Every year, thousands of applicants become students of 113 state and approximately 140 non-state higher educational institutions in Moscow. Among them there are bad ones, good ones, and those whose names do not need to be repeated twice. Based on the results of enrollment in 2014, we have compiled a rating of the best universities in Moscow (TOP-10), which are the cherished goal of schoolchildren from all over Russia.
Rating of the most prestigious universities in Moscow (TOP-10)
| the name of the institution | The average score of the Unified State Examination, enrolled in the competition in 2014 | Average USE score enrolled in 2014 | Number of budget places |
| Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) | 93,5 | 92,2 | 926 |
| Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) | 93 | 92,6 | 416 |
| All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade | 87 | 85,5 | 187 |
| National Research University Higher School of Economics | 86,8 | 86 | 1873 |
| First State Moscow Medical University. THEM. Sechenov | 86,3 | 79,6 | 1392 |
| Moscow State Law University. O.E. Kutafina | 86,2 | 80,9 | 449 |
| Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov | 85,7 | 84,8 | 3919 |
| Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry A.I. Evdokimova | 85,7 | 79,4 | 592 |
| National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI" | 85,2 | 83,7 | 607 |
| Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation | 84,6 | 82,4 | 640 |
It should be noted that over the past year, the average USE score has dropped significantly in almost all prestigious educational institutions. So, if in 2013 there were 7 universities in the TOP-10 of the best universities in Moscow, in which the average USE score of those who entered the competition exceeded 90 points, then in 2014 there were only 2 such educational institutions left - MIPT and MGIMO. Experts attribute this, first of all, to improving the confidentiality of the exam.
In addition, despite the extreme popularity of medical universities, the Russian National Research Medical University named after I.I. N.I. Pirogov. MEPhI took its place, which runs counter to the general trends - engineering specialties are still unclaimed by applicants. The remaining places went to prestigious socio-economic and humanitarian educational institutions. Consider all the participants in the ranking of the best universities in Moscow.
MIPT is one of the best technical universities in the world, and its diploma opens many doors for the graduate. Therefore, although over the past year this technical university lost 0.5 points in the Unified State Examination (for those enrolled through the competition), for the first time it managed to overtake MGIMO and become the most inaccessible educational institution in Russia with a record average score for 2014 - 93.5. The average score of all enrolled students (including Olympiads, beneficiaries and special-purpose students) at this university was 92.2 points on the Unified State Examination, which is 0.4 less than at the Institute of International Relations.
However, it is still possible to enter the best university in Russia. Firstly, MIPT accepts the winners of the Olympiads. And, secondly, even the most prestigious universities have not very popular faculties, and Phystech is no exception. So, for example, the passing score in the specialty "Applied Mathematics and Physics" at the Faculty of Management and Applied Mathematics was 272 points in 2014, and at the Faculty of Nano-, Bio-, Information and Cognitive Technologies - "only" 246. In addition, the cost education in the most inaccessible university in Russia is not so great for such an eminent educational institution - only 160,000 per year. However, when entering the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, it should be understood that it is incredibly difficult to study here even for straight A students who are in love with physics and mathematics.
The most elite educational institution in Russia over the past year lost its positions, losing 3 points and for the first time being on the second line of the TOP-10 of the most prestigious state universities in Moscow. Even a rather significant reduction in state-funded places did not help to maintain leadership: from 450 in 2013 to 416 in 2014. However, if you look at the average score of all those enrolled, then MGIMO is still No. 1 in Russia with 92.6 points.
As usual, a large number of Olympiad winners are being recruited into the "forge of diplomats": last year they took 67 places, which is 16% of the total number of budget places. The most popular was the specialty "Jurisprudence" at the International Institute of Energy Policy and Diplomacy. In order to study law at this faculty for free, an applicant had to score 381 points in four subjects (social science, foreign and Russian languages in the Unified State Examination, as well as an additional foreign language exam conducted directly at MGIMO). Applicants who do not get enough points are offered training on a contract basis for 410,000 rubles a year.
It should also be borne in mind that in order to enter this prestigious university in Moscow, the results of the Unified State Examination in a foreign language must be at least 60 points (the standard minimum set by the state in 2015 is 22 points). However, you can still get into MGIMO on a budget without 100 points in the Unified State Examination. So, for example, the passing score in the specialty "Political Science" in 2014 was "only" 340 points in four subjects.
All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade
Although the quality of admission to this famous socio-economic university has decreased by 5 points over the past year, it managed to remain in the third line of the TOP 10 most popular universities in Moscow. In 2014, the most difficult thing was to enter the Faculty of International Law (specialty "Jurisprudence"): the passing score here was 259 points in three subjects of the Unified State Examination. The easiest is the Faculty of Foreign Trade Management (specialty "Management") - 240 points.
The cost of studying on a contract basis at a university under the purview of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia for a bachelor's degree ranges from 290-300 thousand rubles a year, depending on the faculty. In addition, here, as in MGIMO, there is an increased minimum for the USE in a foreign language - 50 points.
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Despite the fact that this prestigious economic university lost 3 points in a year, for the first time in the history of creating the TOP-10 rating of the best state universities in Moscow, it managed to rise to the fourth line. At the same time, although not so many students were enrolled in this university through the competition for the budget (only 56% or 1048 people), the difference between the average score of those enrolled and the average score of those enrolled in the competition is quite small: 86 points and 86.6 points, respectively. The winners of the Olympiads at the Higher School of Economics in 2014 accounted for 725 state-funded places, which is an absolute record among all Russian universities.
The most impregnable in the past year was the HSE-NES Joint Undergraduate program of the Faculty of Economic Sciences, which graduates specialists with the Economist qualification. The passing score for this program was 380 points in four USE subjects: mathematics, social studies, Russian and a foreign language. The cost of training on a paid basis is 400,000 rubles per year.
However, it is possible to enter the budget at the Higher School of Economics with not so outstanding USE results. So, for example, the score of the weakest faculty of applied mathematics and cybernetics enrolled in the undergraduate program "Infocommunication Technologies and Communication Systems" was only 214 points in three subjects of the Unified State Examination: mathematics, physics and Russian language.
The cost of education in one of the best socio-economic universities in Moscow ranges from 240 to 450 thousand rubles a year, depending on the specialty and faculty.
