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The rating agency RAEX (Expert RA) has published a list of the 100 best universities in Russia.
The top three, as last year, are Moscow universities. The ranking is headed by Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov. In second place is the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (state university), in third place is the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI.

St. Petersburg State University this year rose to 4th place in the ranking (in 2016 it was 5th place). The Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation also improved its position, rising from 7th to 5th place.

20 best universities in Russia

	The name of the university
1	Moscow State University named after. M.V. Lomonosov
2	Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (state university)
3	National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI"
4	St. Petersburg State University
5	Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) MFA of the Russian Federation
6	National Research University Higher School of Economics
7	Moscow State Technical University named after N.E. Bauman
8	National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University
9	Novosibirsk National Research State University
10	Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
11	Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation
12	Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin
13	Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
14	National Research Tomsk State University
15	Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University
16	Siberian Federal University
17	National Research Technological University "MISiS"
18	Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University) named after I.M. Gubkina
19	St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics
20	Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

In order to get a prestigious job, it is important for a student to take a responsible approach not only to the learning process itself, but also to the choice of educational institution. A good university will allow you to obtain a higher professional level, expand your range of knowledge, and achieve certain heights in science. Technical universities in Russia provide quality education at the highest level. Students from the most prestigious of them graduate as highly qualified specialists, continuing to develop their professional skills in the most in-demand industries.

Selecting the best higher education institutions

Choosing a university requires a responsible approach and serious attitude. In order to help applicants, it is published annually on the Internet of Russian universities. This list is of interest not only to potential students, but also to employer organizations. Many recruiters are involved in creating rankings.

In Russia, there are more than one thousand faculties with a technical focus, since the range of specialties is diverse, as are the areas of their application. There are state technical universities in Russia in every region of the country, their number is approaching 300. Some stand out significantly from the rest, as evidenced by the list of the best universities, compiled on the basis of assessments by professionals, as well as online surveys of students, teachers and graduates.

How leaders are determined: the main factors for creating a rating

The top technical universities in Russia are determined based on combined information from the following giants:

Compliance with European quality.
Internet user ratings.
RA experts.

It is a known fact that the likelihood of finding a prestigious job for students of different universities is not the same, but admission to a good university is not a guarantee of success. HR specialists select a candidate taking into account many parameters.

The best technical universities in Russia are determined based on many factors. Among them:

Demand for graduates abroad.
Number of teachers with scientific degrees (above master's).
The number of specialties available for students to master.
Reviews from organizations that hire graduates.
The state of the educational institution's base, both technical and material.
The number of people wishing to enter the university.

All of the above gives an objective idea of what place a particular educational institution should occupy in the list of the best in the country. It is worth taking into account the nuance that the weight of each parameter is quite difficult to assess, so the rating of technical universities in Russia can be found in various versions. Every year the list is updated, universities strengthen or weaken their positions by several units. In general, all the lists are not very different from each other, and the top five are the same everywhere.

Top 5 universities with a technical focus

All technical universities in Russia have a serious competitor who has been occupying a leading position in the ranking for a long time. These are the rest of the “five” representatives:

Bauman Moscow Research Technical University.
MISiS - National Research University.
MEPhI - Research Nuclear University.
Research in St. Petersburg.

All of the above best technical universities in Russia provide students with the most up-to-date knowledge and prepare them for further work in the relevant field at the highest level.

Top 10

MTF with its strong physical base.
St. Petersburg State University (St. Petersburg) with a high level of specialist training.
Tomsk Research Polytechnic University is the leader among all universities outside Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Oil and Gas University in Tyumen is a leader in Internet user surveys.
Gubkin State University of Gas and Oil.

Leading regions

In addition to the universities of Moscow and St. Petersburg, other technical universities in Russia were also included in the ranking of the best. The list, as a rule, includes establishments located in the Volga District (there are 12 of them), as well as the Siberian District (of 9). The reputation of these universities in the country is quite high, and studying there is considered very prestigious, so applicants have to invest a lot of effort and time in order to pass a difficult competition.

Many universities with a technical focus are located in the Republic of Tatarstan, as well as in the Tomsk and Samara regions.

