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HSE in national rankings

 

Global RankingsHSE Lyceum Rankings

In the tables, the "Year" column indicates the year of publication of the rating.

Institutional rankings

Logo Agency Ranking Year Rank Methodology
Forbes 100 Best Russian Universities 2026 1 Methodology
Interfax National University Rankings 2026 4 Methodology
RAEX RAEX-100: The best Russian Universities 2026 6 Methodology
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Ranking 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
100 Best Russian Universities 1 2 2 wnp 1 1 1 8 10
National University Rankings 4 4 4 4 7 5 4 4 5 4 6 10 15 17 21–22 21–22 31–35
RAEX-100: The best Russian Universities 6 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 5

Rating on the quality of training of specialists in the field of Artificial Intelligence AI University Ranking

Field Year Group
Overall Overall 2026 А++
Humanities Humanities 2026 А++
Engineering, technology and technical sciences Engineering, technology and technical sciences 2026 А++
Art and culture Art and culture 2026 А++
Mathematical and natural sciences Mathematical and natural sciences 2026 А++
Social sciences Social sciences 2026 А++

*Within the ranking, universities are divided into 14 groups, ranging from group A++ (leaders) to group E+ (laggards).

Methodology

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Field 2026 2025 2024 2023
Overall Overall А++ А++ A+ A+
Humanities Humanities А++ А++ А+ А+
Engineering, technology and technical sciences Engineering, technology and technical sciences А++ А++ A+ А+
Art and culture Art and culture А++ А++ А+ А+
Mathematical and natural sciences Mathematical and natural sciences А++ А++ A+ А+
Social sciences Social sciences А++ А++ A+ А+

Rating of universities in the digital economy Digital Economy University Ranking

Category Year Rank Methodology
Rating of universities in Moscow and St. Petersburg Rating of universities in Moscow and St. Petersburg 2025 2 Methodology
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Category 2025 2024 2023
Rating of universities in Moscow and St. Petersburg Rating of universities in Moscow and St. Petersburg 2 5 2

Subject, faculty and programme rankings

Interfax

Interfax: Ranking of programmes by field

Ranking Year Rank Methodology
Psychology 2025 2 Methodology
Public Administration 2025 3 Methodology
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Ranking 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Psychology 2 4 wnp 3 wnp wnp wnp
Public Administration 3 2 2 2 2 3 2

Rankings by Subject «The Three University Missions»

Subject Year Rank
Psychology 2026 1
Sociology 2026 1
Economics 2026 1
Management 2026 2
Philology & Journalism 2026 2
Geography 2026 3
Computer Sciences 2026 3
History & Archeology 2026 3
Linguistics & Foreign languages 2026 3
Mathematics 2026 3
Law 2026 3
Electronics, radio engineering and communication systems 2026 3
Political science and international relations 2026 4
Physics 2026 7
Chemistry 2026 8
Biology 2026 9
Metodology
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Subject 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022
Psychology 1 1 1 1 1
Sociology 1 1 1 1 1
Economics 1 1 1 1 1
Management 2 1 1 1 1
Philology & Journalism 2 3 2 2 2
Geography 3 3 3 - -
Computer Sciences 3 3 3 4 5
History & Archeology 3 3 3 3 3
Linguistics & Foreign languages 3 3 3 3 3
Mathematics 3 3 3 3 3
Law 3 3 3 2 2
Electronics, radio engineering and communication systems 3 3 3 3 -
Political science and international relations 4 4 4 3 -
Physics 7 8 8 7 6
Chemistry 8 9 8 8 -
Biology 9 6 6 6 -
Public administration * * 1 - -

