Admission to Russian Universities in 2021

Tatyana L. Klyachko – Director of Center of the Economics for Continuing Education of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor (Moscow, Russia). Е-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Galina S. Tokareva – Researcher of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Moscow, Russia). E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Admission to universities financed from the federal budget increased in 2021. This was partly due to social reasons, thus, for instance, the intention to support the population in the period of coronacrisis. The growth was primarily typical of the state higher educational institutions, while private ones evidenced a decrease in the number of students admitted to budget-funded places. At the same time, there was a redistribution of budget admission in favor of regional universities.

Key words: higher educational institutions, state higher educational institutions, private higher educational institutions, admission to universities, coronavirus.

JEL-codes: I21, I22, I23, J24, R58.