Representatives from different regions of the country

Most of the leading educational institutions are located in the Siberian District. Three of them constitute worthy competition to the capital’s universities, which are among the top ten in the country. These include:

State University of Tomsk.
Polytechnic University of Tomsk.
State University in Novosibirsk.

The prestigious “top” university is considered to be named after Boris Nikolaevich Yeltsin, included in the Top 10 in 2014.

Prestigious educational institutions located in the Southern Federal District include the following universities:

State Technical University in Volgograd (43rd place).
located in the city of Rostov-on-Don (28th place).
The Polytechnic Institute in Novocherkassk (the second name is South Russian Technical University) takes 48th place.

Achievements of multidisciplinary universities

Today, high competition for technical and economic higher education institutions comes from universities with a wide range of education. Seven multidisciplinary universities were included in the top twenty in technical areas. These are public universities in the following cities:

St. Petersburg.
Moscow.
Tomsk.
Novosibirsk.

In addition, the best were RUDN and representatives of the districts: Southern, Ural, Siberian. Many applicants seek to get an education in Yekaterinburg, Krasnoyarsk and Rostov-on-Don. These technical universities in Russia have shown a balanced development of specialist training, as well as a high reputation among narrowly focused universities. The territorial location of these institutions destroys all stereotypes about an ideal education that can only be obtained in the capital. Tomsk and Novosibirsk universities have been famous since Soviet times for their progressive development of the education system and the high level of training of specialists.

The best universities for a career abroad

When deciding to build a career outside of Russia, you should not rely only on the rankings of higher educational institutions. Foreign employers are well aware of graduates from only a few domestic universities. These are the Bauman National Research University, located in Moscow, the Research National University in Novosibirsk, and the Polytechnic Research University, which is located in the northern capital of Russia. One of them is not even among the “five” best universities.

The most important thing you need to get a prestigious job abroad is fluency in a foreign language. For this reason, special emphasis should be placed on educational institutions with a high level of English teaching. The ideal option is to receive a grant outside the country. This is quite feasible if the Russian university where the student is studying cooperates with foreign scientific organizations.

The situation in the technical education segment in Russia is very contradictory. On one side is the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, which only the elite MGIMO managed to overtake in terms of difficulty of admission. On the other hand, there is a long list of technical institutes with an average passing score on the Unified State Exam below 65. A diploma from some technical universities in Moscow is a guarantee of prestigious and highly paid work in the largest banks, companies, research centers, and, if desired, employment abroad. After others, graduates, at best, will have to work as consultants in cellular communication stores.

Our TOP-5 ratings of the most popular and most unpopular state technical universities in Moscow, which we compiled based on the results of enrollment in 2013, will allow you to understand which educational institutions and which specialties you should try to enroll in.

Rating of the most prestigious technical universities in Moscow (TOP-5):

Unattainable:

The best of the best, as usual, was Phystech, increasing the average passing score of the Unified State Exam by 3 points compared to last year and reaching the incredible mark of 94 points. However, no matter what anyone says, to study at MIPT you must have talent and a special mindset, otherwise it is unlikely that you will be able to graduate from this technical institute in Moscow. It is no coincidence that 10 professors and graduates of this educational institution became Nobel laureates.

It is interesting that paid education at MIPT is quite cheap for an educational institution of this level - 148,000 rubles per year. Moreover, at the Physics and Technology Institute, for good studies, if there are free budget places, contract workers are transferred to the budget form of education. But we must take into account that, firstly, this year 944 students were enrolled in 875 budget places (the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology always enrolls “with a reserve”, given the large dropout rate after the first session). Secondly, the passing Unified State Exam scores for this technical university in Moscow, even for paid places, are quite high - usually more than 75 points. And thirdly, “to study well at Physics and Technology” is within the power of very few. In addition, those applicants who definitely want to study in Moscow should know that the main buildings of MIPT are located in the city of Dolgoprudny.

