Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics –
On May 22, Forbes Education presented an updated rating 100 best universities in Russia for 2025. The Higher School of Economics retained 2nd place, establishing itself as the university with the highest level of reputation among employers. The top 20 included 12 Moscow universities, three universities from St. Petersburg, two from Tatarstan, and one educational institution each from the Sverdlovsk, Novosibirsk, and Tomsk regions.
Forbes Education continues to monitor dynamic changes in the field of higher education, identifying universities that demonstrate high standards of quality and demand. In the new, seventh, ranking of the best universities in Russia, the assessment was carried out according to 17 different criteria, grouped into key metrics: quality of networking, reputation among employers, international image, academic environment. The Forbes factor was also taken into account, thanks to which universities received additional points if among their graduates there were participants in the Russian Forbes list or winners of the rating “30 under 30” 2024.
This year, HSE retained its 2nd place in the list, ahead of Moscow State University by 0.7 points and confirming its status as the university with the highest reputation among employers. The leaders in individual metrics were also MIPT (the best university in terms of admission quality), Moscow State University (the leader in the category “International Reputation”), and Innopolis University (the winner in terms of quality of the academic environment).
In total, 564 higher education institutions were included in the long list. The analysis was conducted based on data from the Monitoring of the Activities of Educational Organizations of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, the results of a survey the best employers in the country and information from open sources.
To analyze the reputation of universities among employers, a survey was conducted in large companies included in the list of the best employers in Russia. During the survey, universities were identified whose graduates are considered the most qualified and are ready to be hired first. The companies also indicated universities that, in their opinion, provide the best quality of training for specialists in such areas as economics, information technology, technical sciences, marketing and communications, natural sciences, humanities and creative industries. The survey covered 43 industries and different regions of Russia.
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