*In 2025, the subject was placed in a separate ranking

AC "Expert": Research Productivity Ranking of Russian Universities

Subject Year Rank
Economics 2026 1
Business, Management and Accounting 2026 1
Social Sciences 2026 1
Archaeology 2026 10
Humanities 2026 1
Computer Science 2026 1-2
Artificial Intelligence 2026 1
Cybersecurity 2026 1
Mathematics 2026 2
Environmental Science 2026 4
Medicine 2026 4-5
Engineering 2026 5
Autonomous Systems 2026 4-5
Life Sciences 2026 8
Agriculture 2026 13
Biochemistry 2026 13
Physics and Astronomy 2026 8
Quantum Technologies 2026 8
Energy 2026 9
Renewable Energy 2026 9
Energy Storage 2026 10-12
Materials Science 2026 10-12
Semiconductor Technologies 2026 4
Metallurgy 2026 9-10
Earth Sciences 2026 11-12
Arctic Research 2026 13-15
Chemistry 2026 14
Chemical Engineering 2026 18-19
Pharmacology 2026 19
Methodology
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Subject 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Arts and Humanities 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Business, Management and Accounting 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
Social Sciences 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Archaeology 10 8 11 14 - - - - - - -
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 1-2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
Computer Science 1-2 2 2-3 3 5-6 2-3 2-4 4 4 2-3 2
Artificial Intelligence 1 2-3 2-3 3 3 1-2 1 2-3 - - -
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition wnp wnp 2 - - - - - - - -
Hardware and achitecture wnp wnp wnp wnp wnp wnp 3-4 - - - -
Cybersecurity 1 - - - - - - - - - -
Medicine 4-5 3 7 4 2-4 3 3 1 1-2 - -
Mathematics 2 2-4 3-4 5 2-3 1 1 1 2 4 5
Environmental Science 4 5 3 4-6 8-9 11 9-11 9-10 - - -
Engineering 5 7-8 14 15-16 15 14 12 11-13 11 3 -
Autonomous Systems 4-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Safety, risk, reliability and quality wnp wnp wnp wnp wnp wnp 5 - - - -
Life Science 8 9-10 7-10 10-11 7-8 9 10-11 - - - -
Biochemistry 13 8 8 8-9 8 9 8-9 6 - - -
Agriculture 13 12-13 13 10 13-14 - - - - - -
Physics and Astronomy 8 11-12 10 12-14 11 12-13 13 14 12 12 11
Quantum Technologies 8 - - - - - - - - - -
Astronomy and Astrophysics wnp wnp wnp 7 - - - - - - -
Earth and Planetary Sciences 11-12 14 11 9-11 11-12 9 12 12 - - -
Arctic Research 13-15 - - - - - - - - - -
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 19 15 12-16 20 11-14 - - - - - -
Chemistry 14 15-16 15-16 16 24 23 - - - - -
Energy 9 15-17 15-16 13-14 14-15 15-16 20-21 - - - -
Renewable Energy 9 12-13 11-12 10-11 14-15 17-18 - - - - -
Energy Storage 10-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Materials science 10-12 19-20 20 23-24 25 24 17-18 24-25 21-22 - -
Semiconductor Technologies 4 - - - - - - - - - -
Metallurgy 9-10 13-15 - - - - - - - - -
Chemical Engineering 18-19 22 20-23 22 - - - - - - -
Economics and management wnp wnp wnp wnp wnp wnp wnp 1 1 1 1
Earth sciences and Ecology wnp wnp wnp wnp wnp wnp wnp 9-11 11 11-12 11

Programme rankings

Interfax

Interfax: Programme rankings

Ranking Year Rank Methodology
Psychology 2025 2 Methodology
Public administration 2025 3 Methodology
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Ranking 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Psychology 2 4 wnp 3 wnp wnp wnp
Public administration 3 2 2 2 2 3 2
RAEX

RAEX-Analytics: University ranking in the field of "Public administration"

Ranking Year Rank Methodology
Public administration 2025 2 Methodology
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Ranking 2025
Public administration 2

Business school rankings

AC Expert

AC "Expert": Business schools by publication activity in management rankings (Russia and the CIS countries)

HSE Campus Year Rank
Moscow 2023 1
Saint-Petersburg 2023 4

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HSE Campus 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Moscow 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Saint-Petersburg 4 3 5 5 4 4
Perm 10
AC Expert

AC "Expert": Business schools by the number of partnerships with foreign universities that have "first level" accreditation (Russia and the CIS countries)

HSE business school HSE Campus Year Rank
Graduate School of Business* Moscow 2023 3
School of economics and management Saint-Petersburg 2023 8–9

*Until 2020 — Faculty of business and management

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HSE business school HSE Campus 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Graduate School of Business Moscow 3 3 3 3 6 9 8
School of economics and management Saint-Petersburg 8–9 5 4 4 3 6
AC Expert

AC "Expert": Business schools by the number of double degree programs with foreign universities (Russia and the CIS countries)

HSE business school HSE Campus Year Rank
Graduate School of Business* Moscow 2023 11–14
School of economics and management Saint-Petersburg 2023 11–14