Classical:

Studying at Moscow State University is prestigious, and at the flagship Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics it is doubly prestigious. At first glance, the competition for mechanical mathematics may not seem so large: for the specialty “Fundamental mathematics and mechanics (mathematics)” (full-time study) in 2013, 1,557 applications were submitted for 276 budget places (thus, the competition amounted to 5.64 person per place), and for the specialty “Fundamental mathematics and mechanics (mechanical)” (full-time education) - 1370 for 116 places (competition - 11.81 people per place). But it is necessary to take into account that in order to enter MSU it is necessary to pass an additional entrance test in mathematics, and applications to this department are submitted only with very good Unified State Examination results. The cost of training on a contract basis, as usual at this state university, breaks records - 320,000 rubles per year (by the way, this is the minimum for Moscow State University in 2013).

However, many applicants “apply” to Moscow University for several specialties and even faculties at once. The most common safety net for those who are afraid of not getting into the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics is the Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics (VMK), where the competition this year was only 3.92 people per place. The most inaccessible of the technical faculties of Moscow State University in 2013 was the Faculty of Fundamental Physical and Chemical Engineering, the direction of “Applied Mathematics and Physics” - 13.87 people per budget place (a total of 15 budget and 5 commercial places), and the most unclaimed, according to tradition, chemical - 2.19 people per place (235 budget and 17 commercial places).

Advanced:

The average passing score at this technical university in Moscow has made a record jump over the past year - from 76.9 to 86.5 (for those admitted through a competition), allowing MEPhI to triumphantly break into the ranking of the most prestigious technical universities in Moscow. However, it must be taken into account that the passing score differs significantly in different faculties. The most popular among applicants in 2013 was the Faculty of Management and High-Tech Economics, which is only indirectly related to technology. Competition 12.7 people per place, passing score - 245-277 (depending on specialty). The cost of training under the contract is up to 212,000 rubles per year.

However, the most impregnable (albeit with a competition of “only” 7.7 people per place) and incredibly prestigious, with a passing score of 259-290 (in three subjects), logically became the Faculty of Cybernetics and Information Security. KiB has been the hallmark of MEPhI for about 15 years, and if you are “sick” of information technology and, in particular, security systems, want to learn this from the best specialists in Russia and receive a dozen stunning job offers while still a student, then you should go to KiB, direction “Information and analytical security systems”. The average passing score in one subject is 96. The cost of training on a contractual basis is 162,000 rubles per year.

By the way, nuclear fields at the most “nuclear” university in Russia are not very popular. Thus, to enter the Faculty of Physics and Technology, the direction “Isotope Separation Technologies and Nuclear Fuel”, it was necessary to score only 235 points in three subjects, 2.49 people per place (there is the possibility of paid training - 112,000 rubles per year). The passing score for admission to this technical university in Moscow for the Faculty of Automation and Electronics, major “Nuclear Physics and Technologies” is 240 points, 1 person per place (according to the agreement, you will have to pay 118,000 rubles per year).

Prestigious:

This technical university in Moscow has a connotation of elitism, since it trains personnel for the gas and oil production industry - perhaps the most profitable sector of the Russian economy. Partners and potential employers of Sponge graduates are such pillars of Russian business as Rosneft, Gazprom, Transneft, Lukoil, etc.

The highest competition at the Russian State University of Oil and Gas in 2013 was noted for the specialized faculty - chemical technology and ecology, which trains bachelors in two areas: “Energy and resource-saving processes in chemical technology, petrochemistry and biotechnology” and “Chemical technology " The passing Unified State Examination score in three subjects was 264 points. For those who did not reach the coveted mark, the opportunity for paid, but quite cheap training is provided - 125,000 rubles per year. This is the standard amount at all technical faculties of Sponge in 2013.

For those who definitely want to study at this technical university in Moscow, and also have mathematical abilities, but for some reason cannot boast of extraordinary Unified State Exam results, we can advise you to apply to the Faculty of Automation and Computer Science, the direction of “Applied Mathematics”. In 2013, the passing score on the Unified State Exam was only 216 points.

Joined HSE:

This technical institute, specializing in information and telecommunications technologies, became part of the National Research University Higher School of Economics in 2012 and, as expected, made a significant leap in improving the quality of accepted applicants. If in 2012 the average passing score on the Unified State Exam for this technical institute in Moscow was only 72.9 points, then in 2013 it was already 80.5, which allowed the educational institution to rank in the TOP 5 of the most prestigious technical universities in Moscow.

