Answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding passing scores

1. What is a passing grade?

The passing score is the minimum sufficient total score that the last admitted applicant scored based on the results of the entrance examination. In other words, if there are, for example, 10 budget places for which 20 people are applying for, who promptly submitted original documents to the admissions committee, then the passing score will be the total score of the tenth applicant.

2. When will the passing score be known?

The passing score becomes known only after the end of admission to this specialty and the publication of the corresponding orders for enrollment. In most cases this is mid-August. At the same time, if all budget places are filled with applicants before the end of the second wave of enrollment, it will be possible to find out the passing score earlier.

3. Who sets the passing score and is it possible to find out about it in advance?

No, you can’t, because the passing score is not set by the university admissions committee or anyone else. It is determined based on the results of a competitive selection and depends on the total number of points scored by each of the applicants applying for admission.

4. What does the passing score consist of?

In most cases, from the results of 3 Unified State Exams, corresponding to the list of entrance tests for the chosen specialty. When entering some specialties, they may also be supplemented by the results of the 4th Unified State Examination and/or additional exams conducted by the university itself.

5. Can the passing score be exactly the same as last year?

Yes maybe. Moreover, passing scores from previous years provide a fairly objective picture of the level of knowledge of applicants entering a particular specialty. At the same time, the passing score of the current year may differ from those before. Moreover, both in one direction and in the other.

6. What is the difference between a passing score and a minimum score?

The minimum score, in contrast to the passing score, is set by each university independently, and in advance, before the start of enrollment. In fact, the minimum score is a cut-off limit, after which the applicant has the right to submit documents to the admissions committee of the university of his choice. Naturally, the minimum score is below the passing score.

7. Does the passing grade for the budget form of education differ from the paid form of education?

Yes, it is different. The passing score for a budget-funded form of education is, as a rule, significantly higher. Therefore, applicants who fail to score the required number of points, in most cases, have a real chance of enrolling in a contractual form of study.

8. What determines the passing score?

By and large, it depends on many factors. Here are just a few of them:
- level of preparation of applicants and grades for the Unified State Examination,
- popularity of the university,
- popularity of the specialty,
- the number of budget places and the degree of competition between applicants,
- the number of applicants admitted based on the results of Olympiads, etc.
So it’s very difficult to predict the passing score in advance, but using past years’ passing scores as a reasonable guideline is quite logical.

The minimum threshold for the Unified State Exam 2017 in all subjects is the primary score: basic data that you need to know before admission.

What is the Unified State Exam, what is the minimum threshold and what are the consequences.

The Unified State Exam is an exam for secondary general education programs, which simultaneously serves as a graduation exam from schools and an entrance exam to universities. Schoolchildren will have to complete the same type of tasks, which are assessed using a single method for assessing the level and quality of knowledge.

The Unified State Exam on the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as outside its borders, is conducted according to a unified exam schedule. Those who wish to familiarize themselves with them can find the necessary information on the State State Inspectorate website by logging into their personal page and entering their passport data.

You need to know that students have the right to retake the Unified State Exam if they do not have enough points for the minimum threshold.

The minimum threshold is also called the minimum number of points on the Unified State Exam, i.e. the lower limit of the mark, which is satisfactory when assessing the knowledge necessary to obtain a certificate and enter higher education institutions. It is a kind of confirmation of the assimilation of knowledge in the secondary school curriculum.

The minimum threshold in 2017 for various subjects is provided in the table:

When passing the State Examination in the form of the Unified State Exam, a grading system of 100 points is used, with the exception of mathematics. For each Unified State Examination, as we know, a minimum number of required points has been established.

Upon completion of checking the exam results, the chairman of the State Examination Committee reviews the results obtained within 1 working day and makes a significant decision on their approval, modification or cancellation.

After approval, also within 1 day, the results are sent to organizations and bodies operating in the field of education. It is necessary to monitor the onset of the official day for announcing the results, because it is from this day that the 2 days that are given for appealing about disagreement with the awarded scores are counted. This document is submitted in writing and must comply with legal requirements.

Results are valid for 4 years.