*Until 2020 — Faculty of business and management

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HSE business school HSE Campus 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Graduate business school Moscow 11–14 3 3-5 5 3 3 5
School of economics and management Saint-Petersburg 11–14 4 3-5 11 4-5 5-8

Reputation rankings

Logo Agency Ranking Year Rank Methodology
RAEX-Analytics Authority among youth 2024 1 Methodology
Interfax The best University Brands 2025 3–4 Methodology
RAEX-Analytics Influence on scientific community 2024 3 Methodology
RAEX-Analytics Russian Universities Influence Rankings 2024 4 Methodology
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Ranking 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Authority among youth 1 1 1
The best University Brands 3–4 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 9 9 4 10–11
Influence on scientific community 3
Russian Universities Influence Rankings 4 4 3

Russian universities admission quality rankings

HSE University — Admission quality monitoring

HSE University: Admission quality monitoring

Moscow
Ranking Scholarship Year Rank
All Russian universities Full scholarship 2025 4
Russian universities with the admission of more than 1000 students Full scholarship 2025 2
All Russian universities No scholarship 2025 4
Russian universities with the admission of more than 1000 students No scholarship 2025 1

Metodology

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Ranking Scholarship 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
All Russian universities Full scholarship 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 5 6 9
Russian universities with the admission of more than 1000 students Full scholarship 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
All Russian universities No scholarship 4 5 3 5 5 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 6 3
Russian universities with the admission of more than 1000 students No scholarship 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Universities of socio-economic profile No scholarship 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Saint Petersburg
Ranking Scholarship Year Rank
All Russian universities Full scholarship 2025 6
St. Petersburg Universities Full scholarship 2025 1
All Russian universities No scholarship 2025 7
St. Petersburg Universities No scholarship 2025 1

Metodology

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Ranking Scholarship 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
All Russian universities Full scholarship 6 7 3 5 5 7 8 6 6 7 11 13 22 19
St. Petersburg Universities Full scholarship 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 3
All Russian universities No scholarship 7 8 6 9 5 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 19 36
St. Petersburg Universities No scholarship 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3
Nizhny Novgorod
Ranking Scholarship Year Rank
All Russian universities Full scholarship 2025 16
Universities of the Nizhny Novgorod region Full scholarship 2025 1
All Russian universities No scholarship 2025 18
Universities of the Nizhny Novgorod region No scholarship 2025 1

Metodology

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Ranking Scholarship 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
All Russian universities Full scholarship 16 17 14 17 15 24 24 20 19 19 35 22 19 45
Universities of the Nizhny Novgorod region Full scholarship 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 2
All Russian universities No scholarship 18 17 18 11 12 17 18 16 16 16 20 20 25
Universities of the Nizhny Novgorod region No scholarship 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Perm
Ranking Scholarship Year Rank
All Russian universities Full scholarship 2025 28
Universities of the Perm Region Full scholarship 2025 1
All Russian universities No scholarship 2025 34
Universities of the Perm Region No scholarship 2025 1

Metodology

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Ranking Scholarship 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
All Russian universities Full scholarship 28 25 21 29 31 35 29 42 35 41 43
Universities of the Perm Region Full scholarship 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
All Russian universities No scholarship 34 30 30 36 18 29 21 44 26 22 26 26 31 38
Universities of the Perm Region No scholarship 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Graduate employability rankings

Logo Agency Ranking Year Rank Methodology
Forbes Best reputation among employers 2026 1 Methodology
hh.ru The best Russian universities 2023 1 Methodology
RAEX The best Russian universities
by graduate employability
2025 5 Methodology
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Ranking 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Best reputation among employers 1 1 1
The best Russian universities wnp wnp wnp 1 1
The best Russian universities by graduate employability 5 5 4 3 4 2 3 3 6 7 5 8 11 10
Superjob

Superjob.ru: Salary rankings

Field Year Rank Methodology
Economics 2026 2 Methodology
Law 2026 3 Methodology
IT 2026 3 Methodology
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Superjob.ru: Salary rankings

