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Experts assessed the level of education and, based on the results, compiled a rating of the country's universities, which was called "100 best universities in Russia".

All the best universities in Russia have already been identified.

On June 20 this year, Russian universities will open their doors and begin accepting applications from applicants. Most schoolchildren have already decided which Russian universities they will first enter, but if they cannot enter where they want, they will have four more attempts, because schoolchildren can send applications to only 5 institutions.

The main thing for applicants is to decide in advance on alternate universities, if suddenly you can’t get into the most desirable one.

In the selection of a university, each student will be able to help our rating of universities, referred to as "100 best universities in Russia." Over the past 3 years, the first twenty places have not changed much.

TOP 100 best universities in Russia in 2015 and 2016.

100th place: Russian New University.

099th place: Astrakhan State Technical University.

098 place: Medical Institute "REAVIZ".

097 place: Kuban state University of Technology.

096 place: Kabardino-Balkarian state. HM University. Berbekov.

095 place: Tyumen state. medical Academy.

094 place: Northern (Arctic) federal university named after M.V. Lomonosov.

093 place: St. Petersburg state. Institute of Technology (Technical University).

092 place: Southwestern State University.

091 place: Perm state. National research university.

090 place: Kursk state. medical University.

089 place: Tyumen State University.

088th place: Omsk State Technical University.

087th place: Ural State University of Communications.

086th place: Tomsk State Pedagogical University.

085 place: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University.

084 place: Siberian state. aerospace university named after academician M.F. Reshetnev.

083 place: St. Petersburg state. University of Aerospace Instrumentation.

082 place: Altai state. Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.

081 place: Saratov state. Medical University named after V.I. Razumovsky.

080 place: Volgograd state. medical University.

079th place: Saratov state. University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky.

078 place: Moscow Pedagogical State. university.

077 place: Moscow state. University of Railway Transport.

076th place: Ural state. law university.

Another 75 institutions included in the list of the best universities in Russia!

075th place: Irkutsk National Research Technical University.

074 place: Omsk state. medical University.

073 place: Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics.

072 place: Belgorod state. national research university.

071 place: Volgograd State University.

070 place: St. Petersburg state. architectural and civil engineering university.

069 place: Izhevsk state. Technical University named after M.T. Kalashnikov.

068 place: Altai state. Technical University named after I.I. Polzunov.

067th place: Nizhny Novgorod state. Technical University named after R.E. Alekseev.

066th place: Mordovian state. University named after N.P. Ogaryov.

065 place: Samara state. university.

064 place: Moscow Automobile and Road State. technical university (MADI).

063 place: Kazan nat. Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev-KAI.

062 place: Kazan nat. research technological university.

061 place: Belgorod state. Technological University named after V.G. Shukhov.

060 place: Moscow State University of Civil Engineering.

059 place: Moscow state. University of Fine Chemical Technologies named after M.V. Lomonosov.

058 place: North-Eastern Federal University M.K. Ammosov.

057 place: Altai state. university.

056 place: Voronezh state. Medical University named after N.N. Burdenko.

055 place: Ural state. medical University.

054 place: Samara state. Technical University.

053 place: Perm National Research politechnical University.

052 place: Petrozavodsk state. university.

051 place: State University of Management.

TOP 50 best universities in Russia in reverse order.

050th place: National Research University "MIET".

049 place: Samara state. medical University.

048th place: South Ural State University (NRU).

047 place: Ufa state. oil technical university.

046 place: North-Western state. honey. University named after I.I. Mechnikov.

045 place: Ural state. mining University.

044 place: Russian University of Chemical Technology named after D.I. Mendeleev.

043 place: Moscow state. Technological University "STANKIN".

042 place: Russian state. Pedagogical University named after A.I. Herzen.

041st place: Tyumen state. oil and gas university.

040 place: Voronezh state. university.

039 place: Far Eastern Federal University.

038 place: Moscow state. Medical and Dental University named after A.I. Evdokimov.

037 place: Moscow state. Law University named after O.E. Kutafin.

036th place: Tomsk state. University of control systems and radio electronics.

035th place: All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.

034th place: St. Petersburg state. the University of Economics.

033 place: Russian state. humanitarian University.

032 place: Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N.I. Lobachevsky.

031st place: Kazan state. honey. university.

030 place: Siberian state. honey. university.

029 place: Southern Federal University.

028 place: Moscow aviation institute(national research university).

