Nizhny Novgorod is an important student center: there are 11 state and a number of private universities, foreign students come here to study - the high academic quality, variety of programs and proximity to Moscow affect, which means a well-developed infrastructure and a high level of loyalty to foreigners.
According to the Forbes ranking, the best result among Nizhny Novgorod universities - 35th place - belongs to Lobachevsky University. On the 90th position of the list is the Glinka Nizhny Novgorod State Conservatory. Rector Yuri Gurevich emphasized in an interview with Kommersant.
Nizhny Novgorod that the Nizhny Novgorod Conservatory is the only one of all Russian music universities entered the top 100 Forbes this year. The ranking includes two more leading Nizhny Novgorod universities: in 74th place - Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University named after Alekseev, in 89th - Volga Medical University.
Top universities in Nizhny Novgorod 2024 rankings
| 1 | National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod |
| 2 | Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University |
| 3 | Volga State University of Water Transport |
| 4 | Nizhny Novgorod State Agricultural Academy |
| 5 | Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering |
| 6 | Nizhny Novgorod State Agricultural Academy |
| 7 | Nizhny Novgorod State Glinka Conservatoire |
| 8 | Nizhny Novgorod Dobrolyubov State Linguistic University |
| 9 | Kozma Minin Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University |
| 10 | Nizhny Novgorod Branch of the National Research University Higher School of Economics |
| 11 | Nizhny Novgorod branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration |
| 12 | Nizhny Novgorod Law Academy |
| 13 | Volgo-Vyatka branch of MTUCI - Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics |
| 14 | Nizhny Novgorod Branch of Sochi State University |
| 15 | NI MGEU - Nizhny Novgorod branch of the Moscow University for the Humanities and Economics |
| 16 | Nizhny Novgorod Institute of Management and Business |
| 17 | Volga Branch of the Russian State University of Justice |
| 18 | Nizhny Novgorod branch of International Law Institute under the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation |
| 19 | Nizhny Novgorod branch of Moscow University named after S.Yu. Witte |
| 20 | Nizhny Novgorod branch of University of Russian Innovative Education |
| 21 | Nizhny Novgorod branch of Moscow Institute of Law |
| 22 | Nizhny Novgorod branch of Academy of Labor and Social Relations |
| 23 | Nizhny Novgorod branch of Modern Humanitarian Academy |
| 24 | Nizhny Novgorod Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia |
| 25 | Branch of Moscow State University of Technology named after K.G. Razumovsky to Nizhny Novgorod |
| 26 | Institute of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation |
| 27 | Nizhny Novgorod branch of Russian New University |
| 28 | Nizhny Novgorod Commercial Institute |
| 29 | Nizhny Novgorod branch of the MNEPU Academy |
| 30 | Branch of Samara State University of Railways in Nizhny Novgorod |
