Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Некоммерческое акционерное общество "Казахский национальный университет имени Аль-Фараби"
National university · Almaty
Students
32,233
From abroad
17.2%
5,549 students
Taught in English
8.2%
On a state grant
58.1%
13,501 paying
Figures are the live counts on the Ministry's higher-education platform (ЕПВО) when we last retrieved them. “State-funded” is students on a state educational grant; the rest pay tuition. “Foreign” is students without Kazakh citizenship. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
By level
- Bachelor's26,576 · 82.4%
- Master's2,948 · 9.1%
- Doctoral2,536 · 7.9%
- Residency & internship173 · 0.5%
By language of instruction
- Kazakh21,703 · 67.3%
- Russian7,883 · 24.5%
- English2,647 · 8.2%
Graduates recorded, 2025
7,721
Graduates recorded, 2026
6,044
Teaching staff
3,515
12 from abroad
Fields taught (247 programme groups)
The national programme groups — the Ministry's classification of educational programmes — in which the platform lists this institution.
Bachelor's
- B001Pedagogy and psychology
- B005Teacher training in physical education
- B013Teacher training in biology
- B015Teacher training in humanitarian subjects
- B016Teacher training in Kazakh language and literature
- B017Teacher training in Russian language and literature
- B018Teacher training in foreign language
- B029Audio-visual equipments and media production
- B031Fashion design
- B032Philosophy and ethics
- B033Religion and theology
- B034History
- B035Turkology
- B036Translation studies
- B037Philology
- B038Sociology
- B039Cultural studies
- B040Political science
- B041Psychology
- B042Journalism and reporting studies
- B043Library science, information processing and archival studies
- B044Management and administration
- B045Auditing and taxation
- B046Finance, economics, banking and insurance
- B047Marketing and advertizing
- B049Law
- B050Biological and related sciences
- B051Environment
- B052Earth Science
- B053Chemistry
- B054Physics
- B055Mathematics and statistics
- B056Mechanics
- B057Information technologies
- B058IT security
- B059Information and communication technologies
- B060Chemical engineering and processes
- B061Materials science and technologies
- B062Electrical Engineering and Electrical Power Engineering
- B063Electrical engineering and automation
- B067Air transport and technologies
- B068Food production
- B072Pharmaceutical production technology
- B074Urban planning, construction work and civil engineering
- B075Cadastre and land management
- B076Standardization, certification and metrology (by industries)
- B080Fisheries
- B084Nursing
- B085Pharmacy
- B086General medicine
- B087Dentistry
- B089Public health
- B090Social work
- B091Tourism
- B093Restaurant business and hotel management
- B094Sanitary preventive measures
- B095Transport services
- B096Law enforcement
- B098Sport
- B134Archeology and ethnology
- B135Oriental studies
- B140International relations and diplomacy
- B141International economic relations
- B142Public Relations
- B157Mathematical and computer modeling
- B158Cryptology
- B234Museum work and protection of monuments
- BM086Medicine
- BM087Dentistry
Master's
- M001Pedagogy and psychology
- M005Teacher training in physical education
- M011Teacher training in physics (Kazakh, Russian, English)
- M012Teacher training in informatics (Kazakh, Russian, English)
- M013Teacher training in chemistry (Kazakh, Russian, English)
- M014Teacher training in biology (Kazakh, Russian, English)
- M015Teacher training in geography
- M016Teacher training in history
- M017Teacher training in Kazakh language and literature
- M018Teacher training in Russian language and literature
- M019Teacher training in foreign language
- M020Training of social teachers
- M028Directing
- M032Audio-visual arts and media production
- M035Fashion, design
- M036Printing
- M050Philosophy and ethics
- M051Religion and theology
- M052Islamic studies
- M053History
- M054Turkology
- M055Oriental studies
- M056Translation studies, simultaneous interpretation
- M057Linguistics
- M058Literature
- M059Foreign philology
- M060Philology
- M061Sociology
- M062Cultural studies
- M063Political science and conflictology
- M064International relations
- M065Regional studies
- M066Psychology
- M067Journalism and reportorial major
- M068Public relations
- M069Library science, information processing and archival studies
- M070Economics