027 place: Samara state. Aerospace University named after Academician S.P. Koroleva (NRU).

026th place: St. Petersburg state. Electrotechnical University "LETI" named after V.I. Ulyanov (Lenin).

Of the best 100 universities in Russia, 25 educational institutions remain!

025 place: First St. Petersburg state. honey. University named after academician I.P. Pavlova.

024 place: First Moscow state. honey. University named after I.M. Sechenov.

023rd place: Russian University of Economics named after G.V. Plekhanov.

022nd place: St. Petersburg National Research University information technologies, mechanics and optics.

021 place: Russian University Friendship between nations.

020 place: Novosibirsk state. Technical University.

019 place: National Research University "MPEI".

018 place: Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University.

017th place: National Research Technological University "MISiS".

016 place: Russian State University of Oil and Gas named after I.M. Gubkin.

015 place: Financial University under the government of the Russian Federation.

014 place: Siberian Federal University.

013 place: National research Tomsk state. university.

012 place: Russian Academy National economy and Mrs. service under the President of the Russian Federation.

011 place: St. Petersburg Polytechnic University of Peter the Great.

Russian universities included in the TOP 10 best universities in the country.

010 place: Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin.

009 place: Novosibirsk national research state. university.

008 place: Moscow state. institute international relations(University) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

007 place: National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

006 place: St. Petersburg state. university.

005 place: National Research University " graduate School economy".

004 place: Moscow state. Technical University named after N.E. Bauman.

TOP-3 of the 100 best universities in Russia remained unchanged!

003 place: National Research nuclear university"MEPhI".

002 place: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University).

001 place: Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov.

Moscow State University is on the 1st place in the ranking of "TOP Russian Universities".

Moscow State University takes first place in the ranking of ‘100 best universities in Russia’!

Rating of medical universities in Russia in 2015 and 2016.

16th place: Medical Institute "REAVIZ".

15th place: Tyumen state. medical Academy.

14th place: Kursk state. medical University.

13th place: Altai state. medical University.

12th place: Saratov state. Medical University named after V.I. Razumovsky.

11th place: Volgograd state. medical University.

TOP-10 best medical universities in Russia!

10th place: Omsk state. medical University.

09th place: Voronezh state. Medical University named after N.N. Burdenko.

08th place: Ural state. medical University.

07th place: Samara state. medical University.

06th place: North-Western state. honey. University named after I.I. Mechnikov.

05th place: Moscow state. Medical and Dental University named after A.I. Evdokimov.

04th place: Kazan state. honey. university.

03 place: Siberian state. honey. university.

02nd place: First St. Petersburg State. honey. University named after academician I.P. Pavlova.

01st place: First Moscow State. honey. University named after I.M. Sechenov.

Ranking of universities in Moscow 2015 and 2016

13th place: Moscow Pedagogical State. university.

12th place: Moscow state. University of Railway Transport.

11th place: Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics.

10th place: Moscow Automobile and Road State. technical university (MADI).

09th place: Moscow State University of Civil Engineering.

08th place: Moscow state. University of Fine Chemical Technologies named after M.V. Lomonosov.

07th place: Moscow state. Medical and Dental University named after A.I. Evdokimov.

06th place: Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University).

05th place: First Moscow State. honey. University named after I.M. Sechenov.

04th place: Moscow state. Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

03 place: Moscow state. Technical University named after N.E. Bauman.

02nd place: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University).

01st place: Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov.

Rating of universities of St. Petersburg 2015 and 2016

9th place: St. Petersburg State. Institute of Technology (Technical University).

8th place: St. Petersburg State. University of Aerospace Instrumentation.

7th place: St. Petersburg State. architectural and civil engineering university.

6th place: St. Petersburg State. the University of Economics.

5th place: St. Petersburg State. Electrotechnical University "LETI" named after V.I. Ulyanov (Lenin).

4th place: First St. Petersburg State. honey. University named after academician I.P. Pavlova.

3rd place: St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics.

2nd place: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.

1st place: St. Petersburg State. university.

Why is it worth getting a higher education in one of the 100 best universities in Russia?

Higher education will not make you a genius, it will not help you get a job. Good work, it will not even increase your salary, of course, if the University is not included in the top 100 universities in Russia, though many even best universities won't help, but it's worth it.

While studying at the university, you will have free time to develop yourself and your interests. After school, it's hard to decide what you really want to do. A very rare person, most often one who has some kind of talent, sings, draws, sees clearly what he wants. If nature has deprived you of talents, do not be discouraged, enter one of the universities listed above, and there will be time for reflection.

