Vyatka State University (VyaGU; Russian: Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Вятский государственный университет» (ВятГУ)) is a public university in Kirov, the capital city of Kirov Oblast in Russia.

Yungblud Valeriy (Юнгблюд Валерий Теодорович]), the rector of the Vyatka State University has signed a letter of support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[3] It was opened in July 1914 for the training of teachers of higher primary schools on the basis of the Regulations approved by the provincial zemstvo government on June 25, 1912.

In connection with the renaming of the city from Vyatka to Kirov, the institute changed its name from Vyatsky to Kirovsky.

In 2020, researchers at Vyatka State University (in collaboration with the Center for Collective Use which enables them to use SKIF Cyberia Supercomputer) performed a study in which PolyAnalyst was used to identify and reach out to victims of domestic violence through social media analysis.