since 2023
Online Campus
since 2025
Online Lyceum
Online Campus
Faculty of Computer Science
Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology
Faculty of Mathematics
Faculty of Geography and Geoinformation Technology
Faculty of Chemistry
Faculty of Creative Industries
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Urban and Regional Development
Faculty of Physics
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Economic Sciences
HSE MIEM
Faculty of Law
Graduate School of Business
FACTS AND FIGURES
HSE UNIVERSITY
distributed campus
HSE LYCEUM
faculties
15
faculties
5
total number of students and PhD students
60.7
k
International
students
k
5.8
Faculty of Economics
Faculty of Management
Faculty of Informatics, Mathematics, and Computer Science
Faculty of Humanities
Moscow
Nizhniy Novgorod
11.6
total number of staff
k
Academic staff
k
4.4
since 1998
Saint Petersburg
since 1996
Nizhniy Novgorod
since 1998
Perm
Faculty of Law
since 1992
Moscow
5 CAMPUSES
faculties
6
School of Computer Science, Physics and Technology
Saint Petersburg School of Law
St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management
St Petersburg School of Art and Design
School of Arts and Humanities
Saint Petersburg
Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences
2
faculties
Master's School
Perm
Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Computer Science
10-11 grades
3
fields of study
Perm
Humanities
Social and Economic Sciences
Technology
Online Lyceum
10-11 grades
8-9 grades
9
fields of study
fields of study
3
Moscow
Asian Studies
Humanities
Mathematics, Information Technology and Engineering
Economics and Mathematics
Economics and Social Sciences
Law
Natural Sciences
Natural Sciences
Mathematics
Mathematics
Futuritet
Design
alumni employment half a year after graduation
alumni of higher education programmes
k
95%
131.8
k
1.3
PhD students
Lyceum students
2.4
Moscow, Perm
k
alumni of CPD programmes
k
>50
Staff
11.6
k
k
4.4
Faculty
HSE PEOPLE
users of online-platforms listeners
M
2.9
18.2
Masters
k
430
Specialists
Bachelors
41.1
k
AVERAGE USE SCORE
(STATE-FUNDED BASIS)
95.7
86.5
Moscow
94.8
St. Petersburg
Perm
Nizhny Novgorod
88.8
Admission quality
Olympiad winners
k
1.6
in first-year admissions
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s Applicants
Master’s Applicants
Official applicant resources
Continuing Professional Education
Executive Master programmes
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programmes
Master of Business Administration (MBA) programmes
6
2
3
16
doctoral schools
23
fields of study
DOCTORAL PROGRAMME
136
BACHELOR'S PROGRAMME
bachelor's
and specialist programmes
online-programmes
5
HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
MASTER'S PROGRAMME
online-programmes
master's programmes
194
28
continuing professional education programmes
1 009
bachelor's and specialist programme
master's programme
TRACKS:
general, applied, research
fixed part
variable disciplines
дисциплины по выбору
фиксированная часть
MAJOR (fixed)
provide core skills for student future career.
All courses are compulsory
MAJOR (variable)
variable part
of professional
educational track
MAGOLEGO
courses are chosen from the entire pool of courses available for selection
by Master’s learners to develop additional skills
MAJOR
courses are chosen from
a general pool
of Master’s courses, marked as recommended
and available as a Major course for your field
of study, programme
and track, respectively
MINOR
additional educational track under bachelor's programme
to help student become professionally well rounded
DATA CULTURE
comlusory course providing students with three cross-curricular digital skills: Digital Literacy, Programming and Data Analysis
major
major
internship
minor
data
culture
general courses
EN
fsc
key seminars
suPervisor's
seminar
thesis
fsc
magolego
internship
100%
of students have digital competencies
28%
of training courses
are common for all campuses
PERSONAL LEARNING TRAJECTORY STRUCTURE
Tsinghua University
Partner universities
400
partnership agreements with international partners
60
from
countries
+
+
Double Degree Programme
collaborative programmes with Russian universities and institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)
22
PARTNERSHIP
joint departments
joint department with the Russian Academy
of Sciences
79
31
Joint departments
students enrolled in HSE University online courses
partner-universities
k
>17
33
Students
from
Russian schools
500
Methodical support for schools
+
INTERNATIONAL MIRROR LABS