How many friends do you have? Believe me, if you are not a sociopath, you will expand your circle of acquaintances by hundreds of people, and some of them, perhaps, will become for you true friend for life. In any case, the experience of communicating with those who have renounced degradation is very useful.

Ability to negotiate! There will be times when you have to go to the teacher to make arrangements. No, do not give a bribe, but agree to pass the test / exam later, and put the grade in the test book now. In life, the ability to find mutual language and being able to compromise is important.

The dorm is like a second home. Living in a hostel is cool, although by the fifth year, it is very annoying. However, it will teach you independence. Cooking, washing and cleaning the room will be a five-minute trifle for you. The people you live with can teach you how to drink beer or write code, it's up to you.

And the last one is self-esteem. A very strange plus, from a diploma, but still. Especially if you got an education in one of the 100 best universities in Russia and your diploma is red, then it is doubly pleasant to be proud.

Universities from the ranking of "100 best universities in Russia".

First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov took first place in the rating "Best medical schools Russia”, in addition, he took 5th place in the ranking of “100 best universities in Moscow” and 24th place in the ranking of “100 best universities in Russia”!

The educational institution of Moscow State University, famous throughout our country, takes first place in the ranking of "100 Best Universities in Moscow", as well as first place in the ranking of "100 Best Universities in Russia"!

1. Oxford University(University of Oxford), UK

2. California Institute of Technology, USA

3. Stanford University, USA

4. Cambridge university(University of Cambridge), UK

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA

6. Harvard University (USA)

7. Princeton University (Princeton University), USA

8. Imperial College London, UK

9. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich), Switzerland

10-11. University of California at Berkeley (University of California, Berkeley) USA

University of Chicago, USA

12. Yale university(Yale University), USA

13. University of Pennsylvania, USA

14. University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA, USA

15. University College London (UCL), UK

16. Columbia University (Columbia University), USA

17. Johns Hopkins University, USA

18. Duke University, USA

19. Cornell University, USA

20. Northwestern University(Northwestern University), USA

21. University of Michigan, USA

22. University of Toronto, Canada

23. Carnegie Mellon University, USA

24. National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore

25-26. London School Economics and Political Science (London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE), UK

University of Washington, USA

27. Edinburgh University(University of Edinburgh), UK

28. Karolinska Institute, Sweden

29. Peking University, China

30-31. Federal polytechnic school Lausanne (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Switzerland

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany

32. New York University (NYU), USA

33-34. Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), USA

University of Melbourne, Australia

35. Tsinghua University, China

36-38. University of British Columbia (University of British Columbia), Canada

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

King's College London, UK

39. The University of Tokyo, Japan

40. Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium

41. University of California, San Diego, USA

42. McGill University, Canada

43-44. Heidelberg University, Germany

The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

45. University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

46. ​​Technical University of Munich, Germany

47. Australian National University, Australia

48. University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

49. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

50. University of Texas at Austin, USA

51-52. Brown University, USA

University of California, Davis, USA

53. University of Minnesota, USA

54. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

55. University of Manchester, UK

56. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

57-58. Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany

Washington University in St. Louis, USA

59. Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

60-62. University of Queensland, Australia

University of Southern California, USA

University of Sydney, Australia

63. University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

64. Boston University, USA

65. Wageningen University and Research Center, Netherlands

66. Higher Normal School (École Normale Supérieure), France

67. University of Maryland in College Park (University of Maryland, College Park), USA

68. Pennsylvania State University, USA

60. Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

70. Purdue University, USA

71. University of Bristol, UK

72-73. Ohio State University, USA

Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

74. Monash University Australia

75. Free University of Berlin (Free University of Berlin), Germany

76. Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

77. Leiden University, Netherlands

78-79. University of New South Wales, Australia

RWTH Aachen University, Germany

80-81. University of Groningen, Netherlands

University of Pittsburgh, USA

82-85. Dartmouth College, USA

Emory University, USA

Technical University of Berlin, Germany

University of Warwick, UK

86. Utrecht University, Netherlands

87. Rice University, USA

88. University of Glasgow, UK

89-90. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea

University of Tübingen, Germany

91-92. University of Helsinki, Finland

Kyoto University, Japan

93. Uppsala University, Sweden

94. Maastricht University, The Netherlands

95. Freiburg University(University of Freiburg), Germany

96-97. Durham University, UK

Lund University, Sweden

98-100. Aarhus University, Denmark

University of Basel, Switzerland

University of California, Irvine, USA

Russian universities in THE 2016-17 ranking

sign "!" newcomers of 2015 are marked, "↓ and " - fall (growth) in the ranking, without symbols - the position of the university in the ranking has not changed

Top 100 best universities in Russia is a rating of the most popular and prestigious higher educational institutions in the country. According to this list, which is constantly changing taking into account existing trends in domestic education, you can find out how a particular university meets the characteristics that are stated in its description. So, which universities are considered the best in the country, and what criteria are taken into account when compiling the ranking?

