Russians take out more and more loans for academic studies In Russia, the demand for study loans for university admission is increasing. Based on the results of the 2026 admission campaign, the share of such loans in Saber's issuances increased from 23% to 30%. At the same time, the share of loans for bachelor's degrees decreased from 47% to 34%. In total, the bank issued 7.9 billion rubles for educational purposes, the organization's press service reported. The most popular fields were medicine, IT and pedagogy. Among the specialties, the demand for loans for training in general medicine increased most notably - up to 10.2% (+5.6%), software development - up to 4.3%, applied computer science - up to 3.5%, pedagogy - up to 3.3% and nursing - up to 3.9%. Also, the share of loans for residency training increased from 4% to 10%.

Russians take out more and more loans for academic studies In Russia, the demand for study loans for university admission is increasing. Based on the results of the 2026 admission campaign, the share of such loans in Saber's issuances increased from 23% to 30%. At the same time, the share of loans for bachelor's degrees decreased from 47% to 34%. In total, the bank issued 7.9 billion rubles for educational purposes, the organization's press service reported. The most popular fields were medicine, IT and pedagogy. Among the specialties, the demand for loans for training in general medicine increased most notably - up to 10.2% (+5.6%), software development - up to 4.3%, applied computer science - up to 3.5%, pedagogy - up to 3.3% and nursing - up to 3.9%. Also, the share of loans for residency training increased from 4% to 10%.