First State Moscow Medical University. THEM. Sechenov
Probably in response to reforms in the healthcare sector, the average score of those enrolled in the USE in 2014 at the oldest medical university in Russia decreased by 6.5 points. This is the maximum loss among educational institutions included in the TOP-10 of the best universities in Moscow. However, if we take into account only students who entered on a competitive basis, then the decrease in the rating was only 4.5 points. This can be explained by the fact that, contrary to the general trend, First Med slightly increased the number of budget places from 1351 in 2013 to 1392 in 2014.
As before, in 2014, the most prestigious medical university in Russia received a large number of target students (they took 671 state-funded places) and beneficiaries (114 places). This can explain the colossal gap between the average score of applicants (79.6) and the average score of those who entered the competition (86.3). Such a significant difference is a record for the participants in the TOP-10 state universities in Moscow.
Meanwhile, in the past year, PSMMU for the first time in many years managed to overtake its eternal rival - the University of Medicine and Dentistry - not only in terms of the average score of all enrolled students, but also in terms of the average score of students enrolled in the competition. This allowed the First Med to rise to the fifth line in the ranking of the best universities in Moscow.
In addition, the main specialty of the university - "Medicine" - still remains almost impregnable for the average student. The passing score for the Faculty of Medicine in 2014 was 278 points in three subjects of the Unified State Examination (Chemistry, Biology and Russian). Paid education at this faculty will cost 250,000 rubles a year. The passing score for the Faculty of Dentistry was 270 points, and for the Faculty of Pediatrics - 266. By the way, it was possible to enter First Medical in 2014 at the budget department with a very modest 135 points. But only in the specialty "Management", which is taught in absentia.
Moscow State Law University named after O.E. Kutafina
Despite a significant reduction in state-funded places (from 540 to 449), the main forge of lawyers, like other prestigious universities in Moscow, lost several points. At the same time, a third of the budget places (144 places) were occupied by target groups.
The passing score for all legal specialties was 329 points in three subjects of the Unified State Exam (social science, history and Russian language) and one additional exam in social science conducted directly by the university. The cost of training in the specialty "Jurisprudence" ranges from 242 to 294 thousand rubles a year, depending on the faculty. With a minimum passing score for Moscow State University of Law in four subjects (241 points), in 2014 one could become a full-time student with a degree in Forensic Science. However, the graduates of this department are awarded the qualification "Specialist", i.e. You will have to study not 4 years, but 5 years.
Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov
The situation at the oldest university in Russia has not changed much over the past year. The most impregnable are the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Regional Studies, the Faculty of Fundamental Medicine and the Faculty of Global Processes. So, in order to take one of the 9 budget places in the specialty "Translation and Translation Studies" (Faculty of Foreign Languages), it was necessary to score 371 points in three subjects of the Unified State Exam (foreign language, Russian language, history) and an additional exam in a foreign language.
The Faculty of Geology was the least popular in 2014. In order to take one of the 180 state-funded places in the direction of "Geology", only 258 points were required in three subjects of the Unified State Examination (mathematics, physics and Russian) and one additional written exam in mathematics.
It should be noted that many faculties of Moscow State University began to demand from future students not three, but four USE results. An additional entrance test remains mandatory for all departments of Moscow University. The cost of commercial education, which is quite expected for the country's main university, is quite high: from 325 to 400 thousand rubles a year.
Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry A.I. Evdokimova
In contrast to other educational institutions, in 2014 Stomat significantly increased the number of budget places: from 452 to 592. However, the number of target students doubled in a year: from 124 people in 2013 to 251 in 2014. Thus, MGMSU became the only educational institution from the TOP-10 best universities in Moscow, in which students who entered through the competition took less than half of the state-funded places. This state of affairs could not but affect the ranking: the university lost more than five points.
It is logical that Dentistry turned out to be the most demanded specialty of the Dentist. To take one of the 300 state-funded places, an applicant had to score at least 242 points in three USE subjects (chemistry, biology and Russian language). Paid education at this faculty costs 214,500 rubles a year. The passing score in the specialty "Medicine" was 238 points. At the same time, it was possible to become a state student of MGMSU with a very modest 188 points. True, upon graduation, the graduate will receive a diploma not of a doctor, but of a social worker. Paid training in the specialty "Social work" is also available to almost everyone. It costs only 67,100 rubles a year.
National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI"
MEPhI became a newcomer to the list of TOP-10 best universities in Moscow. However, the increase in the university's ranking is largely the result of a 30 percent reduction in state-funded places: from 865 in 2013 to 607 in 2014.
The most demanded, as before, was the Faculty of Cybernetics and Information Security. The passing score for all specialties of the faculty without exception was in 2014 above 250 points in three subjects of the Unified State Examination. The record holder was the specialty "Information and analytical security systems" with a practically unattainable passing score - 284. However, one could become a student at MEPhI with 219 points. To do this, it was necessary to submit documents to the Faculty of Physics and Technology (specialty "Technologies for the separation of isotopes and nuclear fuel").
The cost of full-time university education ranges from 68 to 212 thousand rubles a year, depending on the specialty.
Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation
The list of the best universities in Moscow is closed by the largest university in Europe with a socio-economic profile. The bachelor's degree "International Relations" from the Institute of Business and Business Administration has become absolutely inaccessible. Despite the fact that all places were taken out of competition, the score of the weakest enrolled was 286 in three USE subjects. An alternative could be paid education for 389,000 rubles a year.
At the same time, it was possible to enter the direction of "Psychology" at the Institute of Social Sciences with a very modest 216 points. Paid education in this prestigious university in Moscow differs significantly in different faculties: from 180 to 399 thousand rubles a year.
In conclusion, it can be noted that, despite the reduction in state-funded places, over the past year, almost all educational institutions from the TOP-10 of the best universities in Moscow lost several points from their rating. The rating of medical schools has decreased most noticeably, but the demand for high-quality technical education, on the contrary, has increased.
Veronica Gebrial
candidate of sociological sciences
The study of the quality of admission to Russian universities by the National Research University Higher School of Economics and the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, together with the MIA Rossiya Segodnya, has been carried out for five years, since 2011. The study is based on the analysis of information presented on the websites of higher educational institutions, which is compared with the data of higher education institutions' reports to the Ministry of Education and Science. If necessary, data are verified with the admissions committees of universities.
The results of the study (often referred to as monitoring the quality of admission) are widely used primarily by applicants who make decisions about choosing a university and educational program, as well as by the universities themselves to analyze their position in the higher education market. The Ministry of Education and Science of Russia and the leadership of the Russian regions rely on the results of monitoring when evaluating the work of universities and developing educational policy.