The value of university rankings

The first positions from the top 100 best universities in Russia, the most prestigious and revered, are often included in world rankings, so the diploma of such an educational institution will be valued by the employer much higher than a document from some provincial university. In addition, the quality of education is always taken into account when compiling the list, so do not be afraid of inconsistencies between high positions and the competence of the teaching staff.

The rating of the country's universities is compiled by carefully collecting the opinions of different social groups, one way or another connected with higher education. There are both students and teachers, as well as employers. Is given Special attention prestige of the university in the international arena. There is no single list of the best universities, and often some positions may change, while maintaining the overall dynamics and characteristics. Thus, it is difficult to imagine the top ten of any university ranking without Moscow State University, St. Petersburg State University and MGIMO.

Applicant Preferences Today

Of course, the list of the 100 best universities in Russia will largely depend on what specialties students are primarily interested in. Thanks to this alignment, specialized universities that train specialists in the field legal sciences or medicine, stand next to the time-tested and different trends in the labor market of classical universities.

So, what specialties are the most popular today? Recently, the first positions in the rankings of the choice of specialties are traditionally occupied by economics and medicine. The reason for this choice is not only that a doctor of any profile or a good economist will get a job faster after graduation, but also that the universities themselves usually have agreements with employers. Thus, when graduating from the university, the future physician will definitely get a place in some hospital, while the graduate Faculty of Humanities of the classical university remains in "free floating" and can only rely on itself.

But the choice of specialty is influenced not only by the guarantee of employment and labor market trends. For example, technical profiles are much more in demand than economics, but due to the greater complexity of the subjects, fewer students go there. In addition, a large percentage of physicians and economists in the country is also provided by a large number of second-rate universities, which take by no means the quality, but the cheapness of contract education.

Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov

MV Lomonosov, without a doubt, is the leading university in the country. One of the oldest, founded back in 1755, Moscow State University is a role model for all classical higher educational institutions of the Russian Federation. Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov is represented by 39 faculties, 15 research institutes, 4 museums, 6 branches, approximately 380 departments, a science park, a botanical garden, scientific library, a serious publishing house at the university, a printing house, a cultural center and even a boarding school. Among the students there are more than forty thousand students, a fifth of whom are foreigners. Moscow State University is traditionally included in any international ratings of educational institutions and in the West is considered the country's main university.

The walls of Moscow State University train specialists in various fields, not only humanitarian, but also technical sciences not one hundred years. It is noteworthy that it was from this university that 11 Nobel Prize winners graduated - what is the pride in preparing such peaks of world science and culture as B. L. Pasternak or L. D. Landau.

St. Petersburg State University

Whatever privileges MSU has. MV Lomonosov, the State University (St. Petersburg) will always be its main competitor for the palm among the higher educational institutions of the country. He is also represented in international ratings, is widely involved in the work of the international scientific community.

Traditionally, there has been some kind of competition between the scientific schools of Moscow State University and St. huge number Sciences. Moscow and St. Petersburg (Leningrad) schools and their heated debates on this or that issue are known in various branches of the humanities - history, linguistics. At the same time, the opinion of one or another university is always taken into account in the West, where both universities are considered very serious and worthy of attention in the scientific community.

The achievements of St Petersburg University are also proved by the special status of the university, which it received in 2009. According to it, the university has the right to issue its own education standards and diplomas to students, which, as it were, proves an equal status with Moscow State University. The state one is clearly present in the leading positions of the rating "100 best universities in Russia".

MSTU Bauman

Baumanka is traditionally included in the list of the 100 best universities in Russia. And this is true, since this university provides its students with some of the highest knowledge in the field of technical sciences, not only in Russia, but throughout Europe.

