Saratov is host to a number of colleges and universities. These include the Saratov State University (1909), Saratov State Technical University, Saratov State Medical University, Saratov State Academy of Law and Saratov State Agrarian University. In 2014 a newly renovated campus for the Saratov Regional College of Art was opened.

The Saratov State Medical University (SSMU) (рус. Саратовский государственный медицинский университет им. В. И. Разумовского; Saratov State Medical University named after V.I. Razumovsky; Razumovsky University) is a public university located in Saratov, Saratov Oblast, Russia.

Petrovsk College of Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov (Branch in the Petrovsk town) In SSTU foreign applicants are taught the Russian language for admission to the bachelor's and master's degree programs. There are three study programs: ^ "About SSTU". en.sstu.ru. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

On June 10, 1909, the Emperor signed the "Decree on the foundation of the university in Saratov", which became the tenth University in Russia and consisted of the Medical Faculty only. Professor V.I. Razumovsky became the first university rector.