NU
Nazarbayev University
📍 Astana · 24 programmes
🌍 Double degree🎓 State grants🏠 Dormitory🌐 English-taught: 24
Best forAmbitious students with strong English aiming for an international career
ENU
L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University
📍 Astana · 86 programmes
🎓 State grants🏠 Dormitory🌐 English-taught: 17
Best forStudents who want a wide choice of majors at a reasonable price; strong in sciences; a state university with many grants
AITU
Astana IT University
📍 Astana · 17 programmes
🎓 State grants🏠 Dormitory🌐 English-taught: 17
Best forStudents set on an IT career who are ready to study fully in English in 3 years instead of 4 — a top choice for IT in Kazakhstan
MNU
Maqsut Narikbayev University
📍 Astana · 15 programmes
🎓 State grants🏠 Dormitory🌐 English-taught: 13
Best forFuture lawyers, business and international relations specialists — Kazakhstan's leading law school with strong practical training
NMU
National Medical University named after T. Sharmanov (formerly Astana Medical University)
📍 Astana · 7 programmes
🌍 Double degree🎓 State grants🏠 Dormitory
Best forStudents firmly set on becoming doctors — high competition, heavy workload, strong clinical training in Astana hospitals. Renamed in 2026 (formerly Astana Medical University)
AIU
Astana International University
📍 Astana · 42 programmes
🌍 Double degree🎓 State grants🏠 Dormitory🌐 English-taught: 10
Best forStudents interested in languages, education or international programmes — strong double-degree links with China and Europe
Turan-Astana
Turan-Astana University
📍 Astana · 21 programmes
🎓 State grants
Best forStudents looking for low fees and a wide choice of majors without demanding entry requirements — a budget option in Astana
KATRU
Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University named after S. Seifullin
📍 Astana · 43 programmes
🎓 State grants🏠 Dormitory
Best forStudents interested in agriculture, engineering or veterinary science — a large state university with many grant places and strong labs
KazNUA
Kazakh National University of Arts
📍 Astana · 57 programmes
🎓 State grants🏠 Dormitory
Best forCreative students in music, design, theatre or film — the national arts university in the capital
KazUTB
Kazakh University of Technology and Business
📍 Astana · 29 programmes
🎓 State grants🏠 Dormitory
Best forStudents interested in food technology, tourism or business — an affordable state university with a practical focus
Esil
Esil University
📍 Astana · 26 programmes
🎓 State grants🌐 English-taught: 1
Best forStudents looking for low fees, international cooperation and flexible formats — a good budget option with a wide choice of majors
APA
Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
📍 Astana · 0 programmes
🎓 State grants🏠 Dormitory
Best forCivil servants and graduates aiming at a public administration career — no bachelor's, only master's and doctoral programmes
MSU Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Branch of Lomonosov Moscow State University
📍 Astana · 5 programmes
🎓 State grants🏠 Dormitory
Best forVery strong, maths-minded students who want a Lomonosov Moscow State University diploma — one of the toughest admissions in Astana
KNACh
Kazakh National Academy of Choreography
📍 Astana · 6 programmes
🎓 State grants🏠 Dormitory
Best forStudents devoted to choreography and ballet — Kazakhstan's only specialised choreography academy
EHI
Eurasian Humanitarian Institute
📍 Astana · 9 programmes
🎓 State grants🏠 Dormitory
Best forStudents choosing education, psychology or humanities — a small private institute with affordable fees
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Tuition is the yearly range across the university’s programmes in our database (updated 16.10.2026), in Kazakhstani tenge (₸). Tuition for international students may differ — confirm with the university. State grants are available to Kazakhstani citizens via the UNT.
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