Belarusian State Medical University

Key facts

Checked against the sources listed at the bottom of this page on 8 November 2026.

About the Belarusian State Medical University

BSMU describes its beginning in 1921, when Belarusian State University opened with a medical faculty. In 1930 that faculty became an independent institution, the Minsk State Medical Institute, which received the name Belarusian State Medical University in 2001.^[2] The Medical Faculty for International Students says that the institute welcomed its first eight international students from Africa in September 1964.^[7]

The university reports 9 faculties and 3 institutes. The home page gives “8700+ students”, while another passage on the same page speaks of “over 7000 students, postgraduates, clinical residents” in total, so the counts follow different definitions; we cannot reconcile them.^[1] Wikipedia gives 6,513 students and over 2,000 foreign citizens from more than 50 countries without a date.^[8]

How is BSMU ranked?

We could not confirm a position for BSMU in the QS World University Rankings 2027, published on 18 June 2026. Xuanxiao, an aggregator that names the edition, lists BSMU as not ranked in QS 2027 and as 2001+ in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027.^[4] The QS website blocks automated access, so we could not read the table there.

BSMU’s own news items report other rankings. In its December 2025 summary it reports 3422nd place in the Webometrics ranking for 2025, third place among Belarus’s leading universities in the Moscow “Three University Missions” ranking and the 1401–1500 group, and the 351–400 category in the BRICS ranking.^[9] These are the university’s own statements. Rankings differ by publisher and year, so treat one position as one view. How we compile rankings. For the national picture, see universities in Belarus.

What can you study at BSMU?

The Faculty of General Medicine is the oldest and biggest faculty. It lists the durations of study as Medicine 6 years, Dentistry 5 years, Pharmacy 5 years and Preventive Medicine 6 years.^[5] The university’s pages list the faculties of General Medicine, Dentistry, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, Pharmacy, the Medical Faculty for International Students and the Faculty of Career Guidance and Pre-University Training, plus the Institute of Military Medicine.^[1]

The Medical Faculty for International Students says it has trained more than 3,000 physicians and pharmacists since 1964 in General Medicine, Dentistry, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine and Pharmacy.^[7] The 2026/27 fee list offers General Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy in English, and General Medicine, Dentistry, Preventive Medicine and Pharmacy in Russian.^[3] A postgraduate section covers clinical residency and master’s and PhD programmes.^[1]

How much does BSMU cost in 2026/27?

These are the “Annual Fees in 2026/2027 academic year” published by BSMU.^[3] The page also lists first advance payments, for example $2,700 for General Medicine in Russian and $3,150 in English, and names a payment date, so check the page for the current schedule.^[3]

On the page we read, the fee list does not say which nationalities pay these rates. For visas, insurance and living costs, see our Belarus guide. Insurance contracts are listed in the document list for citizens of countries with a visa regime.^[6]

How do you apply to BSMU?

The admission rules page for foreign citizens lists these steps:^[6]

• Invitation: when submitting documents you must have an invitation from BSMU.^[6]
• Documents: passport and a Russian translation notarised in Belarus; an application to the Rector; the original certificate of complete secondary education with subjects and grades and a notarised Russian translation; a medical examination document from a Belarusian healthcare organisation; a certificate of absence of HIV infection; photographs; payment receipts for document consideration and the interview; and compulsory medical insurance for citizens of visa-regime countries.^[6]
• Interview: foreign applicants are interviewed in English (or Russian), chemistry and biology.^[6]
• Preparatory department: BSMU also runs a preparatory department and online courses for foreign applicants.^[1]

Applicants use the applicant’s personal account; questions go to pk@bsmu.by.^[6] We give no deadlines here because they change every year; check the current rules with the Admissions Committee.

Which language level do you need?

BSMU does not name a certificate or CEFR level (the European scale from A1 to C2) on the pages we read. The interview covers the English (or Russian) language, chemistry and biology.^[6] BSMU teaches in Russian and in English, and publishes a schedule for its English groups.^[1]

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• University Ranking Methodology

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