Traditionally, the international QS rankingis is based on six criteria: academic reputation, ratio of teaching staff to a number of students, reputation of the university among employers, scientific publication citation index, foreign students and teachers’ percent.

Compared to last year, SFedU significantly increased the scientific citation results, including per one academic and teaching employee. Besides, a number of invited foreign leading professors and scientists significantly increased (by 20%). Another significant indicator - a number of foreign students - doubled over the past three years. Compared with a year earlier, SFedU strengthened the academic reputation results, determined on the basis of surveys of leading researchers and teachers of the best universities in the world.