If a participant in the Unified State Exam receives a result below the minimum limit in one of the compulsory subjects, he has the right to retake it again in additional periods provided by the state in a unified schedule.

Another option is the situation when a Unified State Exam participant does not overcome the minimum threshold in elective subjects. In this case, retake is provided only after a year.

Every graduate understands perfectly well that in order to successfully enter the specialty of interest, it is necessary to thoroughly prepare for the Unified State Exam 2018 and score the maximum possible points. What does it mean to “pass the exam well” and how many points will be enough to compete for a budget place in a particular university? This will be discussed in this article.

We will cover the following important questions:

First of all, it is important to understand that there is:

  • the minimum score giving the right to receive a certificate;
  • the minimum score that allows you to apply to a university;
  • the minimum score sufficient for actual admission to the budget in a specific specialty at a certain university in Russia.

Naturally, these figures differ significantly.

Minimum certification score

The minimum USE certification scores are established for compulsory subjects - Russian language and basic level mathematics and in 2018 are:

Having passed this threshold, but not reaching the minimum test score, the examinee will receive a certificate, but will not be able to submit documents to the university.

Minimum test score

The test minimum is a threshold value that gives the right to enter a university. In other words, persons who have passed the test threshold theoretically have the right to compete for budget places. Although, in practice, it is almost impossible to enter highly ranked universities with minimal indicators.

In 2018, in all subjects except Russian language and basic mathematics, the minimum Unified State Exam test scores coincide with the certification scores and are:

Item

Minimum test score

Russian language

Mathematics (basic level)

Mathematics (profile level)

Social science

Literature

Foreign language

Biology

Computer science

Geography

The principle of calculating success in passing the unified state exam assumes that the test taker must demonstrate a high, average or sufficient level of knowledge, corresponding to grades “5”, “4” and “3” on the school scale.

In case of an unsatisfactory result, as well as when passing with a score that the examinee considers insufficient for himself, graduates are given the right to retake the Unified State Exam.

Minimum score for admission to the budget

Most universities announce the threshold score required for applicants for a budget place. This allows each applicant to realistically assess the prospects for admission and choose universities and specialties taking into account the points scored on the Unified State Exam.

In 2018, we can be guided by the fact that last season the average passing scores in all Unified State Exam subjects among applicants admitted to MGIMO and other highly ranked universities in the capital fluctuated between the threshold value of 80-90. But, for most regional universities in the Russian Federation, 65-75 points can be considered a competitive result.

Converting the primary score to the resulting score

By completing the tasks proposed in the Unified State Examination ticket, the examinee gains so-called primary points, the maximum value of which varies depending on the subject. When assessing the level of knowledge, such primary scores are converted into final scores, which are entered into the certificate and are the basis for admission.

Using an online calculator, you can compare primary and test scores in subjects of interest.

Just like last year, in 2018 the points scored while passing the Unified State Exam influence the certificate score and, although the official table for comparing test scores and traditional assessments has not been adopted, you can roughly compare your scores right now using a universal calculator.

Passing scores of the top 10 universities in Russia

total

Moscow State University named after. M.V. Lomonosov
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI"
St. Petersburg State University
Moscow State Institute of International Relations
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Moscow State Technical University named after N.E. Bauman
National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University
Novosibirsk National Research State University
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University

Please note that the average passing scores for different specialties at the same university may vary significantly. This figure reflects the minimum score of applicants admitted to the budget, and tends to change every year. The results of 2017 can only serve as a kind of guideline for applicants in 2018, motivating them to achieve the highest possible results.

The minimum passing score is influenced by many factors, including:

  1. the total number of graduates who applied and the scores shown on their certificates;
  2. the number of applicants who provided original documents;
  3. number of beneficiaries.

So, seeing your name in 20th place in the list of a specialty that provides 40 budget places, you can confidently consider yourself a student. But, even if you find yourself on this list of 45, there is no reason to be upset if among those standing in front of you there are 5-10 people who provided copies of documents, because most likely these people are set on another university and submitted documents for this specialty as a backup option .