The institute has only three faculties:

Electronics and telecommunications (passing score in three subjects 210 points)
Information technology and computer technology (passing score in three subjects 210 points)
Applied mathematics and cybernetics (passing score in three subjects depending on the specialty: 224-260 points)

The latter department is especially popular (especially the Computer Security direction), since the Institute of Electronics and Mathematics actively cooperates with leading Russian and foreign IT companies: Yandex, Google, Kaspersky Lab, Intel, Microsoft, IBM, etc. The cost of training at this technical institute in Moscow is 220,000 rubles per year, however, for a slight shortage of points, significant discounts are provided - up to 70% of the total amount.

It is interesting that the main chemical university in Russia is the Russian Chemical-Technological University. DI. Mendeleev - found itself only in 7th place among technical universities in Moscow with an average passing score on the Unified State Examination of 77.5.

Rating of the most unpopular technical universities in Moscow (TOP-5):

For our part, we would like to advise talented applicants not to be afraid of entering the most popular specialties at prestigious technical universities in Moscow, because in the future such education will open many doors for you.

Veronica Gebrial

Candidate of Sociological Sciences

The prestige of technical education is steadily growing both throughout the world and in Russia. Technicians - nuclear physicists, oil workers, power engineers, IT specialists, builders - who have successfully graduated from technical universities in Russia are extremely in demand on the labor market. Many organizations and enterprises practice targeted training, which guarantees employment, and the prestige of a Russian diploma in the world today is only growing. All this speaks about the prospects of technical education, but how to choose the right university?

Rating of the best technical universities in Russia

The rankings of the best universities in Russia and the world are annually compiled by various research and journalistic organizations. In Russia, the largest project belongs to the Expert RA agency. For 2016, a general rating of the best universities in the country and ratings for enlarged areas of training have already been compiled, including a list including the best higher technical educational institutions. In first place, which is quite expected, is Moscow State University. Despite the fact that this university is not strictly technical, its relevant departments are very strong.

Overall, the top 10 looks like this:

MSTU im. Bauman.
MIPT.
St. Petersburg State University.
Tomsk Polytechnic University.
St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.
MEPhI.
Moscow Energy Institute.
Novosibirsk State University.
Siberian Federal University.

It is worth mentioning that, in addition to the “Expert RA” rating, there are other authoritative sources, for example the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation or the “100 Best Universities in Russia” project, not to mention online surveys. Russian technical universities in all these rankings are generally the same, but the positions may be slightly different. One thing is clear: by choosing any institution from this twenty, you can be confident in the quality of education.

Features of obtaining technical education

The list of technical specialties for which recruitment is conducted at Russian universities is so large that it is quite difficult to cover them all. There are more than 250 specialized faculties alone, and there are more than a thousand technical universities across the country.

All of them are united, naturally, by the educational standard. According to it, all technicians study 5 years full-time (or 6 part-time), during which they will receive approximately the same courses in the humanities and social sciences (Russian and foreign languages, philosophy, history). Of course, all students will take a course in natural sciences, which will include mathematical analysis, linear algebra, computer modeling, etc. But highly specialized blocks will be completely different for all areas. The courses offered to students, for example, by the Moscow Aviation Institute and the Institute of Gas and Oil in Moscow, will differ. For future power engineers, railway workers, aircraft manufacturers, motorists, nuclear engineers, oil workers and other technicians, our own training programs and practical training have been developed.

Specialties

Before choosing a university, you need to decide which direction interests the applicant most. Today, the most in-demand specialties are those related to the oil and gas and energy industries and computer technologies. And this is not surprising, because these are the most financially attractive areas of work. The ranking of the most popular specialties looks like this:

IT engineers and programmers - they are trained by Baumanka, MIPT, MEPhI, NSTU, Tomsk Polytechnic or Don State Technical University.
Oil workers - you can study at the Oil and Gas Institute in Moscow or in regions where there are employers (Ekaterinburg or Tyumen).
Geologists - they are taught by Baumanka or MEPhI, as well as Kuban State Technological University, Tyumen Oil and Gas or Ufa Petroleum University.
Surveyors - these specialists are trained at specialized mining universities throughout Russia.
Energy specialists are trained by the Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University.
Civil engineers are trained in every region of Russia, in Moscow, for example, at the Moscow State Civil Engineering University.

