The most famous institutions. Prestigious universities in Russia

The doors of higher educational institutions across the country have opened to new applicants. Most schoolchildren have decided where they will apply first for a long time. The main thing for applicants is to decide on a list of alternate universities, so as not to be upset if you fail to get into the most desirable one. The rating of the best universities in the country should help each student make a choice, especially since over the past three years the leaders of this rating have remained practically unchanged.

UrFU named after Yeltsin

In order to enroll in this ranking university, students from all over the Ural region come to Yekaterinburg. Federal District. Of course, modern departments, excellent teaching staff and internship opportunities make this university famous throughout the country. Students celebrate the bright outside educational activities and many student events.

Novosibirsk National Research University

For those who plan to build their career in the northern region, a diploma from NSU will come in handy. Former graduates note almost 100% demand for their specialties in the region. The high level of quality of education is supported by the extensive service of the university’s health complexes, as well as modern gyms and facilities.

Moscow Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

This university has long been firmly in the ranking of the strongest educational institutions in the country, moving either to the beginning of the rating line or to the end. However, this oldest university in the country has introduced multi-level system education, allowing successful students to continue their studies after a bachelor's degree abroad. The doors of MGIMO are always wide open for those who dream of devoting their lives not only to international relations, but also political science, journalism, regional studies, as well as public relations and management.

Tomsk Polytechnic University

Behind this name lies not just a university, but an entire student city - 15 modern, cozy dormitories housing more than 9,000 students, a huge number of laboratories and educational buildings located on 230 thousand sq.m. All students are provided with a place in a comfortable dormitory during the entrance exams. Also TPU has a large number of creative and sports associations, sanatoriums and recreation centers for students.

St. Petersburg State University

This university is annually included in the world rankings of QS, ARWU and THE, and today it is the only Russian university included in the international ranking of the Financial Times. In 2009, the educational institution was given a special status, which gives SbSU the right to set its own educational standards.

National Research University “Higher School of Economics”

In order to get into this largest Russian university, you must have an average score of at least 93. HSE graduates receive a European Supplement for their diploma. English language, which allows them to receive further training abroad and easily get jobs in foreign companies. Students of this modern university have an electronic record book, and every year, as part of the academic mobility program, they go to study at European universities.

MSTU named after Bauman

This technical university is often called the “rocket college on the Yauza”. The best specialists for aerospace, instrument-making and rocket-space enterprises are trained here every year. MSTU students have the opportunity to take educational practice at the factories of the giants Samsung and Volkswagen. The university departments are equipped with unique stands, equipment and samples of rocket and space technology. This is the only university in Russia that provides training in a general range of specialties related to automatic control systems aircraft and robotic technology.

MEPhI

National Nuclear University showed this year high level education, and also provided the strongest research activities. This is the base university for all nuclear scientists. It is notable for having a nuclear research reactor. In addition, MEPhI produces the best programming specialists and information security. The university is also equipped with the latest electronic learning systems: textbooks, laboratory works and simulators. It is noteworthy that university graduates receive military ID cards and graduate with the rank of privates and reserve sergeants.

Moscow University of Physics and Technology

Better known as Phystech and the best university for training specialists in the field of applied physics, higher mathematics and other related disciplines. Despite the fact that MIPT is considered a Moscow university, it is nevertheless located in the region in the city of Dolgoprudny. This fact is considered a feature of the university and is designed to attract students from the regions. Despite the fact that the competition for admission to this university is small, only 2-3 people per place, it is not easy to get into it - the average passing score is 98-99 out of 100 possible on the Unified State Examination. Experienced students ironically encourage nervous applicants, saying: “It’s just difficult to get into Physics and Technology.” In fact, this turns out to be the simplest of the entire learning paths - the loads are simply too heavy, the demands on students are deliberately exaggerated, and the slightest failure is intolerantly suppressed. But it’s worth it - after all, modern physics and technology is the best source of personnel. Among the graduates are not only professors and scientists, but Nobel laureates, academicians, ministers and even test pilots.

The main thing for future specialists is to understand that no matter what color your diploma will be, you need to grow and develop in your profession right during your studies, without waiting for its completion.

Education is the best security for old age: this aphorism of Aristotle is more than relevant in our time. Therefore, those who really want to fully unleash their creative potential and gain maximum knowledge should try to enroll in higher education institutions, where the level of academic education is maximum. Such universities can easily include educational centers in the USA and Great Britain: we present to your attention a list of the best universities in the world according to well-known and influential rating agencies.