Traditionally, the first part of the study — the results of admission to state-funded places — is presented by the Minister of Education and Science of Russia and the Rector of the Higher School of Economics in early September. In October, the second part of the study is published, which includes an analysis of fee-paying admissions (number of enrolled, average grade and cost of education), as well as its comparison with the quality and size of the budget set.
Monitoring includes only full-time education, as well as only those universities, admission to which is determined by the USE competition and Olympiads. Creative universities and universities of law enforcement agencies do not participate in the monitoring.
General Observations
- The average USE scores of those enrolled in state-funded places are, as a rule, 5-6 points higher than the average USE scores of those enrolled in paid places — this ratio has been maintained throughout the monitoring.
- In terms of the total number of applicants for the 1st year, the budget enrollment is approximately twice as high as the paid enrollment.
Rice. 1. Average USE scores of those enrolled in state-funded and paid places and the total number of first-year students, 2011-2016
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
| average score of the Unified State Examination enrolled in state-funded places | 63,6 | 63,5 | 67,2 | 64,3 | 65,7 | 66,6 |
| enrolled in budget places, pers. | 286 621 | 302 656 | 299 822 | 281 583 | 288 154 | 275 566 |
| average USE score enrolled in paid places | 57,5 | 56,6 | 61,9 | 57,3 | 60,3 | 60,8 |
| enrolled in paid places, pers. | 99 131 | 151 581 | 158 335 | 148 393 | 136 386 | 154 293 |
- Most applicants enter classical universities and technical universities.
Rice. 2. Distribution of first-year students by universities of different profiles, 2016 
- On the whole, in Russia, the highest average USE scores of applicants are demonstrated by medical universities. There are more weak applicants in technical, pedagogical and agricultural universities.
Rice. 3. Average USE scores enrolled in state-funded and paid places, for universities of different profiles, 2011-2015 
Table 1. Top 20 universities with the highest average USE scores among those enrolled in state-funded places, 2011-2015
Popular areas of training
The extent to which a particular profession is attractive in the eyes of applicants and their families can be indirectly assessed by comparing 1) the shares of winners and prize-winners of Olympiads among those enrolled in different areas of training (since this group of applicants is the most free in choosing a university) and 2) the shares enrolled in paid places (since this group of applicants chooses where to invest their own funds).
The “International Relations” direction remains the absolute leader: the share of “Olympiads” in it reaches 13% (and this is the largest share among all the directions), and those enrolled in paid places make up three-quarters of the entire enrollment.
In general, in terms of the share of paid admission, social and humanitarian areas of training are noticeably ahead of technical ones.
Table 2. Groups of study areas with the largest (more than 70%) and smallest (less than 5%) paid enrollment
| Direction group | Total enrolled in 2015, people | Of them enrolled in paid places, % | |
| large | 3973 | 77,9 | |
| Economy | 35526 | 77,7 | |
| International relationships | 4063 | 77,4 | |
| 6339 | 76,7 | ||
| Jurisprudence | 23129 | 73,1 | |
| small | 3782 | 4,8 | |
| Agriculture and fisheries | 16656 | 4,7 | |
| Technological machines and equipment | 7578 | 4,6 | |
| Geography | 2319 | 4,4 | |
| 9429 | 4,4 | ||
| Water transport management | 1050 | 3,9 | |
| Printing and packaging | 332 | 3,6 | |
| forestry | 3067 | 3,4 | |
| Light industry technologies | 807 | 2,4 | |
| Armament | 719 | 1,9 | |
| Metallurgy | 1492 | 1,9 | |
| materials | 1839 | 1,5 | |
| Marine technology | 1772 | 1,4 | |
| soil science | 297 | 1,0 |
Preferential categories of applicants choose the same areas of training for themselves: their share is largest (from 7 to 8.5%) in the areas of "State and municipal administration", "Economics", "Jurisprudence", "Advertising and public relations", "International Relations", "Management".
Table 3 Directions of training, among those enrolled in which the share of applicants with special rights exceeds 7%, 2015
In terms of the proportion of Olympiads, the composition of the leading areas is less homogeneous: along with the humanities, physics, mathematics, and chemistry occupy prominent positions.
Table 4. Directions of training, among those enrolled in which the share of winners and prize-winners of Olympiads exceeds 4%, 2015
| Direction group | Share of Olympiads, % | |
| International relationships | 4063 | 13,38 |
| Physics | 5240 | 7,28 |
| Oriental and African studies | 1310 | 6,85 |
| art theory | 438 | 6,67 |
| Design | 2801 | 6,48 |
| 7735 | 5,35 | |
| Advertising and public relations | 3973 | 5,01 |
| Mathematics | 10463 | 4,93 |
| Nuclear Physics and Technology | 1201 | 4,59 |
| Economy | 35526 | 4,51 |
| Chemistry | 3144 | 4,25 |
The needs of enterprises and organizations, regional and municipal authorities, expressed in the profile of the target set, are focused on the basic professions for society: doctors, teachers, lawyers and techies-specialists in the field of transport.