How to choose a technical university

To decide on a university, you should not rely only on its position in the ranking, although it is an important criterion. In technical universities, the presence of practicing teachers and the level of scientific work are important, because modern technologies do not stand still, the university must be aware of new world developments. It is also important to have international cooperation and exchange of experience.

Pay attention to the sufficiency of budget funding. For example, Novosibirsk State Technical University lost its prestige this year precisely because of a decrease in this indicator. And in the case of paid admission, a significant point is the cost of training. It is not as high as in economics or law faculties, but can range from 50 to 200 thousand per year, depending on the region and specialty. Moreover, over the past year this figure has doubled due to the high cost of laboratory equipment, without which an engineer cannot be trained.

Multidisciplinary or highly specialized

The debate about where technical education is better - in a specialized university or in the department of a multidisciplinary university - will never cease. However, you should not be afraid of classical universities if their technical departments are strong and famous for decades. This is also proven by the ranking - 8 of these universities were in the top 20 at once.

This is often explained by the fact that such universities have a large number of not only theoretical teachers, but also practitioners, which sharply increases the value of education in any field, and especially in technical ones. In addition, the best specialized technical universities in Russia are located mainly in the capital, so applicants from the regions, in order to receive a prestigious education, will have to either go to Moscow or enroll in their multidisciplinary universities. True, this does not apply to Tomsk and Novosibirsk: their scientific traditions have been at the forefront of national science since Soviet times.

Also, in modern market conditions, there has been a tendency towards the consolidation and universalization of universities. Thus, technical universities in Russia are beginning to train managers and economists, and economic universities - techies. However, so far this has not been very successful - neither one nor the other can compete with specialized establishments. Except that the Higher School of Economics, having absorbed the Institute of Energy and Mathematics, became multidisciplinary and even entered the top 20 best universities in Russia.

Moscow

Naturally, metropolitan universities are in many respects ahead of regional ones in terms of education level. The best place to get a technical diploma in Moscow is at Lomonosov Moscow State University. Bachelors are trained here at the faculties of mathematics and cybernetics, physics and fundamental engineering.

You can also get specialized education at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University, MIPT, MEPhI and other reputable institutions. However, it is worth considering that the passing score for the budget is very high, as well as the cost of paid training. If you want to get a technical education in the capital, but don’t have enough points, or it seems too expensive, you can enroll in one of the less “star”, but still quite prestigious universities. For example, to the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering. The demand for construction specialties now, when the whole country is massively built up with kilometers of new housing, is as high as usual.

Universities that train mechanical engineers or aircraft builders also stand apart. For example, Moscow Aviation Institute.

Saint Petersburg

In the Northern capital, the best is St. Petersburg University. This is a classic multidisciplinary university that has strong technical departments - mathematics, mechanics and applied mathematics.

Next on the list is a specialized university - St. Petersburg Polytechnic. It is confidently strengthening its position on the world stage, increasing the competitiveness of its students in the market and developing scientific work.

ITMO University is a European-level university, attracting students to organizational life, giving them the opportunity, as they say, to “pump up” their business and management skills, and this is in addition to their basic education, which, of course, increases the value of the future graduate’s diploma.

Regions. Ural

In the Urals, due to the specifics of the local industry, there are a large number of universities that train specialists in the mining and metallurgical fields. Also, the last year Ural technical universities have devoted to strengthening ties with similar educational institutions in China within the framework of the recently created Russian-Chinese technical association. universities.

The leaders can be called primarily the universities of Yekaterinburg: Federal University named after Yeltsin, Mining University, however, other cities also have educational institutions that are among the top 100 best in the country.

Thus, in Ufa, the Petroleum Technical University awaits applicants. Its advantage is in strengthening international relations and in targeted training of students for oil enterprises in the region. A university with a similar profile trains students in Tyumen - this is the Tyumen Oil and Gas University.

Magnitogorsk Technical University trains specialists in mechanical engineering, energy and mining. The university is not included in the top 100 best universities in Russia, but in online surveys it occupies a confident position among other technical universities in the country.