MSTU im. Bauman (Moscow State Technical University) differs in that it always takes a very high places in international ratings for the quality of training for techies. So, for the entire time of the existence of the university, more than two hundred thousand engineers have been trained here, many of which are first-class. It is this educational institution that is considered to be the forge of personnel in technical fields for former USSR thanks to which our country has reached unprecedented heights in the development of science. MSTU im. Bauman is the head of the Association, which includes about 130 universities of the country. Also marked by many foreign awards. In addition, it should be noted that this educational institution is one of five in all of Russia that are included in the world top 800 universities in the world, occupying 334th position.

GSU

(Moscow) - not just a university, but also entity. This is the best higher education institution in Russia in the field of management training.

The State University of Management (Moscow) will be a good choice for training in the future career of an official, as this university traditionally supplies personnel for federal bodies at various levels.

MESI

Another giant in the training of domestic personnel in the field of technical sciences and economics is MESI (Moscow). It can be classified not just as an educational institution, but as a full-fledged center for the development of science and innovation. founded in 1932, has quickly become a center for the introduction of new technologies and their promotion in the fields of electronic computing and economic sciences. MESI (Moscow) is the pride of Soviet and Russian statistics.

Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Russian named after G. V. Plekhanov - main center training of specialists in this field throughout the country. If this area of ​​​​work interests you, then the PRUE will become the best choice. Here is a completely different level of teaching, incomparable with second-rate universities. Subjects such as commodity science, pricing, macro- and microeconomics are taught by real professionals and specialists in these fields. Diploma of REU them. G. V. Plekhanov will be noticed by every employer and will celebrate your success with the position. This university promises students education economic sciences according to the best traditions of Russian higher education.

It should be noted that the position of REU as the main economic university countries are also noted in the government. So, in 2012, the Ministry of Education merged this educational institution with the Russian State University of Trade and Economics and the Saratov State Socio-Economic University. All branches of these universities also joined here, despite the fact that the leading role in the management system remained with the PRUE. G. V. Plekhanov.

I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

First Moscow State Medical University. I. M. Sechenov can be called with confidence not only the oldest medical university in the country, but also the largest and most prestigious. It began its history as one of the faculties of Moscow University. In Soviet times, during the reform of higher education, it was separated into a separate institute, after which this educational institution underwent a series of reorganizations. The latter took place in 2010, and at the same time it received its last name - the First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov. Among all medical universities, this one is certainly the most prestigious. Moreover, most other educational institutions of this profile were founded by graduates of the Moscow State Medical University.

"Study, study and study again!". Education, of course, is a very good thing, and, most importantly, very necessary, especially if your goal is to achieve career heights. Caring parents from a very young age begin to think about educational institutions for their children. Education is exactly the thing for which they never feel sorry for money. Parents are trying to choose the best - the best kindergarten, best school, and then the best higher education institution. Those who have the opportunity send their children abroad to receive a European or american style. Among the universities of the world there are legends. These are the universities in whose walls prominent political figures, scientific geniuses or people of art were educated. Agree, the phrase "graduate of Harvard or Cambridge" speaks for itself. It is these two legendary university in company with Yale, they make up the top three most prestigious universities in the world.

The rating was prepared by the no less legendary British newspaper The Times. The results can be trusted because they are based on the opinion of the scientific community, employers and the citation of scientific works of the university staff. For those who really have real opportunity, study abroad, it will be useful to know what other universities are in the top ten.

1. Harvard University (USA)

The undisputed leader - four times in a row was named the best university in the world. Harvard is the oldest university in the United States, founded in 1636. This is the "alma mater" for many prominent American politicians: Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Henry Kissinger, and, of course, Barack Obama. Harvard also holds the record for the most billionaire alumni. Among them: Michael Bloomberg, Sumner Redstone, David Rockefeller.

2. Yale University (USA)

Yale - elite university USA is part of the so-called Ivy League. In 1832, the most mysterious student organization, Skull and Bones, appeared within its walls. Her activities are shrouded in mystery. This organization is said to be the one that actually runs America. The fact is that, since 1989, all US presidents are Yale graduates.

3. Cambridge University (UK)

One of oldest universities in the world. It was founded in 1209. 83 Cambridge graduates have become Nobel laureates. Today, this is the largest figure among universities in the world.

4. Oxford University (UK)

This institution of higher education in Great Britain was founded in 1117. Oxford graduated from a whole galaxy eminent figures science, literature, art: Roger Bacon, Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift, Adam Smith, J. R. R. Tolkien, Margaret Thatcher.

