RUDN in 601-800 group of Times Higher Education global ranking (THE)
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings provide the definitive list of the world's best universities, evaluated across teaching, research, international outlook, reputation and more – all in all 13 indicators. RUDN has made a breakthrough due to improvement in 8 out of 13 indicators, which in general significantly improved the "Teaching" indicator (from 740th place in 2017 to 239th in 2018), "International outlook" (from 531st to 244th place) and "Citation" (from 1,072nd to 995th).
RUDN University has confirmed its status as a leading university, taking 10th place in 2026 National Ranking of Universities compiled by the Interfax Group. The university’s achievements were particularly recognized in the “Cooperation” and “Brand” categories.
Peoples‘ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) has been awarded the All-Russian prize “Time for Innovations” for its patented development ‘Digital Pre-University Faculty’, which allows you to study Russian from anywhere in the world.
The aaniversary medal to the 100th anniversary of V.F. Stanis is awarded to RUDN current and ex-employees and students for: significant contribution to the university development; long-standing commitment to maintaining ties with the university; fruitful cooperation of Russian and foreign organizations, scientists and public figures with the university.