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Field 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Economics 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3
Law 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 wnp 5 4 5
IT 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 7 7 7 8 8

hh.ru: The best Moscow faculties by graduate employability

Field Faculty Programme Year Rank
Law Faculty of Law - 2023 1
Economics and Finance Faculty of Economic Sciences - 2023 1
Personnel Management Faculty of Social Sciences Psychology 2023 1
Psychology Faculty of Social Sciences Psychology 2023 1
Personnel Management Graduate School of Business - 2023 2
Marketing Communications Graduate School of Business - 2023 2
Information Technologies Graduate School of Business Business Informatics 2023 7
Economics and Finance Intenational College of Economics and Finance - 2023 8
Marketing Communications Faculty of Social Sciences - 2023 11
Economics and Finance Faculty of World Economy and Intenational Affairs - 2023 32
Methodology
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Field Faculty Programme 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Law Faculty of Law - 1 1 1 6 8 2 4
Economics and Finance Faculty of Economic Sciences - 1 5 8 3 1 1 7
Personnel Management Faculty of Social Sciences Psychology 1 1 19 9 - 1 1
Psychology Faculty of Social Sciences Psychology 1 - - - - - -
Personnel Management Graduate School of Business - 2 - - - - - -
Marketing Communications Graduate School of Business - 2 5 8 4 - 8 -
Information Technologies Graduate School of Business Business Informatics 7 2 3 4 - 8 -
Economics and Finance International college
of Economics and Finance
- 8 1 1 2 - 6 4
Marketing Communications Faculty of Social Sciences - 11 7 11 8 5 3 1
Economics and Finance Faculty of World Economy
and International Affairs
- 32 33 39 18 21 29 -
Personnel Management Faculty of Social Sciences Public Administration - - 9 11 - - -
Personnel Management Graduate School of Business - - - 17 23 - - -
Personnel Management Faculty of Social Sciences Sociology - - 20 38 - - -
Personnel Management Faculty of Economic Sciences - - - 33 27 - - -
Marketing Communications Faculty of World Economy
and International Affairs
- - - - 22 25 - -
Marketing Communications Faculty of Economic Sciences - - - - 38 - 11 15
Personnel Management International college
of Economics and Finance
- - - - 41 - - -

Russia's Jobs: National Graduate Employability Rankings

a Large Number of Graduates

Bachelor's, Specialist's Degree
Broad Fields of Study and Training (UGSN) Year Moscow Nizhny Novgorod Perm Saint Petersburg
Economics and Management 2026 1 14 10 17
Sociology and Social Work 2026 1 - - 7
Computer Science and Computer Engineering 2026 1 - - -
Information Security 2026 1 - - -
Psychological Sciences 2026 1 - - -
Mass Media and Information & Library Studies 2026 1 - - -
Oriental and African Studies 2026 2 - - 8
Political Science and Area Studies 2026 2 - - 8
Physics and Astronomy 2026 2 - - -
Philosophy, Ethics and Religious Studies 2026 2 - - -
Fine and Applied Arts 2026 3 - - 5
Cultural Studies and Sociocultural Projects 2026 3 - - -
Electronics, Radio Engineering and Communication Systems 2026 3 - - -
Linguistics and Literary Studies 2026 3 - - -
Law 2026 5 - - 7
Mathematics and Mechanics 2026 6 10 - -
Biological Sciences 2026 14 - - -
Master's Degree, Residency
Broad Fields of Study and Training (UGSN) Year Moscow Nizhny Novgorod Perm Saint Petersburg
Oriental and African Studies 2026 1 - - 2
Mathematics and Mechanics 2026 1 5 - 8
Sociology and Social Work 2026 1 - - 5
Law 2026 1 - - 7
Political Science and Area Studies 2026 1 - - 9
Mass Media and Information & Library Studies 2026 1 - - 12
Electronics, Radio Engineering and Communication Systems 2026 1 - - -
Psychological Sciences 2026 2 - - -
Control Systems Engineering 2026 2 - - -
Education and Pedagogical Sciences 2026 3 - - -
Philosophy, Ethics and Religious Studies 2026 3 - - -
Economics and Management 2026 4 16 17 24
Architecture 2026 4 - - -
Computer Science and Computer Engineering 2026 4 - - -
Cultural Studies and Sociocultural Projects 2026 4 - - -
Linguistics and Literary Studies 2026 4 - - -
Fine and Applied Arts 2026 7 - - -
History and Archaeology 2026 8 - 11 16

a Small Number of Graduates

Bachelor's, Specialist's Degree
Broad Fields of Study and Training (UGSN) Year Moscow Nizhny Novgorod Perm Saint Petersburg
History and Archaeology 2026 5 - - -
Chemistry 2026 36 - - -
Computer Science and Computer Engineering 2026 - 2 10 -
Linguistics and Literary Studies 2026 - 12 - 40
Mathematics and Mechanics 2026 - - - 19
Law 2026 - 44 43 -
Master's Degree, Residency
Broad Fields of Study and Training (UGSN) Year Moscow Nizhny Novgorod Perm Saint Petersburg
Physics and Astronomy 2026 10 - - 21
Industrial Ecology and Biotechnology 2026 12 - - -
Linguistics and Literary Studies 2026 - 14 - 19
Law 2026 - 20 41 -
Methodology
Retrospective

