Average passing score in universities

In 2016, budget-funded places in universities in the capital will be reduced by almost 10%. Many attribute this fact to the demographic situation, since the main criteria that students take into account when choosing a place to study are a sufficient number of budget places and a passing Unified State Examination score.

In order to enter a university, an applicant must score a specific number of passing points. In 2016, the passing scores for universities per budget are higher compared to the previous year. Today, data ratified by the Ministry of Education has already been published. In addition to the fact that the scores for admission to an educational institution increase, the rules for admission have also changed somewhat.

Factors influencing the passing score

Every year, exact data on passing scores become known only after the entrance exams. Calculations are made after students pass exams or provide the results of previously passed Unified State Examinations.

The passing scores for universities with budget places in Moscow are influenced by several factors:

• total number of students with benefits. This point is certainly taken into account, since their number is never planned, and in fact it can be both minimum and maximum. It is worth noting that beneficiaries have special privileges and are necessarily included in the list of admitted students;
• the total number of calculations of passed entrance exams, that is, the sum of all points in the three disciplines of the Unified State Exam is calculated;
• the number of former schoolchildren who applied for admission to any university.

What is taken into account upon admission

When applying to a budget program in a city like Moscow, the submitted essay plays a big role. It can be given up to 10 additional points if it does not have spelling or gross errors and is written in literary language. It should be noted that all universities reserve the right to independently assess this exam.

The Russian language is of utmost importance. In 2016, grades in this discipline greatly influence passing scores, especially for budget places in medical universities. The quality of the material influences the assessment. For this reason, students who want to enroll in the budget department must prepare very carefully. We can say that a medical educational institution has every right to conduct additional tests in various professional areas. Subjects passed well significantly increase the chances of admission to the budget.

Attention is also paid to the student's portfolio. For example, those guys who provide certificates of participation in competitions and olympiads, as well as a certificate with excellent grades, have a much better chance. Students with Olympic medals or other scientific and sports achievements also have a privilege. Disabled children and orphans are placed on the same position as Olympians. Practice has shown that the first wave of entrance exams covers approximately 80% of state employees, while others enter on a paid basis.

List of Moscow universities with budget places and passing scores

In Moscow universities in 2019 there is a reduction in budget places by almost 10%. Public and cultural figures in pedagogy associate this fact with the demographic situation in the country. Moscow applicants were able to assess how difficult it became to enroll on a budget this year. A low USE passing score, a sufficient number of budget places and a humanitarian orientation of the faculties are the main criteria by which students choose their place of post-secondary education.

Trends in educational institutions

Some universities, having a low level of entrance competitions in 2019, inadvertently reduced the effectiveness of marketing notifications to applicants with a high Unified State Exam score, without attracting them to each specific educational institution. They did not provide adequate preferential conditions for the winners of school Olympiads, which reduced the overall preparatory level of applicants. They also did not take into account the predominant interest in humanitarian areas, rather than technical ones.

Educational institutions with a technical focus are forced to reduce the requirements for a passing score, which subsequently forces teachers to provide students with additional pre-exam preparation. All this negatively affects the saturation of the labor market with highly qualified technical specialists, despite the increased interest in them among employers.

Focus of state budgetary universities

The popularity of a particular educational institution depends on the interest of the applicant in it. As noted above, the ranking of technical universities is low. Such faculties in state academies as environmental engineering, metallurgy, materials technology, machine design, road construction, instrument engineering, and nanotechnology are absolutely not rated among applicants. The most popular professions were designer, economist and lawyer.

Considering the scale of minimum admission points established by the Russian Educational Supervision, one can observe the government’s attitude towards certain acquired knowledge. In the first place are computer science and social studies, in the last place, surprisingly, is a foreign language. This is discouraging, because if you look at the job openings, almost every one specifies fluency in English. So, the joy of applicants due to low requirements for a foreign language can have far from joyful consequences.

Non-profile exit

Applicants have to look for a way out of this situation, and they can actually find it by entering non-core universities in Moscow. For example, you can consider enrolling in a legal specialty at non-core institutions in order to take advantage of the low passing score for budget places:

• MGGU im. Sholokhov;
• University of Geodesy and Cartography;
• Academy named after Maimonides.

Reduced requirements for passing scores also in computer science:

• State University of Forestry;
• Moscow University of Transport and Communications;
• Moscow Automobile and Road Institute;

A low score on passing the Unified State Exam does not prevent admission to such educational institutions as:

• MSTU im. Bauman;
• MSLU (linguistic university);
• Moscow Agricultural Engineering University;
• Textile University named after Kosygina;
• Moscow University of Technology and Management.

Psychology is a specialty for which the Russian Social University has reduced the number of accepted applicants by three times, but pedagogical academies, in turn, have increased their enrollment. It is very difficult to enroll in the journalism department, since the availability of budget places decreases every year, regardless of the specialized area of ​​the institution. Moscow medical universities also announced a reduction in admission to the budget and set a high passing score for the Unified State Exam.

We can continue the comparative lists ad infinitum, but still only prepared, talented and multi-faceted students of secondary schools will be able to study on a budgetary basis. According to experts, in 2018-2019, a sufficient number of universities, academies and institutes provided the opportunity to obtain higher education at the expense of the state.

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In 2016, budget-funded places in universities in the capital will be reduced by almost 10%. Many attribute this fact to the demographic situation, since the main criteria that students take into account when choosing a place to study are a sufficient number of budget places and a passing Unified State Examination score.

In order to enter a university, an applicant must score a specific number of passing points. In 2016, the passing scores for universities per budget are higher compared to the previous year. Today, data ratified by the Ministry of Education has already been published. In addition to the fact that the scores for admission to an educational institution increase, the rules for admission have also changed somewhat.

Factors influencing the passing score

Every year, exact data on passing scores become known only after the entrance exams. Calculations are made after students pass exams or provide the results of previously passed Unified State Examinations.

The passing scores for universities with budget places in Moscow are influenced by several factors:

• total number of students with benefits. This point is certainly taken into account, since their number is never planned, and in fact it can be both minimum and maximum. It is worth noting that beneficiaries have special privileges and are necessarily included in the list of admitted students;
• the total number of calculations of passed entrance exams, that is, the sum of all points in the three disciplines of the Unified State Exam is calculated;
• the number of former schoolchildren who applied for admission to any university.

What is taken into account upon admission

When applying to a budget program in a city like Moscow, the submitted essay plays a big role. It can be given up to 10 additional points if it does not have spelling or gross errors and is written in literary language. It should be noted that all universities reserve the right to independently assess this exam.

The Russian language is of utmost importance. In 2016, grades in this discipline greatly influence passing scores, especially for budget places in medical universities. The quality of the material influences the assessment. For this reason, students who want to enroll in the budget department must prepare very carefully. We can say that a medical educational institution has every right to conduct additional tests in various professional areas. Subjects passed well significantly increase the chances of admission to the budget.

Attention is also paid to the student's portfolio. For example, those guys who provide certificates of participation in competitions and olympiads, as well as a certificate with excellent grades, have a much better chance. Students with Olympic medals or other scientific and sports achievements also have a privilege. Disabled children and orphans are placed on the same position as Olympians. Practice has shown that the first wave of entrance exams covers approximately 80% of state employees, while others enter on a paid basis.

List of Moscow universities with budget places and passing scores