funded entirely using the university's own resources, these initiatives are freely accessible to the entire national educational community
University PartnershiP Regional Support ProgramME
funded entirely using the university's own resources, these initiatives are freely accessible to the entire national educational community
University Partnership Regional Support ProgramME
countries
144
55
Foreign professors and researchers
from
employees
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIM Indore)
Samarkand State University
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
B.I. Stepanov Institute of Physics
State University of Campinas
Tongji University
Beijing Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications
to support joint research initiatives with regional universities
mirror labs
29
research institutes and departments
190
Repository of Socio-Economic Information HSE University;
Russian monitoring of economic status and public health;
iFORA big data analytics system
Unique Megascience-Class Research Infrastructure
3rd PLACE
among universities in Russia
R&D volume
billion ₽
8.5
fundamental and applied research projects
600+
publications by HSE University researchers per year
3000+
strategic technology projects
3
original monitoring studies
25
SCIENCE
AI Research Centre
Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Sciences
a world-class research centre based at HSE University
HUMAN CAPITAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTRE
ranked among the
supercomputers in the CIS
cHARISMa HPC CLUSTER
top-10
HSE University and VK Joint Engineering and Mathematics School
School of Computer Science, Physics and Technology
Technology Transfer Centre
established for research and development in photonics and nanotechnology based on quantum effects
Unique research facility
Saint Petersburg Campus
International Laboratory of Quantum Optoelectronics
International Laboratory of Quantum Optoelectronics ‘Comprehensive Optoelectronic Stand’
Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience
studies biological foundations of human behaviour
Unique research facility
Automated system for non-invasive brain stimulation with simultaneous brain bio-signal recording and eye movement tracking
"PRIORITY" PROGRAMME
1
Group
st
ПРОГРАММА «ПРИОРИТЕТ»
1
группа
HSE University satellites in orbit
3
HSE University students involved in research and project activities
10 000+
regions
50
106
expeditions
regions
50
106
expeditions
“Opening Russia Anew”
“Opening Russia Anew”
STUDENT LIFE
a brand of extracurricular life that brings together all the HSE services, projects, and products that develop and support students’ creative, scientific, and professional ideas
“GosVYShka” Platform
career development in the public sector to transform the country and society for the better
participants
1 000+
“GosVYShka” Platform
career development in the public sector to transform the country and society for the better
participants
1 000+
scale of implementation in educational programmes
“Serving through Learning”
of HSE educational programMEs
100%
scale of implementation in educational programmes
“Serving through Learning”
of HSE educational programMEs
100%
“Entrepreneur’s Path”
2 500+
students involved
“Entrepreneur’s Path”
students involved
2 500+
880
student initiatives
229
Recipients
of financial support
leadership
theater
business and careers
RESEARCHES
student organizations
>200
sports
enterpreneurship
media
volunteering
a channel about university life, exciting events, and important news for students and staff
HSE UNIVERSITY LIFE
JOIN US
million ₽
196
Other support measures
million ₽
95
Improving quality of life in dormitories
million ₽
900 students
226
Student research and academic mobility
billion ₽
12 000+ students
1.9
Tuition discounts (from 25% to 100%)
rd place
93
2
nd place
in the world
in the Good Governance indicator
560th in the world
among Russian universities in QS Sustainability ranking
Centre for Leadership and Volunteer Work
A well-developed volunteer community and new formats of engagement
million ₽
in student support
4 067
SUSTAINABILITY
million ₽
3 500+ students
850
Paid involvement in research and educational projects
million ₽
2 800 students
800
Education funded by HSE University annually
Digital volunteers
Volunteer tutors
Volunteer mentors
135
МЕСТО В МИРЕ
Три Миссии Университета
4 место среди вузов России
212
students enrolled through the Social Lift programme
300+
socially significant projects and initiatives
implemented under the university’s third mission, with participants aged 5-85
2
nd place
44
