In 2026, NSU returned to the top 100 in the QS Subject Rankings in Archaeology (last year, it ranked 101-150). Only three Russian universities are included in the rankings with NSU in first place (ranked 51-100) followed by Moscow State University (101-150) and Altai State University (151-200).
The National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) presented the results of the 15th monitoring of the quality of admissions to state-funded and paid places at Russian universities in 2025.
The Digital Economy Autonomous Non-Profit Organization published the results of a study to identify leading universities in the digital economy.
The second edition of the Russian version of the BRICS university ranking pilot program, part of the "Three University Missions" family of rankings, has been published.
The Times Higher Education (THE) published the second edition of their global ranking of interdisciplinary research. It evaluates 911 universities from 94 countries including 44 Russian universities.
Novosibirsk State University was the only university from the region to be included in the ranking’s Top 10.
Compared to 2024, NSU rose two positions, from 7th to 5th place, to move ahead of Tomsk State University and St. Petersburg State University.
The SuperJob portal published a ranking of the best universities in Russia according to IT specialist’s salaries. It was based on university graduate data from 2019-2024. ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø took 7th place, finishing behind universities in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
NSU took the highest positions in the fields of "Biology" and "Chemistry" ranking in the top 3 best universities. NSU Physics was ranked in 5th place and 6th place in "Mathematics".
NSU increased its positions two places and is ranked 8th in Russia, the highest rating for a regional university.
In 2023, it was ranked in the 51-100 category, this year it rose to 50th place.
³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø is in 19th place in the overall ranking, the highest position among Russian regional universities.