Southern Federal University
| Южный федеральный университет | |
| Type | Public | 
|---|---|
| Established | 1915 | 
| Rector | Inna Shevchenko | 
| Academic staff | 4,227 | 
| Students | 44,889 | 
| Location | 47°13′29″N 39°43′43″E / 47.2247°N 39.7286°E | 
| Campus | Urban | 
| Website | www.sfedu.ru Building details | 
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Global – Overall | |
| USNWR Global | 1,647 (2023) | 
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia | 90 (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.