°E / 47.2247; 39.7286
CampusUrban
Websitewww.sfedu.ru
Building details
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University rankings
Global – Overall
USNWR Global1,647 (2023)
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia90 (2022)

Southern Federal University (Russian: Южный федеральный университет), abbreviated as SFedU (Russian: ЮФУ) and formerly known as Rostov State University (1957–2006), is a public university in Rostov Oblast, Russia with campuses in Rostov-on-Don and Taganrog. In 2023 US News & World Report ranked it # 1,647 in the world.