5. Caltech

The California Institute of Technology, or Caltech for short, is one of the leading universities in the United States and the world in the field of exact sciences and engineering. The base university for NASA: the first American satellite and a series of space probes were created here. Studying here is very difficult, but interesting. Students have their own unusual traditions. For example, "Day of truancy". On this day, the fourth years leave, leaving complicated gadgets and puzzles at their door. They are intended for junior students who unite in teams and together try to solve the tasks assigned to them. If they show ingenuity and can solve the puzzle, they will receive a reward - they will get into the rooms of the elders.

6. Imperial College London (UK)

Leading higher educational institution in natural sciences and engineering. The college has produced 14 Nobel laureates. Two medical schools operate on its basis, whose specialists have made a great contribution to the development of modern medicine. So, college graduate Sir Alexander Fleming became famous as the inventor of penicillin. And, for example, in 2006, researchers at the Imperial College, together with scientists from the Universities of Cambridge and Cologne, developed a test that helps to identify schizophrenia at an early stage.

7. University College London (UK)

Britain's first secular university. The college accepted all comers into its walls, regardless of their class, race or religion. The main thing is the desire for knowledge. Since 1878, women could study here. Today holds the championship in the number of women professors. In 1893, the first student union in Great Britain was opened here.

8. University of Chicago (USA)

One of the leading universities in the world, founded by Rockefeller in 1890. He became famous for his research in the field of economics and socio-political sciences. It is close to Cambridge in terms of the number of Nobel laureates among its graduates - 79 scientists have been awarded this prize. Among them, Milton Friedman is the founder of the theory of monetarism. The current President of the United States, Barack Obama, taught constitutional law there, and his wife, Michelle, was the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs.

9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)

it largest center training of leading specialists in the field of computer technology and innovation. The university conducts the most advanced research in the field artificial intelligence. So, in 2006, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, together with Nokia, announced the development of a phone with enhanced computing capabilities that would work using voice commands.

10 Columbia University

The oldest American university, along with Yale, is part of the Ivy League. Columbia University is the forge of the US political elite. His students were the first US Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, US Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower. It is fair to say that here, first of all, not theoretical scientists are trained, but people of action. However, this did not prevent the university from educating 54 Nobel laureates within its walls. In addition, it was here that the first ever experiment on the splitting of the uranium atom was carried out.

Thanks to modern graduate certification systems, any student can try his luck and apply for admission to 5 universities at the same time, and the choice can fall on any Educational establishment countrywide.

To do right choice and to get quality education, it is important for applicants and their parents to understand what level of education offers this university. The rating “Best Universities in Russia” will help to make a general opinion about it.

Types of ratings - Russian and international

To date, such ratings exist all over the world, in Russia they are compiled by the Expert RA rating agency. The world university rankings are prepared annually, for example, by the British agency QS Quacquarelli Symonds, which also includes Russian universities. A similar prestigious list is maintained by Shanghai University. The Forbes publishing house (RIA Novosti together with the Higher School of Economics) also has an alternative rating, which, by the way, did not include many leaders of the “official list”. Comparison of such ratings will give an objective picture of the prestige of a particular diploma.

The Top 10, 20, 30, 100 are compiled, the selection for which is carried out according to statistical criteria and numerous surveys in the scientific, student environment, and employers (for example, among recruiting agencies). Estimated financial support university, the number of permanent teaching staff and its weight in scientific world. Also, the average passing score for the USE and other aspects of the university's work are taken into account.

It should be noted that the best universities in Russia from the top 20 positions of the ranking have remained virtually unchanged over the past few years, which means that the largest universities in the country are holding their own.

Lomonosov Moscow State University

This university is the undisputed leader in the field of higher education in Russia. He even got into the world ranking of higher educational institutions, which, in principle, speaks of the prestige of the MSU diploma in the world. Shanghai University ranks MSU in 86th place in the world (according to 2015 data, although 10 years ago MSU was 20 positions higher). The British rating has also lowered the position of Moscow State University in the last 5-6 years, throwing it out of the top 100. According to the latest data from QS Quacquarelli Symonds, Moscow State University is only 120th. But “Expert RA” assesses the level of training of MSU graduates as exceptionally high. No other higher education institution in the CIS has this category.

