Education Ministry Approves Minimum USE Scores for Admission
The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation (Minprosveshcheniya) has set the minimum number of Unified State Exam (USE) points required for admission to its subordinate universities in the 2026–2027 academic year. This follows from a document published on the official internet portal for legal information.
According to the order, the figures are as follows:
Russian language and social studies — 42 points;
mathematics, physics, literature, and geography — 40 points;
computer science — 45 points;
history — 38 points;
foreign language — 35 points;
biology and chemistry — 39 points.
The exams for 11th graders will begin on June 1 this year with history, literature, and chemistry. On June 4, the USE in Russian language will be held; on June 8, exams in mathematics at basic and specialized levels are scheduled. On June 11 — social studies and physics; on June 15 — biology, geography, and foreign languages (written part). On June 18 and 19, foreign languages (oral part) and computer science will take place.
Also recently, the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science (Rosobrnadzor) published the minimum scores for passing the Unified State Exam (USE) in 2026. Thus, to receive a certificate this year, students need to score 24 points in Russian language and satisfactorily (three points) in basic-level mathematics.
Note that on January 21, Russian universities completed the approval of lists of entrance tests for 2026. According to new requirements that will come into force on March 1, specialized subjects have become mandatory for future teachers, physics — for engineering specialties, and history — for a number of humanities. In the opinion of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Minobrnauki), this will improve the quality of admissions, but the innovations have caused concern among graduates and parents. All changes can be read via this link.