The page contains Unified State Exam results in all subjects for past years - from 2010 to the present. The tables show the average score for each subject, the number of 100-point students, the percentage of those who did not pass the exam (who did not pass the threshold established for the subject), and the total number of those who passed the exam.

The material was prepared based on official releases of Rosobrnadzor.

Unified State Exam 2019 results

Item Average score High-score (81-100) 100-point marks Didn't pass the Unified State Exam 2019, % Number of people who took the exam
Russian language 69,5 23,5 2 590 0.6% (threshold 24 points) 664 000
Mathematics profile 56,5 7,1 6.7% (threshold 27 points) 362 600
Mathematics base 4,1 - - (threshold 3 points) 312 000
Social science 54,9 7,8 (threshold 42 points) 315 200
Physics 54,4 8,6 (threshold 36 points) 139 500
Story 55,3 9,4 6.9 (threshold 32 points) 103 300
Biology 52,2 5,6 (threshold 36 points) 123 800
Chemistry 56,7 11,5 14.4 (threshold 36 points) 89 000
English language 73,8 42,7 (threshold 22 points) 74 300
Computer Science and ICT 62,4 21,7 (threshold 40 points) 74 900
Literature 63,4 15,9 4% (threshold 32 points) 44 200
Geography 57,2 7,4 6% (threshold 37 points) 16 600
German 72,4 42,1 (threshold 22 points) 1 250
French 73,1 39,3 (threshold 22 points) 800
Spanish 72,2 45,5 (threshold 22 points) 132
Chinese 62,5 29,2 1 (threshold 22 points) 75
Total: 302 000 6 729 6,4% 750 000

Almost 750 thousand people are registered to participate in the main period of the Unified State Exam 2019, of which 662 thousand are graduates of the current year. During the main period of the Unified State Examination, 5,713 examination points (PPE) were used, with about 51 thousand classrooms. All PES have used the technology of printing examination materials in classrooms; in 8 regions, for the first time this year, the technology of transmitting examination materials to PES via the Internet has been used.

  • Since 2019, graduates have the right to choose to take only one level of the Unified State Examination in mathematics (basic or specialized), but this level can be changed when retaking it.
  • Since 2019, graduates of previous years are not entitled to participate in the Unified State Examination in basic level mathematics.
  • The popularity of natural science subjects has increased. Thus, in 2019, the increase in the number of USE participants in biology was 25 thousand compared to last year, in chemistry - about 16 thousand, in physics - about 13 thousand participants. Also, compared to 2018, the level of interest in computer science and ICT has increased noticeably (an increase in the number of participants by 27 thousand people), English (an increase by 18 thousand people) and history (an increase by 15 thousand).
  • In 2019, the Unified State Examination in Chinese was held for the first time; 289 people applied to participate. Only 75 people passed the exam within the main deadline. Muscovite Anastasia Andryunina is the only one who passed the Unified State Exam in Chinese with 100 points, and is going to enter the RUDN University.
  • A resident of Seversk named Putin scored 300 points on the Unified State Exam. Graduate Alexander Putin passed the Russian language, mathematics and physics with the maximum score.
  • Two participants in the Unified State Exam 2019 were able to score 400 points based on the results of four exams. 30 participants became 300 points. 445 people recruited 200 points on two Unified State Examinations.
  • 812 people were removed from the exam for various violations, including for having mobile phones (355 removed) and cheat sheets (323 removed)
  • The Unified State Examination in a foreign language is planned to be introduced as a compulsory subject in 2022. This will be preceded by the necessary preparatory work, testing, and discussion of how best to differentiate the exam by level of difficulty.
  • Starting from 2020, it may become possible to take the Unified State Exam in computer science.