TOP 10: Rating of the best universities in the world according to European rating agencies

Name	A country	Rank:
		QS	Times Higher Education	U.S. News	Shanghai rating
🇺🇸	1	5	2	4
🇺🇸	3	6	1	1
🇺🇸	2	3	3	2
🇺🇸	4	3	5	9
🇺🇸	27	15	4	5
🇬🇧	5	2	7	3
🇬🇧	6	1	6	7
🇺🇸	9	9	13	10
🇺🇸	13	7	8	6
🇺🇸	16	12	14	8

According to a number of scientific publishers, the university prepares the best engineers and IT specialists in the United States. The departments of robotics and artificial intelligence are considered leading; by the way, these scientific areas also began to be studied for the first time in this educational center.

• The key buildings of the university are connected to each other by one circular passage, the so-called “endless corridor”. Its length is 251 meters and twice a year, in November and January, it is completely illuminated by sunlight: these days are considered holidays in the educational institution;
• It was within the walls of this university, in the famous LII (Laboratory of Informatics and Artificial Intelligence), that the World Wide Web Consortium was created. It develops and creates uniform global standards for software, working in the environment of the global information network;
• The term "hacker" was coined by teachers at this university. They called “hackers” students who were able to find quick and effective ways problem solving.

The most prestigious university in the United States, specializing in teaching the humanities. More than 20 thousand students receive education there every year. Harvard students included several presidents, a whole galaxy of political leaders from other countries, and many modern billionaires: for example, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.

💡 A selection of interesting facts:

• It is the oldest university in America: it was founded in 1636;
• Harvard is home to the second largest library in the United States. It is located 10 storey building, and four of them are underground;
• Since 1970, any commercial video and photography has been prohibited on university premises. This rule applies to student residence halls, dining halls, and classrooms;
• Due to the tradition that a student at an institution must pass through the main gate only twice (on entry and upon graduation), Johnston Gate is almost always closed. By the way, breaking tradition, that is, going through this gate more than twice, is considered a bad omen.

It is located in the famous Silicon Valley and is considered the best private university for training IT industry specialists. The university's students included presidents of the United States and Peru, senators, a whole galaxy of successful businessmen and brilliant scientists.

💡 A selection of interesting facts:

• The founders of the search engines Google (Sergey Brin, Larry Page) and Yahoo (Jerry Yang, David Filo) were students at Stanford University;
• If you combine the financial strength of companies founded by Stanford University graduates, the resulting economy would be among the top ten strongest economies in the world;
• The university campus consists of 77 residence halls and is called "The Farm" because it is located on the territory of a former ranch.

One of several US universities considered the main forge of highly qualified engineering personnel. On the territory of the institute there is a jet propulsion laboratory, where most of the automatic systems For spaceships NASA.

💡 A selection of interesting facts:

• The university celebrates a specific holiday - “Absenteeism Day”. On this day, classes are canceled, and fourth-year students come up with various traps and devices that prevent first-year students from entering the training premises;
• The University of California and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are long-time rivals, and students from rival universities are not averse to picking on each other. One of the most successful drawings was carried out by students at the California Institute of Technology in 2005. During a ceremony in Massachusetts, the name of the university on the façade of the main building was changed with a poster. The word "Massachusetts" was covered with a banner that read, "One more." Thus, new students entered “Another Technological University”.

This is the only state-owned one on the list educational institution, and the Californian education center is regularly included in the list of 10 best universities. It is considered one of the best universities for training IT specialists in the world.

💡 A selection of interesting facts:

• Within the walls of this educational institution, an “invisible” bottle was invented: researchers demonstrated how acoustic effects can visually hide objects;
• This is the first university to post free lectures on video hosting: on the official YouTube channel you can find a variety of training courses from the most recognized teachers in the USA;
• The world's largest collection of items related to the life and work of Mark Twain is located in the library of this particular university.

According to legend, the university was founded by fugitive students from Oxford University who had disagreements with the residents of the city of Oxford. An eternal rival of Oxford University, with a history rich in tradition. Gives its graduates the chance to receive an excellent humanities or technical education.

💡 A selection of interesting facts:

• Arriving in the town of Cambridge and asking the question “where is the university?”, you will act rather rashly, since each of the faculties (there are 31 of them) are located in different parts of the city. To put it bluntly, Cambridge is a city and a university rolled into one;
• Newton and Darwin studied at Cambridge, and here they made their famous scientific discoveries;
• Each faculty has its own colors for educational accessories and some wardrobe items: for example, for scarves;
• At Cambridge, even the worst students were celebrated with “awards”. Until 1909, the student who did the worst in a math exam was awarded a huge wooden spoon: It was a meter long and its handle was made in the shape of an oar.