Siberia

Since Soviet times, Tomsk and Novosibirsk have been considered the flagships of domestic science, which is confirmed by the positions of local universities in all rankings. The most advanced technicians are trained by Novosibirsk and Tomsk State Universities, as well as Tomsk Polytechnic University. At the same time, Novosibirsk State Technical University in 2016 worsened its position in the overall ranking so much that it is the leader in losing positions throughout Russia. A decrease in funding and a deterioration in scientific activity had a detrimental effect on the prestige of the institution.

As for other cities, traditionally good technical education can be obtained at the Siberian Federal University (faculties of mining, construction and engineering, oil and gas, information and even space technologies) of Krasnoyarsk.

central Russia

Central Russia also has technical universities that train worthy personnel. However, they are not yet included in the rating. Perhaps it’s the proximity to Moscow, where the most promising applicants flock. Thus, Ivanovo University of Chemical Technology has left the top 100 since 2014, having previously only been in 91st place.

South

But the Southern Federal District is represented in the rankings by several universities from Rostov and Krasnodar. This year, 2 Kuban universities were included in the rankings thanks to surveys of students and the scientific community. And among them there is one technical one, namely the Kuban State Technological University, where they train construction specialists, road workers, oil and gas workers, mechanical engineers, as well as computer systems engineers.

Of the Rostov universities, two stand out: one is the specialized Don State Technical University, the other is the multidisciplinary Southern Federal University with technical areas of training, such as piezotechnics, nanotechnology, computer technology, information security, instrument engineering and others.

Volga region

This region is especially distinguished by Kazan universities. The city is confidently developing its science and university training, so that Kazan Technological University is among the top 20 technical universities in the country, and takes 54th place in the overall ranking.

The Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University also deserves attention, where they train engineers for mechanical engineering, energy, IT, as well as specialists in nuclear energy.

Problems of technical universities in the country

The level of quality of technical education is traditionally high due to the continuity of Soviet methods and scientific developments. However, experts consider the average age of the teaching staff to be the main problem. In technical universities and departments it is quite high and amounts to 53 years, which is 7 years more than for teachers in other fields.

On the one hand, this speaks of a great deal of scientific and teaching experience, and on the other, of a lack of fresh minds and young personnel. It is quite possible that soon the teaching staff in this branch of education will completely change.

In general, the prospects for techies are the brightest - according to recruiting agencies, there is an increased demand for specialists in technical fields despite their general shortage in the labor market. For comparison: economists' supply exceeds demand by 80%.

In order to acquire a prestigious job in the future, school graduates and future students fundamentally need to approach not only the process of acquiring knowledge itself, but also the choice of educational institution with all responsibility. Prestigious will provide an opportunity to gain more useful skills and special knowledge, and achieve heights in science.

The best technical universities in Russia provide high-quality education at the highest level. Students of the most popular of them graduate as professionals in their field, continuing to implement their acquired abilities in the most necessary sectors of the economy and spheres of the state.

Ratings of prestigious technical universities in Russia

Throughout their existence, the institutes have not stopped fighting for the high title of the best educational institution. From year to year, educational institutions were eager to justify their primacy. For such a “competition,” experts have developed a number of criteria that determine the prestige of a university.

The top best technical universities in Russia are compiled by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, various regulatory services in the field of education and science, and the Expert and Interfax agencies. The quality of teaching is assessed (according to reviews from students and graduates of a particular university), academic support for students, tuition costs, the number of students per member of the teaching staff, the ratio of those who after university got a job in their specialty/not in their specialty/became unemployed, the average score for admission and so on.

It is mandatory for applicants and their parents to have such information.

What criteria are used to determine the best technical university in the country?

The best technical institutes of the Russian Federation are determined based on a large number of criteria, for example:

demand for graduates outside the country (as part of exchange programs);
number of teachers with a scientific degree (above a master's degree);
the number of specialties that are available for students to master;
reviews of companies and enterprises where university graduates were employed;
technical equipment, educational institution base;
the number of applicants who would like to enroll in a particular university.