Unified State Exam 2018 results

Item Average score High-score (81-100) 100-point marks Didn't pass the Unified State Exam 2018, % Number of people who took the exam
Russian language 70,93 26,7% 3722 (0,6%) 0.4% (threshold 24 points) 645 500
Mathematics profile 49,8 145 (0,03%) 7% (threshold 27 points) 421 000 (61%)
Mathematics base 4,29 - - 3.1% (threshold 3) 567 000
Social science 55,7 16.43% (threshold 42 points) 368 000 (53%)
Physics 53,2 (threshold 36 points) 171 500 (25%)
Story 55,1 7,4 206 (0,002%) 9.6% (threshold 32 points) 112 000 (20%)
Biology 51,7 45 (0,03%) 17.01% (threshold 36 points) 140 000 (21%)
Chemistry 55,1 634 (0,75%) 15.88% (threshold 36 points) 84 500 (14%)
English language 69,2 15 (0,02%) (threshold 22 points) 83 500
Computer Science and ICT 58,4 13% 254 (0,4%) 11.51% (threshold 40 points) 67 000
Literature 62,7 599 (1%) (threshold 32 points) 42 500
Geography 56,6 64 (0,4%) 7.3% (threshold 37 points) 16 000
German 68,9 3 (0,2%) (threshold 22 points) 1 758
French 77,3 2 (0,2%) (threshold 22 points) 948
Spanish 79,1 (threshold 22 points) 153
Total: 6 136 4,8% 731 000

731,000 people took exams in 2018 (in the main period - 670,000), including 645,000 graduates of the current year.

  • Graduates who did not achieve the minimum threshold points on the mandatory Unified State Exam (basic mathematics and Russian language) can retake the exam in the same year on a reserve day. If it doesn’t work out again, then in September.
  • If USE participants are found to have mobile communications equipment or cheat sheets, they will be removed from the exam without the right to retake the current year.
  • Elective subjects can only be retaken the next year. In 2018, 478 people were removed from the exam for phones, and 463 for cheat sheets. “This year there were several guys who used earphones, and the camera was not on the phone, but on their clothes. All these graduates were removed from the exams without the right to retake "- said Igor Kruglinsky, head of the quality assessment department for general education of Rosobrnadzor.
  • When applying to a university, you can use any result that has not expired.
  • The results of the Unified State Exam do not affect the mark on the certificate.
  • A notable event of the Unified State Exam 2018 was the fact of which Rosobrnadzor did not recognize.
  • The number of 100-pointers increased by 1000 compared to last year.
  • One participant from Moscow passed four subjects with 100 points.
  • 1.9% (12,252 people) did not receive a certificate based on the results of the Unified State Exam.

Unified State Exam 2017 results

Item Average score Number of 100-point marks Didn't pass the Unified State Exam 2017, % Number of people who gave
Russian language 69,1 25,04% 3 099 0.5% (threshold 24 points) 617 000
Mathematics profile 47,1 4,51% 224 14.34% (threshold 27 points) 391 981
Mathematics base 4,24 - - 3.4% (threshold 3 points) 453 000
Social science 55,4 4,46% 142 13.8% (threshold 42 points) 318 000
Physics 53,2 4,94% 278 3.78% (threshold 36 points) 155 281 (24%)
Story 52,7 8.7% (threshold 32 points) 110 000
Biology 52,6 6,54% 75 18% (threshold 36 points) 111 748
Chemistry 55,2 15% (threshold 36 points) 74 000
English language 70,2 59 (threshold 22 points) 64 422
Computer Science and ICT 59,2 9.3% (threshold 40 points) 53 000
Literature 59,6 343 2.9% (threshold 32 points) 41 267
Geography 55,1 8,6% 9.3% (threshold 37 points) 14 000
German 63,8 24,56% 0 3.36% (threshold 22 points) 1 769
French 75,9 50,81% 0 0.43% (threshold 22 points) 1 123
Spanish 68,4 38,04% 0 6.75% (threshold 22 points) 231
Total: 5 026 703 000

About 703 thousand people took part in the exams, of which about 617 thousand people were graduates of the current year.