- M071State and local government
- M072Management
- M073Audit and taxation
- M074Finance, banking and insurance
- M075Marketing and advertising
- M078Law
- M079Forensic examination
- M080Biology
- M081Genetics
- M082Biotechnology
- M083Geobotany
- M084Geography
- M085Hydrology
- M086Meteorology
- M087Environmental protection technology
- M089Chemistry
- M090Physics
- M092Mathematics and statistics
- M093Mechanics
- M094Information technologies
- M095IT Security
- M096Information and communication technologies
- M097Chemical engineering and processes
- M098Thermal power generation
- M099Energy and electrical engineering
- M100Automation and management
- M101Materials science and technology of new materials
- M102Robotics and mechatronics
- M107Space engineering
- M108Nanomaterials and nanotechnologies (by application fields)
- M115Oil engineering
- M119Pharmaceutical production technology
- M123Geodesy
- M128Land Management
- M130Standardization, certification and metrology (by industry)
- M134Fisheries
- M139Healthcare management
- M140Public Health
- M141Nursing
- M142Pharmacy
- M144Medicine
- M146Social work
- M147Tourism
- M149Restaurant business and hotel industry
- M150Sanitary measure
- M152Logistics (by industries)
- M153Archeology and ethnology
- M173State audit
- M195Cryptology
Doctoral
- D001Pedagogy and psychology
- D005Teacher training in physical education
- D011Teacher training in physics (Kazakh, Russian, English)
- D012Teacher training in informatics (Kazakh, Russian, English)
- D014Teacher training in biology (Kazakh, Russian, English)
- D015Teacher training in geography
- D017Teacher training in Kazakh language and literature
- D018Teacher training in Russian language and literature
- D019Teacher training in foreign languages
- D020Training personnel in social pedagogy
- D050Philosophy and ethics
- D051Religion and theology
- D052Islamic studies
- D053History
- D054Turkology
- D055Oriental Studies
- D056Translation studies, simultaneous interpretation
- D057Linguistics
- D058Literature
- D059Foreign philology
- D060Philology
- D061Sociology
- D062Culture Studies
- D063Political science and conflictology
- D064International relations
- D065Regional studies
- D066Psychology
- D067Journalism and reporting studies
- D068Public relations
- D069Library science, information processing and archival studies
- D070Economics
- D071Public and local management
- D072Management and administration
- D073Audit and taxation
- D074Finance, banking and insurance
- D075Marketing and advertising
- D078Law
- D080Biology
- D081Genetics
- D082Biotechnology
- D083Geobotany
- D084Geography
- D085Hydrology
- D086Meteorology
- D087Environmental protection technology
- D089Chemistry
- D090Physics
- D092Mathematics and Statistics
- D093Mechanics
- D094Information technologies
- D095IT Security
- D096Information and communication technologies
- D097Chemical engineering and processes
- D098Thermal power generation
- D099Energy and electrical engineering
- D100Automation and management
- D101Materials science and technology of new materials
- D102Robotics and mechatronics
- D107Space engineering
- D108Nanomaterials and nanotechnologies
- D123Geodesy
- D128Land management
- D130Standardization, certification and metrology (by industry)
- D134Fisheries
- D139Public health
- D140Pharmacy
- D141Medicine
- D142Social work
- D143Tourism
- D145Restaurant business and hotel industry
- D148Logistics (by industry)
- D151Nursing science
- D153Archeology and ethnology
- D194Mathematical and Computer Modeling
- D195Cryptology
Medical residency
- R001Adult, children's cardiology
- R002Adult, children's rheumatology
- R004Adult, children's gastroenterology
- R007Adult, children's pulmonology
- R008Endocrinology for adults, children
- R011Infectious diseases for adults, children
- R012Dermatovenereology for adults, children
- R013Psychiatry for adults and children
- R014Radiology
- R018Adult, children's cardiac surgery
- R026Urology and andrology for adults, children
- R027Ophthalmology for adults, children
- R028Otorhinolaryngology for adults, children
- R032Obstetrics and gynecology for adults, children
- R036General surgery
- R037Adult, children's neurology
- R052Nuclear medicine
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Source: Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan — Unified Higher Education Platform (ЕПВО), epvo.kz, public statistics. English institution names cleaned by CollegeMatcher.