Russia's Jobs: National Graduate Employability Rankings — 2025

The number of graduates is greater than the median
Bachelor's degree, specialist's degree
Field Year Moscow Nizhny Novgorod Perm Saint Petersburg
Engineering, Technology and Technical Sciences 2025 2 - - -
Culture 2025 4 - - 14
Social Sciences 2025 4 17 22 16
Humanities 2025 4 19 - 29
Mathematics and Natural Sciences 2025 4 20 - -
Master's degree
Field Year Moscow Nizhny Novgorod Perm Saint Petersburg
Mathematics and Natural Sciences 2025 3 1 - 6
Humanities 2025 6 2 - 12
Social Sciences 2025 6 12 26 30
Engineering, Technology and Technical Sciences 2025 6 - - -
Culture 2025 6 - - -
Education and Pedagogical Sciences 2025 11 - - -
The number of graduates is less than the median
Bachelor's degree, specialist's degree
Field Year Moscow Nizhny Novgorod Perm Saint Petersburg
Engineering, Technology and Technical Sciences 2025 - 2 2 -
Humanities 2025 - - 49 -
Master's degree
Field Year Moscow Nizhny Novgorod Perm Saint Petersburg
Humanities 2025 - - 4 -

Research rankings

Logo Agency Ranking Year Rank Methodology
Interfax Researches 2025 6 Methodology
RAEX-Analytics Russian universities research activity rankings 2025 16 Methodology
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Ranking 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Researches 6 8 4 20 7 7 9 15–16 26–27
Russian universities research activity rankings 16 15 13 12 12 11 11 12 15 15 11 15 19

Scholarships and conditions for obtaining a quality education rankings

Logo Agency Ranking Year Rank Methodology
The Vladimir Potanin Foundation Scholarship program rankings 2025 1 Methodology
RAEX-Analytics The best universities in terms of quality education 2025 7 Methodology
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Ranking 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Scholarship program rankings 1 3 1 20 26–27 9 3 8 3 1 1 21 30 30 15 35 22 3 28 15
The best universities in terms of quality education 7 5 6 6 6 6 7 6 5 6 5 5 5 5

Innovation and entrepreneurship rankings

Logo Agency Ranking Year Rank Methodology
AC "Expert" Rankings of entrepreneurial universities: a cross-section on business education 2023 1 Methodology
AC "Expert" Ranking of entrepreneurial universities 2023 2 Methodology
AC "Expert" Ranking of universities technological entrepreneurship (Tekhpred-50) 2025 2 Methodology
Interfax Innovations 2025 6 Methodology
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Ranking 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Rankings of entrepreneurial universities: a cross-section on business education 1 1 1 1 1
Ranking of entrepreneurial universities 2 1 1–3 2–4 3–4 6
Ranking of universities technological entrepreneurship (Tekhpred-50) 2 1–3
Innovations 6 7 9 10 10 9 8 9 6

Web presence rankings

Logo Agency Ranking Year Rank Methodology
RAEX-Analytics Impact on the Internet audience 2024 2 Methodology
«Rossiya Segodnya» & Brand Analytics Integral rating of communication effectiveness 2025 4 Methodology
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Ranking 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
Impact on the Internet audience 2 2 2
Integral rating of communication effectiveness 4 2 2

Project Social Navigator of international media group «Rossiya Segodnya» and «Brand Analytics»: Effectiveness of communication strategies of Russian universities

Logo Agency Ranking Period Rank
«Rossiya Segodnya» and «Brand Analytics» Rating of community engagement in the activities on own media December 2025 80
«Rossiya Segodnya» and «Brand Analytics» Rating of representation in popular science media IV quarter 2025 4
«Rossiya Segodnya» and «Brand Analytics» Rating of presence in mass media and social media December 2025 3