appearances QS, THE and ARWU subject rankings
among Russian universities
Based on graduate salary levels in the SuperJob ranking
among Russian universities
among Russian universities
in number of ranked subjects
in
subjects
18
3
in number of subjects ranked in the top 100
rd place
1st place
Graduate demand confirmed by the labour market
LEADER IN AI
RANKINGS
3
rd place
among
IT universities
3
rd place
among
law universities
2
nd place
among
economics universities
А++
Highest rating for the quality of AI specialist training
University ranking for the quality of AI training
the only university in Russia to receive this rating
  • Social Sciences & Management (QS)
6
subjects
in
Solely represents Russia
4
subjects
in top-100
  • Business & Economics (THE)
  • Marketing (QS)
  • Mathematics (ARWU)
  • Education (ARWU)
  • Management (ARWU)
  • Marketing (QS)
  • Political Sciences (ARWU)
  • Public Administration (ARWU)
  • Sociology (ARWU)
87
PLACE IN THE WORLD
THE Young University Rankings
The only Russian university
in the top 100
th
Employer Reputation Ranking

1
PLACE IN RUSSIA
st
1
PLACE IN RUSSIA
Best universities
in Russia according
to hh.ru
st
TOP-11
GLOBALLY
Gold group
the only Russian university
in the ranking
THE Online Learning Rankings
135
PLACE IN THE WORLD
Three University Missions
4th place among
Russian universities
th
FACTS
AND FIGURES
HSE UNIVERSITY
international students
k
5.8
k
60.7
total number
of students
and PhD students
academic staff
k
4.4
total number
of staff
k
11.6
Perm
Nizhniy Novgorod
Moscow
Saint Petersburg
Faculties across campuses
DISTRIBUTED CAMPUS
Online Lyceum
since 2025
since 2023
Online Campus
Graduate School of Business
HSE MIEM
Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology
Faculty of Geography and Geoinformation Technology
Faculty of Urban and Regional Development
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Creative Industries
Faculty of Computer Science
Faculty of Mathematics
Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Physics
Faculty of Chemistry
Faculty of Economic Sciences
School of Arts and Humanities
St Petersburg School of Art and Design
School of Computer Science, Physics and Technology
Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences
St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management
Saint Petersburg School of Law
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Informatics, Mathematics, and Computer Science
Faculty of Management
Faculty of Economics
Faculty of Law
Master's School
Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Computer Science
HSE Lyceum Programmes
10–11 grades
Asian Studies
Humanities
Design
Natural Sciences
Mathematics, Information Technology and Engineering
Mathematics
Economics and Mathematics
Economics and Social Sciences
Law
8–9 grades
Natural Sciences
Mathematics
Futuritet
10–11 grades
Humanities
Social and Economic Sciences
Technology
тыс. чел.
Bachelors
41.1
18.2
Masters
k
k
HSE PEOPLE
Lyceum students
Mocow, Perm
2.4
k
PhD students
1.3
k
Specialists
430
k
Faculty
4.4
k
Staff
11.6
k
2,9
M
users of online platforms
>50
k
alumni of CPD programmes
alumni of higher education programs
131.8
k
alumni employment half a year after graduation
95%
EDUCATION
Moscow
95.7
86.5
94.8
St. Petersburg
Perm
1.6
k
Olympiad winners
in first-year admissions
88.8
Nizhny Novgorod
Admission quality
Official applicant resources
Bachelor's applicants
Master's applicants
AVERAGE USE SCORE (STATE-FUNDED BASIS)
BACHELOR'S PROGRAMME
MASTER'S PROGRAMME
136
bachelor's and specialist programmes
194
master's programmes
HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
Executive Master programmes
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programmes
Master of Business Administration (MBA) programmes
6
2
3
1 009
continuing professional education programmes
Continuing Professional Education
DOCTORAL PROGRAMME
doctoral schools
fields of study
16
23
5
online-programmes
28
online-programmes
click on the block you're interested in to learn more
click on the block you're interested in to learn more
major
INTERNSHIP
MINOR
bachelor's and specialist programme
PERSONAL LEARNING
TRAJECTORY STRUCTURE
general, applied, research
TRACKS:
GENERAL
COURSES
fixed part
variable disciplines
DATA
CULTURE
EN
FINAL STATE CERTIFICATION
key
seminars
variable disciplines
fixed part
master's programme
major
MAGOLEGO
100%
INTERNSHIP
28%
suPervisor's
seminar
thesis
fsc
of students have
digital competencies
of training courses
are common
for all campuses
MAJOR (fixed)
provide core skills for student future career.