  • Those who did not achieve the minimum score in one compulsory subject were allowed retake the exam on a reserve day. 12 thousand people went to retake basic level mathematics during the reserve period. 2 thousand graduates retook specialized level mathematics on the reserve day.
  • There are quite a lot in the regions 100 points in Russian language. For example, in the Vologda region there are 27 such people, in the Krasnoyarsk region - 61, in the Chelyabinsk region - 76, in the Novosibirsk region - 89.
  • 21 people managed to recruit 300 points for the Unified State Exam in 2017. This means that they received 100 points on three Unified State Examinations.
  • The number of attempts to cheat or smuggle a phone into an exam in 2017 decreased by an average of 25 percent. In one region, a school principal was fired for trying to help students take an exam. In another, a teacher was fired for coming to the Unified State Examination with a mobile phone.
  • The total number of violations this year has decreased by more than one and a half times compared to the previous one.
  • In 2017, as in 2016, the most popular elective subjects were social studies (chosen by 54% of Unified State Exam participants), physics (26%), history (21%), biology (20%), and chemistry (13%).
  • 2.6% (15,878 people) did not receive a certificate based on the results of the Unified State Exam.

Unified State Exam 2016 results

Item Average score Number of high-scorers (81-100) Number of 100-point marks Didn't pass the Unified State Exam 2016, % Number of people who gave
Russian language 68 25,58% 3433 1% 658 000
Mathematics profile 46,2 2,69% 296 15,33% 439 229
Mathematics base 4,15 - - 4.6% (threshold 3 points) 453 000
Social science 53,1 3,11% 59 17.6% (threshold 42 points) 382 000
Physics 50,0 6.11% (threshold 36 points) 180 000
Story 16% (threshold 32 points)
Biology 52 7,16% 61 18.6% (threshold 36 points) 126 006
Chemistry 84 000
English language 69,78 27 64 050
Computer science 56,6 12.4% (threshold 40 points)
Literature 57,91 256 4.3% (threshold 32 points) 43 585
Geography 13% (threshold 37 points)
German 66,76 32,77% 1 3,29% 1 980
French 73,62 42,31% 6 1,25% 1 273
Spanish 74,59 49,65% 2 2,8% 204

300 points on three Unified State Examinations in 2016, only three students were recruited in all of Russia. Mikhail Chekanov from Olenegorsk, Murmansk region, passed physics, specialized mathematics and computer science with the highest scores. A graduate from Kemerovo, Elizaveta Shabanova, received 100 points on the Unified State Exam in Russian language, history, and social studies. In Kirov, a graduate of the famous physics and mathematics lyceum, Alexander Artemyev, passed physics, computer science and mathematics with 100 points and entered the Physics and Technology Institute.

  • Quantity deletions There were about a thousand graduates from the Unified State Examination in 2016, while schoolchildren began to use paper cheat sheets more often.
  • 1.9% (12,308 people) did not receive a certificate based on the results of the Unified State Exam.

Unified State Exam 2015 results

Item Average score Number of high-scorers (81-100) Number of 100-point marks Didn't pass the Unified State Exam 2015, % Number of people who gave
Russian language 65,8 19,8% 3036 1,5%
Mathematics profile 45,6 521 151
Mathematics base 3,95 - - 7,4%
Social science 58,6 371 200
Physics 51,4 159 500
Story 47,1 145 000
Biology 53,6 122 936
Chemistry 57,1
English language 64,9 61 946
Computer Science and ICT 54
Literature 57,1 5.3% (threshold 32 points) 37 512
Geography 53
German
French
Spanish

In total, 725 thousand people took part in the Unified State Examination, of which 650 thousand people were graduates of the current year. The total number of students in all subjects in 2015 is 3,922 people.

In 2015, the mathematics exam was held for the first time at two levels - specialized and basic. The exam participant had the right to independently choose either of the levels, or both levels, depending on his educational needs, as well as the prospects for continuing his education.

  • 4.8% (31,343 people) did not receive a certificate based on the results of the Unified State Exam.

Unified State Exam 2014 results

Item Average score Number of 100-point marks Didn't pass the Unified State Exam 2014, % Number of people who gave
Russian language 62,5 2385 4%
Mathematics 46,4
Social science 53,1
Physics 45,7 16,7%
Story 46,4 20,4%
Biology 54,8
Chemistry 55,7 13,4%
English language 61,3
Computer Science and ICT 57,2 11,5%
Literature 54,1
Geography 53,1 15,5%
German
French
Spanish

In total, 733,368 people took part in the Unified State Examination, of which 684,574 people were graduates of the current year. The total number of students in all subjects in 2014 was 3,705 people.