The list of technical universities in Russia includes a huge number of educational institutions, so in order to find your way around the best universities, it is better to use the official rankings. There are several variations of rankings, because the methods for compiling top universities also differ. At the same time, you should not discount your favorite educational institution if the rating of technical universities in Russia places such an institution far from the first position. It is important to get as much information as possible, but at the same time take into account your own preferences, goals and priorities.

The lists are usually updated annually. Institutions strengthen or weaken their own positions by a certain number of units. But still, the top universities in most sources are represented by the same educational institutions, and the ratings do not differ too radically.

5 Best Technical Universities

All technical institutes of the Russian Federation have a serious rival who has been occupying leading positions in the top for a long time. This is Lomonosov Moscow State University. Other adherents of the “five” are:

Moscow Research Technical University named after. N. E. Bauman. An exclusively technical higher education institution, the first in the Russian Federation. To enter this university, a student must score over 250 points on the Unified State Examination results. Like Moscow State University, applicants from all over Russia come here to study.
MISiS. National Research Technological University. In 2016, MISiS became the best “tiny” university in Russia. By the way, this is the only institute from the CIS that was included in the Times Higher Education ranking. The key condition for a place in the ranking was the number of students. At the time of compiling the list, only 4,441 students were studying at MISiS.
MEPhI. The Nuclear Research University entered the category of the best almost ten years ago. Training here is possible both on a state and contract basis (i.e., both “on a budget” and “on a contract”). MEPhI students are strong in physical and technical fields and cybernetics.
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. This is one of the oldest educational institutions in our country; the founding date of the university is considered to be 1899.

All these state technical universities in Russia provide high quality education. In addition, educational institutions are distinguished by qualified teaching staff. All of the above technical universities in Russia with budget places and the possibility of paid training provide students with up-to-date knowledge and fully prepare them for subsequent work in the relevant specialties.

Lomonosov Moscow State University

This institute also takes an honorable first place in some foreign rankings. Founded more than 200 years ago, throughout its existence this institute has been able to become a leader. Areas of student training: several dozen specialties in various fields, from, of course, the technical field. Moscow State University entered the top technical universities in Russia for a reason.

Studying at Moscow State University is prestigious and honorable, but ending up here is far from easy. Technical universities in Russia (passing scores in “top” educational institutions are very high) train applicants from all over the country: Vladivostok, Murmansk, Bryansk, Orel, Rostov, Irkutsk, Voronezh and other cities. The applicant is faced with a colossal competition, the highest passing score and the difficulties of the study itself. To study at Moscow State University, you really need to put in a lot of effort.

MSTU named after Bauman

Students of this university receive a basic education and at the same time are fully immersed in real production processes. Studying at one of the best technical universities in Russia is possible both on a budgetary basis and on a contract basis. An indisputable plus of the education system at MSTU. Bauman - practice of working at all stages of manufacturing, understanding of the product production cycle, constant contact with specialists, the ability to carry out scientific work in practical conditions, enormous motivation in acquiring knowledge.

The bulk of classes take place on the basis of companies; both institute employees and, for example, practitioners and outstanding industry specialists are involved in teaching work. After completing their specialty training, more than 70% of graduates remain to work at their “native” enterprises where they previously completed their internship.

At MSTU. N. E. Bauman has created unique, unparalleled in the domestic practice of inclusive education, suitable conditions for teaching disabled students and persons with disabilities.

Top 10 best technical universities in the country

The ranking of the best technical universities in Russia almost always remains constant, the top 10 changes only from time to time. According to last year’s data, the top ten best are completed by the following technical institutes of the Russian Federation:

Tomsk Polytechnic University;
St. Petersburg Polytechnic University;
Siberian Federal University;
Tyumen Oil and Gas State University;
State University of Oil and Gas named after. Gubkina.

Features of obtaining technical education

The list of technical specialties for which recruitment is carried out at Russian institutes is so large that it is quite difficult to cover them all. The rating of technical universities in Russia includes more than 250 specialized faculties, and there are more than a thousand technical institutes across the country.

All of them are connected into a single whole, naturally, by an educational standard. In accordance with the standard, all students study for 5 years full-time or 6 years part-time. During their studies, students take courses in the humanities and social sciences. Of course, all students will become familiar with lectures on natural sciences, which include mathematics, linear algebra, computer and graphical modeling. But the highly specialized disciplines of technical orientation faculties will be completely different.