The oldest English university, not even known to scientists exact date opening, according to rough estimates, the educational institution began its activities in the 11th century. It is considered, on a par with Cambridge, to be the most prestigious university Great Britain. Many representatives of the royal dynasty and world-famous scientists studied there. Famous writers John Tolkien and Lewis Carroll were also Oxford graduates.

💡 A selection of interesting facts:

• In the Clarendon Laboratory, located on the territory of Oxford, there is a unique bell: it has been ringing continuously for more than 180 years. The experiment carried out with his participation is considered the longest in terms of time;
• Until the beginning of the 20th century, only men studied at Oxford: women began to be accepted as students starting in 1920, and single-sex education was generally abolished only in the 70s of the last century;
• 25 British Prime Ministers were Oxford students;
• You cannot apply for admission to Oxford and Cambridge at the same time: this is carefully monitored. If you choose Oxford, you will only be able to enter Cambridge next year.

Compared to other representatives of the ranking, the University of Chicago was opened relatively recently - at the end of the 19th century. But over its century-long history, it has already become famous for the large number of graduates who became Nobel laureates: in terms of their number, it ranks fourth.

💡 A selection of interesting facts:

• It is extremely difficult to become a student at this educational institution: the average chance of admission is only 7%;
• The university library is famous for several reasons. Firstly, because of its unusual appearance: The building is made in the form of an egg-shaped sphere of glass. Secondly, because of its size: its storage contains about three and a half million books! Another interesting fact: It was on the territory of the library that the filming of the film “Divergent” took place;
• The educational institution is famous for its Nobel laureates in the field of physics. By the way, the world's first successful experiment in splitting the atom was carried out at the University of Chicago.

It is included in the list of the top 3 American universities belonging to the so-called “Ivy League”. There are no schools of business or law, but it produces the best architects and internationally recognized general engineers.

💡 A selection of interesting facts:

• The hospital from the TV series House is the Frist Center building, which is located on the territory of Princeton University. Albert Einstein once taught in the same building;
• Princeton University can be considered the founder of the sport of American football, because it was the students of this educational institution who first played it in 1869;
• Every student at Princeton University takes an oath upon admission to uphold the Honor Code. Under the terms of the code, the student undertakes to behave honestly during exams, not to cheat, and to report any violation of this rule. It is not surprising that for most exams, teachers are simply not in the classrooms where the tests are taken.

On a note

The Ivy League includes eight of the oldest private universities in the United States. The association received this name because this plant can be found on all old university buildings. Every The educational center It is distinguished by the high quality of teaching knowledge, and the diplomas issued by them are recognized in almost all countries of the world.

Another representative of the Ivy League with a unique history and cultural traditions. People want to go to Yale to study the humanities and social sciences. Five American presidents graduated from this particular educational institution.

💡 A selection of interesting facts:

• It is the first university in the world to receive its own symbol. He became a bulldog named Handsome Dan. After the death of a pet, its place is taken by the next dog with the same name. The biography of the dogs is carefully recorded and published. Today, the official symbol of Yale University is the bulldog Handsome Dan XVIII: information about him and his predecessors can be found on Wikipedia, and the current symbol even has its own page on Instagram;
• The oldest humor publication in the world remains the magazine published by Yale University;
• Frisbee was invented by Yale students: the prototype of the “flying” saucers was empty sweet packaging from the Frisbee Pie Company.

The best universities in the world: what chance do foreign applicants have of enrolling in them?

The first thing we want to note is that any applicant has the opportunity to enter the best universities in the world. And it doesn’t matter where you come from: Russia, Ukraine or, for example, Zimbabwe. But you have to be really creative extraordinary personality and go through a very strict selection process (based on submitted applications, in most universities on our list, 9 out of 10 candidates are eliminated). You can increase your chances of admission by using the services of companies that provide assistance (for a fee) in collecting documents and data for admission to foreign universities.

Almost every secondary school graduate strives to enter a university. And, of course, the more prestigious the university, the more prestigious the diploma will be, and, possibly, the job. It’s not difficult to guess that Moscow universities are the most popular among yesterday’s schoolchildren, studying in which allows not only to get a good education European standard, but will also settle for prestigious job in the capital of Russia.