Table 5 Directions of training, among those enrolled in which the share of "targeted students" exceeds 15%, 2015
| Direction group | Enrolled in budget and paid places total, pers. | Share of "targeted customers", % |
| healthcare | 41310 | 50,12 |
| Aviation and rocket and space technology | 3782 | 44,59 |
| Aviation systems (operation) | 1712 | 28,90 |
| Armament | 719 | 23,26 |
| Vehicles | 13315 | 21,86 |
| Electronic engineering, radio engineering and communication | 9429 | 19,59 |
| Jurisprudence | 23129 | 19,44 |
| Teacher Education | 27978 | 16,78 |
| Oil and gas business | 3194 | 16,47 |
| mechanical engineering | 2286 | 16,22 |
| Marine technology | 1772 | 15,28 |
Strengths and weaknesses of training
| university | 2015 (place in the ranking) | 2014 (place in the ranking) | 2013 (place in the ranking) | 2012 (place in the ranking) | 2011 (place in the ranking) | Credited to the 2015 budget | Average USE score (budget) 2015 | Credited to the 2014 budget | Average USE score (budget) 2014 | Credited to the 2013 budget | Average USE score (budget) 2013 | Credited to the 2012 budget | Average USE score (budget) 2012 | Credited to the 2011 budget | Average USE score (budget) 2011 |
| St. Petersburg Academic University - Research and Educational Center for Nanotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences | 1 | 59 | 95,5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 436 | 94,7 | 416 | 93,8 | 450 | 96,5 | 463 | 93,7 | 448 | 93,7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 890 | 93,8 | 926 | 92,7 | 944 | 93,6 | 867 | 91,2 | 854 | 90 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1989 | 91,5 | 1873 | 91,4 | 2102 | 94,2 | 1596 | 93,4 | 1721 | 90 | |
| 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 208 | 89,4 | 187 | 85,5 | 185 | 90,6 | 171 | 86,8 | 175 | 84,4 | |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2340 | 88,1 | 2365 | 88 | 2640 | 89 | 2915 | 84,2 | 2887 | 82,6 | |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3848 | 87,1 | 3919 | 86,3 | 3998 | 89,3 | 3829 | 86,6 | 3912 | 85,6 | |
| 8 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 36 | 475 | 86,3 | 607 | 84,8 | 865 | 85 | 1249 | 77,2 | 1215 | 76,9 | |
| Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation, Moscow | 9 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 611 | 85,6 | 640 | 86 | 575 | 85 | 561 | 83,3 | 511 | 81,1 |
| State Institute of the Russian Language. A.S. Pushkin, Moscow | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 75 | 85,6 | 46 | 83,5 | 42 | 87,6 | 42 | 85,7 | 40 | 89 |
| 11 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 34 | 529 | 84,6 | 621 | 82,8 | 697 | 84,4 | 444 | 82 | 474 | 77,8 | |
| Samara State Economic University | 12 | 28 | 67 | 65 | 50 | 204 | 84 | 212 | 79,2 | 259 | 77,9 | 219 | 74,3 | 218 | 75,1 |
| 13 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 620 | 83,2 | 565 | 87,8 | 592 | 90,1 | 573 | 82,9 | 592 | 80,7 | |
| 14 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1034 | 83 | 1032 | 87,3 | 1398 | 87,4 | 628 | 91,1 | 582 | 89,4 | |
| St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics | 15 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 20 | 1122 | 82,7 | 1173 | 83 | 1282 | 83,6 | 1372 | 81,9 | 1377 | 80,2 |
| Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistic University. ON THE. Dobrolyubova | 16 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 177 | 82,7 | 181 | 80,7 | 167 | 85,3 | 167 | 82,5 | 169 | 79,1 |
| 17 | 18 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 576 | 82,6 | 449 | 81 | 540 | 85,3 | 510 | 79,2 | 554 | 78,5 | |
| St. Petersburg State University of Technology and Design | 18 | 34 | 48 | 49 | 71 | 481 | 82,5 | 441 | 78 | 385 | 80,9 | 409 | 75,7 | 500 | 72,5 |
| Russian Academy of Justice, Moscow | 19 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 83 | 82,5 | 91 | 80,4 | 102 | 84,5 | 87 | 87,8 | 78 | 86 |
| 20 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 866 | 82,3 | 1142 | 82,8 | 1146 | 85,6 | 926 | 83,3 | 850 | 80,9 | |
| 21 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 943 | 82 | 930 | 82,7 | 895 | 85,4 | 791 | 81,3 | 760 | 82 | |
| First State Moscow Medical University. THEM. Sechenov | 22 | 25 | 10 | 26 | 16 | 1262 | 81,8 | 1392 | 79,6 | 1351 | 86,1 | 1084 | 80,2 | 990 | 80,9 |
| 24 | 13 | 28 | 27 | 58 | 1341 | 81,2 | 1024 | 83 | 1056 | 83,3 | 932 | 79,7 | 1084 | 74,2 | |
| St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University | 25 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 430 | 81 | 455 | 79,7 | 445 | 83,7 | 445 | 81,5 | 439 | 80 |
| 30 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 425 | 80 | 420 | 78,5 | 366 | 85,1 | 375 | 81,9 | 392 | 81,1 | |
| Saint Petersburg State University of Economics | 31 | 42 | 40 | 25 | 18 | 772 | 79,7 | 1035 | 76,7 | 696 | 81,5 | 702 | 80,4 | 678 | 80,9 |
| 36 | 17 | 18 | 31 | 15 | 367 | 79,3 | 359 | 81,4 | 345 | 85 | 341 | 78,5 | 334 | 81,1 | |
| Moscow State Technical University. N.E. Bauman | 42 | 52 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 3088 | 78,5 | 2968 | 75,5 | 2824 | 83,3 | 2520 | 81,1 | 2756 | 81,3 |
| Literary Institute. A.M. Gorky, Moscow | 49 | 21 | 33 | 19 | 22 | 91 | 77,5 | 91 | 80 | 82 | 82,6 | 71 | 81,4 | 71 | 79,5 |
| 58 | 26 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 635 | 75,8 | 592 | 79,4 | 452 | 84,7 | 474 | 77,9 | 350 | 81,3 | |
| Dagestan State Medical Academy, Makhachkala | 131 | 94 | 29 | 16 | 23 | 485 | 69,9 | 486 | 71,2 | 485 | 83 | 467 | 81,9 | 484 | 79,4 |
Table 9 TOP-20 universities in terms of the quality of paid admission (2011-2015)
| university | 2015 (place in the ranking) | 2014 (place in the ranking) | 2013 (place in the ranking) | 2012 (place in the ranking) | 2011 (place in the ranking) | Enrolled in paid places 2015 | Average score of the Unified State Examination enrolled in paid places 2015 | Enrolled in paid places 2014 | Average score of the Unified State Examination enrolled in paid places 2014 | Enrolled in paid places 2013 | Average score of the Unified State Examination enrolled in paid places 2013 | Enrolled in paid places 2012 | Average score of the Unified State Examination enrolled in paid places 2012 | Enrolled in paid places 2011 | Average score of the Unified State Examination enrolled in paid places 2011 |
| Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 149 | 82,5 | 74 | 78,9 | 119 | 80,9 | 113 | 77,7 | 60 | 76,1 |
| Moscow State Institute of International Relations | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 645 | 81,3 | 716 | 78,9 | 748 | 84,9 | 597 | 79,4 | 538 | 78,8 |
| National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1965 | 79,3 | 914 | 77,8 | 1577 | 81,1 | 1145 | 77,9 | 889 | 75,8 |
| Saint Petersburg State University | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 774 | 77,3 | 890 | 75 | 1266 | 76,3 | 1298 | 69 | 972 | 68,1 |
| National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI", Moscow | 5 | 9 | 32 | 53 | 62 | 305 | 76 | 66 | 71,8 | 353 | 69,7 | 340 | 61,7 | 251 | 60,8 |
| Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1807 | 74,3 | 1431 | 72,4 | 1352 | 78,3 | 1450 | 73,5 | 1339 | 72,7 |
| National Research University Higher School of Economics, branch, St. Petersburg | 7 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 498 | 74,3 | 300 | 72 | 108 | 73,7 | 88 | 69,1 | 51 | 66,3 |
| First St. Petersburg State Medical University named after I.I. I.P. Pavlova | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 415 | 72,6 | 253 | 72,2 | 345 | 77,6 | 195 | 71,9 | 222 | 63,3 |
| All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade, Moscow | 9 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 347 | 72,5 | 373 | 69,1 | 362 | 76,5 | 371 | 69,2 | 227 | 66,2 |
| Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics, National Research University Higher School of Economics | 10 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 91 | 63 | 71,1 | 12 | 70,4 | 35 | 72,8 | 28 | 64,6 | 24 | 58,2 |
| Russian National Research Medical University. N.I. Pirogov, Moscow | 11 | 60 | 45 | 42 | 72 | 533 | 70,7 | 367 | 61,6 | 623 | 67,7 | 481 | 62,7 | 214 | 59,3 |
| Moscow Architectural Institute (State Academy) | 12 | 113 | 101 | 161 | 134 | 70,6 | 129 | 62,5 | 98 | 57,4 | 97 | 55,5 | |||
| Russian Economic University. G.V. Plekhanov, Moscow | 13 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 30 | 705 | 70,4 | 1445 | 63,9 | 1211 | 69,3 | 955 | 62,9 | 725 | 63,4 |
| Novosibirsk National Research State University | 14 | 11 | 28 | 19 | 311 | 501 | 70,4 | 557 | 69,5 | 605 | 71 | 705 | 66,2 | ||
| Moscow State Law University. O.E. Kutafina | 15 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 269 | 70,2 | 406 | 65,8 | 498 | 71,9 | 420 | 65,2 | 327 | 63,3 |
| Kazan State Medical University | 16 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 41 | 405 | 69,9 | 266 | 68,2 | 371 | 74,3 | 152 | 71,3 | 268 | 62,4 |
| Tver State Medical University | 17 | 29 | 15 | 21 | 46 | 180 | 69,9 | 166 | 64,3 | 190 | 73,7 | 188 | 65,6 | 144 | 62 |
| National Research University Higher School of Economics, branch, Nizhny Novgorod | 18 | 18 | 22 | 57 | 29 | 58 | 69,9 | 57 | 67,5 | 146 | 71,5 | 91 | 61,4 | 103 | 63,8 |
| Russian Customs Academy, Lyubertsy | 19 | 99 | 67 | 37 | 45 | 168 | 69,3 | 236 | 59,3 | 249 | 66 | 193 | 63,4 | 96 | 62,1 |
| Kuban State Medical University, Krasnodar | 20 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 562 | 69,1 | 588 | 66,8 | 650 | 73,5 | 530 | 67,3 | 319 | 68,4 |
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| Moscow State Linguistic University | 22 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 198 | 68,9 | 18 | 75,2 | 110 | 74,6 | 206 | 69,1 | 91 | 67,5 |
| South Federal University | 26 | 20 | 31 | 96 | 75 | 187 | 68 | 45 | 67,4 | 310 | 70 | 1026 | 58 | 276 | 59 |
| Ural State Medical University, Yekaterinburg | 28 | 49 | 21 | 18 | 84 | 270 | 67,6 | 286 | 62,8 | 292 | 71,9 | 261 | 66,5 | 279 | 58,6 |
| St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation | 29 | 62 | 76 | 103 | 11 | 596 | 67,2 | 683 | 61,4 | 592 | 64,7 | 547 | 57,3 | 375 | 69 |
| Voronezh State Medical University named after V.I. N.N. Burdenko | 30 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 382 | 67,1 | 368 | 68,8 | 398 | 75,6 | 449 | 69,3 | 542 | 70,5 |
| Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow | 32 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 1301 | 66,8 | 985 | 67,4 | 785 | 70,5 | 545 | 69,3 | 532 | 69,2 |
| Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry | 43 | 14 | 19 | 334 | 7 | 400 | 65,8 | 531 | 68,4 | 542 | 71,9 | 92 | 72,4 | ||
| Izhevsk State Medical Academy | 58 | 40 | 50 | 66 | 2 | 171 | 64 | 110 | 63,5 | 141 | 67,1 | 183 | 60,1 | 146 | 79,3 |
| Rostov State Medical University | 62 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 463 | 63,6 | 328 | 63 | 245 | 77,7 | 190 | 72,5 | 169 | 65,7 |
| Moscow State University of Printing Arts | 72 | 41 | 18 | 20 | 53 | 472 | 62,6 | 260 | 63,3 | 256 | 72,1 | 249 | 66,1 | 249 | 61,4 |
| Moscow State University for the Humanities M.A. Sholokhov | 78 | 16 | 70 | 71 | 51 | 108 | 62,5 | 111 | 68,1 | 190 | 65,8 | 344 | 59,8 | 80 | 61,5 |
| St. Petersburg State Technological Institute (Technical University) | 85 | 17 | 251 | 221 | 288 | 428 | 62,1 | 226 | 68 | 1003 | 57,1 | 845 | 53,3 | 510 | |
| Russian State University of Oil and Gas THEM. Gubkin, Moscow | 87 | 63 | 47 | 26 | 16 | 466 | 62 | 556 | 61,4 | 559 | 67,5 | 527 | 64,7 | 402 | 66,9 |
| South Russian Institute of Management - branch of the RANEPA, Rostov-on-Don | 112 | 78 | 65 | 51 | 17 | 322 | 61,2 | 369 | 60,5 | 371 | 66 | 357 | 61,9 | 371 | 66,9 |
| North Ossetian State Medical Academy, Vladikavkaz | 118 | 58 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 88 | 61 | 89 | 61,8 | 127 | 76,6 | 97 | 67,8 | 99 | 81,5 |
| Stavropol State Medical University | 119 | 108 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 321 | 60,8 | 338 | 59 | 335 | 74,1 | 318 | 66,5 | 253 | 67,9 |
| Ural Institute of Management - branch of RANEPA, Yekaterinburg | 131 | 112 | 30 | 15 | 22 | 295 | 60,1 | 103 | 58,8 | 72 | 70,5 | 90 | 67,8 | 23 | 65,6 |
| Samara State Medical University | 134 | 27 | 41 | 33 | 9 | 265 | 60 | 240 | 64,6 | 206 | 68,4 | 278 | 63,8 | 255 | 69,9 |
| Togliatti State University | 173 | 158 | 239 | 267 | 18 | 466 | 58,1 | 494 | 56,2 | 505 | 57,5 | 515 | 51,8 | 439 | 66,8 |
Structure of training and paid admission
Five groups of directions can be distinguished according to the ratio of paid and budgetary admission of students.