Multidisciplinary or highly specialized technical education

Discussions about where the quality of technical education is better - at a specialized university or at the department of a multidisciplinary institute - will never fall silent. But there is no need to be afraid of traditional institutes if their technical departments are competent and have been famous for decades. This is also justified by the rating - immediately 8 of these institutions were included in the top 20 best.

This is often explained by the fact that such universities have a huge number of theoretic teachers and practitioners, which dramatically increases the quality of education in any field, and in technology in particular. The best specialized universities in the Russian Federation are located mostly in the capital, so those wishing to get an education from the regions will either have to move to Moscow while studying, or enroll in their interdisciplinary institutes. True, this is not at all about Tomsk and Novosibirsk: their scientific organizations have long been at the forefront of domestic science.

In addition, in modern conditions, the line towards the increase and spread of higher educational institutions has already been clearly outlined. For example, technical universities in Russia are beginning to train managers and financiers, and financial universities - techies.

Moscow technical universities

Naturally, metropolitan institutes are in many respects ahead of regional ones in terms of the quality of education. It is best to obtain a technical specialty at Lomonosov Moscow State University. Here bachelors are trained at the faculties of arithmetic and cybernetics, physics and basic engineering. In addition, specialized education can be obtained at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University, MIPT, MEPhI and other institutions.

It is worth considering that the passing grade for budget education is extremely high, as is the cost of contract training. If you dream of acquiring a technical education in the capital, but you don’t have enough points, or the education looks very expensive, you can enroll in a less “top”, but still quite popular university.

You can try, for example, to go to the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering. The demand for construction specialties at the moment, when the entire state is being built up with new housing everywhere, is unusually high. Universities that train machine or aircraft engineers are also organized. For example, the Metropolitan Aviation Institute.

Central regions of Russia

There are also technical universities in Central Russia that train highly qualified employees. However, these universities are not yet included in the rankings of the best technical universities. It is likely that it all comes down to proximity to the capital, where more promising applicants flock.

North-Eastern region of Russia

Since ancient times, Tomsk and Novosibirsk have been considered the stronghold of domestic science, which is proven by the positions of local higher educational institutions in all rankings. The most qualified technical specialists are trained by the Novosibirsk and Tomsk municipal institutes.

At the same time, the Novosibirsk Municipal Technical Institute in 2016 greatly reduced its position in the ranking of technical universities. A decrease in financial subsidies and scientific activities negatively affected the institution’s rating.

Technical universities in the northern capital of Russia

In the northern capital, the best is the St. Petersburg Institute. It is a traditional multidisciplinary institute, which has technical departments - for example, mathematics and mechanics and applied arithmetic. Next comes the specialized institute - St. Petersburg Polytechnic. It is firmly strengthening its position by increasing the competitiveness of its graduates in the labor market and developing research activities. ITMO Institute is a Euro-level university, attracting students to university and student life.

What problems do technical universities in the Russian Federation face?

The level of quality of education is usually high due to the continuity of scientific developments. But experts believe the key problem is the average age of teachers. In universities and departments it is quite high and is about 55 years old, which is 9 years higher than for teachers in other areas.

This situation can be viewed in two ways. On the one hand, this indicates significant scientific and pedagogical experience, and on the other, the absence of new minds and young employees. In general, the opportunities for technical specialists are the most optimal - according to experts, there is an increased demand for technical professionals despite their general shortage in the labor market. For comparison: the supply of financiers exceeds demand by 70%.

Institutes that provide good education abroad

When deciding to subsequently start working outside the borders of the Russian Federation, one should not rely only on the ratings of higher educational organizations. Foreign employers are well aware of the quality of education of several Russian institutes, which are among the top five in the country. We are talking about the Bauman State Research Institute, located in Moscow, the State Research Institute in Novosibirsk, and the Polytechnic Research Institute, which is located in the northern capital of the country.

The most important thing that is necessary to get a prestigious job abroad is fluency in English or another foreign language: German, French, Italian, and so on. That is why special emphasis should be placed on educational institutions with the highest level of English teaching.