Methodology

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Month Year Rank
December 2025 80
November 2025 51
October 2025 39
September 2025 36
August 2025 30
July 2025 31
June 2025 37
May 2025 26
April 2025 28
March 2025 23
February 2025 25
January 2025 22
December 2024 19
November 2024 24
October 2024 27
September 2024 9
August 2024 13
July 2024 6
June 2024 6
May 2024 11
April 2024 12
March 2024 3
February 2024 2
January 2024 2
December 2023 1
November 2023 2
October 2023 1
September 2023 2
August 2023 2
July 2023 2
June 2023 2
May 2023 2
April 2023 2
March 2023 1
February 2023 2
January 2023 1
December 2022 1
November 2022 2
October 2022 1
September 2022 1
Previous years: Rating of representation in popular science media
Quarter Year Rank
IV quarter 2025 4
III quarter 2025 4
II quarter 2025 3
I quarter 2025 3
IV quarter 2024 3
III quarter 2024 4
II quarter 2024 2
I quarter 2024 3
IV quarter 2023 2
III quarter 2023 2
II quarter 2023 2
I quarter 2023 6
IV quarter 2022 2
Previous years: Rating of presence in mass media and social media
Month Year Rank
December 2025 3
November 2025 2
October 2025 2
September 2025 2
August 2025 2
July 2025 2
June 2025 2
May 2025 2
April 2025 2
March 2025 2
February 2025 3
January 2025 2
December 2024 3
November 2024 2
October 2024 2
September 2024 2
August 2024 2
July 2024 2
June 2024 3
May 2024 3
April 2024 2
March 2024 2
February 2024 3
January 2024 2
December 2023 2
November 2023 2
October 2023 3
September 2023 3
August 2023 2
July 2023 3
June 2023 2
May 2023 2
April 2023 2
March 2023 2
February 2023 2
January 2023 2
December 2022 2
November 2022 2
October 2022 2
September 2022 2
Archive

HSE University achievements in rankings from 2006 to 2020

2020

RAEX-Analytics: Subject ranking of Russian universities

Subject Year Rank
Economics and Management 2020 1
Humanities 2020 3
Mathematics 2020 4
Information Technologies 2020 5
Physics and Astronomy 2020 9

Methodology

2019

RAEX-Analytics: Reputation ranking of Russian universities by fields of study

Field 2019 2018 2016 2015 2014
Economics and Management 2 2 2 2 2
Humanities and Social Sciences 3 4 4 3 Not conducted
Information Technologies Not conducted Not conducted 8 10 Not conducted
Mathematics and Natural Sciences 8 8 9 6 Not conducted
Engineering, Natural Sciences and Exact Sciences 11 15 20 25 24

The ranking methodology is based on surveys of 4 categories of respondents: university students and graduates; representatives of the academic community; representatives of the research community; representatives of employer companies (organizations).

2017

Graduate employment monitoring

Ranking of Russian universities by the Ministry of Education and Science
Year of ranking Employment rate (%)
2017 85%
2016 85%
2015 85%

Ranking of faculty demand among leading employers at major universities

Based on a study by FutureToday
HSE faculties 2017 2016
Faculty of Economic Sciences 1 1–3
Faculty of Business and Management 3 1–3
ICEF 4–5 16
St. Petersburg School of Economics and Management 8
Faculty of Law 11–14
Faculty of Computer Science 11–14 21–23
Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs 15–17 21–23
MIEM 18–22 28

2012

Ranking of universities by the number of enrolled olympiad winners

2012 — 2nd place

2011 — 2nd place

2010 — 2nd place

The ranking is compiled by the Russian Union of Rectors and HSE with the support of RIA Novosti.

2011

Ranking of the world's business schools by the research portal EDUNIVERSAL

5–9 place among business schools of North-Western and Central Russia. The ranking is based on recommendations of deans of national business schools.

10th annual survey by the Guild of Marketers

HSE takes 1st place.

The survey was conducted with the support of the Russian BTL Partnership, the professional portal of marketers, the Russian Marketing Association, the Union of Marketers of Russia and the Russian Association of Marketing Services. 499 experts from 44 Russian cities took part. Higher and additional education programs in marketing were evaluated.

2010

Ranking of the best financial universities by «Finance» magazine

HSE takes 10th place.

The ranking is based on data on the education of financial directors of large enterprises. The more graduates hold the position of head of the financial unit, the better the education at a given institution. The size of the business and the cost of tuition were also taken into account.

Ranking of olympiads with the highest academic performance of diploma holders

HSE Interregional Multidisciplinary Olympiad — 3rd place.