  • The number of those who failed compulsory subjects (Russian language and mathematics) in 2014 decreased by 24% compared to 2013.
  • The number of 100-point students decreased three times.
  • This year the minimum score for compulsory subjects has been lowered. If this had not happened, 28,000 students would not have received their diplomas.

Unified State Exam 2013 results

Item Average score Number of 100-point marks Didn't pass the Unified State Exam 2013, % Number of people who gave
Russian language 63,9 2531 1,9 834020
Mathematics 48,7 538 6,2 803741
Social science 59,5 84 481990
Physics 53,5 474 11,0 208875
Story 54,8 500 11,0 164219
Biology 58,6 466 7,1 162248
Chemistry 67,8 3220 7,3 93802
English language 72,4 581 3,3 74668
Computer science 63,1 563 8,6 58851
Literature 457 5,6 44420
Geography 57,2 193 12,1 20736
German 58,6 4 3,2 2768
French 69,5 5 0,5 1561
Spanish 68,9 0 1,7 233

Unified State Exam 2012 results

Item Average score Number of 100-point marks Didn't pass the Unified State Exam 2012, % Number of people who gave
Russian language 61,5 1923 2.2% (threshold 36 points) 827529
Mathematics 45,2 54 5.5% (threshold 24 points) 803913
Social science 55,5 84

5.8% (threshold 39 points)

455942
Physics 47,3 44 13.5% (threshold 36 points) 205988
Story 52,1 219 12.4% (threshold 32 points) 153502
Biology 54,3 46 8.1% (threshold 36 points) 159448
Chemistry 57,8 370 10.8% (threshold 36 points) 89529
English language 61,2 28 3.3% (threshold 20 points) 71825
Computer science 60,7 364 11.6: (threshold 40 points) 59646
Literature 337 4.9% (threshold 32 points) 42102
Geography 56,1 66 8.4% (threshold 37 points) 23523
German 58,0 1 3,2 2970
French 67,1 0 0,7 1621
Spanish 70,4 1 0,8 265

Unified State Exam 2011 results

Item Average score Number of 100-point marks Didn't pass the Unified State Exam 2011, % Number of people who gave
Russian language 60,02 1437 4,1 760618
Mathematics 47,49 205 4,9 738746
Social science 57,11 23 3,9 280254
Physics 51,54 206 7,4 173574
Story 51,2 208 9,4 129354
Biology 54,29 53 7,8 144045
Chemistry 57,75 331 8,6 77806
English language 61,19 11 3,1 60651
Computer science 59,74 31 9,8 51180
Literature 57,15 355 5 39317
Geography 54,4 25 8 10946
German 48,99 2 6,6 2746
French 62,97 0 1,2 1317
Spanish 70,09 0 1,4 143

The number of students who took the Unified State Exam compared to 2010, the number of graduates who took the Unified State Exam in 2011 decreased from 850 thousand to 720 thousand (by 15%).

Unified State Exam 2010 results

The table contains the results of passing the Unified State Exam in 2010 throughout Russia.

Item Number of participants Didn't pass the Unified State Exam 2010, % Number of 100 points Number of applicants who did not proceed to Part C, %
Russian language 901929 3,7 1415 5,4
Mathematics 854708 6,1 160 38,81
Social science 444219 3,9 34 3,01
Physics 213186 5 114 32,32
Story 180900 9 222 12,08
Biology 171257 6,1 133 8,51
Chemistry 83544 6,2 275 11,27
English language 73853 5 2 5,51
Computer science 62652 7,2 90 22,33
Literature 54313 5 422 1,69
Geography 22256 6,3 17 14,06
German 4177 12 0 10,06
French 1883 1 0 4,99

The total number of graduates in 2010 was 836,565. This figure is slightly lower than the total number of those who took the Unified State Exam, due to retakes of graduates from previous years.

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