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. Novosibirsk State University took 7th place, finishing behind universities in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The average income of NSU graduates working in the IT field is 230 thousand rubles, a 30 thousand ruble increase compared to last year.
At NSU, IT is one of the primary fields of focus. For example, if you look at the distribution of scholarship places awarded in 2024, more than 20% are in IT. NSU has a specialized Department of Information Technology, which turns 25 this year, and IT is included in almost all departments and institutes. The Mechanics and Mathematics Department includes a systems programming program, the Physics Department has a program on physical informatics, and the Humanities Institute has a program on fundamental and applied linguistics.
In recent years, NSU has also been actively developing the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence. At the end of April this year, the University won a government grant to train top IT specialists and is launching a new Bachelor's degree program in Applied Artificial Intelligence in September 2025. It will be developed in cooperation with industrial partners Rostelecom and Innotech (T1). The pilot enrollment will have 150 students. Grants allow students to study for free and receive scholarships from partner companies.
