Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Other name | FA, Finance Academy, FinU, FinUniversity, or literally Financial University |
|---|---|
Former names | Moscow Institute of Economics and Finance, Moscow Finance Institute, State Finance Academy, Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation |
| Motto | Ценим прошлое, но основываясь на достигнутом, строим будущее! (Russian) |
Motto in English | We appreciate the past, we look at what we've achieved, and we build the future! |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1919 |
| Endowment | 268 million RUB (2017) |
| President | Mikhail Eskindarov |
| Rector | Stanislav Prokofiev |
Academic staff | 2,999 |
| Students | 47,245 (2021/2022) |
| Undergraduates | 35,242 (2021/2022) |
| Postgraduates | 4,103 (2021/2022) |
| 340 | |
| Address | Leningradsky Prospekt 49 , Moscow , Russia 55°48′01″N 37°31′44″E / 55.8003°N 37.5289°E |
| Colors | Dark Turquoise |
| Website | fa.ru |
| Financial University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Global – Overall | |
| QS World | 951-1,000 (2024) |
| THE World | 1001-1200 (2025) |
| Global – Business and economics | |
| QS Accounting | 201-250 (2024) |
| QS Business | 251-300 (2024) |
| QS Economics | 151-200 (2024) |
| THE Business and Economics | 301-400 (2025) |
| Global – Law | |
| THE Law | 301+ (2025) |
| Global – Liberal arts | |
| QS Social Sciences and Management | 368 (2024) |
| THE Social Sciences | 601-800 (2025) |
| Global – Science and engineering | |
| THE Computer Science | 801-1000 (2025) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia | 140 (2022) |
| National – Overall | |
| Forbes National | 9 (2025) |
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation (FinU / FA or Financial University / Finance Academy; Russian: Финансовый университет при Правительстве Российской Федерации) is a highly prestigious public university located in Moscow, Russia.
It has been historically considered as one of elite institutions in the Soviet Union and in Russia, a "Billionaire Factory", as well as one of the oldest Russian universities preparing economists, financiers, philosophers, bankers and financial lawyers. Professor Anton Siluanov, the current Minister of Finance and former First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, serves as the Dean of the Financial University’s Finance Faculty, from which he graduated in 1985.
FinU had several bygone names:
- Moscow Institute of Economics and Finance (1919–1946)
- Moscow Finance Institute (1946–1990)
- State Finance Academy (1991–1992)
- Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation (1992–2010)
Financial University consists of eight faculties, 52 departments, eight scientific institutes, four high schools, two research institutes, 13 centers, 18 training – science laboratories, a business incubator, and a network of 27 regional subsidiaries across Russia.