Factors affecting university choice in Russia 2020/2021

Published by Statista Research Department, May 20, 2022
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

CharacteristicShare 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%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents33%33%30%30%25%25%21%21%18%18%18%18%17%17%14%14%13%13%13%13%11%11%10%10%10%10%8%8%8%8%5%5%3%3%1%1%Quality of educationReputation of educational establishmentReputation of professorsClose distanceRanking of educational establishmentEasy admissionAdvice by parents, friends, or schoolFree place, possibility of a loan on good conditionsRelocation opportunityAdmission issued before other universitiesSpecial benefits upon admissionGood equipment (library, computers, etc.)Relatives, friends, or their children among alumniEasy programFormer classmates or friends among studentsOnly educational establishment in the municipalityMilitary departmentFriends or relatives among staff
0%10%20%30%2.5%5%7.5%12.5%15%17.5%22.5%25%27.5%32.5%35%37.5%

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Release date

January 2022

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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