Having a higher education diploma has always been prestigious. Moreover, during Soviet Union this was a guarantee that after completing the training the specialist would be able to get a good, “dust-free” job. And to have two or three higher educations meant to earn great respect from relatives and friends.

Today, a diploma of higher education does not guarantee successful employment, but, nevertheless, almost every graduate of a secondary school strives to enter a university. And, of course, the more prestigious the university, the more prestigious the diploma will be, and, possibly, the job. It’s not difficult to guess that the most popular among yesterday’s schoolchildren are schools where studying allows them not only to get a good education of the European standard, but also to get a prestigious job in the capital of Russia.

TOP 10 most prestigious universities in Moscow

Every year, state universities, institutes and academies in Moscow (of which there are more than a hundred) accept applicants from Russia and other countries. For those who want to choose a truly prestigious university, sociologists regularly compile ratings of the most popular state universities in Moscow. The TOP 10 best universities in 2013-2014 are as follows:

1. - this educational institution is sometimes called practically inaccessible. As a rule, only children of large businessmen and famous politicians enter it. To enter MGIMO, you need not only to have perfect Unified State Examination results, but also to pass a full-time exam at the university itself. I'm glad that there are also budget places. Some of them can be taken by the winners of the Olympiads.
2. - this university is considered the best higher education institution in Moscow in technical specialization.
3. - one of the best universities in Russia, specializing in international economic relations and finance, international law and foreign trade management.
4. - is considered the leading university in Russia, specializing in training specialists for the judicial system.
5. - one of the largest universities in Russia whose specializations include the humanities, socio-economic sciences, as well as computer science and mathematics.
6. - is one of the "big three" Moscow universities, and is one of the best higher educational institutions of Eastern Europe, specializing in jurisprudence.
7. - is the most prestigious medical university in Moscow. Oddly enough, this is the only medical school that is generally included in the list of the best universities in Moscow.
8. - the inclusion of this university in the prestigious ranking is surprising to many. It can be assumed that this university was included in the ranking due to the fact that in 2012 only 42 students were enrolled in its budget department. This institution, like the medical university, is the only representative of its specialization in the ranking of prestigious universities in Moscow (the Russian Language Institute specializes in training teachers of Russian as a foreign language).
9. - A university that has been recent years was considered one of the most elite. However, this year he has slightly lost his position in the ranking. And this despite the fact that getting into it has become a little more difficult. It is noteworthy that almost half of the budget places at this university are occupied by Olympiad winners.
10. - closes the TOP 10 most prestigious universities in Moscow. You can enter it without any perfect marks on the Unified State Exam (passing score is approximately 85.2). At the same time, the competition for the budget is relatively small - in 2012, the faculty government controlled there was a competition of thirty people per place, world politics - twenty-eight, and the most unclaimed department was the geography department - only two people per place.

It is not surprising that those wishing to obtain higher education in Russian capital does not decrease every year. On the contrary, their numbers are growing geometric progression. The most prestigious universities in Moscow open their doors to thousands of applicants living not only on the territory of our state, but also beyond its borders. In addition, the determining factor in the priority of capital institutions for future students is practically limitless possibilities choosing a specialty.

Why do students want to study in Moscow?

But it’s not just the wide range of accessible professions that attracts people here who want to get a higher education diploma. Moscow's world-famous and most prestigious universities also attract students with other factors:

• high level of provision educational services;
• diplomas quoted throughout Russia and in other countries;
• chances of successful employment in the future.

Undoubtedly, the desire of the majority of applicants to master a specialty and obtain a diploma of higher education in the capital is justified. Meanwhile, among approximately 300 institutions, only a few can be said with confidence that these are the most prestigious universities in Moscow. The rating of such institutions presented below includes only the best universities, institutes and academies of the capital.

MGIMO is an elite university

For last decade MGIMO is considered the undisputed leader in the championship of the best. Although the majority of average applicants consider this university inaccessible to “ordinary people.” The majority of students here are children of large entrepreneurs or famous outstanding personalities. In addition to high scores on the Unified State Exam, you will also have to pass a stationary exam at MGIMO. The availability of budget places in this institution is limited. They are presented mainly for Olympiad winners and people who graduated from school with honors.

Competition at MGIMO

Like the most prestigious universities in Moscow, MGIMO sets itself the goal of joining such a European system higher education, like the Bologna process. This will allow graduates of the institute to find employment in well-known foreign organizations and receive invaluable experience European practice.