All courses are compulsory
MAJOR (variable)
variable part
of professional
educational track
MAJOR
courses are chosen
from a general pool
of Master’s courses, marked as recommended
and available as a Major course for your field
of study, programme
and track, respectively
courses are chosen from the entire pool
of courses available
for selection
by Master’s learners to develop additional skills
magolego
additional educational track under bachelor's programme
to help student become professionally well rounded
MINOR
comlusory course providing students with three cross-curricular digital skills: Digital Literacy, Programming and Data Analysis
DATA CULTURE
144
Double Degree Programme
22 collaborative programmes with Russian universities and institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)
22
400+
partnership agreements
with international partners
60+
countries
FROM
FROM
FROM
partner universities
33
55
students enrolled in HSE University online courses
>17
PARTNERSHIP

to support joint research initiatives
with regional universities
mirror labs
29
k
employees
countries
joint departments of the Russian Academy
of Sciences
joint departments
31
79
funded entirely using the university's own resources, these initiatives are freely accessible to the entire national educational community
International mirror labs
Vietnam Academy
of Science and Technology
🇻🇳
🇺🇿
Samarkand State University
🇧🇾
B.I. Stepanov Institute of Physics
🇧🇷
State University of Campinas
🇨🇳
Tsinghua University
🇮🇳
Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIM Indore)
🇨🇳
Tongji University
Universiti
Teknologi Malaysia
🇲🇾
🇨🇳
Beijing Institute
of Mathematical Sciences and Applications
Partner universities
Foreign professors
and researchers
Russian schools
500+
Methodical support for school
Joint departments
Students
"PRIORITY" PROGRAMME
1
Group
st
HSE UNIVERSITY SATELLITES IN ORBIT
3
original monitoring studies
25
strategic technology projects
3
publications
by HSE University researchers per year
3000+
fundamental and applied research projects
600+
SCIENCE
research institutes
and departments
190
a world-class research centre based at HSE University
Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Centre
Unique Megascience-Class Research Infrastructure
Repository of Socio-Economic Information HSE University;
Russian monitoring of economic status and public health; iFORA big data analytics system
studies biological foundations of human behaviour
Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience
Saint Petersburg Campus
International Laboratory of Quantum Optoelectronics
International Laboratory of Quantum Optoelectronics ‘Comprehensive Optoelectronic Stand’
Unique research facility
ranked among the
топ-10
supercomputers in the CIS
HPC Cluster “сHARISMa”
established for research and development in photonics and nanotechnology based on quantum effects
Unique research facility
Automated system for non-invasive brain stimulation with simultaneous brain bio-signal recording and eye movement tracking
Institute of Artificial Intelligence
and Digital Sciences
School of Computer Science, Physics
and Technology
HSE University and VK Joint Engineering and Mathematics School
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTRE
3rd PLACE
AMONG UNIVERSITIES IN RUSSIA
R&D VOLUME
BILLION ₽
8,5
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
>200
STUDENT LIFE
1 000+
106
participants
career development in the public sector to transform the country and society for the better
"gosvyshka" platform
"serving through learning"
100%
of HSE educational programmes
scale of implementation in educational programmes
expeditions
regions
50
"entrepreneur's path"
students
2 500+
total number
of student initiatives
"OPENING RUSSIA ANEW"
a channel about university life, exciting events, and important news for students and staff
HSE UNIVERSITY LIFE
229
880
a brand of extracurricular life that brings together all the HSE services, projects, and products that develop and support students’ creative, scientific, and professional ideas
reciepients
of financial support
10 000+
HSE University students involved
in research and project activities
involved
in the world in the
Good Governance indicator
560th in world
among Russian universities in QS Sustainability ranking
nd place
2
rd place
93
billion ₽
12 000+ students
Discounts on tuition
(from 25% to 100%)
1.9
Paid involvement
in research and educational projects
850
3 500+ students
900 students
2 800 students
800
Education funded by HSE University annually
million ₽
million ₽
226
Student research
and academic
mobility
Other support measures
Improving quality
of life in dormitories
196
95
million ₽
млн ₽
million ₽
SUSTAINABILITY
A well-developed volunteer community and new formats of engagement
Centre for Leadership and Volunteer Work
IN STUDENT SUPPORT
MILLION ₽
4 067
212
students
enrolled through the
Social Lift programme
300+
socially significant projects and initiatives
implemented under the framework
of the university’s third mission, with
participants aged from 5-85
Volunteer tutors
Digital volunteers
Volunteer mentors
2
nd place
among Russian universities
among Russian universities
among Russian universities
in number of ranked subjects
18
subjects
subjects
4
in
1ST PLACE
in number of subjects ranked in the top 100
3
rd place
RATINGS
  • Business & Economics (THE)
  • Marketing (QS)
  • Mathematics (ARWU)
  • Social Sciences & Management (QS)
Solely represents Russia
6
subjects
87
PLACE IN THE WORLD
THE Young University Rankings
The only Russian university in the top 100
in
  • Education (ARWU)
  • Management (ARWU)
  • Marketing (QS)
  • Political Sciences (ARWU)
  • Public Administration (ARWU)
  • Sociology (ARWU)
appearances QS, THE and ARWU subject rankings
44
in top-100
1
PLACE IN RUSSIA
Employer Reputation Ranking
Based on graduate salary levels in the SuperJob ranking
Graduate demand confirmed
by the labour market
1
PLACE IN RUSSIA
Best universities in Russia according to hh.ru
TOP-11
GLOBALLY
THE Online Learning Rankings
The only Russian university
in the ranking
Gold group
135
PLACE IN THE WORLD
Three University Missions
highest rating for the quality of AI specialist training
university ranking for the quality of AI training
4th place among the Russian universities
А++
А++
LEADER IN AI
2
among economics universities
the only university in Russia to receive this rating
th
st
th
nd place
rd place
among
IT universities
3
3
among
law universities
rd place
st