First group, the most numerous (28 destinations out of 66) - paid admission is negligible, less than 10% of the budget. Including this group includes six out of ten areas with the largest budget receipts: "agriculture", "transport", "energy", "mathematics", "electronics" and "ecology". The fact that there are practically no paid students in these areas reflects, first of all, the traditional “overproduction” of personnel in state-funded places.
Second group- there is a paid reception, but it is small: from 10 to 35% of the budget. There are 11 such directions out of 66, the largest ones are “pedagogy” and “construction”. As a rule, applicants in these areas consider their future employment prospects as good, but do not count on a quick career.
Third group- paid admission from 36 to 80% of the budget, approximately corresponds to the share of paid admission in the higher education system as a whole. This, one might say, is the optimal combination: paid students bring a significant additional income to the university, while the university does not depend on them very much and, accordingly, can pursue a fairly principled quality control policy. This group includes 13 directions, the largest one is “health care”, where 17 thousand paid students accounted for 25 thousand budget first-year students. Applicants enrolled in educational programs in these areas have pronounced career expectations and are set for fairly high incomes in the future.
Fourth group- paid reception is from 81 to 150% of the budget. Paid enrollment for universities in this group is almost as important as budget enrollment, but the latter still remains a “support link” in the economy of the university and the formation of its personnel policy (the vast majority of teachers are on budgetary rates and only receive additional payments through paid enrollment). There are only five such areas: “design”, “business informatics” and “service sector”, as well as those with a small set of “publishing” and “art theory”.
Finally, fifth group includes nine destinations, paid admission to which is more than two times (and often three or four) higher than the budget. Here, as a rule, there is a completely different economy: some of the teachers are framed at “extrabudgetary” rates, and paid students determine the quality of the audience. The university is forced to focus on paying students in its quality policy. Among the largest areas of this group are "economics", "jurisprudence", "management", "linguistics and foreign languages", "state and municipal administration", "advertising" and "international relations".
Table 10 Groups of destinations with the highest budget intake
| Direction group | Enrolled in budget places, thousand people2015 / 2014 | Enrolled in paid places, thousand people2015 / 2014 | Notes | |
| healthcare | 24,5 / 23,8 | 17,2 / 16,2 | 70% | |
| Pedagogy | 21,5 / 22,5 | 6,3 / 5,4 | 30% | Increasing the quality of budgetary and paid reception; rising prices |
| Informatics and Computer Engineering | 18,5 / 17 | 2,5 / 2,6 | 13% | |
| Agriculture | 16 / 16 | 0,8 / 1,3 | 5% | |
| Construction | 13,5 / 13,5 | 2,9 / 2,2 | 21% | Price rise |
| Vehicles | 12,5 / 12 | 0,8 / 0,6 | 6% | |
| Energy | 11,5 / 11,5 | 0,8 / 0,5 | 7% | |
| Mathematics | 9,5 / 9,1 | 0,8 / 0,7 | 8% | Rising prices and quality of paid reception |
| Electronics, radio engineering and communications | 9 / 8,7 | 0,4 / 0,3 | 5% | Slight price cut |
| Ecology | 8,5 / 8 | 0,8 / 1,1 | 9% | Price rise |
Table 11 Groups of destinations with the highest paid reception
| Direction group | Enrolled in budget places, thous. persons 2015 / 2014 | Enrolled in paid places, thous. persons 2015 / 2014 | The share of paid reception relative to the budget | Notes |
| Economy | 7,9 / 8,9 | 28 / 33,5 | 356% | The only major area where the target figures for budget admission have decreased. Increasing the quality of paid reception while reducing the quantity |
| healthcare | 24,5 / 23,8 | 17,2 / 16,2 | 70% | |
| Jurisprudence | 5,7 / 5,3 | 16,5 / 15 | 289% | Growth of budgetary and paid reception |
| Management | 7,7 / 7,4 | 14 / 20 | 179% | A sharp reduction in paid reception with an increase in quality and a significant increase in price |
| Pedagogy | 21,5 / 22,5 | 6,3 / 5,4 | 30% | Increasing the quality of budget and paid reception, rising prices |
| Linguistics and foreign languages | 2,9 / 2,8 | 5,2 / 4 | 181% | Increasing the quality of budgetary reception; a sharp increase in the number of paid reception with a sharp rise in prices |
| State and municipal administration | 1,5 / 1,5 | 4,9 / 8 | 331% | |
| Service sector | 3,9 / 3,8 | 4,4 / 5,6 | 113% | A sharp reduction in paid reception with an increase in quality and a significant increase in prices |
| Advertising and public relations | 0,9 / 0,7 | 3,3 / 3,3 | 378% | |
| International relationships | 0,9 / 1,0 | 3,2 / 2,9 | 348% |
It can be seen that the list of the largest budgetary areas and the list of the largest paid areas intersect only in two cases: in “health care” and “pedagogy”. This is the result of the fact that over the past few years the Ministry of Education and Science has reduced budget admissions by 1.5-2 times for the three most popular paid groups - "economics", "jurisprudence" and "management". The reduction reflects, among other things, the policy of crowding out frankly weak educational programs implemented by non-core universities that do not have sufficient human resources. This policy began with the “cutting off” of budgetary admission, but it also affects paid admission: a number of universities have recently curtailed the corresponding programs.
Traditionally, paid admission is carried out primarily for socio-economic and humanitarian areas, as well as medical ones. If in the structure of budget reception they occupy 27%, then in the structure of paid admission they make up about 87%. The natural sciences (directions of classical universities) occupy about 14% of the budgetary enrollment, while their share in the paid enrollment is slightly more than 2%. The share of technical sciences and technologies accounts for over 40% of the budget set and only 10% of the paid one. This structure is generally reproduced throughout the entire observation period (2011-2015) with variations within 3-5%. See table. ten.
