Abstract
Statistical accounting of universities in the Russian Federation is available to any prospective students or organizations worldwide. The purpose of collecting statistical reports is to demonstrate the indicators and achievements of the university for applicants who choose a university for their further study and for organizations that would like a partnership with the university. Besides, this statistical collection is an effective tool for assessing the quality of the university administration’s work, including monitoring the level of academic staff salaries and researchers. Therefore, the adequacy, and reliability of the information in the data of statistical reports is an extremely relevant and important task.