Moscow State University is a legendary educational institution founded in the 18th century by M. V. Lomonosov, whose name the university bears. Its library has over 9 million copies of publications, and the classical university itself is 41 faculties, 15 research institutes and 5 foreign branches. The number of students (together with graduate students, applicants and students) exceeds 50,000 people, and almost 10,000 researchers and teachers transfer knowledge to them.

But getting here is not at all easy - the university has the highest passing scores and big competition, especially to prestigious faculties such as law and economics. To get here to the budget department, you need to score 350-360 points. Less popular faculties enroll applicants with about 300 points (philology, geology, sociology).

Technical Universities of Russia

Following Moscow State University, three technical universities in a row take pride of place in the Expert RA rating, which indicates the demand for physical and other “precise” specialties. Thus, the second position was given to the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT). The passing score for the budget here is about 300 points, but special role plays an admissions interview.

In 2015, for the first time in the history of the rating, the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI was in the top three (third position), weakening the position of another “techie” - Bauman Moscow State Technical University.

Nuclear scientists managed to increase their prestige by improving three indicators:

• The number of contacts with foreign universities has increased.
• Improved attractiveness for applicants by enrolling more Olympiad winners.
• There was an increase in the citation of publications of researchers.

Passing score to the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI - 259.

Next is Bauman State Technical University. This technical university took 4th place in the Russian ranking, but, remarkably, did not make it into the Forbes ranking at all due to the overall deplorable level technical education in the country.

However, Bauman Moscow State Technical University is considered the best university in Russia for the training of engineers, this status was assigned after a survey of 34,000 respondents from among recruiters, applicants, students and graduates throughout Russia. To get on the budget, you will have to score at least 240 points in the exams.

Natural Sciences

The best universities in Russia that train mathematicians, physicists, chemists, biologists, etc. are the "towers" of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk, the capital of Siberia. These cities are famous for their classical school. It is interesting that the Higher School of Economics is also included in the ranking of natural science universities, but its emphasis is on higher mathematics gives fruit. And the accession to the HSE structure of the Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics only strengthened these positions.

Get quality classical education available at the following universities:

• Moscow State University - 1st place in the overall ranking;
• St. Petersburg State University - 5th place in the overall ranking;
• NSU - 9th place in the overall ranking.

Best Universities in Russia: Economics and Management

Despite the fact that the market is more in demand for technical specialties and the level of education in technical universities is steadily growing, economic specialties are invariably popular among applicants, even despite the serious requirements (for HSE, MGIMO, Moscow State University - about 350 points are needed, at least 226 - Peoples' Friendship University of Russia) and high cost paid education. Thus, the Higher School of Economics and MGIMO are the most expensive, but at the same time one of the best in the country - 5th and 6th in the ranking, respectively.

In general, the best economists and managers are trained in Moscow - it is the universities of the capital that hold the leading positions in their field. In addition to Moscow State University, this included the Higher School of Economics, the University of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the University of National Economy and others.

The medicine

First State medical name Sechenov not only the oldest honey. Russia, but also the best university in the direction of "medicine". In the overall ranking, he is in 22nd place. The passing score here is 275, which is quite a lot, higher only at Moscow State University at the Faculty of Fundamental Medicine, where the passing score is 473.

In general, medical schools have good ratings largely due to guaranteed employment - 29% of applicants pass through the target set, and the rest have no problems finding employers. Don't lose popularity medical education and standard high requirements - an applicant will need at least 255 points for the Unified State Examination (this, for example, is enough to enter the Medical Faculty of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia).

Universities of the Northern capital

Standard universities in St. Petersburg are not far behind those in Moscow in terms of education and popularity. The main universities of the Northern capital in the highest positions of the top:

• St. Petersburg State University - 5th place;

• Peter the Great Polytechnic University - 11th place;
• ITMO University - 19th place.

By the way, the latter, the University of Information Technology, Mechanics and Optics, showed the best dynamics in 2016 under the program to increase competitiveness. Thanks to the fact that the university doubled the number of students studying abroad in a year, it was able to enter the top twenty of the ranking for the first time.

Regional universities

To think that the best education is available only in Moscow is a delusion. The top twenty universities in Russia included 6 representatives of the regions. These are two universities from Tomsk, one from Novosibirsk and three classical federal universities.

Last year, there were 7 such regional representatives in the top 20, but the Novosibirsk Technical University abruptly lost its positions and in 2016 it was only in 24th place. He has problems mainly with funding, it has fallen per 1 student, unlike other leaders, whose funding has shown an increase. To date, in the top position of the rating, this is the most serious negative trend.