Table 12 Structure of budgetary and paid admission by branches of knowledge, 2011-2015
| Budget Admission | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
| agricultural science, % | 6,5 | 6,7 | 6,4 | 6,4 | 6,0 | |
| humanitarian sciences, % | 7,8 | 7,7 | 8,0 | 7,6 | 8,0 | |
| natural Sciences, % | 14,1 | 13,8 | 13,8 | 14,0 | 14,5 | |
| medical sciences, % | 8,6 | 8,5 | 7,3 | 6,9 | 7,1 | |
| pedagogical sciences, % | 10,6 | 11,2 | 11,5 | 11,8 | 11,1 | |
| Social sciencies, % | 10,5 | 11,0 | 12,0 | 13,0 | 13,4 | |
| Technical science, % | 41,9 | 41,1 | 41,0 | 40,3 | 40,0 | |
| Total people enrolled | 288 808 | 282 474 | 307 046 | 314 752 | 301 327 | |
| Paid reception | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
| agricultural science, % | 0,6 | 1,0 | 1,0 | 1,0 | 0,8 | |
| humanitarian sciences, % | 22,9 | 18,6 | 18,5 | 16,9 | 19,2 | |
| natural Sciences, % | 2,3 | 2,5 | 2,8 | 3,3 | 2,7 | |
| medical sciences, % | 12,3 | 11,0 | 11,2 | 9,9 | 11,2 | |
| pedagogical sciences, % | 6,1 | 4,7 | 4,6 | 4,6 | 3,9 | |
| Social sciencies, % | 45,1 | 53,8 | 53,1 | 53,0 | 52,3 | |
| Technical science, % | 10,7 | 8,3 | 8,7 | 11,3 | 9,8 | |
| Total people enrolled | 135 524 | 147 660 | 157 878 | 153 389 | 99 620* | |
Comparison of the quality of budget and paid reception - 2015
Traditionally, paid education is chosen by weaker students, and here the threshold is set - or not set - by the universities themselves.
In 2015, 150 universities out of 412 included in the rating (36%) were recruited for paid education for more than half of the “C” students (average USE score below 56). This is a significant improvement in the situation - last year there were 198, almost half (48%).
Table 13 Distribution of universities by the quality of state-funded and paid admissions
The bulk of students who pay for their full-time education on their own are no longer “triple students”. These are the "good guys". What is the cause of such a shift? We can make two assumptions. First, the students of 2015, on the whole, passed the USE somewhat better. Second, polarization has taken place both between universities and within groups of areas. In popular universities, students are ready to enter the paid form, while outsiders are left with the weakest applicants, including the state-funded form.
The charts below compare the quality of the budget set with the quality of the paid set. The Y-axis shows the average score of the paid set, and the X-axis shows the average score of the budget set. The color of the "peas" reflects the quality of the paid enrollment: green - the average score is above 70, white - the average score is below 70 and above 56, red - the average score is below 56. paid places most often recruit applicants who are "good students" (average score 56-70). In technical universities, where there are more “good students” in the group as a whole, up to half of the paid enrollment is “triple students” (the average score is below 56), however, it is clear that “triple students” are, as a rule, universities with a small enrollment.
Applicants and their families began to better distinguish the quality of educational programs, their contribution (as well as the contribution of the university brand) to the human capital of students. In 2015, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation for the first time published data on the average earnings and professional employment of university graduates. If earlier the information that graduates of top universities earn on average 1.5 times more than graduates of other universities in the same field was discussed at the level of individual cases, opinions and rumors (forming, nevertheless, public opinion), then now this trend can be considered proven.
There is a change in the structure of the state assignment - the expansion of engineering areas, a further reduction in socio-economic (due to economics and business informatics). It is assumed that the population shows sufficient solvent demand for programs of socio-economic and humanitarian areas, which makes it possible to do without increasing budget support.
Many universities that did not receive state assignments for the implementation of popular educational programs (economics, management, etc.) continued to accept applicants for them completely on an extrabudgetary basis. This required personnel and information support for programs, which in such a situation was significantly weakened by universities. The result is obvious: the paid enrollment in these universities is reduced, in other cases dropping to a level that is critical for the further continuation of such programs.
In the risk zone here are universities that enroll less than 30 students for paid programs that are not supported by a budget set in the relevant direction. After all, firstly, a paid student, as a rule, is less prepared than one who has entered a state-funded place, and therefore runs a greater risk of being among the underachievers. Secondly, such a student may stop studying not only due to poor progress, but also for financial reasons. Already in the third year, less than half of the initially recruited paying students may remain, and the funds coming from them will not be enough even to pay for the necessary teachers.
2015 may become a milestone year for about 60% of the current purely extrabudgetary programs in the areas of "economy", "management", "jurisprudence" and other socio-economic and humanitarian areas: in 2016, these programs may stop a new set (in 2015 they recruited less than 30 people).
Reception quality dynamics, 2011-2015
The highest quality of the budget set is consistently maintained in medical and socio-economic universities, and in the latter for the period from 2011 to 2015 the "green zone" (average score above 70) has noticeably expanded. Agrarian universities remain mostly in the "red zone" (the average USE score for a university is below 56). Among classical universities and technical universities, the proportions of "excellent", "good" and "three" universities are approximately the same and remain unchanged. The quality of budgetary enrollment in pedagogical universities has noticeably improved.
In the paid set as a whole, the same proportions are maintained, although with a certain shift towards lower scores.
Pricing Strategies of Universities in an Economic Downturn
Among universities offering paid programs in 2015, 47% increased prices compared to 2014, 36% kept them unchanged in nominal terms, 17% found it necessary to reduce prices (we considered changes of more than 5 thousand rubles in year). At the same time, 14 universities increased the average cost of education for the university by 50-100 thousand rubles a year; 39 universities - for 20-50 thousand rubles a year; 124 universities - for 5-20 thousand rubles a year; 137 universities did not change the cost in any way or changed it slightly (within 5 thousand rubles), 58 universities reduced the cost of education by 5-20 thousand rubles, and 8 universities - by 20-50 thousand rubles.
At the same time, the models of behavior - the distribution of universities into groups of raising and lowering prices - differ in directions. training: in relation to socio-economic and humanitarian programs, on the one hand, and technical programs, on the other, universities more often follow different strategies. Among the technical areas, the share of programs that reduced the cost of education in 2015 is noticeably higher. Among the socio-economic programs, the share of those that increased the cost of education relatively slightly (5-20 thousand rubles) prevails.
Thus, in 2015, 305 universities conducted paid enrollment in the field of economics, of which 30 universities increased the cost by more than 20 thousand rubles a year, 95 universities — by 5-20 thousand rubles, and 18 universities reduced the cost by 5-20 thousand rubles. 60 thousand rubles. In the direction of "jurisprudence" paid recruitment in 2015 was conducted by 181 universities, of which 26 universities increased the cost by more than 20 thousand rubles a year, 63 universities - by 5-20 thousand rubles and 6 universities reduced the cost by 5-60 thousand .rubles At the same time, more than a third of universities lowered their prices by more than 5,000 rubles in the field of "informatics and computer technology", and almost half of such universities in the field of "energy and power engineering".
