University choice factors Russia 2021

According to a survey conducted in the academic year 2020/2021, the most important factor for selecting a university in Russia was the quality of education, with over a third of respondents reporting this. The second most important factor was the reputation of an educational establishment.

Main factors taken into account by students when selecting a university in Russia in the academic year 2020/2021

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Quality of education	33%
Reputation of educational establishment	30%
Reputation of professors	25%
Close distance	21%
Ranking of educational establishment	18%
Easy admission	18%
Advice by parents, friends, or school	17%
Free place, possibility of a loan on good conditions	14%
Relocation opportunity	13%
Admission issued before other universities	13%
Special benefits upon admission	11%
Good equipment (library, computers, etc.)	10%
Relatives, friends, or their children among alumni	10%
Easy program	8%
Former classmates or friends among students	8%
Only educational establishment in the municipality	5%
Military department	3%
Friends or relatives among staff	1%

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Release date

January 2022

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

academic year 2020-2021

Number of respondents

19,176 respondents

Special properties

full-time students enrolled in the academic year 2019/2020

Supplementary notes

The survey was conducted throughout Russia, in nine districts: Far Eastern, Moscow, Volga, Northwestern, North Caucasian, Siberian, Ural, Central (excl. Moscow), and Southern. The share of respondents was as follows: Far Eastern - 5 percent; Moscow - 18 percent; Volga - 19 percent; Northwestern - 12 percent; North Caucasian - 5 percent; Siberian - 12 percent; Ural - 7 percent; Central (excl. Moscow) - 13 percent; and Southern - 9 percent.

97 percent of respondents studied in public universities and 3 percent of respondents - in private universities. 71 percent of respondents benefited from a free place and 29 percent were paying for their education. 68 percent of respondents were undergraduate students, with final-year students being slightly overrepresented.

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