The TOP-20 olympiads with the highest academic performance of diploma holders was compiled by the Russian Union of Rectors as part of an inter-university study «Academic performance of first-year students of higher educational institutions of Russia». When ranking the olympiads whose results are taken into account for admission to universities, the following indicators were taken into account:

  • the share of olympiad students studying only for «good» and «excellent» grades,
  • the share of olympiad students who completed the first session with academic debt,
  • the average grade based on the results of the first session among olympiad students

Ranking of student dormitories by «Trud» newspaper

HSE takes 2nd place.

When compiling the ranking, the living conditions in student dormitories of the largest universities in the country were analyzed.

2009

Ranking of universities by the level of achievements of graduates — representatives of Russian elites, «ReitOR» agency

In the ranking «Second and higher education of the business elite» — 7th place.

To compile the ranking, data on 753 representatives of the business elite were analyzed — based on the rankings «1000 most professional managers of Russia» (project of the Association of Managers of Russia) and the 4th annual ranking of Russian billionaires (500 people), published in «Finance» magazine.

Ranking of universities based on the media database of the «Medialogia» system

2nd place

When compiling the ranking, the annual media activity of participants in the Russian education market was taken into account. It is based on the Information Favorability Index, which reflects the information situation around the university. The ranking methodology takes into account the number and quality of messages related to the ranking participants. About 20 thousand messages from more than 4000 influential Russian and foreign information sources were analyzed.

2008

Ranking of universities by the magazine of Sberbank of Russia «Direct Investments»

In the ranking «The most prestigious universities of Russia» — 2nd place in 2008, 3rd place in 2007.

In the ranking by the level of average salary of graduates «Managers, lawyers and financiers are in demand» — 1st place in 2008 and 2007.

The ranking is based on a survey of representatives of 135 enterprises from various industries in 14 regions of the country.

«Business Rating of Higher Education» (DReVO) of the public organization «Business Russia»

Place in the alpha league of universities.

The ranking is based on VCIOM surveys of HR services of more than 1000 successful Russian companies, as well as about 2000 young employees of these companies who graduated from universities in 2002–2005. During the surveys, the following were identified:

  • preferences of HR services regarding graduates of specific universities;
  • the presence of stable ties between enterprises and universities, including agreements, internship programs, regular hiring of graduates;
  • conducting targeted campaigns at selected universities.

The ranking includes three leagues of universities, within which no further ranking is carried out. Alpha league — universities whose graduates enjoy «broad recognition in the labor market, have a stable reputation and actively cooperate with employers». Beta league — successful specialized universities that train in relevant specialties: oil and gas industry, financial sector, construction. Gamma league — recognized regional universities with long-standing ties to employers.

Ranking of «Kommersant-Dengi» magazine «The most in-demand Russian universities»

2008 — 1st place

2007 — 8th place

2006 — 6th place

The ranking is based on a questionnaire survey of 300 largest Russian companies. The number of companies that named the university among the most authoritative educational institutions whose graduates they would like to see among their employees was taken into account. If the numbers for different universities coincided, it was taken into account how many companies hired graduates of these universities. If these numbers also coincided, the publication's representatives compared the number of graduates of these universities hired by companies from the list of the three hundred largest that sent questionnaires.

Comprehensive public assessment of Moscow universities by «ReitOR» agency

In the «ranking of Moscow universities based on the study of the opinions of senior students, employers, teachers» — 2nd place in the field of «Economics and Management».

In the ranking of Moscow university websites — 1st place.

In the ranking of student dormitories — 1st place.

During the study in April–June 2008, senior students of 34 Moscow universities (final-year bachelor's, specialist's and master's students) — more than 5.5 thousand people, more than 1.5 thousand teachers of graduating departments of Moscow universities and about 1 thousand representatives of employers of state and commercial organizations in Moscow with different numbers of employees — were surveyed.

2007

Monitoring of economic universities by the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia

Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2006 2007
Position 5–6 4–6 3–4 3–4 2–4 3 3–4

The ranking is compiled on the basis of official data received from university administrations, which take into account many parameters: composition and quality of the teaching staff, the number of students in different forms of study, the presence of students from other countries, the volume of scientific research, publishing activity, and student support.

2006

Ranking of the investment company FINAM «Economic universities from the point of view of investors»

1st place

When compiling the ranking, investors were surveyed about the quality of training of stock market specialists by universities.