The competition among applicants to the university is on average 10-13 people per place. Every year MGIMO opens its doors to more than 1000 first-year students. Half of them are native Muscovites, the rest are visitors from various Russian regions and neighboring countries.

Moscow technical university

If we further consider the most prestigious universities in Moscow, the list of institutions should continue with the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. This institution has no equal in the capital in terms of the quality of teaching in technical sciences. MIPT occupies high positions not only in the capital’s rankings, but also among technical universities in other regions. The institute has a rich history. Its graduates, teachers and founders are the pride of the Russian scientific world. Among the outstanding names are several laureates Nobel Prize who made an invaluable contribution to the development of global technical science: Kapitsa P. L., Landau L. D., Semenov N. N. and many others.

The advantage of this Moscow university for engineering students is the successful alignment educational process. Fundamental theoretical training is harmoniously combined with research activities, which allows future engineers to master specialties and realize their potential to a sufficient extent.

The popularity of MIPT paradoxically does not affect the demand for the institution among applicants. Despite the fact that the university is recognized as one of the best of its kind, applicants usually have no more than three competitors for one place. An exception to the rule is innovative specialties, where the competition sometimes reaches 17 applicants for one place.

All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade

The most prestigious universities in Moscow, where they teach economists, begin their list with the All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade. In the field of international economics and finance, international law and management, the institution is considered exemplary. For more than 75 years, graduates of the academy have become highly qualified specialists in the field of foreign economic activity of the state and private entrepreneurs.

In addition, every year the admission committee of the institution tightens the rules for admitting applicants. Now, in order to enter a university, you must have a sufficient USE passing score, which is at least 90.5.

The best law school in the capital

One of several universities that train specialists for the judiciary is Russian Academy justice. The institution has a legal profile. It is a federal university that operates only at the expense of budget funds. Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation and Supreme Court The Russian Federation are the founding organizations of the academy. The establishment has 10 branches in several Russian regions.

It is no coincidence that RAP tops the list of “The most prestigious universities in Moscow with a military department.” Students from other metropolitan institutions also undergo soldier training here. In addition, the opportunity to defer from compulsory military service is provided to everyone. Additional benefit university is the availability of an educational program in the specialty “Forensic Science”. Legal relations in the field of land and property branch of jurisprudence are studied extremely rarely in legal institutions of the country, but RAP is one of them.

Philological University in Moscow

Among the higher philological institutions in Moscow, one should certainly highlight State Institute Russian language named after. A. S. Pushkin. Despite high quality provided educational services, it has a significant drawback, which negatively affects its popularity among applicants: a high passing score with a meager volume of government orders (about 50 people).

Legendary Moscow State University: lack of budget places

The list of the most popular universities in the capital and throughout Russia rightfully includes Moscow State University. There are quite a lot of people who want to enter this educational institution: the annual competition for one place in the specialty “Economics,” for example, sometimes amounts to more than 10 people. Another popular specialty at Moscow State University is “Management.” Learn the intricacies of administration and management process many applicants would like. Their number is seven times higher than the number of educational places.

The relatively low number of government budget orders is one of the few reasons why future Moscow students prefer another university to this one. Perhaps this fact naturally influenced the distribution of ranking positions among higher educational institutions, where MSU failed to even enter the top three.

The most prestigious universities in Moscow are waiting for applicants this summer. Tighter rules admissions committees is aimed at selecting only the best applicants with a sufficient level of knowledge, dedication and hard work.

Many rating agencies are involved in determining the best universities in the world, and the results of their assessments sometimes differ significantly.

To determine the best universities in the world as objectively as possible, we have collected data from three world university rankings - QS, Shanghai and U.S. News.

Rankings based on which the best universities in the world are determined

The best universities in the world 2016-2017

Harvard University

- a university that has established itself as a world leader in the field of exact sciences and technologies. This is where cutting-edge research in the natural sciences and engineering takes place. MIT gave the world 80 Nobel laureates, as well as many outstanding scientists, engineers and public figures, forever changed our lives.

– a truly legendary educational institution, one of the oldest in Europe. The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209 and has established itself as a brilliant institution from the very beginning. No university in the world can boast as many Nobel laureates who studied within its walls as Cambridge - 88 winners of this prestigious award.

- the first educational institution opened in London. Since its creation, the university has always been at the forefront of research work. UCL alumni include the prime ministers of China and Japan, as well as Alexander Bel (inventor of the telephone), John Fleming (inventor of the vacuum tube) and Francis Crick (discoverer of the structure of the DNA molecule).

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