Pricing Strategies of Russian State Universities

The paper analyzes the pricing strategies of Russian state universities for bachelor and specialist programs. analysis is carried out by studying ratio coefficients tuition fees funding standards budget students. On basis 2016–2019 Monitoring enrollment quality at Ministry Science Higher Education data, it shown that use three types when attracting a certain contingent fee-paying first strategy typical leaders higher education market: their fee significantly than students, while university’s market niche allows to consistently enroll students with high level training. second used are able required number good training on competitive have advantages local cross-regional levels: approximately same as standards. third non-selective universities, where only using below results show financial capacity set fees, which exceed At time, weak difficulties in prone price dumping violation regulatory requirements.