Table 14 Change in the cost of education in the areas of training, 2014-2015
What are the differences in the pricing policy of metropolitan and regional universities? The spread of prices amongexpensive educational programs significantlyhigher than among moderately priced programs. At the same time, the proportions of expensive and inexpensive programs in different areas of training are approximately the same. There are three strategies for the pricing policy of universities: a single cost for all educational programs (demand is determined by the quality of the program and the reputation of the university); price differentiation of programs; segmentation of programs into popular and unpopular.
Strong universities, as expected, set high minimum scores. In the "ten" strongest universities in terms of the quality of budget admission, the average minimum score is 61.3 points (per subject for all universities) - against 34.2 according to the thresholds of Rosobrnadzor. The highest scores among the leading universities were set by the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, MEPhI, NRU HSE, St. Petersburg Academic University - the scientific and educational center of nanotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The lowest are MGIMO and Moscow State University. Lomonosov (by the way, this did not affect the high quality of admission to these universities). But among the 74 universities from the "red" zone (the average USE score enrolled in state-funded places in them is below 56), none of them set a minimum threshold higher than the level proposed by Rosobrnadzor.
Only 15% of universities use minimum scores as a real tool for selecting applicants.
Universities with the highest passing scores in 2015:
- Baltic Federal University im. I. Kant
- All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade, Moscow
- State. Institute of the Russian Language. A.S. Pushkin, Moscow
- State. University of Management, Moscow
- Kuban state. un-t, Krasnodar
- Leningrad state. un-t im. A.S. Pushkin, St. Petersburg
- Moscow state. humanitarian un-t them. M.A. Sholokhov
- Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics, Higher School of Economics
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
- National research Tomsk Polytechnic University
- National research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow
- National research Nuclear University "MEPhI", Moscow
- Novosibirsk National research state university
- Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation
- Russian Economic University im. G.V. Plekhanov
- Samara State university
- St. Petersburg State. university
- St. Petersburg Nat. research University of Information Technology, Mechanics and Optics
- Smolensk State university
- Tver state. university
- Ural Federal University im. B.N. Yeltsin
- Southern Federal University
Areas of study for which universities often set high passing scores.
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Passing scores at universities depend on the level of graduates and are recalculated annually. For example, this is how scores at Moscow State University for applicants to law school changed: 331 in 2014, 359 in 2015, 356 in 2016, 347 in 2017. The passing scores for 2018 will be published by the university when graduates submit their documents.
Passing scores at universities depend on the level of graduates and are recalculated annually. For example, this is how scores at Moscow State University for applicants to law school changed: 331 in 2014, 359 in 2015, 356 in 2016, 347 in 2017. The passing scores for 2018 will be published by the university when graduates submit their documents.
The university may set minimum passing scores for each subject. For example, those entering the Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov in the direction of "medical business" should be at least 54 points in chemistry, biology and the Russian language. The minimum scores, if any, are indicated in the admission rules on the website of any university. You will find them in the 2018 Admissions Campaign section.
Do not confuse the minimum passing scores and the average USE score. The average score is calculated according to the results of applicants who entered the university: the total passing score is divided by the number of exams - usually three. For example, the passing score for the direction "economics" is 251: 251/3 = 83.6. We round up and get 84 - this will be the average score.
Here are the average USE scores for applicants to Moscow universities for full-time budget department:
According to the Do the Right Thing App
| MIPT | MEPhI | MSTU im. Bauman | MGIMO | RANEPA | Financial University | MIET | MSGU | Moscow State University | Moscow State Law Academy |
| 91 | 87 | 77 | 87 | 70 | 74 | 70 | 70 | 81 | 76 |
| RSUH | RUDN University | RNIMU them. Pirogov | REU them. Plekhanov | MIREA | STANKIN | NRU HSE | MISiS | MPEI | MSLU |
| 71 | 65 | 79 | 72 | 65 | 66 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 80 |
Usually, only the results of the Unified State Examination are needed for admission, but some universities conduct DWI - additional entrance tests. For example, Moscow State University and St. Petersburg State University can conduct DWI for undergraduate and specialist programs.
Additional creative or professional tests are available at many universities in the areas of "architecture", "pediatrics", "journalism", "pedagogical education", "physical culture", "television". See the order of the Ministry of Education and Science for a complete list of directions. DWI is usually assessed on a 100-point scale, so the passing score in some universities is more than 300 or 400 - depending on the number of exams.
Why look at the passing scores of past years
It is useful to look at the passing scores of 2017 in order to assess your chances. The level of graduates varies every year, but not always significantly. On the university website, the passing scores of past years are indicated in the section for applicants.
To prepare tables with passing scores, we have selected several popular training areas. The Ministry of Education and Science reported that in 2017 these were economic programs - 21 people. / place, specialty in the field of politics and international relations - 20 people. /place, media - 19 people. / place, medicine - 8–16 people. / place, engineering and technical areas - 7 people. / place.
The tables show the passing scores for the full-time budgetary department of Moscow universities. If the passing score is above 300, then the university has additional exams in this area.
Technical specialties
| MIPT | MEPhI | MSTU im. Bauman | STANKIN | MPEI | MIREA | NRU HSE | |
| Informatics and computing Technics |
287 | 271 | 266–286 | 201 | 216 | 220 | 257 |
| Computer or informational security |
282 | 270 | 270–284 | No preparation | 248 | 232–242 | 293 |
| mechanical engineering | No preparation | No preparation | 219–227 | 174 | 184 | 186 | No preparation |
Humanities
| Moscow State University | MGIMO | NRU HSE | REU them. Plekhanov | Financial University | RANEPA | RUDN University | MSLU | |
| Economy | 331 | 341 | 358 | 344 | 252–267 | 231–252 | 251 | No preparation |
| Management | No "budget" | No "budget" | 361–364 | 347 | 246–252 | 257–274 | 247 | No preparation |
| State and municipal administration | 324 | 274 | 349 | 257 | 249 | 247 | 250 | No preparation |
| International relationships | 389 | 352 | 396 | No preparation | 267 | 283 | 292 | 279 |
| Jurisprudence | 347 | 353 | 373 | 279 | 261 | 263 | 285 | 276 |
| Linguistics | 366 | No preparation | 287 | 295 | No preparation | No preparation | 290 | 252 |
| Journalism | 346 | 397 | 365 | No preparation | No preparation | 275–278 | 328 | 350 |
